Date: Isnin, March 21, 2016
Syabas dan tahniah diucapkan kepada Ir. Dr. Hj. ZARABIZAN BIN ZAKARIA, Ph.D, P.Eng.Penolong Pengarah Kanan (Awam), Bahagian Pembangunan Skim Kejuruteraan (BPSK), Cawangan Dasar dan Pengurusan Korporat (CDPK), Ibu Pejabat JKR Malaysia, kerana telah berjaya menyempurnakan pengajian Ph.D beliau dalam tempoh 3 (tiga) tahun (“Graduate on Time”) dan dianugerahkan Ijazah "DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY" berkuatkuasa 11 November 2015 oleh Senat Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Beliau telah melaksanakan pengajian Ph.D secara “research” dengan tajuk thesis beliau “Final Account Closing in Construction Project - Project Management Perspective”.
 
Sepanjang pengajian beliau telah membentangkan beberapa Kertas Kerja di peringkat kebangsaan dan antarabangsa antaranya seperti berikut:-
 
•‘Sustainability In Construction Industry Through The Closing Of Final Account Success’ The 9th International Conference of Geotechnical & Transportation Engineering (Geotropika) and The 1st International Conference On Construction & Building Eng. (Iconbuild) – GEOCON2013, 28th – 30th October 2013 PERSADA International Convention Centre, Johor Bahru Malaysia
•‘The Closing of Final Account in Malaysia Construction Industry: An Overview on the Cause and Impact of Dispute and Delay' di 19th International Business Information Management Association (IBIMA), 12-13 November 2012, Barcelona, Spain
•'Achieving Sustainability in Construction through Final Account Closing Satisfaction Approach' di The 2012 International Conference In Humanities, Social Sciences and Global Business Management (ISSGBM 2012), 30-31 December , 2012 Singapore, Singapore
•'Effectiveness of Pavement Management System and its Effects to the Closing of Final Account in Construction Project in Malaysia' di International Conference on Science & Engineering in Mathematics, Chemistry & Physics 2013 (SciTECH 2013),24-25 January 2013Jakarta, Indonesia
•'Buildability and Maintainability in Final Account Closing: The Greatest Challenge for Construction Industry' di International Symposium on Business & Social Sciences (ISBSS), 15-17 March, 2013, Tokyo, Japan
•'Risk Management in the Closing of Final Account in Construction Project: The Important of Effective Education Learning' di 2013 International Conference on Education and Sports Education (ESE 2013), 11-12 April 2013, Hong Kong, China
•'Modeling the Determinants Influencing the Need of Computer Simulation Framework in Improving the Closing of Final Account in Construction Projects' di 2013 International Conference on Internet Services Technology and Information Engineering (ISTIE 2013), 11-12 May 2013, Bogor, Indonesia
•'An Overview of Comparison between Construction Contracts in Malaysia: The Roles and Responsibilities of Contract Administrator in Achieving Final Account Closing Success' di 2013 International Conference on Economics and Business Administration, July 16-19, 2013, Rhodes (Rodos) Island, Greece
•'Fundamental Variables of Final Account Closing Success in Construction Projects in Malaysia' di ICCBE 2013 : International Conference on Civil and Building Engineering, October 22-23, 2013,Dubai, United Arab Emirates
•'Cause of Final Account Closing Delay: A Theoretical Framework' di ICEM 2013 : International Conference on Engineering Management, October 30-31, 2013 Bali, Indonesia
•‘Psychological Factors in Final Account Closing: Contractual Management, Time Management and Budget Governance' di 2nd World Conference on Psychology and Sociology, November 27-29, 2013, Brusells, Belgium.
•‘Final Account Closing in Construction Project: The Use of Supply Chain Management to Reduce the Delays' di ICCEM 2014 : 18th  International Conference on Construction Engineering and Management, April 28-29, 2014, Paris, France
•'Overview to the Processes of Successful Final Account Closing from Project Management Perspective' di International Research Conference on Business, Economics and Social Sciences (IRC), 21-22 September 2014, Istanbul, Turkey
•‘Best Practices of Contract Management Approach Towards Excellent Service Culture in Construction Project’ di Mesyuarat Pegawai Kanan Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) Malaysia 2015 di Persada International Convention Centre Johor Bahru dari 8 hingga 10 Jun 2015
 
Sepanjang tempoh pengajian beliau telah memenangi beberapa penghargaan, pengiktirafan dan ‘award’ antaranya:-
 
•'Construction Order of Merit' dalam World Inventor Award Festival (WIAF), 14 Disember 2013, Seoul, Korea Selatan
•Anugerah Kecemerlangan Industri Pembinaan (MCIEA) 2013 anjuran CIDB bagi kategori ‘inovasi’.
•15th Industrial Art & Technology Expo 2013 (INATEX 2013), Johor Bahru, 2-4 October 2013.
•‘Silver Medal’ di The 2nd International Innovation, Design And Articulation (I-IDeA) 2014 pada 17-19 September 2014 di UiTM Arau, Perlis
•'Civil Engineering Order of Merit' dalam World Inventor Award Festival (WIAF), 13 Disember 2014, Seoul, Korea Selatan
•‘World Creative Innovation & Science Grand Award’ dan ‘World Science & Technology Grand Award’ dalam World Scientist Award (WSA) 2015, 13 Disember 2015, Seoul, Korea Selatan
 
Sebanyak 7 (tujuh)  ‘Intellectual Property (IPO)” telah diterbitkan oleh beliau antaranya:-
 
No. Title/Description References
1 The Comparison Condition of Contract For Final Account According FIDIC  First Edition Red Book with PWD And  PAM UTM.J.01.12/27.13/1JLD37(94)) dated 31 December 2012
2 General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works used in Asia  (Traditional Procurement) UTM.J.01.12/27.13/1JLD37(97)) dated 31 December 2013
3 Procedure Of The Closing Of Final Account For Conventional Project UTM.J.14.01/27.13/1 JLD48(23) dated 26 June 2013
4 Conceptual Framework For The Important Factors Affecting Final Account Closing Success UTM.J.14.01/27.13/1 JLD48(21) dated 26 Jun 2013
5 Schematic Diagram For Final Account Closing Process In Traditional Form Of Contract UTM.J.14.01/27.13/1 JLD48(22) dated 26 Jun 2013
6 Framework Of Contract Administrator Selection Criteria UTM.J.14.01/27.13/1JLD48(87) dated 29 July 2013
7 Framework Of Final Account Closing For Construction Project UTM.J.14.01/27.13/1JLD48(92) dated 29 July 2013