POSITIONS/ EMPLOYMENT/ EXPERIENCE

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Senior Lecturer – Real Estate

2016.02present Senior Lecturer (Real Estate), Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying (FABU), UTM

Visiting Scholar – Faculty of Engineering Science, KU Leuven

2018.062018.09Visiting Scholar, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium

Research Associate – Space Utilization Model for Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia

2015.052015.09Research Associate (Working Student Scheme), Research Management Centre (RMC), UTM.
  Project Title/ Amount Funded/ Project’s Value (RM) :
Space Utilization Model for Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia, 50,000.00.
  Tasks:
Assisting the research team with proposal writing and submission, literature review, fieldwork, conducting interviews, organizing workshops, large data set analysis, developing space utilization model, report preparation (designing, drafting, and editing), and dissemination of project outputs in the form of journal articles, proceedings, and IP disclosure.
  Deliverables:
(a) Space utilization model;
(b) Publications;
(c) Intellectual property; and
(d) Master/ PhD holders.  

Research Associate – Managing Assets and Facilities (AFM) with Advanced Geoinformation

2011.082014.07Research Associate (Research Student Grant Scheme), RMC, UTM.
   Project Title/ Amount Funded/ Project’s Value (RM) :
Managing Assets and Facilities (AFM) with Advanced Geoinformation, 800,000.00.
  Tasks:
Assisting the research team with proposal drafting and submission, literature review, fieldwork, conducting interviews, organizing workshops, large data set analysis, web design, report preparation (designing, drafting, and editing), and dissemination of project outputs in the form of journal articles, proceedings, and intellectual property (IP) disclosure.
  Deliverables:
(a) A web-based asset management system;
(b) Copyrights;
(c) PhDs/Master holder; and
(d) Publications.  

Research Officer – Affordable Housing Scheme Policy in Iskandar Malaysia

2013.082014.01Research Officer, Institute Sultan Iskandar of Urban Rise, and Habitat (ISI) of UTM (ISI UTM) (Client: The Johor State Government, Malaysia).
   Project Title/ Amount Funded/ Project’s Value (RM) :
Affordable Housing Scheme Policy in Iskandar Malaysia, 300,000.00.
  Tasks:
Assisting the consultation team with literature reviews, fieldwork, interviewing, organizing workshops, analysing large data sets, developing policies, writing reports (designing, drafting, and editing), and disseminating project outputs via journal articles and proceedings.
  Deliverables:
a) Property ownership by Bumiputra – 1) Property market report on the residential, commercial, industrial, and office patterns in Iskandar Malaysia from 2005 to 2012, as well as the factors influencing the changes; 2) Report on Bumiputra land ownership from 2005 to 2012; 3) Report on land availability and barriers for the years 2005-2012;
  b) Index and pattern of transactional changes in the value of homes, land, commercial, industrial, and vacant land in Iskandar Malaysia from 2005 to 2012, as well as the factors affecting these changes;
  c) Bumiputra property ownership policy1) National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) for land ownership of Bumiputra; 2) Patterns and indices and indicators for KPI (2005-2012); 3) Loans/fines to Bumiputra by type of bank and others, based on age, income, ideology, and other factors, from 2005 to 2012; 4) Inland ownership index and trends; 5) The pattern of indigenous population growth and infrastructure provision;
  d) Property market – 1) The sales transaction list; 2) Establish a cross-examination schedule based on transaction data from private rating firms; 3) Professionals’ Opinions on Consumer Behaviour;
  e) Land availability – 1) Restriction on land supply; 2) Lands suitable for the development of affordable housing; 3) Proposal for affordable housing construction;
  f) GIS database; and
  g) Housing affordability – 1) Scenarios and price trends; 2) The pattern of homeownership and the benefits it can provide; 3) Financing options for affordable housing; 4) Household income; 5) Evaluation of the government’s policy performance  

Research Associate/ Coordinator – Maintenance and Operational Blueprint for Iskandar Malaysia

