Date of Birth: 13/5/1963
Nationality: Bahraini

Current Jobs & Experiences:

• Managing Director of ITQAN Management Consultancy, www.itqan.net, (Bahrain – Qatar – Oman- KSA (Jeddah)), with experience and knowledge of Leading a team of Experts & putting up Management Systems that lead to change in organizations cultures.
• Consultant , Trainer  & IRCA Approved Lead Auditor and Lead Tutor in
  • Quality Management System (ISO 9001)
  • Environmental Management System (ISO 14001)
  • Health & Safety Management System (OSHAS 18001)
  • Food Safety Management System (HACCP & ISO 22000)
• Specialist in the area of improvements regarding :
  • CE Marking for Manufacturing Medical Devices (EN 46001)
  • Information Security Management System (ISO 17799 & BS 7799)
  • Public , Education and Healthcare Services
  • Consultant in Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR) , Total Quality Management (TQM) , Performance Measurement (PM) & Project Management , Change Management
• IQA Approved Quality Diploma for Professionals Trainer
• UNIDO Approved Consultant
• Kaizen Institute © Approved Affiliate & Consultant
• HRM Analysis Certfied professional- Singapore Approved Affiliate
• Approved Assessor for Dubai Quality Award & Dubai Government Excellence Award
• European Foundation Quality Management (EFQM) Approved Lead Assessor
• Approved Psychometric Testing Professional-India
• Approved Competency Mapping Professional-India

Previous Experience:

• Lead the Work & development of systems and change management in major Projects that each had a length of 6 -24 months of Consultancy for more than 54 Government Ministries in different GCC countries - Since 2001 –2004. 
• Worked as Full Time QA/QC Manager & Part-Time Consultant for Yokogwa Group (Japan) in the Middle East 2001-2003.
• Conducted Consultancy, Auditing, Projects Managing & Training as Freelancer Expert in more than 200 different Management Systems Implementation since 1993 till 1/5/2001 for different firms as SGS, BVQI, DNV.
• Chief of Planning & Facilities Services- Bahrain Defence Force-Medical Services with direct responsibility for: Biomedical Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, Projects Department, First Line Maintenance , Organisational Planning and Health & Safety Dept.
• Lectured in more than 20 Countries around the world on the subjects of change management and business excellence as an invited guest speaker.  

Education:

• 2/2000 – 7/2002 - Glamorgan University, Wales, UK.
  MBA  in Bussiness & Quality Management.
• 1991-1993 - Aberdeen University, Scotland, UK
  Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering.
• 1983-1987 - Catholic University, Washington D.C., USA
  Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering.
• IRCA QMS / EMS / OHSAS / ISMS - Auditor  Certification No. 1180237

Publications:

1. More than 45 Conference Papers on theeas of : Quality , Management Systems , Total Productive Maintenance , Costing , Occupational Health & Safety , HRM , Environment , Team Building , Productivity Improvement , Excellence , NGO’s development , Change Management , Organisations Restructuring , Education Management  and Healthcare Management.
2. Many publications on the internet & newspapers
3. Published Paper Ref: Al-Hasan, S., Thomas, B. and Buheji, M. (2004) ‘The Strategic Implementation of Quality Management Systems in the Bahrain Governmental Sector through Benchmarking’. The International Journal of Applied Management, Vol. 5, No, 2, pp. 85-101, 2004, ISSN 1468-5191.

Membership in Professional Bodies/ institutions:

• Kaizen Innovation Experts Alliance
• IQA Approved Quality Professionals
• EFQM Approved Assessors
• IRCA Approved Auditors & IQCS Approved Tutors
• Engineering Council (Incorporated Engineers)
• (BSE) Bahrain Society of Engineers 
• (ASQ) American Society for Quality , USA – Since 1999.
• (BQS) Bahrain Quality Society, Founder
• (BSTD) Bahrain Soc. Of Training & Development.