Construction Management Program
Tariq Abdelhamid, Ph.D.
Chief Lean Performance Officer
Division of Residential and Hospitality Services
Associate Professor of Lean Construction
School of Planning, Design and Construction
919 East Shaw Lane West 187
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48825
517-884-4557;
e: tariq@msu.edu
Dr. Tariq Abdelhamid is Chief Lean Performance
Officer with the Residential and Hospitality (RHS)
Division at Michigan State University (MSU), where he is working with
colleagues on a transformation journey to adopt Lean Thinking throughout RHS. He also holds
an Associate Professor of Lean Construction appointment at the School of
Planning, Design and Construction, Michigan State University (MSU), where he
teaches, conducts research, and routinely publishes on Lean Construction, Project
Scheduling, Lean production principles, Lean-based productivity improvement
using, work sampling, Last Planner System®, construction operations simulation,
and Construction Ergonomics
[Human Factors, Occupational Biomechanics, and Work Physiology].
Dr.
Abdelhamid is an industry thought leader and innovator in the Lean Production
and Construction area. He mentors
experts on lean production and construction engagements, as well as conducts
lean assessment and transformation journeys in manufacturing and construction. He has also strong experience in innovative
use of technology as part of lean transformation and process improvements in
construction and manufacturing.
Dr.
Abdelhamid served as the Lean/IPD Coach for the
recently completed (Jan 2013) Shaw Hall Dining Renovation project at MSU, the
first Integrated Lean Project Delivery project at a public university in the
United States. He also worked with the MSU Infrastructure Planning and
Facilities group on a 3-year process improvement initiative titled Excellence
in Campus Operations and Services.
Trained by Greg Howell and Glenn Ballard (founders of the Lean
Construction Institute (LCI), USA), Dr. Abdelhamid
serves as chairperson of the LCI Academic Forum and
is the Editor of the Lean Construction Journal since its inception in 2003.
Tariq was a member of the first AGC Lean Construction Steering Committee, and he was also involved (2009-2013) as a subject
matter expert and content developer in the Associated General Contractors of
America ongoing effort to develop a comprehensive Lean Construction Education
Program (LCEP), and is a certified LCEP instructor. Dr. Abdelhamid also worked with the ReAlignment Group, Enovio
Consulting, and Gemba Kaizen Consulting on Lean
Construction and Integrated Lean Project Delivery engagements with design and
construction teams on projects of any budget size, supporting client teams in
Lean Construction transformation journeys, and coaching teams on using
relational contracts. Prior to joining MSU, he was trained and worked as a Project
Management and Lean Production (FPDS) subject matter
expert for Ford Motor Company. He also worked as a Scheduler/Planner for PAC
Project Advisors, and an Engineer III for the University of Michigan
Construction Engineering and Management Office. He also worked as a Senior Project
Engineer for Seif Restoration Works Contractors,
Alexandria, Egpyt.
Abdelhamid earned a PhD
in Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering and Management (’99), and two
master’s degrees in Industrial and Operations Engineering (‘97) and
Construction Engineering and Management (‘95) from the University of
Michigan. He received a Bachelor of Science
degree in Civil Engineering (‘93) from Alexandria University, Egypt.
Abdelhamid
lives in Okemos with his wife, Arwa and their two children, Noreen and Sami.
Updated: 5/1/2015
Original:
By: Anna Swanson