FIRST EDITION , VOLUME 1 , 2022
1999-2000 Managing Director International Medicare Group
1996-1999 Project Director , Port Tanjung Pelepas Development Upper Plus Sdn . Bhd .
1995-1996 Manager , Business Development- Hydro Projects Tenaga Nasional Berhad ( TNB )
ZAINAL ABIDIN BIN OTHMAN , Ir .
Born January , 1956
CIVIL ENGINEER
zainalabidin . othman @ smec . com zainal . othman @ gmail . com
CURRENT DESIGNATION
• Director and Chairman , SMEC Malaysia Sdn . Bhd .
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• BSc . in Civil Engineering , Brighton Polytechnic , UK
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate , BEM
• Member , The Institution of Engineers Malaysia ( IEM )
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2019-Current Director and Chairman SMEC Malaysia Sdn . Bhd .
2000-2019 Managing Director SMEC Malaysia Sdn . Bhd .
1979-1995 Civil Engineer Lembaga Letrik Negara ( LLN )
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Hydropower and dam project design and implementation
• Project director , Tekai Hydroelectric Project , Pahang
• Project board member , Nenggiri Hydroelectric Project , Kelantan
• Shareholders ’ checking engineer , Sg Brooke Minihydro , Kelantan
• Environmental / civil Engineer , Tender Design of Ulu Jelai amd Hulu Terengganu hydroelectric projects
• Project director , Hydro Ranking Study of Potential Hydropower Sites in Peninsular Malaysia
• Team leader , Water Resources , Preliminary EIA , detailed engineering design and conceptual design , Sg . Batu Hampar Dam & Sg Rembau Barrage , Negeri Sembilan
• Technical coordinator , Bakun Hydroelectric Project bid tender design
• Project coordinator / environmental engineer , Kenyir II Hydroelectric Project
• Site engineer , Kenyir Hydroelectric project management
• Programme manager , establishment of Complex Project Management Unit and implementation of Project Managed Change Programme , PWD Malaysia
• Project director , design review and project management of Pencala Road tunnels
• Project director , Phase I Port of Tanjung Pelepas design , construction and commissioning
• Project director , Maju Intan Biomass Power Plant design and implementation
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