HASSAN ABOURAYA, CEO

​Hassan A. Abouraya, D. Ing, C. Eng., B.Sc.,
Chartered Consultant Engineer Registered in Egypt, KSA, USA & UK

Hassan leads the Abouraya Consulting Group with a background of more than 5 decades of experience throughout Europe, the Middle East and GCC, the United States, the former Soviet Union and Southeast Asia. Most recently, as consultant to the president with Zamil Offshore Services, the largest offshore services company and only shipbuilder in Saudi Arabia, he has overseen corporate strategy, international marketing, business development and risk management.
As of 2022 he ventured in AI in modern cyber security applied to the maritime industry giving useful advice allowing automatic - problem - solving.

Hassan is highly skilled in performance measurement, restructuring and acquisitions, joint ventures and mergers, business planning and portfolio analysis.  He has built his repertoire of skills as a consultant in projects for the following;
As an engineer, Hassan conducts multi-industry and cross-industry feasibility studies. He is a Fellow at the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and also a Fellow at the Institute of Marine Engineers, both in the U.K. In 1995, he earned an award of excellence from the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate for his talented and distinguished achievements in shipbuilding and ship repair.  He also won two fellowships from the Fulbright Bi-national Commission in Egypt and Harvard Institute for International Development to study the new enterprise economy, restructuring and privatization.

Hassan has a long and successful track record of national and international experience in corporate and project management, technical coordination, diagnostic surveys, risk managemnt, marine insurance and claims handling, portfolio analysis, performance analysis, business development & improvement with marine industries and IT companies. He participated in preparing 56 companies in Egypt for privatization, applying comprehensive restructuring including technical , financial and labor restructuring, valuation of assets together with consultants from the world bank and the ECPMU. And in KSA he implemented demergers and mergers of several offshore services companies,
Moreover He is specialized in designing and providing training in all areas of marine buiness industries, market survey and marketing, production planning and control, development of facilities and technologies, process improvement, as well as such quality assurance systems as ISO, TQM and Lean Six Sigma,

Hassan holds a degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of Alexandria, Egypt, and several post graduate degrees in business, restructuring and privatization, human resource and quality management. He is fluent in Arabic, English, Spanish and Russian.
 
