Bashar Sinokrot

Experience

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  Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota

  Sept 1988 - Dec 1992

  Research Assistant

  Conducted several physical and numerical modeling studies of fluid dynamics and heat transfer; dimensional analyses and numerical solutions to complex differential equations; and published several peer-reviewed papers.

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  Wenck Associates, Inc.

  Jan 1993 - Jul 2002

  Project Manager

  Involved in numerous engineering projects dealing with water and wastewater treatment; soil, groundwater, and surface-water contamination and remediation; and watershed management and planning. Examples include:- Project management for surface water quality modeling and industrial wastewater treatment and compliance.- Analysis of new desalination technology.- Design of an Industrial wastewater treatment system for a landscape equipment manufacturer.- Reviewed and modified the design of a wastewater treatment facility for a soft-drink company in Chili.- Performed all alternative analyses, including water quality modeling, for the restoration of two Minnesota lakes.- Performed the Human Health Risk Analysis for a Super-Fund Site in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.- Cooling water discharge compliance and permitting.- Statistical Analysis and Comparisons of soil and groundwater quality data for several sites in Minnesota, Iowa, and North Dakota, USA.- Groundwater contamination studies: Remedial Investigation and Corrective Action Design for petroleum and chemical releases (leaks and spills).- Environmental Assessments and Compliance, including Environmental Site Assessments, and Pollution Prevention Plans, Emergency Response Plans, and Site Safety Plans. Show less

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  Isra Private University

  Aug 2002 - Jul 2004

  Assistant Professor

  Taught several engineering and management courses such as: Fluid Mechanics, EngineeringHydraulics, Applied Hydraulics, Project Management, Probabilities and Statistics for Engineers, Engineering Economics, and Numerical Methods for Engineers. Student advising and served on several university committees, which include: Accreditation Council, Faculty Selection and HiringCommittee, College of Engineering Council, and Curriculum Development Committee. Peer-reviewed papers submitted to the ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. Show less

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  AquaTreat

  Jul 2004 - Jul 2005

  General Manager

  Responsible for the overall management of the company in addition to the management of several projects in Jordan, including water desalination projects, wastewater treatment plants, andelectrical generation using biogas. Also responsible for marketing and sales including proposal preparation, subcontractor selection, interviews with clients, and contract negotiations.

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  Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Saudi

  Jul 2005 - Jul 2010

  Branch Manager

  Management of Branch Operations including Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibility. Overseeing all ofthe Branch's marketing and sales functions, as well as, Technical Solutions and contract execution activities in the Eastern (2005-2008) and Western Province (2008-2010) of Saudi Arabia. Day-to-day operations of the business, including fostering of strong work ethics and team environment; conflict resolutions; and time management. Responsible for coordinating the strategic planning functions of the company. Management of diverse staff comprising of more than fifty engineers and professionals (having different nationalities, ethnic backgrounds, and education levels) with the main objective of improving productivity. Also, establishment and maintenance of contacts with major clients, including Oil and Gas (ARAMCO), government, contractors, consultants and other potential clients. Show less

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  GE Power & Water

  Jul 2010 - now

  Power Generation Services: Responsible for the execution and management of the Parts, Repairs, and Services LTSA contracts in Jordan. Manage LTSA contracts from operations, financial, technical and risk perspectives; act as single point of contact to the customer; lead GE internal functions for flawless planned and forced outages planning and execution; responsible for the business growth of the various GE power generation services for the LTSA contract; responsible for building strong long-term relationships with customers; and drive a rigorous operational rhythm to meet customer and business objectives. Show less Provide oversight and leadership of the regional engineering needs and resources focused on end goals of Customer Satisfaction, Growth, Revenues and CM, and Process Simplification. Work with regional leadership team to drive closer customer and market relationships. Take the market and customer lessons learned back to engineering and technology community to articulate the Voice of the Customer and facilitate necessary change. Energize teams while acting as a change agent to lead process improvement and execution. Direct in-region support of all GE Optimization and Control projects in accordance with global processes and practices. Promote HSE initiatives within the engineering team and insure full compliance to HSE requirements. Overall supervision and leadership of the Engineers and Draftsmen including Project Leads and Principal Engineers. Provision of competent and adequate disciplines resources (engineering resources) to support projects, by effective workload planning and forecast. Identify training and development needs (gap analysis) of engineering personnel and implement training plans. Conduct annual performance reviews of engineering team. Insure full understanding and compliance of QA/QC systems and procedures. Show less Manage relationship with Engineered System Key Global Partners, at HQ level; Define growth strategy with each partner and drive awareness of GE Water portfolio of technologies and NPI’s, in coordination with P&L’s teams; Develop and manage global pipeline of opportunities and lead effort to close deals with local Sales teams; Structure and lead operating rhythms with Partner Management team and other internal stake-holders; Manage contractual negotiations (Framework agreements), to facilitate local business; and Provide GE Water organization with customer feedback and needs. Show less

  • Senior Contract Performance Manager

    May 2015 - now

  • M&C (Oil & Gas) Regional Engineering Technology Leader

    Aug 2012 - May 2015

  • EPC Accounts Executive

    Jul 2010 - Aug 2012