Faculty

Dr. Eldin has over 40 years of professional experience in both industry and academia. He is a Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Professional Constructor (CPC), and Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP). In 2004, he received the US Presidential Award for his consulting services to the US Government on international assignments in Eastern Europe, the Far East, and the Middle East. Dr. Eldin has an extensive background in computer-aided techniques in project management and engineering design applications. He developed computer-aided project controls systems for major engineering-construction corporations and oil companies.

Dr. Eldin is an effective leader, a passionate teacher, and an accomplished researcher. He created and managed the Department of Construction Management at University of Houston, and provided transforming leadership to the College of Technology at UH. He taught scheduling, estimating, contact administration, equipment management, field supervision, and design of concrete and wood structures at undergraduate and graduate levels at prestigious universities. He received eight teaching excellence awards as a result of his teaching dedication and commitment to students. Dr. Eldin has successfully obtained $2.5 million of funded research and documented his findings in 85 technical publications. In addition, Neil has extensive industrial experience involving design, procurement, and construction of major facilities including power plants, petrochemical plants, offshore platforms, and buildings. He worked for top engineering-construction firms including Brown&Root (KBR), Bechtel, Aramco, and Enron. In 2000, as a project manager for NEPCO/ENRON, he was responsible for the design, procurement, and construction of two LNG power plants with budget over $375 million. His duties included design review, site operations, safety planning, QA/QC enforcement, preparation of cost estimates, development of EPC schedules, implementation of productivity improvement processes, client relations, preparation of bidding documents, bid evaluations, and value engineering exercises.