Curriculum Vitae
Fadi Georges COMAIR
Date of birth: October 2- 1960, Beirut – Lebanon
Married, 3 children
Nationality: French and Lebanese
Address: Comair building
Saint Vincent de Paul Street
Naccache – Antelias
Lebanon
Office Tel: +961 1 565 013
+961 1 565 014
Fax: +961 1 576 666
Mobile: +961 3 067 887
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Home Tel: +961 4 415 442
I- Professional Experience
1998 – 2006 General Director of Hydraulic and Electric Resources at the Ministry of Energy and Water in Lebanon
2002 - 2006 Director of Water Energy and Environment Research Center at Notre Dame University
1998 – 2006 Head of the Lebanese Commission for International Waters
2006 Professor in Hydraulics and Environment at La Sagesse University, Lebanon
2006 Head of Commission for prequalification of contractors and consultants in Lebanon
2002 – 2005: Professor in Hydraulics and Environment at Notre Dame University - Louaizeh (NDU)
1993 – 2000 Chairman of Litani River Authority (LRA) Irrigation, drainage and hydroelectric power.
1993 – 2000: - Professor at the Ecole Supérieure des Ingénieurs de Beyrouth (ESIB)
- Professor in Hydraulics and Structures at the Lebanese American University
I.1 Professional activities in Lebanon
§ Centre Technico-Universitaire du Liban-Nord: Member of the Scientific Board of the University. (Energy, design of dams, hydrology – water supply and treatment - irrigation) 1993 – 2006
§ Founder of the Water Energy and Environment Research Center at Notre Dame University, Louaizeh 2003 - 2006
§ Founder of the French Division at NDU
§ Study and design of five major dams in Lebanon under BOT with the United States Trade and Development Agency
§ Pollution control of the Litani River Basin with SIDA (Sweden International Development Agency) – Sweden
§ Economical evaluation of water, IDRC (International Development Research Center) Ottawa, Canada
§ Lebanese water strategy, JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Japan
§ Rehabilitation of irrigation projects in Lebanon, World Bank Washington D.C.
§ Public Private Partnership Program for Lebanon’s water, World Bank, AFD.
§ IPP water program for Lebanon, EU
§ Renewable Energy Program, UNDP
§ European Framework Directive , applicability on the Mediterranean components, EU programs (Athens, Brussels, Lebanon)
§ Ten year strategy for the Ministry of Energy and Water (2000 – 2010)
§ Ten year plan for the development of projects at the Litani River Authority (1993 – 2003)
§ Convention between EDF (Electricité de France) and LRA (Litani River Authority): rehabilitation works on Karaoun dam and of factories for electric production.
§ Study of several sites for the construction of dams in Lebanon such as: Chabrouh, Mseilha (Batroun) by Coyne et Belier.
§ Execution of Chabrouh dam by VINCI Construction.
§ Technical control of several dam projects by Bureau Veritas.
§ Convention of cooperation with the Communauté Urbaine de Lyon (Grand Lyon) and the Water division: Preventing the pollution of the aquifer of Jeita – Beirut
§ Project for the support of the Institutional Reform of the water sector in Lebanon: Judicial Report and Actual Conditions (ICEA – CORAIL) French Embassy March 2004
§ Cooperation with AFD (Agence Française pour le Développement and ONDEO (Lyonnaise des Eaux) on the management of services at Tripoli Water Authority Cooperation with AFD for the rehabilitation of potable water network of the region of Jezzine
§ Cooperation with Agence de la Francophonie for the continuous training on renewable energy of the Head of Offices at the Ministry.
§ Program for the reinforcement and modernization of Beirut Water Authority in coordination with Conseil Régional du Rhône-Alpes and the Communauté Urbaine de Lyon.
§ Convention of cooperation with EDF – Center of Hydraulic Engineering to insure technical support to the General Directorate of Hydraulic and Electric Resources
I.2 International and European Commissions
· Vice President of SEMIDE (Système Euro Méditerranéen d'Information sur les savoir-faire dans le Domaine de l'Eau) November 2005
· Former member of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN).
· Former member of the International Pre-stressed Concrete Federation (FIP).
· Former Head of the French Delegation part of the Commission of the European Communities.
· Former member of the French National Commission on Unified Technical Documents (DTU).
· Author and co-author of different articles and books in relation with the structural design and behavior of concrete and precast concrete (inside the European Commission for Standardization and also independently).
· President of the Lebanese Commission on International Water, the Orontus watershed.
II- Professional Experience in France from 1987 – 1993
Ministry of INDUSTRY: Industrial Technical Research Centers
Centre Technique des Tuiles et Briques, Clamart France
Precast concrete Study and Research Center, CERIB, Epernon - France
Head of Building Service and member of the European Standardization Committee (CEN) with the following missions:
§ Research and Development on construction products for the development of French Industry: Pipes for potable water and wastewater, Roofing elements (aerodynamic research and water tightness) construction Precast elements for building material (Mechanical and Thermal Development)
§ Member of the French delegation at the European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
§ Head of the French delegation for five technical European Committees of the CEN for the editing of Euro codes and standards: concrete, masonry, earthquake engineering.
