Our Team

Fouad is the founder and Managing Director of FC International with over 20years of experience in the construction industry in New Zealand and the USA.

In addition to his qualifications as an architect, Fouad is highly regarded and recognized as a specialist in forensic delay analysis with extensive experience in producing over 250 expert reports for adjudication, arbitration and court proceedings.

Fouad has invaluable knowledge and expertise across four facets of the construction industry - claims & disputes, client representation, construction management and design & build.

Fouad is highly respected amongst construction law firms, consultants and educational institutions. He has worked closely with over 15 construction law firms and barristers and has produced

Neville has over 50 years’ experience as a commercial manager and financial controller within the construction industry. His experience is vast, having worked on numerous major civil and commercial projects, both nationally and around the globe. He has provided advice and support for the concept stages for developments and tender documentation. Neville began his career as a quantity surveyor and progressed through the industry into commercial management roles, leading quantity surveying teams on multi-million dollar projects. Neville’s broad work history in construction means he is able to provide sound advice for procurement, financial reporting and management of supply chains. He is proficient in negotiating amicable conclusions of contract deliverables and

Ahmed is a claim analyst with excellent communication, organisation and co-ordination skills. With over 15 years’ professional experience, Ahmed has successfully managed different aspects of projects including contract administration, claim reviews and detailed project schedules. He has handled reporting, highlighting concerns regularly and proposing mitigation strategies. Ahmed has also evaluated the detailed construction schedule submissions by various contractors in terms of suitability, schedule health and buildability. Ahmed has hands on experience in the evaluation of variation order requests and extension of time claims. He is fully conversant with Society of Construction Law Delay and Disruption Protocol and delay analysis techniques. In addition, he has experience working with various forms of

Don is an exceptional planning engineer with more than 18 years’ experience in construction planning and delay analysis for major building and infrastructure projects in Auckland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Sri Lanka. His experience includes critical path analysis using detailed programmes and 4D planning and reporting, as well as contract administration, including extension of time claims, pre-construction planning and design review. He has recently worked for Fletcher Infrastructure as a Senior Scheduling Engineer in charge of the Waterview Tunnel project for NZTA. He is a professional, dedicated worker who picks things up very quickly. He is analytical, methodical and detail orientated, with great commitment to the task in hand.

Key projects: 

• Waterview

Tai Lik is a Mechanical Engineer with over 30 years of experience as a planning engineer. He has worked in multi-disciplines projects with multinational companies such as Shell Malaysia, Shell Brunei & Petronas Carigali Malaysia.  He has in-depth knowledge & hands-on experience in construction schedule monitoring and control. Tai Lik has successfully delivered various type of projects that range from USD 1 million to USD 2 billion. Tai Lik brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the team.

Key projects:

• Project Services Team Leader -Shell Malaysia, Upstream International, Malaysia
• Project Planning Team Leader & TA2 Planning-Shell Malaysia, Upstream International, Malaysia
• Project Planning Team Leader & TA2 Planning - Brunei Shell Petroleum
• Project Cost &

Hani is a Civil Engineer with over eight years of professional experience in the Construction Industry, working as a Technical Engineer, Planning Engineer, Project Manager, and Site Engineer. He has a vast international background in project management, planning, schedule monitoring & control and, delay analysis. Hani stands out by being a team player and a hard worker.

Key projects:

• Construction of mixed-used Tower)-Al Mana Tower @ Doha Cornish Seafront, 250 meters high. (Project Value: 219,178,000 USD)
• Construction of five-star Grand Centara Hotel -Al Dafnah(Project Value: 288,000 USD)
• Construction of Jumana 2 Tower at The Pearl (Project Value: 82,191,780 USD)
• Construction of two residential buildings) -Al Mansoura, Qatar (Project Value: 24,650,000USD)
• Construction of commercial Building - Al

Jae brings a wealth of practical experience in the construction field, starting from his on-site and hands-on experience as a Qualified Carpenter and later specializing as Quantity Surveyor, Planning and Project Management.

Jae is a Licensed Building Practitioner with extensive experience in commercial, residential, high-rise construction and industrial buildings. He has sound knowledge of the New Zealand Construction Building Code and Contracts.

His expertise includes project management, planning, scheduling & monitoring, cost analysis, budget control and delays analysis. He stands outs by his capability to manage and connect project’s stakeholder, and to liaise with other professional such as engineers, architects, lawyers & council.

Key projects: 

• Spring Park – 151 new houses at $33 million
• Richmond

Hareez is a BIM Specialist with Bachelor Degree of Science in Architectural Studies. He specializes in architectural designs, 3D modelling and 4D planning. He coordinates projects’ information, collaborating with stakeholders during design and construction through the use of BIM technology.

He has a strong ability to document the project’s construction detailed drawings to meet the local authorities’ requirements and building codes and to coordinate all design disciplines and detect/resolve clashes.

Areas of expertise: 

• BIM Management
• 3D Modelling
• 4D Planning
• Design Collaboration and Documentation

Key Projects:

• Heritage Studies –Layar
• Residential Project – Tanah Merah –Kelentan
• Village Home- Mons Hyugen

 Skills: 

• AutoCAD
• 4D Planning – Synchro
• Revit
• Sketch up
• Archi Cad
• Autodesk
• Luminion
• Enscape
• Microsoft Office

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree of Science in Architectural Studies

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Maria is our Technical Coordinator with more than  6 years of working experience. She coordinates on  daily basis with the team and assists in conducting technical research and findings. Maria has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and she stands out by being a proactive and hardworking person. She specializes in processes optimization, social media and change management.

 Areas of expertise: 

• Research and analysis
• Social media management
• CRM management
• Processes optimization
• Change management
• Staff Support
• Staff Training
• Accounting Processes

  Skills: 

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Xero Accounting Software
• Capsule CRM System
• Really Simple Systems CRM System

Qualifications and affiliations:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

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