Rami Al Halabi

P.Eng., PMP®, PMI-PBA®, PMI-ACP®, CSM

Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate

Bio

A driven Business & Data Analyst and Project Engineer from an Electrical and Electronics Engineering background with 5 years of experience in the project management industry, focusing on business & data analysis, digital transformation, construction execution, project management, and delivery, on multi-billion-dollar EPC projects.

A DIY and tech-savvy person, interested in technology, robotics, artificial intelligence applications, and everything cutting-edge. An avid reader and a Kindle fan.

Member of Project Management Institute (Toronto Chapter)

Member of IEEE and previous student volunteer

Registered P.Eng with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)

Currently In Progress:

Education

ACCES Employment Bridging Program / Electrical Engineering Connections

ACCES Employment & Humber College, Toronto, Canada10/2020 12/2020 

Master of Sciences in Industrial Control / Complex Systems

Université de Technologie de Compiègne / Lebanese University, Faculty of Engineering III09/2015 – 07/2016               Rank: 1 out of 11

Diplôme d'Ingénieur - Diploma of Engineer in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (MSc.)

Lebanese University, Faculty of Engineering III09/2011 – 07/2016Honors: Very Good (Class Top 10%)   Final Year Project: 92/100

Work Experience

Business Systems Implementation Lead - Metrolinx - Go Expansion

May 2022 – Present


Comtech Group, Toronto, ON, CA
Assignment: Provision of Program Management Services to Metrolinx Capital Projects Group (CPG)
  • In addition to the below position:
  • Leading existing process changes and enhancements required for the Go Expansion program
  • Leading new initiatives and business process development, in collaboration with the Go Expansion team, Consultants, and Professional Delivery Partner (PDP)  

Business Systems Analyst - Metrolinx Consultant

Jan 2021 – May 2022


Comtech Group, Toronto, ON, CA
Assignment: Provision of Program Management Services to Metrolinx Capital Projects Group (CPG)
  • Collaborating with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand and document requirements, and working with different technical teams to provide applicable solutions
  • Performing requirement gathering, and supporting design, development, testing and roll-out of solutions
  • Gathering report requirements, and supporting report development and testing (SQL and Oracle BI Publisher)
  • Ensuring the accuracy of system data being incorporated into project reports
  • Implementing advanced formulas and workflow rules to enforce business processes
  • Developing and delivering training programs, including the creation of training manuals and videos
  • Conducting training for different user groups
  • Supporting the team with development and delivery of project management information systems (PMIS) and tools such as Oracle Primavera Unifier, Oracle Contract Manager (CM13, CM14), P6, and other related Oracle applications 

Volunteer Business & Data Analyst

Nov 2020 – Present


Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities (SCHC), Ontario, CA
  • Assisting in driving the implementation and adoption of Microsoft Power BI across the organization
  • Analyzing management needs in terms of decision-making and creating supporting data-driven Power BI reports
  • Creating technical and training material for the implementation of Power BI
  • Understanding business processes and trends and suggesting improvements

Engineer / Business Analyst

Feb 2019 – July 2020


Petrofac Limited, Sharjah UAE
Salalah LPG Project | Location: Salalah, Oman | Value: $600 Million | Client: Oman Gas Company
  • Designed and developed an IOT digital solution to track the efficiency of manpower and equipment on site, as part of the joint Petrofac/Accenture Industry X.0 team (working in an Agile environment)
  • Deployed and tested IOT Infrastructure and devices on site as part of the site deployment team
  • Generated and helped prioritize the required features and functionalities (requirements) needed from the solution
  • Lead the site deployment of the solution on the Salalah Project in Oman for 1000 users and 30 equipment
  • Managed site stakeholder engagement and communications
  • Individually took over from Accenture team and continued to successfully run the solution for 8 months
  • Interacted continuously with the development team to ensure the timely delivery of features and functions, while providing the required clarifications from an end user perspective
  • Solved low adoption issues by creating and monitoring metrics through rich Power BI dashboards that augmented the data generated by the solution (Used Power Query, M Query, DAX, and SQL)
  • Extracted useful insights to increase manpower and equipment productivity by conducting site data analysis; These weekly interventions pointed site management and relevant stakeholders to areas of improvement
  • Received great feedback when presenting the solution to the CEO, Board of Directors and Shareholders

Engineer / Site Project Engineer

Oct 2016 – Feb 2019


Petrofac Limited, Sharjah UAE

Jazan Refinery Tank Farm (JRTF) Project | Jazan, KSA | Value: $1.3 Billion | Client: Saudi Aramco


  • Planned and supervised the execution of building services construction day-to-day activities (electrical and instrumentation), including delivery of the required materials, equipment, and documentation
  • Established myself as a System Owner, accountable for the timely completion and delivery of buildings in my respective area of authority (2 substation buildings, 6 process control buildings and auxiliaries)
  • Resolved numerous issues relating to engineering drawings, material shortages and on-site clashes in a quality-conscious and cost-conscious manner that slashed subcontractor claims by ~30%
  • Monitored and controlled daily & weekly progress or subcontractor construction team, taking corrective and preventive measure to achieve activity deadlines, major milestones, and maintain quality KPIs
  • Reported status to management and client representatives through clear and concise reports (Excel & Power BI)
  • Facilitated and participated in client representatives’ meetings related to progress updates and resolving issues

Skills & Expertise

Software & Applications

Professional Development & Certifications

Volunteer Work & Professional Affiliations

Languages

English: Full professional and social proficiency

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Arabic: Native tongue, fully proficient

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French: Intermediate reading, very limited speaking proficiency

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Interests