Dr. Hanna holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Penn State University, and he is a registered professional engineer in the U.S. and Canada. Awad has been an active construction practitioner, educator and researcher for over 30 years including 10 years as a design engineer and project manager. He has been active in industry-funded productivity research for nearly 20 years, and research sponsors have included the Electrical Contracting Foundation, the Mechanical Contracting Foundation, the New Horizon Foundation and the Construction Industry Institute, among others. He has authored over 100 refereed journal articles on construction-related topics with special emphasis on labor productivity, construction methods, cumulative impact of change, construction risk management and orders. 

 

He is the author of both the National Electrical Contractors Association's course on Construction Labor Productivity Improvement and the Canadian Mechanical Contracting Education Foundation's course on Improving Labor Productivity. As such, he has presented over 500 one-day seminars and instructed more than 10,000 people in the U.S. and Canadian construction industries on improving construction labor productivity and improving site performance through proper pre-construction planning.