Ahmad Shah DuranaiManaging Director, Design& Project Management, B.Arch, MBA, OAA, BTC, MTVA,Toronto, CanadaAhmad –Shah Duranai has over 30 years experience in Project Management and Architecture working on large scale projects with several international consulting firms in North America and the Middle East. Over the years he has worked on many commercial, hospitality, institutional, industrial and Residential projects.Ahmad is the Author of THE LEADERSHIP ZONE: Lessons from the Front Lines and Co-Author of the International Bestseller PEEKING BEHIND THE SCENES: A Deliberate Path to Success. He is a public Speaker and has made presentations on many topics among them: The Art of Leadership in Project ManagementStaff Engagement – A Leadership ChallengeBridging the Communication Gap in Multi-Generational WorkplaceAhmad is also a community activist volunteering with non-profit sector and recipient of the 2013 Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Award and Medal in Humanities / Social Justice “For Exceptional Services rendered to Community”.Career Synopsis:Assistant Design Manager: Nortel’s Carling Campus in Ottawa Project Architect and Technical Director to the Design Team: The Toronto General HospitalProject Architect: The Winnipeg Free PressProject Manager: The Waterloo Region Consolidate Courthouse (Kitchener , Ontario)Project Manage (Assistant Design Manager: Marina Walk in Dubai Marian (Dubai)Project Manager: Atlantis the Palm (Palm Jumeirah, Dubai)Project Manager: Landmark Tower (Abu Dhabi)ahmad-shahduranai@blackopalpa.com