He is a leading researcher, educator and practitioner with 33 year senior/executive level diverse experience in the fields of Academic leadership, Project design & management, teaching and research, public connectivity and high performance team building in higher education across public and private sectors. He has been involved in connectivity with first grade think-tanks and policy makers nationally and internationally to frame dynamic strategies for implementing result driven policies across Pakistan and several other countries.
Besides PhD in Civil Engineering, Dr. Shah, has also done MPhil in Eco, MBA and MS Environmental design, PGD Computer Science. Dr. Shah is the author of 47 articles in peer reviewed/HEC approved journals and more than 70 papers in the proceedings of international conferences. He has also authored 6 books in diverse areas of Civil Engineering, Project Management, Environmental Sustainability, Disaster Management and International Relations. His current research is focused on Academic and Research Leadership, sustainability in Built Environment, Project Management and Academic leadership. His 6th book on Pak China Friendship-70 years of diplomatic Relations has been recently published.
He is Fellow and Vice Chairman Institution of Engineers Pakistan-Islamabad, Fellow International Engineering Institute (IETI) Hong Kong, Fellow The Institute of Engineering and Tech (IET) UK, Fellow Member National Technology Council (NTC), Member Senate Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Life Member of Pakistan Engineering Council. Member Pakistan Development Committee PEC, Member Engineering Professional Exam (EPE) PEC, Member Advisory Council CPEC Research Centre, Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad.
Dr. Shah, also member of editorial boards of international journals of Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource management. He is represented in many national and international think tanks relating to his expertise.
He has been actively envisioning and implementing the transformation of quality education and research in the remote areas of Gilgit, Baltistan Pakistan, for last 4 years. He has been involved in the research projects on Climate Changes, Water resource management, Land use changes, Low cost housing, Technology enabled quality higher education and Sustainable Development. He developed unmatched teaching, research and entrepreneurship opportunities for the youth of the region.
The real asset of Dr. Shah, is his diversity spanning over Engineering, Management, Environmental sustainability and Project Management. Formerly he has been Vice Chancellor, City University of Science and IT Peshawar (2014-2018) and Director Projects and Planning at Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad (1999-2014).