§ Member of the French delegation for Building Standards at AFNOR
§ Representative of the Precast-Concrete Industry for three specialized groups for Technical agreements at the Scientific and Technical Center for Building (CSTB) (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment)
§ Member of the French National Commission for editing the Unified Technical Documents (DTU) of the Scientific and Technical Center for Building (CSTB).
§ Member of the French Commission of Earthquake Engineering.
§ Member of the French Commission for thermal and heat regulations.
§ Representative of the Federation of Concrete Industry (Fédération de l’Industrie du Béton - FIB) at the general council of Ponts et Chaussées.
III- Education
2003 Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, United States of America.
Executive program, Economy and Management
1985 – 1988: Université Claude Bernard - Lyon I - France
Degree: Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Hydraulics and Energy (High Honor)
1983 – 1984: Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées - Paris - France
Degree: Diplôme d’Etude Approfondie (DEA) in Civil Engineering.
Training: Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment –
CSTB – Paris.
1980 – 1983: LAMAR University Texas – USA
Degree: B.S. Civil Engineering, (Hydraulics and Environment)
1978 – 1980: American Lebanese University -LAU, former BUC (English and science)
1965 -1978: - Collège des Frères de la Salle
- Sacré Cœur
- Mont La Salle
Continuing Education
March 2002 Strategy and negotiations on International Water Courses according to the UN Convention (1997), organized by the World Bank.
November 1992 Prevention of disorders and building pathology
C.S.T.B. – France
July 1991 Finite Element Methods: Application to Structural Engineering
Société Gretec - Courbevoie, France
March 1990 Computer Aided Design (C.A.D.)
Société Intech - France
June 1989 Heat and Vapor Transfer, Condensation and Moisture in Building Walls C.S.T.B. - Marne la Vallée, France
Author and co-author of Books
- 2005 Book entitled مياه لبنان بين الضياع والاستثمار “The Loss and Exploitation of Water in Lebanon”
2. Les cahiers de la Convention Démocratique: Les Enjeux Méditerranéens: «l’Eau entre Guerre et Paix»with H.E. Hervé de Charrette French former Minister of Foreign Affairs - 2004, Harmattan edition
- Earthquake French Code PS92 and PS 2004, Chapter 14: precast and prestressed concrete elements
- Unified Technical Documents (DTU): Roofing material and code of practice, precast elements and masonry.
- National Federation of Building: Design Code for Reinforced Masonries, July 1991
Conferences, Publications, Handbooks
1. “Theoretical Concept and Experimental Analysis of Semi-Rigid Connections in Concrete Structures”, F. Comair, 14th International Congress of the Precast Concrete Industry (P.C.I.) B.I.B.M. 93 (Bureau International du Béton Manufacturé), Washington D.C., U.S.A. – September 10-15, 1993.
2. “Model Testing of a Precast Beam – Column Semi-Rigid Connection”, F. Comair, J. Dardare, First state of art workshop of European Cooperation and coordination in the field of scientific and technical research (COST – Project C1), Strasbourg, France – October 28-30, 1992.
3. “Investigation on the Behavior of Semi-Rigid Precast Beam to Column connections”, F. Comair, J. Dardare, International Federation of Prestressed Concrete (F.I.P.), Moscow – April 18-20, 1991.
4. “Energy Requirements for Building Envelopes in the Mediterranean Area”, F. Comair, G. Menguy, 3rd International Conference on Energy and Building in Mediterranean Area, Greece – April 8-10, 1992.
5. “The Main Clay and Ceramic Products which ensure Integrate and Transversal Insulation”, F. Comair, Journées “Isolations” of the French Agency of Heat Insulation A.F.M.E. –Sophia Angipolis – November 29-30, 1989.
6. “Thermophysical Characteristics of Wet and Porous Materials: Theoritical Evaluation and Experimental Measurements”, A. Kalboussi, A.M. Bouardi, F. Comair, A. Mourtada, G. Menguy J.I.T.H. -–November 5-9, 1989.
7. “Thermal Resistance of Reflective Envelopes: Theoretical Modeling and Experimental Results”, A. Mourtada, G. Menguy, A. Kalboussi, F. Comair, K. Loukou, Fourth International Journeys on Heat Transfer, J.I.T.H. – November 5-9, 1989.
8. Recommendations A.F.P.S. 90 (French Association for Earthquake Civil Engineering) for earthquake design code applied to building construction, Member of the Authors’ Committee.
9. Unified Technical Documents (D.T.U.), earthquake design code for individual homes PS-MI-89, Member of the Authors’ Committee.
10. Unified Technical Documents (D.T.U.), earthquake building design code of 1992, Member of the Authors’ Committee and author of the earthquake design code for precast concrete construction along with J.Dardare.
11. National Building Federation National Masonry Union (U.N.M. July 1991), “Professional Simplified Code for Reinforced Masonry”, Member of the Author’s Committee and author of the reinforced concrete masonry chapter along with J. Dardare.
