Module Leaders

Module Leaders
Michel Chaaya	Hemanta Doloi	John Flynn	Michael Knapp
Li Liu	Bill O'Toole	Alan Schwartz

David Young - External Examiner

Michel Chaaya
Michel Chaaya CEng+PW Beirut; MSEng Sydney; PhD Sydney Michel has been in charge of more than 60 projects in Australia and other countries, from commercial and residential towers to hospitals and heritage buildings. He was in charge of developing a database management system for Sydney University’s heritage buildings and was project engineer for a construction management system now used for teaching at Sydney. Until recently, Michel was CAD Leader and project manager (heritage and environment) at Sydney. He is currently researching ICT and innovation project management.

Michel Chaaya

Michel Chaaya CEng+PW Beirut; MSEng Sydney; PhD Sydney

Michel has been in charge of more than 60 projects in Australia and other countries, from commercial and residential towers to hospitals and heritage buildings. He was in charge of developing a database management system for Sydney University’s heritage buildings and was project engineer for a construction management system now used for teaching at Sydney. Until recently, Michel was CAD Leader and project manager (heritage and environment) at Sydney. He is currently researching ICT and innovation project management.

Hemanta Doloi
Dr Hemanta Kumar Doloi, BEng (1^st Class Hons) Dibrugarh, India, MEng AIT Thailand, PhD Sydney Position: Senior Researcher in Project Management, Academic Leader in Project Management. Hemanta has publishedfive papers in prominent international journals and presented 20 papers at international conferences. Research has included (in brief): Development, application and validation of process simulation techniques for strategic decision making in a complex project environment; Innovation in research while integrating operational constraints with decision making processes and considering the whole of the project life cycle philosophy; Using industry case studies to demonstrate the system prototype in operation, services and production management contexts; Development and implementation of artificial intelligence and a neural network in an intelligent project management information system in the current position, and a smart asset management information system using a process simulation/artificial neural network (both funded by the Australian Research Council).

Hemanta Doloi

Dr Hemanta Kumar Doloi, BEng (1^st Class Hons) Dibrugarh, India, MEng AIT Thailand, PhD Sydney

Position: Senior Researcher in Project Management, Academic Leader in Project Management.

Hemanta has publishedfive papers in prominent international journals and presented 20 papers at international conferences. Research has included (in brief): Development, application and validation of process simulation techniques for strategic decision making in a complex project environment; Innovation in research while integrating operational constraints with decision making processes and considering the whole of the project life cycle philosophy; Using industry case studies to demonstrate the system prototype in operation, services and production management contexts; Development and implementation of artificial intelligence and a neural network in an intelligent project management information system in the current position, and a smart asset management information system using a process simulation/artificial neural network (both funded by the Australian Research Council).

John Flynn
John Flynn, B.Sc.(Hons), B.A. (Hons), Cert. IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, Associate’s Certificate in Project Management, MAIPM, MACS Originally trained as mathematician specialising in Management Science, John is a professional management consultant with over 30 years' experience in general and project management with major professional service consultancies and computer software firms. He has spent over 10 years in senior regional and country management positions in Australia and the Asia Pacific region with direct responsibility for professional services and consulting staff, and the successful implementation of projects.

John Flynn

John Flynn, B.Sc.(Hons), B.A. (Hons), Cert. IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, Associate’s Certificate in Project Management, MAIPM, MACS

Originally trained as mathematician specialising in Management Science, John is a professional management consultant with over 30 years' experience in general and project management with major professional service consultancies and computer software firms. He has spent over 10 years in senior regional and country management positions in Australia and the Asia Pacific region with direct responsibility for professional services and consulting staff, and the successful implementation of projects.

Michael Knapp
Michael is a project, program and technology management consultant, trainer and educator who has workedfor more than 28 years in Australia, the Middle East, Asia and the US. He specialises in implementing excellent practices and project and program management offices. He runs workshops in project leadership and project management as well as in building organisational project management competence. Michael consults to all levels and works with teams and has run more than 60 IT and organisation change projects costing from A$250,000 to A$30million. His clients include governments, universities (including Princeton) and major corporations.

Michael Knapp

Michael is a project, program and technology management consultant, trainer and educator who has workedfor more than 28 years in Australia, the Middle East, Asia and the US. He specialises in implementing excellent practices and project and program management offices. He runs workshops in project leadership and project management as well as in building organisational project management competence. Michael consults to all levels and works with teams and has run more than 60 IT and organisation change projects costing from A$250,000 to A$30million. His clients include governments, universities (including Princeton) and major corporations.

Li Liu
Dr Li Liu, BE (NUTD), MTaxation (Sydney), MBA (AIT), PhD (AGSM) Position: SESQUI Lecturer Li has published in international journals, with INSEAD and PMI, and international conferences including PMI Research Conference, International Conference for Information Systems and Australasian Conference for Information Systems. He has spent more than 10 years in systems engineering, project management, business research, management consulting and managing an E-com company. Research interests include enterprise level project management, IT/IS project management, organisational theory, program/portfolio management and project/program governance. Courses he hastaught include Managing a Project Oriented Organisation, Project Portfolio and Program Management, Strategic Project Management, Project formulation, IT Project Management and Business Information Systems.

