Lina Bassil Chalhoub

General Manager

Lina has a broad and diverse background in management and marketing, managing in parallel the business enterprise and building a home. She brings educational acumen and developmental maturity in human resources and public relations. Lina managed multiple events including FuturoScope and environmental management programs under EuroMed. Lina is a graduate of Notre Dame University in marketing management and an active volunteer in community development and resilience.

Nicole Maarawi

Sr. Engineer and Project Coordinator

Nicole has over 29 years of experience in civil engineering with extensive practice in value engineering to optimize design, constructability, and sustainability of built assets. She brings multifaceted experience in renovation and interior remodeling helping clients with cost-saving and environmentally efficient solutions. Nicole is a civil engineering graduate of the American University of Beirut, with construction practice across the Middle East.

Michel Soto Chalhoub

Founder and Sr. Subject Matter Expert

Michel assists organizations in developing business strategy and achieving operational excellence. He serves in senior positions in industry, offers innovative engineering solutions, and manages city resilience programs, disaster response recovery and reconstruction programs. Michel is a licensed PE and SE in California and multiple states, and holds a PhD in civil structural engineering from UC Berkeley, and a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University.

Kamran M. Nemati

Sr. Subject Matter Expert

Kamran is a multifaceted engineer with passion for construction management, geotechnical engineering, and transportation facilities with expertise in pavement design. Kamran earned his PhD in construction management from UC Berkeley and serves as Professor at State University of New York, Buffalo, where he leads advanced research programs in materials and transportation. Kamran is a licensed PE in multiple states and continues to combine industry practice with academic life.

Michel Jamjian

Sr. Subject Matter Expert

Michel Jamjian is an expert in finite elements with over 30 years in simulation, dynamics, material modeling, and failure analysis. He develops cutting-edge computational methods, solving engineering challenges in multiple industries, enabling organizations to achieve high-accuracy optimization and performance evaluation. Dr. Jamjian tailors innovative computational solutions from research to industry application. He holds a PhD in computational mechanics from UC Berkeley, and quadrilingual, bringing a global cultural perspective.

Paul Torchia

Sr. Subject Matter Expert

Paul brings over 35 years of expertise in information technology solutions with a strong background in enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution development ranging from business requirements to design and implementation. Paul is a former Sr. Director at Cap Gemini technology division, holds an MBA from Clark University, and has executed ERP projects in the US and the Middle East.