Dr. Hamidul Islam

Dr. Hamidul Islam

Program Coordinator (Resource Management)

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Environmental Sustainable Development Officer at City of Greater Geelong Council

  • Education

    • Khulna University

      1994 - 1998
      B.Sc. (Honours) Forestry & Wood Technology (Natural Resource Management) First Class

      Achieved multi-disciplinary knowledge and skills in:• Forestry Science; Natural Resource Management; Wildlife and Park management • EMS; EIA; Environmental Policy and Law; Environmental Pollution and Its Control• Natural Resource Management plan; Forest Management plan• Geology and Soil Science; Watershed Management and Soil Conservation• Aerial Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing; GIS; Database Management; Computer Programming• Building Materials and Construction;… Show more Achieved multi-disciplinary knowledge and skills in:• Forestry Science; Natural Resource Management; Wildlife and Park management • EMS; EIA; Environmental Policy and Law; Environmental Pollution and Its Control• Natural Resource Management plan; Forest Management plan• Geology and Soil Science; Watershed Management and Soil Conservation• Aerial Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing; GIS; Database Management; Computer Programming• Building Materials and Construction; Survey and Drawing; Transportation Engineering Show less

    • Charles Sturt University

      2015 - 2015
      PMP Certification Project Management Professional
    • RMIT University

      2003 - 2004
      Masters Environmental Management

      Achieved skills in:• Environmental Impact Assessment• Environmental Management System• Environmental Planning• Natural Resource Management• Environmental Policy and Law• Planning for Community Development

    • RMIT University

      2011 - 2011
      Graduate Certificate Research Commercialisation

      I have achieved excellent knowledge and understanding to demonstrate• Project management plan for research• Principal and Practices of Research and Development• Knowledge Transfer and Research Commercialization• Business management plan

    • RMIT University

      2008 - 2012
      PhD Environmental Engineering (Sustainability and LCA)

      Activities and Societies: Project Title: Use of Material in Residential House Design: An Optimization Approach Balancing Life Cycle Cost and Life Cycle Environmental Impact; Novel contribution: • Development of detailed LCA and LCC model of multiple house designs • Evaluating the detailed incremental improvements on environmental and cost effects • Development of an optimization framework balancing environmental and cost effects Achieved advanced skills in:• Research design, analytical, problem solving, report writing, documentation and publication• Assessment of energy, carbon footprint and environmental impacts• Simulation and application of Life Cycle Assessment tools (SimaPro and GaBi)• Simulation and application of Building energy ratings tools (AccuRate and FirstRate5)• Time management, prioritizing tasks and managing multiple task

  • Experience

    • BRAC

      Dec 1998 - Apr 2000
      Program Coordinator (Resource Management)

      Key Accountability: • Provide technical support to implement resource management and social forestry program• Constantly monitor the progress, potential delays and budget to implement program• Effectively communicate with all level of managements, customers and staffs• Supervise and allocate the activities amongst team members, and manage the progress• Worked closely with different program managers to ensure timely completion of the activities Achievement: • Work closely with all level of managements and technical staffs• Achieved supervision skills to lead program and small team Show less

    • Akij Group

      Apr 2000 - Dec 2002
      Production Coordinator (Particleboard Manufacturing)

      Key Accountability: • Supervise and allocate activities amongst production staff • Prepare production status reports showing the tasks to be performed and completion status• Deliver technical expertise for the production of particleboard and composite materials • Prepare and Implement environmental management plan and risk management plan for plant• Liaison with laboratory coordinator and production staffs for OH&S compliance• Design and maintain hazardous waste management procedures Achievement:• Achieved skills in technology transfer, project management and administration • Achieved leadership skill to supervise staff and ability to hold the total production responsibility• Achieved skills to prepare risk management procedures for manufacturing units Show less