Business Track record and assignments over the past five decades

• Member of the American Bureau of Shipping Middle East Technical Advisory committee, ME
• Consultant to the President- Business Development, International Marketing & Risk Management - Zamil Offshore Group, KSA
• Consultant to the President- Marine Business Development & International Marketing - Zamil O & M Co. Ltd, KSA
• Sector Head – Dept. of Informatics, Business Development, Market Research & Quality Assurance-    Undersecretary of State - Alexandria Shipyard, Egypt
• Senior Business Development Consultant, Gartner Group, USA-Egypt
• Senior Business Development Consultant, Bolero (SWIFT and ports EDI), UK - Egypt
• Senior Consultant (Restructuring, IT, Marine and QA), ORASCOM GROUP, Egypt
• Restructuring & Privatization Consultant and Team Leader, Project of The European Commission Privatization Management Unit, Office of the Minister, Ministry of Public Enterprises, Egypt
• Restructuring and Privatization Technical Advisor, The Fulbright Commission in Egypt
• UNIDO/ UNDP Roster registered NA & ME Consultant, Geneva, Switzerland
• Privatization Consultant, Magdy Hashish & Partners, (Project of preparing 52 public owned companies in the fields of contracting and spinning & weaving for privatization), Egypt
• Public Sector Companies-Restructuring Consultant (Labor and Technical programs funded by the Canadian CIDA and UNDP) with the Social Fund Agency, Reporting to the Prime Minister of Egypt,
• Sweden, SSPA, Model Tank Basin Hydrodynamic Tests Program Head- Middle East Projects, Sweden -Egypt
• Burmeister & Wain, AlexMax and Hamlet Class Vessels Ship Design, Class Approval and Model Tank Tests Project Manager for Alexandria Shipyard building Projects, Denmark - Egypt
• Norway- Kongsberg NC 402 S Minicomputer Programing Expert-CNC Plate Cutting Machine- AS project, Norway - Egypt
• HSVA, Ship Model Tank Basin, Hydrodynamic and Wave Resistance Tests for Schlichting Werft Vessels built at Alexandria Shipyard, Germany - Egypt.
• Lloyd’s Register of Shipping Plans Approval Head for Alexandria Shipyard Shipbuilding Projects, UK- Egypt
• French AFPA Egyptian Public Sector Management Refresher Training Program Manager- France – Egypt
• Hewlett Packard Middle East – Channels support manager, Athens, Greece
• Antwerp Container Production Lines- Knowhow and technology transfer to third world countries including Alexandria shipyard, Netherlands - Egypt
• Xerson Shipyards – Alexandria Shipyard Strategic partnership management program manager, Egypt.
• UNIDO Roster Registered Expert for Computer Integrated Shipyards Management Systems (CAD, CAM, CIM & CAE)- Developing countries assistance program – MENA Region
• IT Consultant to Suez Canal Authority and several Public Sector Companies, Egypt
• Technical Advisor to the Egyptian Cabinet Information Center, for Creating the Public Sector Materials Data Base, Egypt
• IT Consultant to CAPMAS (Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics), Designing, Coding and Verifying the New ID and National number, Egypt
• Part Time Lecturer at the Department of NA & ME, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Schola De Ingenieros Navales- Madrid and the Department of N. A. at UNO University- LA, Egypt, Spain and USA.
• Career with Alexandria Shipyard after return from Spain; Chief Designer, Shipyard IT Manager, Information Systems General Manager, till promoted to Sector Head at Alexandria Shipyard, Egypt       
• Naval Architect & Marine Engineer, CAD/CAM/CIM Division, Astilleros Espanoles, Bilbao, Spain
• Junior Ship Design/ Shipbuilding Engineer, Alexandria Shipyard, Egypt

INTERNATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTS ORGANIZATIONS
The United Nations International Development Organization (UNIDO)
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
The World Bank
Denmark’s Development Cooperation (DANIDA) - Denmark
Sweden Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) - Sweden
Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes (AFPA) - France
The Fulbright Bilateral Commission - Egypt
The European Commission Privatization Management Unit – (ECPMU) - Egypt

MARITIME INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS
The Danish Canter for Marine Research - Denmark
The Swedish Maritime Administration (SSPA) - Sweden
Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) - Germany
British Maritime Technology (BMT) - UK
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) - USA
Det Norske Veritas (DNV-GL) - Norway
Bureau Veritas (BV) - France
Lloyds Register of Shipping (LR) - UK

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME and MARINE DEFENCE COMPANIES
Lockheed Martin - USA
Raytheon Technologies - USA
VT Halter Marine - USA
Fincantieri S.p.A. - Italy
DCNS- Naval Group - France
Northrop Grumman – USA
Ingalls Shipbuilding - USA
Lurssen Shipyards - Germany
Rolls-Royce Marine - Norway
Rolls-Royce Power systems - Germany
 
MARINE INSURANCE
Marsh Insurance Brokers - UK
AON Insurance Brokers - UK
ADNIC Insurance - UAE
Groupama Marine Insurance - France
Ship Owners Club P & I - UK
British Marine P & I - UK
 
UNIVERSITIES AND ACADEMIES
University of Alexandria - Egypt
University of Madrid - Spain
Harvard University (HIID) - USA
University of New Orleans - USA
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport - Egypt
 
IMPORTANT EXHIBITIONS AND CONFERENCES
OTC – USA
SMM- Germany
OSJ – UK
Posidonia – Greece
Sea Asia – Singapore
OSV - Malaysia
Lloyds List  - India
Seatrade Middle East Maritime - UAE
Seatrade Offshore and Workboat - UAE
ADIPEC - UAE
Seatrade Saudi Maritime Congress - KSA
 
