رفيدة الهجرسي

السيرة الذاتية

رفيدة الهجرسي

رفيدة الهجرسي

Education

B.Sc. Civil Engineering, 2011

Affiliation: Misr Higher Engineering and Tecnology, Mansoura, Egypt

  • M.Sc. of Irrigation and Hydraulic Engineering, 2020

Affiliation: Department of Irrigation and Hydraulic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Egypt

Thesis entitled: Effect of Climate Change on Rainfall Characteristics in Egypt.

  • Ph.D. of Irrigation and Hydraulic Engineering, (All but dissertation (ABD)) 2022 Affiliation: Department of Irrigation and Hydraulic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Egypt

Proposal entitled: Risk Assessment and Management of Flash Flooding for Sustainable Development Purposes in Egypt

Coursework: “Applied Statistics, Saltwater Intrusion, Water Resource Management, Wells Hydraulics, Water Quality Management”

Publications

 

El-Hagrsy, R. M., Gado, T. A., and Rashwan, I. M. H. (2018). Climate change effects on annual rainfall characteristics in Egypt. June, 28–30. In Twenty-First International Water Technology Conference, (IWTC21), Ismailia, Egypt.

Gado, T. A., El-Hagrsy, R. M., and Rashwan, I. M. H. (2019). Spatial and temporal rainfall changes in Egypt. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(27). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06039-4

 

El-Hagrsy, R. M., Gado, T. A., and Rashwan, I. M. H. (2021). Climate change impacts on precipitation patterns over Egypt. March 1-4. In Water Security and Climate Change Conference (WSCC 2021), TH Koln, Vietnam.

Gado, T. A., El-Hagrsy, R. M., & Rashwan, I. M. H. (2022). Projection of rainfall variability in Egypt by regional climate model simulations. Journal of Water and Climate Change, jwc2022003. https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2022.003

Gado, T. A., Elkollaly.M, Alkhawaga.A, El-Hagrsy, R. M, Mohameden.M.M Shalaby.B.A, Omara.H andB Elboshy.B [2023]. Spatiotemporal Analysis of Event-Based Precipitation in Sinai, Egypt, [ISFF7], Tlemcen, Algeria

Gado, T. A., Elkollaly, M., Guo, Y., El-Hagrsy, R. M., Mohameden, M. B., Shalaby, B. A., ... & ElSawwaf, M. A. (2024). Event-based rainfall analysis in Sinai, Egypt. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 69(5), 622-638.

Attended Conferences and Workshops

 

26th -27th April, 2016

Training Workshop “Developing a GIS”

Organized by ARCA, Adaptation Research Center in Alexandria university, Egypt.

 

28th -30th June,

2018

Twenty-first International Water Technology Conference, (IWTC 21),

Ismailia, Egypt.                                “Oral Presentation”

 

4th February, 2020

Scientific Writing (Abstract for a Conference), Scientific Research

Development Unit, Tanta University, Egypt.

 

10th -12th

March,2020

Fourth International Environmental Forum, (TUEF 4), Alexandria,

Egypt.

 

18th -22nd October,

2020

Cairo Water Week 2020, Cairo, Egypt

1st -4th March, 2021

Water Security and Climate Change Conference 2021 (WSCC),

TH Koln, Vietnam.                                                     “Oral Presentation”

 

11 August 2021

4 hours

Getting Started with GIS, esri

 

17 september,2021

6weeks

Imagery in Action, esri

 

2 November ,2022

6 weeks

Going Places with Spatial Analysis, esri

 

14 November ,2023

6 weeks

Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics, esri

 

 

 

 

 

 

Experience

2/2025- present Assistant Lecturer, Valley Higher Institute for Engineering & Technology, Qaliobia

  •  Assist in delivering laboratory and practical sessions in Hydraulics, Hydrology, Irrigation Engineering, Open Channel Flow, and Water Distribution/Drainage Networks.

  • Operate, maintain, and calibrate hydraulics/irrigation lab equipment; enforce safety procedures and prepare lab manuals and risk assessments.

  • Prepare and update instructional resources (slides, handouts, problem sets), aligned with program learning outcomes and accreditation standards.

  • Help with grading practical work, run tutorial sessions, hold office hours, and provide academic advising for course projects and senior projects.

  • Participate in research activities (data collection, modeling, experiments, and drafting papers) in areas such as hydraulic modeling, water resources management, flood control, and network optimization.

  • Contribute to departmental committees (quality assurance, exams, labs), maintain records (attendance, lab logs, equipment inventory), and support events (workshops/seminars).

  • Engage in outreach or consultancy-related tasks on water conservation and treatment; pursue continuous professional development and training on relevant software (e.g., HEC‑RAS, EPANET, SWMM, MATLAB, AutoCAD, GIS).

9/2021- 1/2025, EXPERT PME, Cairo

  • preparing governance documents and procedures for the project management office Durrah Company, Saudi Arabia.

  • Take part of preparing governance documents and procedures for the project management office departments at the Saudi Ministry of transport.

  • Preparing Project quality plan, Confidentiality of the information, project charter, Health safety and Environment (HSE) plan, Document Management Plan and Risk Management plan for Durrah Company, Saudi Arabia.

  • Preparing weekly and monthly reports

  9/2015- present GIS Analyst

  • Designs and edits GIS data for numerous projects

  • Ensures alignment of data with company standards

  • Monitors and applies the best industry practices

  • Maintains data integrity and accuracy

  • Utilizes ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, or ArcGIS Online in data visualization

  • Develops sustainable systems of collecting and managing data points

  • Manages necessary hardware and software

  • Delivers training and technical support to end-users

 

Language Proficiency

  • English: Fluent in written and spoken language.

  • Arabic: Mother tongue

Computer Skills

  • SPSS, Minitab

  • Arc GIS, Arc GIS Pro

  • Auto Cad 2D and 3D

  • HECRAS-HEC-HMS

  • Microsoft Project

  • Global Mapper

  • PCSWMM

  • Professional Self-Management

  • General English

  • Operating System Microsoft windows - Office Suites Microsoft Office