    • RMIT University

      Aug 2006 - Dec 2007
      Research Assistant

      Key Accountability:• Work as a researcher in field of environmental management, natural resource management and GIS• Plan and prepare natural resource management plan and environmental management plan for industry• Plan, design and set up case study projects for sustainability using GIS• Plan, design and set up environmental modelling and spatial data modelling • Design and prepare thematic map to identify the biodiversity hot spot with the help of GISAchievement:• Achieved skills in environmental impact assessment and environmental planning• Achieved skills in natural resource management and environmental management system • Achieved skills in digitizing aerial photographs to collect spatial data and cadastral data• Achieved skills in identifying the biodiversity hot spot using Arc Map• Achieved skills in ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System) Show less

    • RMIT University

      May 2008 - Sept 2013
      Graduate Researcher (ESD and LCA Project for Building)

      Key Accountability:• Manage ESD projects including plan, design, scope, time, assessment, reporting• Successfully represent the project outcomes to project sponsors, seminar and conference• Worked as key researcher to design, plan and prepare project plan with successful outcomes• Assess energy, carbon footprint and other environmental impacts using LCA tools (SimaPro)• Estimating Life Cycle Cost and Bill of Quantity for residential building projects• Analyze robust project data and interpret results for industry reports and publications• Plan and design curriculum for LCA, EIA, EMS and building estimation courses• Delivered on-site presentations for fundamental and advanced application of SimaPro LCA tools• Delivered advanced application of NatHERS building energy ratings tools (AccuRate and FirstRate5)• Design, plan and set up LCA project for several undergraduate students• Supervised industry investigation project for undergraduate studentsAchievement:• Achieved skills in technology transfer, research, report writing, data analysis and result interpretation • Achieved skills to prepare and deliver lecture extending to monitor and implement the outcomes• Achieved skills in building regulations, codes and Australian Standards• Achieved skills in environmental impact assessment and ISO 14044• Achieved skills in building assemblage design, energy rating, thermal modeling and structural analysis Show less

    • Chemwatch

      Oct 2013 - Dec 2014
      Project management, Environmental Regulation and Compliance affairs

      Key Accountability:• Research/analyse documents, restrictions, environmental policy makings, EPA records, results• Determine whether corrective action is warranted, and recommend actions to facilitate compliance• Gather, organize, analyse environmental regulation and compliance data, and prepare reports• Acquiring outdated MSDS by dealing with external clients ensuring data is collected accurately• Endeavour to resolve any disputes, issues or concerns which arise with the acquisition process • Maintain effective and co-operative communication with different vendors and relevant customers• Develop, coordinate and maintain a record keeping system subject to regulatory and compliance• Create and maintain files for inspection reports, sampling reports, quality assurance records • Review, interpret and effectively apply federal, state and local laws, standards and regulations• Verify hazardous chemicals that are handled, stored, disposed of in accordance with regulations• Review policies or operating guidelines to comply with changes to environmental standardsAchievement:• Achieved skills to monitor compliance systems to ensure their effectiveness and reporting• Achieved skills to evaluate testing procedures to meet the specifications of environmental monitoring• Achieved skills in Quality Control and Quality Assurance for regulations and compliances • Achieved skills to maintain documentation of compliance activities, investigation outcomes• Achieved knowledge of environmental concerns of risk assessment, sampling, analysis process• Achieved skills to maintain documentation of Acquisition activities (outcomes and deliveries)• Achieved client liaison skills to contact vendors and customers on a regular basis by phone/email Show less

    • Floyd Energy® - Home & Building Energy Ratings Assessors

      Dec 2014 - Apr 2015
      Building Thermal Performance Specialist (Building Energy Rating)

      Key Accountability:• Asses building thermal performance for residential and commercial projects• Analyse house plans, drawings, energy rating results to achieve 6 star upgrade and alterations • Prepare and evaluate 6 Star energy reports, Deemed to Satisfy Reports, Section J Reports • Prepare/analyse comparative reports for alterations and additions of residential/commercial projects• Deliver onsite presentations for the application of rating software AccuRate, BERS pro, FirstRate5Achievement:• Achieved skills to asses energy ratings for residential and commercial projects• Achieved skills to evaluate energy efficiency for buildings to meet the current regulations• Achieved skills in Quality Control and Quality Assurance for energy ratings for building permits• Achieved skills to maintain documentation of energy rating reporting for council permit Show less

