I graduated with a bachelor degree in Computer Science from the University of Mosul-Iraq in 1988 and with a post-graduate diploma in Internet & Web Computing from RMIT, Melbourne - Australia in 2002.
In my position with the "Architectural Product Selector" I am responsible for the conversion of information published as catalogues, brochures and leaflets into HTML formatted files ready to be uploaded to the company's web site.
As a contractor for Clayton Utz in Melbourne I worked in a project to produce a HTML formatted report where I was responsible for organizing and converting a large number of Word document files. In doing that, I used different methods such as editing in HTML, scanning images and using OCR software (Optical Character Recognition).
During my employment with James Cook University of North Queensland I built and maintained Web sites for the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil & Systems Engineering, and Department of Mechanical Engineering. My responsibilities included preparing text in HTML, links with other Web sites, scanning images and loading the sites from PC and Mac to the UNIX-based computer network.
I have had experience in programming in database language Dbase III+. As a member of a team at College of Science in Erbil-Iraq, I was involved in upgrading the conventional library book system to a computerized system. I have also developed a student administration system and a staff payroll system for the college using the same programming language (Dbase III+).
With UNICEF I have developed an inventory system for water supplies, medical supplies, stationery and office/ computer equipment using Dbase IV. I have also used Dbase IV to prepare summary reports from Lotus or Excel spread sheets.
During my employment with James Cook University, I have used Access for Windows extensively including SQL in data analysis. With the "Theatre Utilization" research project I have analyzed three files obtained from daily Townsville General Hospital records, each containing at least 8000 records.
With Jetset Travel Preston I used the database within Microsoft Word to print common letters, envelops and labels.

I earned my Bachelor of Science degree (B.Sc) in Civil Engineering in 1984 and my Master of Science degree in Structural Engineering in 1989 and my Ph.D. Thesis in 2004. My experience in Civil Engineering encompasses site supervision, consulting, tertiary teaching and advanced research.
Between 1984 and 1987 I worked as a civil engineer supervising different civil engineering projects for the Iraqi Army. Between 1989 and 1990 I worked as a structural designer with a leading consultancy in Baghdad-Iraq. After my arrival in 1992 Australia I worked as a Structural Engineering Designer in Sinclair Knight Merz and then with Keith Long and Associates (both in Melbourne). In February 1995 I moved to Townsville -North Queensland where I worked as an Associate Lecturer in Structural Engineering. In may 1996 I took a scholarship from the Australian Research Council to do a PhD in Structural Engineering. During my PhD candidature I worked casually as a structural designer, Sessional Lecturer and Tutor in Structural Engineering and a translator of chemical databases from English into Arabic.
I am currently a registered building practitioner in Victoria as a Civil Engineer