Facilitators

The team of facilitators consists of top professionals with practical work and training experiences. The following is a brief overview of the background of selected facilitators.

Tariq Aldowaisan, the Founder and Managing Director of GLC, has a proven track record of over 20 years of combined consulting and training experience in quality, safety, laboratory development, and certifications. Dr. Aldowaisan is a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), and Certified Quality Manager (CQMgr) by the American Society for Quality (ASQ). He is also the first Kuwaiti to be a Certified Safety Professional (CSP); a designation that is awarded by the world-renowned Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) to individuals who satisfy education, experience, and rigorous examination requirements. Dr. Aldowaisan has been the coordinator and facilitator for over 100 training workshops; and a project manager, advisor, and consultant for over 25 consultation projects and advisory assignments to private and government organizations including Kuwait Ports Authority, Kuwait National Petroleum Company, Kuwait Oil Company, INCO-Lab, National Environmental Services Company, Kuwait University, Public Authority for Industry, Civil Service Commission, and Municipality of Kuwait.

Lotfi Gaafar has international and local work, consulting, and training experience in production, inventory, logistics, and simulation. He was a factory engineer and a factory manager of El-Ameen Company for Plastics in Cairo. He was a consultant with several USA, Egypt, and Kuwait companies including Garrett Turbine Engine, Ciba Vision, Fleming Food Distribution Company, and UNESCO. Dr. Gaafar is well-known for adopting a hands-on practical training approach.

Ashraf Youssef has assisted local labs to implement ISO 17025 and provided numerous lab improvement trainings. He was a chief engineer in charge of supervising several engineering laboratories at Kuwait University. He also served as a quality assurance consultant to Public Health School at Harvard University for two years.