External Reviewer Details

Bader Abuid

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Bader Ahmed Abuid is a Mechanical Engineer with Ph. D in vibration from the Technical University, Sofia-Bulgaria in 1992, M.Sc. in Machine Design from Baghdad University in 1982, and B. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Basrah University in 1979. He started work as assistant lecturer in the Technical Military College/ Baghdad for one year (1982-1983), then in the same post at the Mechanical Department/ University of Basrah for 4 years (1983-1987), and as a Ph. D. lecturer in the same department for 7 years (1992-1999). In 2000, he joined Nizwa College of Technology (NCT) as a lecturer in the Engineering Department, after which appointed as Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs in 2004, and became as an Acting Dean for NCT in 2010. From Sept. 2010 to March 2011, he was transferred as Acting Dean to Ibri College of Technology (IbriCT). Later, he was appointed from March 2011 to Aug. 2020 as an Engineering Expert in the General Directorate of Technological Education (GDTE)/ Ministry of Manpower (now Ministry of Labor), and continued till date in the same post at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences (UTAS). During his tenure, he was engaged in a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate academic disciplines related to teaching Applied Mechanics engineering courses, labs, and workshops. He taught several postgraduate, M.Sc and Ph.D courses, and supervised several M.Sc. students. He worked as a consultant of vibration problems & fault diagnosis in Basrah south industry of Petrochemicals, Oil Refinery, Power Stations of Al-Najibia and Al-Hartha. He was engaged in Quality Assurance work at NCT and IbriCT heading the QA Steering Committee of self-assessment during the preparation of the colleges for 1st stage institutional accreditation by OAAA. He participated in the revision and development of several Policies and Procedures (for both colleges) related to Management, Teaching & Learning, Staff, and Student Affairs. He is now an OAAA External Reviewer since 2010, and joined OAAA audits for some HEIs institutional, institutional standard, and pilot program standard accreditation. As an Engineering Expert, he was engaged in several activities related to the revision and development of Programs/Courses, Bylaws, Strategic Plans of GDTE and CoTs, Policies and Procedures, writing of annual Technological Education reports, revision of CoTs’ ISAA reports, and others. B. A. Abuid published more than fifteen papers in prestigious journals & conferences (ASME, JSME, IFToMM). He is also a reviewer for the CAD Journal @ Elsevier.