Emad Dhia, PE
50400 Fellows Creek Court, Plymouth, MI. 48170
Phone(734) 737-0177
emad_dhia@yahoo.com
EDUCATION Executive Master of Business Administration, 1991-1993
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Professional Engineers Exam, 1987
Master in Mechanical Engineering, 1984-1986
Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee
Engineer in Training (EIT), 1985
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, 1968-1972
Baghdad University
Partial List of courses and seminars attended
Harvard University
 Guidelines for Laboratory Design
 Leadership and management skills
Vanderbilt University
 Project Management-Programming, Design and construction Management
 Major project site evaluation
 Dust off your MBA
University of Wisconsin
 Co-generation Gas Turbine Power plant-Strategy and Economy
 Fume Hoods and Laboratory air design
EXPERIENCE
July 2004- present
Chairman- Tigermoth Corporation.
A group of companies with a focus on the reconstruction and development of Iraq economy and
infrastructure.
Director, The Iraqi Reconstruction and Development Council- Washington and Baghdad May 2003 through
June 2004.
 Headed the effort to re-establish government services in Iraq after the war. Lead a team of 200
Iraqi expatriates who worked in all ministries and provinces to establish public services. Also
worked as the top Iraqi adviser to General Garner in Washington and later Ambassador Paul
Bremer in Iraq after Liberation.
Project Manager, Engineering Department – Pfizer Global Research and development. 1999- 2005
 Work as a team leader within the facility-engineering group to provide technical support, supervision and
Management of engineering and construction for the Multifunctional Pre-Clinical Research building Project,
laboratories and animal care facility project. The project cost was close to $100M plus $10M equipment.
Oversee engineering design documentation and construction documents development, direct efforts of A/E
firm to accomplish goals during programming, design and construction to maintain project within budget and
schedule. Initiate process and manage RFP’s, analyze and make decisions on proposals and bids. Review
and approve contracts, change orders and field orders. Supervision and management of project’s
administrative and engineering support staff. Project was done on schedule and under budget.
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Professional Engineer-Medical Center, Campus Planning and Construction
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1987-1999
 Projects Planning and budget estimate, construction cost and scheduling control.
 Develop and evaluate plans, criteria and budgets for projects and activities carried out by others.
 Generate design concepts and coordinate consultants engineering design teams.
 Select direct efforts and manage consultant engineers and negotiate design fees. Select contractors and
negotiate contracts and construction administration fees.
 Make recommendations on projects designs acceptance, correction or rejection as to first cost, operation,
maintenance and energy cost management.
 Ensure compliance with federal, State and health codes, NFPA, OSHA, ANSI, and JACHO codes and
regulations as it relates to engineering and construction.
 Provide technical support to plant operations in solving operational and maintenance problems. Review
energy usage. Analyze, evaluate and develop operational parameters.
 In-house HVAC, Plumbing, smoke/fire protection design management. Prepare specifications and drawings
for in-house construction and outside contractors.
 Initiate and follow up engineering studies and surveys for buildings’ conditions, utility systems capacities and
needs for short and ling term planning for facilities.
 Evaluate new government regulations and codes impact, set and implement engineering policies.
Major projects involvement
 The Vanderbilt Children hospital – 1998 Planning and Deign 400,000 sq. ft. $140M
 The Vanderbilt Bio-Chemistry Research facilities – 1998 Planning and Design Bio-Chemistry research
laboratories and Animal Care Facilities
300,000 sq. ft. $88M
 Rehab Hospital – 1997
108,000 sq. ft. $12M
 The South Patient Tower – 1996
Deign completed – project on hold
205-000 sq. ft. $72M
 The Medical Center East – 1995
Pediatrics clinics, LDR and day surgery
150,000 sq. ft. $24M
 The Eskind Medical Library – 1994
95,000 q. ft.
$12M
 Specialized medical research laboratories
System and animals research facilities
Variable Air volume System
210,000 sq. ft. $34M
 The Medical Research Building – 1991
Specialized medical research laboratories
Constant air volume system
164,000 sq. ft. $28M
 The Vanderbilt Clinic 1989
Clinics, Laboratories and Ambulatory Surgery
550,000 sq. ft. $76M
Partial list of smaller projects
 Plaza MRI, 20 Room Myelosuppression Unit, Chilled water system study to evaluate 14000 ton network.
Anesthesiology labs, Gastroenterology labs, preventive Medicine, Vascular labs, Cardiac Catheterization labs,
ETO Sterilizers, Otolaryngology labs renovations, Operation Rooms Lasers addition, Neurosurgical Set-down,
Hospital Air Handling System renovation, Microbiology labs, Cell Biology labs, Howard Hughes Research
labs, Nursing School, Pathology labs, Biochemistry labs, Neurology/Pulmonary Unit, 4 CT Scanners,
Ophthalmology Clinics, Anatomical Gifts labs, Pharmacy Clean Rooms, Egg lab Clean Rooms, Virus
manufacturing labs and clean rooms.
Owner/Manager, Metro Air Inc., 1977-1987
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Founded and managed a contracting/Engineering firm specialized in mechanical and electrical contracts.
Many contracts were design/build projects. Hired and supervised up to 32 employees.
Major Contracts
o Thomson Lane Shopping Center – Nashville, TN – Design/Build
$1.5M
o West Park Tower – Nashville, TN – Design/Build
$2.0M
o Murfreesboro Cancer Center- Murfreesboro, TN
$1.7M
o Trailwood Residential Development – Nashville, TN – Design/Build $3.2M
Oversees Projects
Field Mechanical Engineer, Bechtel International, 1975-1977
 $320M project to develop the eastern oil fields in Buzergan, Middle East. Duties included mechanical
construction supervision, piping drawings analysis and spooling, pumping stations, turbo generation units
installations, and 110 miles pipeline construction.
Mechanical Engineer, Army Corps of Engineers, 1972-1975
 HVAC design, construction documents preparation, construction quality control, design modification,
equipment submittals evaluation, bids evaluation and construction management. Projects ranged from
administration building, warehouses, water purification projects, pump stations, elevated water tanks, and
residence facilities, to mobile hospitals and surgical wings.
PERSONAL
Professional memberships: ASHRAE, ASME, NSPE, ASHE
Birth Date:
Height/Wight:
Hobby:
September 1, 1951
6’/185 lb, Excellent Health
Golf