MBA student, North Dakota State University
Business administration with advanced construction management, business analytics and cost management courses.

Architect, researcher and MBA student at NDSU, and founder of Alayan Design-Build Inc, an architectural design firm. I also manage renovation projects and work to the Ontario Building Code.
See my experienceGet in touchI trained as an architect in Baghdad, taught architectural engineering, worked on housing and interior projects, and then moved to Ontario. I’m now an MBA student at North Dakota State University in the USA, with advanced construction management coursework.
Today I run Alayan Design-Build Inc, an architectural design firm, manage renovation projects in the Burlington area, and am an Intern Architect with the Ontario Association of Architects. My master’s research cut modelled building emissions by 86%, which earned a thank-you letter from Iraq’s Ministry of Environment. I still review journal papers in building engineering.
Business administration with advanced construction management, business analytics and cost management courses.
Architecture: The Regulatory Environment. Grade A-.
Life cycle assessment research on emissions in construction. Published papers on sustainability and building insulation. Earned a thank-you letter from Iraq’s Ministry of Environment.
Ranked 6th of 55.
For publishing my M.Sc. research, which cut modelled emissions by 86%.
For representing Iraq in a UN-Habitat training on smart cities.
For a lecture on sustainable sanitation and water management.
For research on how sustainability has changed and what it means for architecture.
Built and tested two CNC models on different materials (2019 – 2021).