George Michel Matta  
Senior Road Designer
 Programmer,  AutoCAD & Autodesk Land Development Expert
(Creator of  GMCA ; The Architectural Package Software for AutoCAD 2007,2008 & 2009)

BORN :               27 APRIL 1954, LEBANESE

LANGUAGES :    ARABIC, ENGLISH & FRENCH
EDUCATION :    - Courses in Aircraft Design by correspondence V.1 for K. D. WOOD, 1975-1977
                        - High School, Beirut 1973-1974
ADDRESS:          Beirut-Lebanon
Tel:                   (961-1) 878-429 , (961-3) 303-504
E-Mail:             g_matta@yahoo.com
Web pages:      http://gmca.synthasite.com 
                       
http://www.brushspace.com/artist/George-Matta1
                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:George_Matta
 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
From 1999 till date at KREDO & TECSULT of Canada
(Highways Consultants & Planners).

2008-2009:
  • - Wadi AL-Shesh Dam, in Bcharre - Lebanon, terrain modeling, surface editing & sections...
  • - Hadath EL-Jebbeh Dam, in Bcharre - Lebanon, terrain modeling, surface editing, profile & sections...
  • - Rehabilitation of Entrance No.9 Road, at Beirut Seaport, full infrastructural, roundabout, guardhouse &        landscape concept.
  • - Rehabilitation Design of Bared Irrigation Canal (NLWA) - North Lebanon, vertical allignment revision & cross  sections of bottleneck solution   concept...
  • - Study of Faraya Bypass (MPWT), Full infrastructural design concept with marking & signing.
  • - Road Designs in South Lebanon (IMG), Plan & Profiles with cross sections...
2007-2008 :
  • - Study of Alternative for Tfail road (25km) - Lebanon
  • - UNRWA Dbayyeh Palestinian refugee camp infrastructure rehabilitation - Lebanon (Final)
  • - Faraya Bypass Road - Lebanon (Plan & profile, cross-sections, drainage, marking & signing with all details)
2006-2007:
  • - UNRWA Dbayyeh Palestinian refugee camp infrastructure ehabilitation (Lebanon)...
  • - Classification & Reclassification of road network in Lebanon, (Mohafazat of  Bekaa & Baalbek El Hermel)...
  • Detailed engineering design of Antelias cave diversion dam with shaft staircases & tunnel intakes...
  • - Haret Saida bypass - Rafiq Hariri Boulevard...
2005-2006:
  • - Detailed  engineering design including plan/profile layouts of wastewater Master Plan & Sewage Network Design for     the Liberated Border Strip of the Adjacent Area of Jezzine in South Lebanon & Nabatiyeh. for the Lebanese Ministry of   Energy & Water.
  • - Preparation of Technical Terms of Reference for the Rehabilitation of  the Quay at Zahrani Facilities.
2004-2005:  
  • - Detailed engineering design and tender document preparation for upgrade of Roundabout at Dekwaneh Square.
2003-2004: 
  • Al Nabatiyah-Abu Al Aswad road, (Horizontal & vertical alignment design study with X-sections & misc. details.)
  • - New grade separation at Dekwaneh Square (Viaduct, Roundabout tender design & drawings.)
  • - Al Minieh Coastal Boulevard & Main road (Horizontal & vertical alignment design study with cross sections & misc.        details.)
2001-2002: 
  • Aamsheet-Mayfouk, Hadtoun-Tannourine & Tannourine El Tahta - Tannourine El Fawka; 40 km
  • - Al Aabdeh-Fnaydek road (Redesigning with smaller width to minimize r.walls volume); 38 km
  • - Al Jahilieh road (Urban street layout design; Plan & profile, Misc. Details, X-sections); 1 km
2000-2001: 
  • En Nabi Shbat - Tfail road (Rural road detailed engineering design complete study with details), 21 kilometers.
  • - Cthaura-Saadnayel road planning (Urban street layout design; Plan & profile, Misc. Details and X-sections); 3 km.
1999-2000: 
  • Aamsheet-Tannourine & Abdeh-Halba,Abdeh-Fnaydek roads; (Design layout, plan & profile, cross-sections /Super        elevations, misc. Details and volumes     using SDSK (Softdesk 8 civil based on AutoCAD R14);  78 km.
1994-1999: 
  • Computer drafting senior, using EDMAX system & finalizing drawings for B.C.D projects (SOLIDERE)
  • - The Souks of Beirut Master Plan.
  • - The Officers Club of Beirut..
  • - Also worked on LAU Architectural & Engineering Building (Blat-Jbeil).
  • - Byblos Bank Head Office (Achrafieh, Beirut).
  • - School of Mazraat El Shouf, School of Damour, School of Debbyeh.
  • - St. George Hospital, & Revitalization Center (Nahr Ibrahim).
1993-1994: 
  • Supervising & working on D.C.A (A Civil Coordinate Geometry Software) for the cartography of several projects...And    implementing special libraries for AutoCAD, included in GMCA package. 
1991-1993:
  • Supervising AutoCAD operators & computer section, also implementing some Basic & Autolisp routines for AutoCAD       R.11 &  R.12...
1990-1991: 
  • At Dar office in Beirut, created special AutoCAD package for International Road Signs dedicated to all Dar                     Al-Handasah offices overseas. Also worked on a highway project for Cameron including plan & profile drawings,           calculated & illustrated by D.C.A.
1989-1990:
  • In Adana-Turkey, senior draftsman & Computer system administrator on Pozanti-Tarsus Motorway project, using           AutoCAD R.10 with D.C.A.
1986-1989:
  • Plan & profile drawings of several Saudian highway projects by AutoCAD such as, Taif-Abha road, Madinah 3rd.Ring       road, Car Parks & APM system for Makkah in Saudi-Arabia. My assignment for these projects was in Cairo Egypt.
1984-1986:
  • - In Cairo-Egypt, senior draftsman for C.B.D (Central Business District) and Doha Artillery Camp.
1978-1984: 
  • - In Jeddah & Riyad Saudi-Arabia, worked on several town planning & highway projects such as, Makkah Planning          Study, Buraydah Ring Road, Abhur Interchange, Riyad Ring Roads, Jeddah-Makkah Expressway & Al-Kurr Road ... 
1976-1978: 
  • - In Beirut Lebanon, worked on several Royal Jordanian & Nijerian concept study drawings such as, Amman Major           Intersections, Kano, Jos & Kaduna in Nijeria (Master plans)...
1975-1976:
  • - In Manamah-Bahrain, finalized the final drawings for Al-Muharraq Island Master Plan & its concept design report           drawings & figures...

For more information contact the the artist: George M. Matta, mobile: 961-03-303504, Beirut - Lebanon, e-mail: g_matta@yahoo.com