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- 2019 Nov - The Sustainable Development Goals - A global, transdisciplinary vision for the future (Coursera, University of Copenhagen)
- 2019 Dec - Ecosystem Services: A Method for Sustainable Development (Coursera, Université de Genève)
## Engineering roles
- 1985 - 1986, Junior Structural Engineer, Junior Designer, Bennett and Pless Inc., Atlanta Georgia
- 1987 - 1988, Consultant Structural Engineer, Norton Schmidt and Warden Consultancy, Atlanta Georgia
- 1988 - 1989, Structural Design Engineer, Cecil John and Associates Inc., Birmingham Alabama
- 1991 - 1994, Vice-President, Rust and Corrosion Control Inc., Birmingham Alabama
- 1994 - 1996, President, Accessibility Construction Inc., Birmingham Alabama
## Policy roles
- 2004 - present, Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and Development, United Nations
- 2008, Inaugural Chairperson, CRPD
- 2009 - 2012, 1st term Elected Member, Vice-Chair CRPD
- 2013 - 2016, 2nd term Elected Member, Vice-Chair CRPD
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## Advisory roles
- 1997 - 2020, Municipal advisor to the Mayor of Amman
- 1997 - 2020, Municipal Advisor to the Mayor of Amman, Director of Special Buldings Code Department
- 2003 - 2004, Special Advisor to the UN Special Rapporteur on Disability
- 2004 - 2006, Regional Country Director and Chief Expert on Disability and Vulnerable Groups, IFES (International Foundation for Election Systems)
- 2007 - 2008, Senior Technical Advisor / Manager, Election Participation & Gender Integration, ARD Inc.
- 2011 - Human Rights Expert, UNDP Turkmenistan / Ashgabat, "Strengthening the national capacity of Turkmenistan to promote and protect human rights"
- 2018 - present, Ambassador for Human Rights and Advisor on Minority Issues, FAAVM (Federal Association for the Advancement of Visible Minorities) Canada
## Board membership
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## Awards
- 2009 [GAATES Award of Recognition](http://old.gaates.org/about-gaates/gaates-award-winners/) - for serving as the Inaugural Chairperson of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- 2011 King Hussein Award of Excellence - by royal decree of HM King Abdullah II, fo outstanding service in the areas of public policy, human rights, and international development
- 2019 June, Certificate of Appreciation, International Disability Alliance - "for outstanding contributions made to our organization, and for the advancement of the rights of persons with disabilities"
## Affiliations
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Jordanian Society of Civil Engineers
- American Concrete Institute
- American Post-Tension Institute
- Alpha-Mu-Gamma Honor Society
- Jordan Federation for the Disabled
- Iraqi Federation for the Disabled
- Rotary International
- ENAT (European Network for Accessible Tourism), Honorary Member
## Keynotes and public speaking
- 2004 (Dec 5-6) - "Good Governance in Service of Distinction in the Arab World"
- 2005 (Feb 6-7) - "Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries"
- 2005 (Feb 24-26) - "Media and good governance", Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists
- 2005 (Apr 27-30) - "Public and Political Participation of People with Disabilities in Iraq"
- 2005 (Nov 25 - Dec 1) - "Participation for People with Disabilities in the Upcoming Election", UNDP Workshop Yemen
- 2005 (Dec 14) - "Improving the Life Conditions of People with Physical Disabiltiies", UNDP Workshop
- 2006 (Mar 12-17) - "The role of Parliament in Democratic Governance", international leadership course for the UN University
- 2009 (May) - "International Monitoring Mechanisms for the UN CRPD", National Human Rights Center, Rabat Morocco
- 2009 (Jun 2-5) - "Environmental Accessibility", League of Arab States
- 2009 (Oct 1)- European Network for Accessible Tourism
- 2009 (Oct 26) - "National Frameworks for the Implementation and Monitoring of the CRPD", OHCHR HQ Geneva
- 2009 (Nov 12-13) - 2nd Forum of Minorities and Political Participation, UN-OHCHR Geneva
- 2009 (Nov 18-19) - "Reform Process of the UN Treaty Body System", Nottingham University, Dublin Ireland
- 2010 (Mar 11-14) - Berlin ITB Convention, "On the issue of accessible tourism"
- 2011 (May 30) - "National Implementation of the CRPD and its Reporting Mechanisms", Amman Jordan
- ...and many more