Senior Project Manager
VIA Rail Canada
Dr. Abusamra is a Senior Project Manager for the Maintenance Facilities Upgrades at VIA Rail. He has 10+ years of experience in the industry and academia across three continents. In Africa, he worked as a Cost Engineer at Gleeds Cost Consultancy mainly involved in quantity surveying, cost estimation, and claim analysis. In Asia, he worked as Project Controls Engineer at Consolidated Contractors Company in Riyadh Metro Project, a design-build rapid transit system (6 lines, 176 KM, 85 stations, $22.5 billion); where he was involved in construction supervision, progress monitoring, quantity surveying, BIM, planning, and management. In North America, prior to joining VIA Rail as a Senior Project Manager, he worked as a Manager in KPMG's Global Infrastructure Advisory Team supporting various municipalities and clients in developing their asset management strategic and tactical plans. He also worked as a cost consultant at LCO Construction Consultant on several projects, most notably the REM project in Montreal. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Concordia University, published numerous books, journals, and conference articles about asset management for municipal infrastructure and spoke in various public events (TED Talk, CBC, IAM, etc.). His key areas of interests are in Asset Management, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Twins, Optimization and Decision-making, Project Management, Civil Engineering, Highways, Condition Assessment, and Sustainability. He is a certified PMP, ENV SP, Lead Auditor - ISO 19011: 2018, OSHA certified, LCA Certified, asset management professional with extensive knowledge of ISO 55000 series. He is an editorial member and reviewer in top-ranked journals such as ASCE, CSCE, Elsevier, etc.
Asset Management Perspective in Long Term Rehabilitation of Aged Water Distribution Networks
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
3:36 PM – 3:54 PM PDT