DrIgor Martek

Member of the STEC and DUHREC Research Ethics Committees

Dr. Igor Martek is currently an academic at Deakin University, Australia. He
earned his PhD in 'Enterprise Strategies in International Construction' from
the University of Melbourne. He has an MBA from the Australian Graduate School
of Management, NSW, and an MA in International Relations from the Australian
National University, Canberra.

He has worked extensively in industry in evaluating, generating and managing
large capital projects in various locations around the world. He has worked in
Europe, including Eastern Europe, the Maghreb, Levant, China, Korea, and was
managing director, Far East, of a British consultancy firm based in Tokyo, for
ten years.

His research interests include the procurement and facilitation of capital
projects as an instrument of national competitive strategy, and the
competitive behaviours of international construction firms.

Google Scholar:

https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=xTREU50AAAAJ&hl=en

Researchgate:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Igor-Martek
Jan 2013 - Present

Deakin University
Senior Lecturer & Lecturer in construction - Course director for Bachelor of
Architectural Technology.

Oct 2011 - Dec 2012

Hubei University
Course director for Bachelor of International Business with Australian joint
program.

Apr 2006 - Mar 2009

Qualitas Group (Kuwait)

Senior Project Manager
In-house adviser to Kuwaiti government department heads on projects for the
Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Kuwait Fund. Assessing feasibility of
business proposals, developing new business ventures and managing project
implementation and start-ups.
Liaising with project partners on tenders, bid selection and contract
negotiations. Responsibility for Kuwaiti government's project financials and
success. Assessment of mature project performance and transitional management
of projects in need of restructuring.

Apr 2003 - Mar 2006

Informatics Holdings Inc. (Singapore)

Regional Manager (Gulf States)
Setting up of operational, marketing, legal and service delivery functions
of new country divisions for Informatics and its joint venture partners.
Project leader for projects in Kuwait, Libya, Jordan and Gulf States.
Responsible for project start-up, strategic planning, business planning,
budget formulation, financial controls, quality assurance procedures, staffing
and government liaison.

Sep 1999 - Mar 2003

'Gold Leaf' Building Products Manufacturing

General Manager
Responsible for the financial performance of a building products, and
furniture manufacturer servicing domestic building fabricators in Queensland
and Northern N.S.W.
Developed cost reduction initiatives, product innovations and a
manufacturing network in China for building products and furniture importation
to Australia and other destinations.

Feb 1989 - Dec 1997

Canning KK

General Manager (Far East Operations)
Responsible for the day to day operation of the Japanese division of a UK
based corporate consultancy offering strategic human resources services,
organisational restructuring and off-shore expansion liaison and feasibility
studies to larger Japanese corporations moving into Europe and the US.
Provision of "green-field" set-up, interim management and turn-around
consultancy and management services to foreign ventures moving into Japan and
the Far East.
Setting up the Korea division, soliciting and developing business
opportunities within the PR Korea.