    • RMIT University

      May 2015 - Nov 2015
      Postdoctoral Research (Council Asset Management Project-Contract role)

      Key Accountability:• Research on Council Asset Management (CAM) project• Research on ESD and LCA project in built environment• Deliver on site presentations for the application of LCA, Green star and building rating software• Supervise industry and students investigation project • Assess life cycle energy, carbon Foot printing and sequestration and other environmental impacts• Prepare and publish manuscript in highly regarded journals• Prepare and lodge grant application to Industry and ARCAchievement:• Achieved skills in research, robust data analysis and result interpretation skill • Achieved skills in grant writing, report writing, documentation and publications Show less

    • SLR Consulting - Asia Pacific

      Nov 2015 - Mar 2021
      Senior Project Consultant-ESD and Energy

      Key Accountability:• Asses building performance reporting for projects using BESS, BERSpro, AccuRate, FirstRate5, BASIX, Green star, NABERS• Advanced buildings and infrastructure project analysis using BIM, IES VE, CFD, REVIT, Sketch up, AutoCAD software tools• Analyse house plans, drawings, energy rating results to achieve 6-star upgrade and alterations for council permit • Prepare and evaluate 6 Star energy report, BASIX, BESS, DTS, JV3, Section J Report, Green star submission report • Prepare and analyse comparative reports for alterations and additions of residential and commercial projects• Business Development, Project Management and co-ordination• Building Services Engineering, Green Star project preparation and submissionAchievement:• Achieved skills to asses energy ratings for residential and commercial projects• Achieved skills to evaluate energy efficiency for buildings to meet the current regulations• Achieved skills in Quality Control and Quality Assurance for energy rating and assessment for building permits• Achieved skills to maintain documentation of energy rating, Section J reporting, as alteration and upgrading for council permit Show less

    • City of Greater Geelong

      Mar 2021 - now
      Senior Environmental Sustainable Development Officer

      Key Accountability:• Asses Sustainable Design Assessment and sustainable Management Plan for council planning applications• Asses ESD reports such as BESS, NatHERS, Stormwater, MUSIC, Green star report for council planning applications• Prepare and analyse referral response for single or multiple dwellings, warehouse and mixed-use development• Access, process and keeping record in Record Explorer in secure format for council record keeping procedure• Asses planning applications for new buildings, alterations and additions of residential and commercial projectsAchievement:• Achieved skills to asses and prepare council internal referral response for planning permits• Achieved skills to evaluate and assess ESD initiatives for buildings to meet the current regulations• Achieved skills in Quality Control and Quality Assurance for council referral response for planning permit application Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • GaBi Life Cycle Assessment

      PE INTERNATIONAL
      Jan 2011
    • Project Management for Research

      RMIT University
      Jan 2012
    • SimaPro Life Cycle Assessment

      RMIT University
      Jan 2010
    • Green Star® Accrediated Professional

      Green Building Council of Australia
      May 2015
    • Cert IV in Training and Assessment

      Inspire Education Pty Ltd
      May 2015
    • Building Energy Rating-FirstRate

      RMIT University
      Jan 2008
    • Cert IV in NatHERS Assessment

      SmartRateOnline
    • Effective Time Management

      University of Melbourne
      Jan 2012
    • NABERS® (Trainee) Accreditated professional

      NABERS
      Sept 2015
    • Building Energy Rating - AccuRate

      Association of Building Sustainability Assessors
      Jan 2008
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Dr. Hamidul Islam
      Awarded Funding for Australia's Wood.Naturally Better program Forest and Wood Product Australia 2012
    • Awarded to Dr. Hamidul Islam
      Awarded funding (Tuition and Living) for the study: Graduate Certificate of Research Commercialization RMIT University 2011
    • Awarded to Dr. Hamidul Islam
      Awarded 3 years industry funding for ESD and LCA project for Building Research Forest and Wood Product Australia 2008
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Reviewer

      Issued by Energy and Building Journal on Aug 2015
      Energy and Building JournalAssociated with Dr. Hamidul Islam