OPEN was inaugurated officially in February 2018, but a lot of hard work proceeded that. The details of all professionals involved in that process are given below:
OPEN’s Founders & Steering Committees would like to record their great appreciation and gratitude for the significant role played by the British Embassy and DIT Oman, headed by HE Mr Jonathan Wilks CMG the then British Ambassador to Oman, since Q4 2016.
His Excellency secured the support of the major U.K. Professional Institutions (PIs) to OPEN. The PIs concerned are IET, IMechE, ICE, IChemE, IStructE, RICS, RIBA, and RTPI. Mr Wilks undertook to individually address the Presidents of these PIs asking them to support OPEN. Ms Alison Young, the then Commercial Attaché, DIT Oman assisted brilliantly in following up and obtaining the final letters of support from these PIs. Alison also organised the splendid Inauguration Ceremony of OPEN, hosted at the British Embassy Muscat, in February 2018.
After Alison’s departure, Ms Debbie Dixon, Deputy Director of DIT Oman, and her successor, Ms Rebecca Topping, have continued supporting OPEN in their aims and objectives."
Dr Rashid Al Balushi
Chairman, Engineering Innovation Design & Consulting LLC.
Eng Khamis Al Souli BEng MSc FICE,
Local Partner/Director – Driver Oman LLC.
Eng Fuad Abdullah
Al Kindi>
Chairman/Chairman, Ibn Khaldoon/ OSE.
Ms Julia Calleja MBA PGCertEd FCIPD AFIChemE FHEA ARSPH FAHRI,
Organisational Development Consultant,
United Kingdom.
Mr Scott Blackhurst CEng FIStructE FICE,
Project Director,
Sohar International, Head Office.
Mr Damodar Katti FIHE MIET MIEI,
Managing Director,
Design Group Engineering Consultants
(OPEN’s Treasurer).
Mr R.Subbaraman (Raman) CEng MICE FIHE FCIHT,
Chartered Civil Engineer,
Head of Department - Roads,
Design Group Engineering Consultant (DGEC) LLC.
Dr Sadiq Muscati CEng FICE CMgr FCMI,
Chairman,
Design Group Engineering Consultants,
ICE Representative for Oman.
Dr Sadiq Muscati CEng FICE CMgr FCMI,
Chairman,
Design Group Engineering Consultants,
ICE Representative for Oman.
Mr Scott Blackhurst CEng FIStructE FICE,
Project Director,
Sohar International, Head Office.
Prof Joseph Tatler CEng FIMechE FRAeS FHEA,
Former Professional Development Coordinator, Oman LNG.
Mr Rohan Thotabaduge RIBA,
Director- Development at Qiddiya Investment Company, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mr Matthew Bishop CEng FIChemE,
Managing Director - Gulf
EMEA
Oil & Gas.
Dr Tahseen Ali Rafik PhD MBA MSc BSc CEng MIET MIEEE FHEA,
Teaching Fellow, Former and Inaugurating Dean, Global College of Engineering and Technology.
Mr Adaan Shaaban MRICS,
Principal,
Daan Shaaban Office – Chartered QSs.
Ms Alison Young
MA (Hons)
Global Export and Investment Specialist,
Connected Places Catapult, London, UK.
“ Former Commercial Attaché – DIT/British Embassy Muscat”.
Dr Robert Whitcombe BSc MSc PhD CEnv,
Consultant - Planning and Environment,
WS Atkins, (Associate) and Independent,
United Kingdom.
Ms. ShaimaaTarek MBA
Training/Business Development Manager, OSE.
Mr R.Subbaraman (Raman) CEng MICE FIHE FCIHT,
Chartered Civil Engineer, Head of Department - Roads, Design Group Engineering Consultant (DGEC) LLC.
Mr Matthew Bishop CEng FIChemE,
Managing Director - Gulf
EMEA
Oil & Gas.
Dr Tahseen Ali Rafik PhD MBA MSc BSc CEng MIET MIEEE FHEA,
Teaching Fellow, Former and Inaugurating, Dean Global College of Engineering and Technology.
Prof Eugene Coyle CEng FIEI FIET FEI FIMarEST CRAeS CMgr FCMI MCIBSE MIEEE,
Former Dean,
Military Technological College.
Mr Rohan Thotabaduge RIBA,
Director- Development at Qiddiya Investment Company, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.