About the Author
Luc Bauwmans

Luc Bauwmans is Vice President for Construciton Management with SUKAD FZ-LLC in Dubai, USA. A senior executive with more than 24 years experience in the projects industry, he has worked on capital projects in architecture, urban design, and engineering disciplines. In conjunction with the above, Mr. Bauwmans has also been a lecturer at various Academic institutions in South Africa, lecturing topics such as architectural theory, history and design, construction methodology, acoustics and interior design. Since obtaining his PMP credential in 1998, Mr. Bauwmans has further engaged in training of various Project Management disciplines to clients in mining, petrochemical, construction, engineering, transport, communications and heavy manufacturing sectors. In the last 8 years he has delivered over 10,000 delegate-days in training of project management and related topics, through organizations such as BRP Project Management and PangaeaWorleyParsons, both South African based. Mr. Bauwmans joined SUKAD as its VP Construction Management in 2008. SUKAD is an Innovation Center based in Dubai Knowledge Village with services across the Middle East. SUKAD‘s core competence is project management and the company provides consultancy, training, performance improvement, and professional development/career services. Prior to joining SUKAD, Mr. Bauwmans, who was based in South Africa, provided professional services in various locations around Africa, Middle East, and the United Kingdom. Companies to which Mr. Bauwmans provided services include Eskom, Anglo American, Anglo Gold, Sasol, South African Airways, Joy Mining machinery, Goldfields and various Government organizations. In recent years he managed Training Departments for PangaeaWorleyParsons South Africa and WorleyParsons Abu Dhabi. Mr. Bauwmans holds a Master of Architecture Degree from Sint Lucas, Ghent, Belgium. He has also delivered several papers at conferences in South Africa and the Middle East. Mr. Bauwmans specializes in project management and contract management training in NEC (New Engineering Contract), competency standards development and competence assessment in PM related fields. He is a registered assessor in PM with the South African Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SSETA), and was part of a Subject Matter Expert (SME) panel for the South African PM Standards Generating Body (PMSGB). Mr. Bauwmans has served 4 years on regional and national committees of PMSA. Under his tenure as Branch President of the Mpumalanga branch in SA, the branch doubled its membership and gained substantial exposure in industry. Mr. Bauwmans is a native speaker of Flemish and also speaks Dutch, Afrikaans, French and English. For more information about SUKAD or to contact Mr. Bauwmans, visit www.sukad.com.