2010.042011.07Research Associate/ Co-ordinator, Innovation and Commercialization Centre (ICC) of UTM (Client: Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), Malaysia).
  Project Title/ Amount Funded/ Project’s Value (RM) :
Maintenance and Operational Blueprint for Iskandar Malaysia, 1,080,000.00. [This consultation project was awarded the Consultation Award at the 2011 UTM Excellence and Appreciation Awards (Citra Karisma).]
  Tasks – Assisting and coordinating with the consultation team on literature review, fieldwork, interviews, workshops, large data analysis, blueprint development, report preparation (designing, drafting, and editing), and publication of project outputs in journal articles and proceedings.
  Deliverables:
a) Law, Regulation, and Policy – Governing guidelines, policy and procedure to be enforced and implemented for improvement of maintenance and operation in Iskandar Malaysia including any improvement proposition to the existing guidelines, policies and procedures;  
  b) Maintenance Management Strategy – 1) Guidelines for public, investors, and developers on maintenance and operation plan which include charging fee, specification, and procedure for pre-development until post development; 2) GIS database which includes: Public asset registry; Infrastructures and population density; Any related information for maintenance surveillance; Hard copy and digital copies of data established using GIS format; 3) List of key stakeholders, their issues/concerns and the resolutions; 4)  Public awareness implementation plan and pilot program on the initiatives proposed;
  c) A proposal of a technical visit as benchmarking trip for all key stakeholders particularly Local Authorities;  
  d) Market and Business Strategy – 1) A detailed practical and sustainable business model; 2) Automation and new technology Innovation; 3) Appropriate Institutional Arrangement and Implementation Management for the maintenance and operation plan; 4) Assessment of improvement strategy, implementation and enforcement programs by all agencies;  
  e) Blueprint- 1) Background; 2) Maintenance and Operation (M&O) Overview; 3) Data Collection and Findings Outline; 4) Key Issues on Maintenance and Operation (M&O); v) Local Institutional and Regulatory Review; 5) Local and International Current M&O Practices Review; 6) Benchmarking, Selected Best Practices and Recommendations; 7) Maintenance Management Strategy (MMS); 8) Standard Operating Procedures (SOP); 9) GIS; 10) Business Model and Initiatives.  

Research Associate – Study on Space Audit for Software Development in UTM

2009.012010.03Research Associate (Research Student Grant Scheme), RMC, UTM.
  Project Title/ Amount Funded/ Project’s Value (RM) :
Study on space audit for software development in UTM, 129,890.00.
  Tasks – Assisting the research team with grant/proposal writing and submission, literature review, fieldwork, conducting interviews, organizing workshops, large data set analysis, web design, report preparation (designing, drafting, and editing), and dissemination of project outputs in the form of journal articles, proceedings, and/or national newspaper articles, as well as IP disclosure.
  Deliverables:
(a) A list of issues and concerns regarding UTM’s space management; (b) Surveys of space usage in UTM’s teaching and learning spaces; and
(c) A centralized space management system for UTM’s proposal.  

Working Student – Space Audit and System Development

2007.012008.12Space Audit Group (Lead)/ Working Student Scheme, Office of Assets and Development (OAD), UTM.
  Project Title: Space Audit and System Development, +/-190, 000.000
  Tasks:   Assisting and coordinating the UTM space audit, as well as the development of a space management system.
Deliverables: 
  (a) Space Audit (Total area audited/ inspected/ surveyed: 7,003,798.58 square feet (main floor area, MFA) (30k+ rooms/ 500 buildings) – 1) Measurement of space. 2) Data collection and analysis for buildings/ space (Building names, room names, room IDs, room dimensions, special equipment available, room capacity, ventilation, onsite security, and firefighting systems were among the information gathered)
  (b) Digital floor plan for academic cluster – twelve faculties and two main lecture halls (2162773.79 square feet ).
  (c) Space utilization system.
  (d) Four space utilization surveys – 236 learning and teaching (L&T) rooms in the first three series and 1405 L&T rooms in the fourth series.
  (e) UTM space database (buildings, rooms, etc.).
  (f) Proposal for an expert system for diagnosing building problems.
  (g) Proposal for a web-based / GIS-based database of UTM assets and facilities; and
  (h) Proposal for a facility assessment system.
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