12. Thermal solutions for concrete products with respect to the French Thermal code of 1988, Internal Report 1990 – Technical Report 1992.
13. Behavior of semi-rigid connections in precast concrete structures (July 1992), Report for the French Research Ministry.
14. Experimental building of Ollainville: “Behavior of parieto-dynamic wall” (July 1992).
15. Studies on ceramic bricks with complex geometry cores, report for the Housing and Construction Ministry (1990).
16. “Decennal work plan for the Litani National Board in Irrigation, Potable Water and Electricity”, presented to the President of the Council of Ministers, on the December 2, 2003.
17. “Irrigation, drainage, potable water and electricity of Litani project in west-Bekaa and in south Lebanon”, “water and electricity”, at the Association of The Friends of Ibrahim Abd El Aal in Beirut, presented in December 1993.
18. “The actual situation of water in Lebanon”, at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Tripoli, Lebanon, June 1994.
19. “Irrigation in Lebanon”, “National Forum on irrigation”, Lebanese Parliament. Msayleh, Lebanon October 22, 1994.
20. “Les lacs colinéaires au Liban”, at the Scientific and Cultural Council, Tannourine, Lebanon September 25, 1994.
21. “The present situation of water in Lebanon”, at the Tewfic Tabbarah Scientific Center. Beirut, Lebanon October 28, 1994.
22. “Edification of the Public Administration in Lebanon”, Centre de la ligue culturelle d’Antélias. Lebanon April 26, 1995.
23. First conference on the Environment in the Bekaa valley. Intervention on “Together, for a better environment” in collaboration with the “Association des Anciens de l’Université américaine de la Bekaa”. Bekaa, Lebanon September 3, 1995.
24. Intervention on “Energy and the utilization of renewableenergy”. Carlton Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon, October 1995.
25. “Water and wastewater management in Industry”, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, ESCWA. Hotel Commodore, Beirut, Lebanon, December 3, 1997.
26. “Litani Water Management: Prospect for the Future”. Université St Esprit de Kaslik, Liban, Université Aix – Marseilles, France, June 18-19-20, 1998.
27. “Sources of Water in the Middle East: Availability and Shortages till year 2025”, “The first annual APS water conference and exhibitions”, Friedrich Ebert Stifting, “Middle East and North Africa water issues and solutions”, hotel Bristol, Beirut, Lebanon, October 13 and 14, 1998.
28. “Recommendations for the implementation of a future strategy of energy for Lebanon”, “Conference on Energy in Lebanon”. French – Lebanese University Center of Technology, Lebanon March 12, 1999.
29. “Cleaning the environment in Lebanon, in infrastructure and formations”, Water and Environment Regional Center, Faculty of Engineers (ESIB) Beirut, Lebanon May 28,1999.
30. Workshop on “Filtration in water treatment in Lebanon” in collaboration with Industries in the United Kingdom. Hotel Bristol, Beirut, Lebanon. June 1999.
31. “Middle East and North Africa water issues and solutions”, “The second annual APS water conference, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung”. Hotel Riviera, Beirut, Lebanon, October 5-7, 1999.
32. “Private participation in the water and wastewater sectors”. Conference on water sector opportunities of Africa and the Middle East. New York, USA, October 19, 1999.
33. «LebanonWork Plan in Hydraulics from year 2000 to 2009», TDA, Africa and Middle East water sector, Long Beach, California, USA, October 19-21, 1999.
34. “Lebanon water environment strategy for 2001 to 2010”, “environment and Business in a competitive world”, “Globe 2000 – Global environmental Business Leadership”. Vancouver, Canada, on the March 22-24, 2000.
35. “Water geopolitics in the Middle East Region”. Lebanese Army Commandment, Yarzé Lebanon 2000
36. Conference on “Ten Year Strategy work plan for the Ministry of Energy and Water from 2001 to 2010”. Intervention on “Construction of dams, artificial recharge of aquifers, irrigation projects, potable water networks, restoration of rivers, electric equipment”. Beirut, Lebanon 2000
37. Intervention on “Work program on hydraulic projects in Lebanon”. Lebanese American University (LAU) Beirut, Lebanon 2000.
38. “Rehabilitation of potable water network in the liberated zones”, Technical conference on the development of liberated zones of south Lebanon and west Bekaa. Order of Engineers Beirut, Lebanon, June 24, 2000.
39. “Plan of hydraulic works for the next ten years”. Rotary Club, Beirut, Lebanon 2000.
40. «Les Ressources d’Eaux au Moyen Orient, Disponibilité et Déficit en Eau d’içi l’An 2025» French Senat, year 2000.
41. “Point of view of the Ministry of Energy and Water on the strategy of irrigation in Lebanon”, Association of the Friends of Ibrahim Abd El Aal in Beirut. Lebanon January 2001.
42. Conference on “Application methods within the Sector of Public Affairs in Lebanon after 2000: improvement or change?” Notre Dame University, Louaizeh, Lebanon, January 12, 2001.