SHIPBUILDING & SHIP REPAIR
Alexandria Shipyard -Egypt
Ingalls Shipbuilding - USA
B & W shipyards - Denmark
Kockums Shipyard - Sweden
Odense Shipyard - Denmark
Aalborg Shipyard - Denmark
Schlichting Werft - Germany
Astilleros Espanoles – Spain 
Bazan Shipyard Shipyards - Spain
Caillard & Cie - France
Kherson Shipyard - Ukraine
Zamil Shipyards - KSA
Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) - Bahrain 

OFFSHORE SERVICES
Zamil Offshore Services – KSA
Farstad Offshore - Norway

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
Registered Chartered Consultant Engineer, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UK and USA
Registered Consultant Engineer at the Council of Engineering Institutions and the Engineering Council, UK
Member of the American Bureau of Shipping Middle East Technical Advisory Committee (2007 – 2021)
UNIDO ROSTER Registered Expert, Austria (1992-1997)
Registered Consultant at the European Commission for the Egyptian Industry Modernization Program, IMP (1990 – 2008)
Privatization and Restructuring Advisor to The American Fulbright Commission in Egypt (1992-1999)

MEMBERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL & ARAB PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES  and SOCIETIES
Fellow at the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, UK
Fellow at the Institute of Marine Engineers, Science and Technology, UK
Member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, USA
Life Member of the Society of Marine Engineers and Shipbuilders, Egypt
Member of the Arab Institute of Navigation, Egypt
Member of the Egyptian Maritime Society, Egypt
Member of the Egyptian Branch of the British Institute of Marine  Engineers, Science & Technology, Egypt
Member of the Society of Engineers in Alexandria, Egypt
Member of the Society of Mechanical Engineers, Egypt
Member of the Egyptian Engineers Association, Egypt
Board member of the Arab Gulf Workboat Association, KSA

SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS & RECOGNITION
   Won 2 scholarships from the Fulbright Bi-national Commission in Egypt together with the HIID Harvard Institute for International Development, Harvard University to study Managing the new enterprise economy, restructuring and privatization. After completing these studies, he worked as consultant in these fields for almost 20 years.

1. Won 4 fellowships from UNIDO & UNDP
2. Won a scholarship from the Spanish Cultural Center in Alexandria for the Diploma in Spanish Language at the University of Madrid, 1976
3. Honored by the Council of the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate for his talented and distinguished achievements and best performance in the Engineering Management & IT fields. He was offered the Council’s 1995 award of excellence, plaque and certificate.
4. Honored by the board of ASC, for publishing a very successful and widespread national class Sporting/ Social Magazine and chairing its editorial staff for 4 years as Chief Editor. He was offered the National 2004 Sporting/ Social Magazines award of excellence, plaque and certificate.2004
5. Won the 2013 Asian Shipbuilding Award plaque and certificate, OSV-Asia held in Kula Lumpur- Malaysia.
6. Won the 2016 Business Excellence Award, Europe Business Assembly Global, Socrates committee, Cannes, France.
7. Won the 2017 Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Excellence Award - Dubai- UAE.

EDUCATION
B. Sc. In Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alexandria,   Egypt

• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Ship Design, Escolla De Ingenieros Navales, Madrid, Spain
• Post graduate studies in Preliminary Computer Aided Ship Design, (Part of the M.Sc.) Faculty of

   Engineering, University of Alexandria, Egypt

• Licensed Professional Engineer Certificate and registration with The Society of Naval Architects

   and Marine Engineers, USA

• Licensed Chartered Engineer Certificate and registration with the British Council of Engineering

   Institutions, London, UK

• Licensed Chartered Engineer Certificate and registration with the British Council of Engineers, London,

   UK

• Fellow certificate in Naval Architecture, The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, London, UK
• Fellow certificate in Marine Engineering, The Institute of Marine Engineers, London, UK
• managing the new public enterprise economy in Egypt- Restructuring & Privatization,

   organized by Harvard Institute for International Development, Harvard university, and Fulbright  
   Binational commission in Egypt Followed by Fellowship for implementation in the US.