Li Liu

Dr Li Liu, BE (NUTD), MTaxation (Sydney), MBA (AIT), PhD (AGSM)

Position: SESQUI Lecturer

Li has published in international journals, with INSEAD and PMI, and international conferences including PMI Research Conference, International Conference for Information Systems and Australasian Conference for Information Systems. He has spent more than 10 years in systems engineering, project management, business research, management consulting and managing an E-com company. Research interests include enterprise level project management, IT/IS project management, organisational theory, program/portfolio management and project/program governance. Courses he hastaught include Managing a Project Oriented Organisation, Project Portfolio and Program Management, Strategic Project Management, Project formulation, IT Project Management and Business Information Systems.

Bill O'Toole
Bill O’Toole Bill is an event management specialist known internationally through co-authoring two texts on event management that have been translated into Chinese, Korean and Portuguese for teaching, as well as being widely used in English speaking countries. His management approach is used for events in the US, Europe and China. He is currently senior adviser to the EMBoK project that is creating an event management body of knowledge and international standard. Bill has personally organised concerts, festivals and other events around Australia and Asia (including Borneo and India).

Bill O'Toole

Bill O’Toole

Bill is an event management specialist known internationally through co-authoring two texts on event management that have been translated into Chinese, Korean and Portuguese for teaching, as well as being widely used in English speaking countries. His management approach is used for events in the US, Europe and China. He is currently senior adviser to the EMBoK project that is creating an event management body of knowledge and international standard. Bill has personally organised concerts, festivals and other events around Australia and Asia (including Borneo and India).

Alan Schwartz
Alan Schwartz, MPM, GradCert Management, GradCert HRD, MIMC, CMC, MAIPM Alan is an approved assessor for two professional accreditation schemes: Registered Project Manager (Australian Institute of Project Management) and the internationally recognised Certified Management Consultant (Institute of Management Consultants).Asa consultant, educator and trainer, for the past 22 years, Alan has worked with more than 80 organisations training and educating 1500 people at all levels and coaching more than 300 project teams. He facilitates workshops such as strategic planning, value management, stakeholder consultation and strategic alliances. Organisations that he has assisted have been in construction, information management and technology, telecommunications, finance, education, health, aged care, transportation, housing, utilities, retailing, entertainment, exhibitions, infrastructure, manufacturing and engineering.

Alan Schwartz

Alan Schwartz, MPM, GradCert Management, GradCert HRD, MIMC, CMC, MAIPM

Alan is an approved assessor for two professional accreditation schemes: Registered Project Manager (Australian Institute of Project Management) and the internationally recognised Certified Management Consultant (Institute of Management Consultants).Asa consultant, educator and trainer, for the past 22 years, Alan has worked with more than 80 organisations training and educating 1500 people at all levels and coaching more than 300 project teams. He facilitates workshops such as strategic planning, value management, stakeholder consultation and strategic alliances. Organisations that he has assisted have been in construction, information management and technology, telecommunications, finance, education, health, aged care, transportation, housing, utilities, retailing, entertainment, exhibitions, infrastructure, manufacturing and engineering.

David Young
Professor David Young BE(Hons) TasmaniaMSc (Eng) QueensCanadaFIEA FIAM. Chartered Professional Engineer, Registered Building Practitioner (Victoria), Engineer Arbitrator Position: PMGP External Examiner David is Professor of Construction Management, Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne.He has developed and introduced engineering management subjects into degree programs, restructured construction engineering coursework, established an engineering project management postgraduate education and research group, developed and delivered open learning postgraduate project management coursework through Engineering Education Australia and APESMA. He has provided consultancy services for AusAID in Solomon Islands and Vietnam, Victorian Dept of Treasury & Finance, City of Greater Geelong, Brimbank City Council and the Melbourne CityLink project. Previously as an engineer and manager, he spent 26 years with the Tasmanian Government, Canadian consultant engineers James F MacLaren Ltd and then three major engineering companies in Australia managing projects in Victoria, Tasmania, Solomon Islands, Fiji, American Samoa and Kiribati. David has also provided management training at Construction Management, UNSW, the Management Program at Louis A Allen and The Managerial Grid at Blake & Moulton.

David Young

Professor David Young BE(Hons) TasmaniaMSc (Eng) QueensCanadaFIEA FIAM. Chartered Professional Engineer, Registered Building Practitioner (Victoria), Engineer Arbitrator

Position: PMGP External Examiner

David is Professor of Construction Management, Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne.He has developed and introduced engineering management subjects into degree programs, restructured construction engineering coursework, established an engineering project management postgraduate education and research group, developed and delivered open learning postgraduate project management coursework through Engineering Education Australia and APESMA. He has provided consultancy services for AusAID in Solomon Islands and Vietnam, Victorian Dept of Treasury & Finance, City of Greater Geelong, Brimbank City Council and the Melbourne CityLink project. Previously as an engineer and manager, he spent 26 years with the Tasmanian Government, Canadian consultant engineers James F MacLaren Ltd and then three major engineering companies in Australia managing projects in Victoria, Tasmania, Solomon Islands, Fiji, American Samoa and Kiribati.

David has also provided management training at Construction Management, UNSW, the Management Program at Louis A Allen and The Managerial Grid at Blake & Moulton.

Project Management Graduate Programme

Module Leaders