Issam Elabsi

Chief Executive Officer

CEO FOR SEVERAL BIM AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SERVICES ESTABLISHMENTS GLOBAL BIM MANAGEMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURES MASTER PROGRAM DIRECTOR – ZIGURAT

Brief Curriculum Vitae

Graduated as a Civil Engineer in 1988, Master Studies in Steel Structures
Joined Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) in Greece 1995 as an automation engineer for engineering systems and project controls for Civil projects
Initiated the BIM approach and methodology in CCC 1997; currently
Managing three main centres of excellence for providing BIM, engineering and project controls services among CCC group with a total number of BIM resources approaching 240 engineers
Developing project controls strategies and BIM implementation plans, procedures and standards
Leading the process of developing QA/QC procedures, methods and tools for the BIM workflows
Managing and Directing CCC BIM Academy
Managing and Directing The BIM for Infrastructures Master Program in cooperation with Zigurat Institute
Developed and managed the BIM implementation in several mega projects, such as Dubai Mall Project, Abu Dhabi International Airport Midfield Terminal, Riyadh Metro Project, Nile Cornice Project in Cairo and many others
Developing automation systems and plans to take BIM practically to construction, fabrication, facility management, asset management and O&M
Developing and Managing GIS systems , high technology surveying systems and Civil / infrastructure engineering automation systems among CCC group and projects
Representing actively in the 5Di group (Founding member), the ENCORD VCP group and DigiPlace
UAE BIM association – UBA – (Founding member)
Participation and knowledge transfer of BIM based systems for construction and post construction through several international and regional conferences and events
Writing publications and articles in several specialized magazines, newsletters and books
Offering Consultation Services to several reputable international and regional organizations in the field of BIM, GIS, project controls and digital transformation (KPMG, European Commission, ADNOC, ADAC, Siemens, Sunway, Alghurair, ATLAS, MacDonald Humfrey and many others)
Project Director / Digital Transformation Consultant for BIM to FM Project – ADNOC HEAD QUARTERS – ABU DHABI