• Privatization and Regulatory Reform, organized by Harvard Institute for International

   Development, Harvard University and the Fulbright Commission.
 
Membership of professional institutions, organizations and committees
Active registered member in several International and Arab institutions, organizations, committees and societies:

• Advisor to Fulbright Binational Commission in Egypt
• Member of the Advisory Board of the International Lawyers - London
• Member of the American Bureau of Shipping Middle East Technical Advisory Committee, USA (from 2007 to 2022)
• Member of the Seatrade Global Steering Committee, UK (from 2007 to 2015)
• Board member of the Arab Gulf Workboat Association, KSA (from 2007 to 2009)
• Consultant Mechanical Engineer, registered at the Saudi Council of Engineers, KSA (from 2005)
• Registered Consultant at the European Commission for the Egyptian Industry Modernization Program, IMP, Egypt (from 1999 to 2005)
• Privatization and Restructuring Advisor to The American Fulbright Commission in Egypt (from1992 to1999)
• UNIDO ROSTER Registered Expert, Austria (from 1992 to1997)
• Life Member of the Egyptian Branch of the British Institute of Marine Engineers, Science and Technology, Egypt (from 1987)
• Life Member of the Society of Marine Engineers and Shipbuilders, Egypt (from 1981)
• Life Member of the Arab Institute of Navigation, Egypt (from 1981)
• Member of the Egyptian Maritime Society, Egypt – (from 1981)
• Chartered Consultant Engineer, registered at the Council of Engineering Institutions and the Engineering Council, UK (from 1979)
• Consultant Engineer in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, registered at the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate, Egypt (from 1979)
• Fellow at the Institute of Marine Engineers, Science and Technology, UK (from1979)
• Fellow at the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, UK (from 1976)
• Member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, USA (from 1976)
• Member of the Society of Mechanical Engineers, Egypt (from 1976)
• Member at the ASOCIACIÓN DE INGENIEROS NAVALES Y OCEÁNICOS DE ESPAÑA (AINE) (from 1972)
• Member of the Society of Engineers - Alexandria, Egypt (from 1970)
• Member of the Egyptian Engineers Association, Egypt (from 1970)
• Consultant Engineer, registered at the Saudi Council of Engineers, KSA
• Fellow at the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, UK
• Fellow at the Institute of Marine Engineers, UK
• Chartered Consultant Engineer in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, registered at the

   Egyptian Engineers Syndicate, Egypt

• ROSTER Registered Consultant at the European Commission Funded Industry Modernization

   Program-Egypt

• UNIDO/ UNDP ROSTER Registered Expert, Austria
• Member of the American Bureau of Shipping Middle East Technical    Advisory Committee, USA
• Member of the Sea Trade Global Steering Committee, UK
• Member of The Seatrade Middle East Workboats Conferences Steering Committee, UK
• Member of the Offshore Support advisory panel-UK, together with industry experts drawn from

   the worlds of class, ship owning, shipbroking, trade association, shipbuilding, ship design, training
   and an oil major.

• Professional Engineer & Member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, USA
• Board Member of the Society of Marine Engineers and Shipbuilders, and Secretary General for 17

   years and now Life Member, Egypt

• Member of the Arab Institute of Navigation, Egypt
• Member of the Egyptian Maritime Society, Egypt
• Board Member of the Egyptian Branch of the British Institute of Marine Engineers, Science and

   Technology for 12 years, Egypt

• Privatization and Restructuring Advisor to The American Fulbright Commission in Egypt
• Overseas Member of the Spanish, Sociedad de Ingenieros Navales, Spain

LANGUAGES
English

• Spanish (Scholarship and Language Diploma from The University of Madrid 1976)
• Arabic Mother Tongue
• Russian (moderate)