Dr. Azzeddine Oudjehane is a highly accomplished and internationally recognized leader with over 30 years of experience across academia, government, industry, and non-profit sectors. He holds a B.Eng. in Hydraulics Engineering, an M.A.Sc in Mechanics of Materials, and a Doctorate in Applied Science - Mechanics of Materials with a dissertation passed with Distinction. He also earned a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration and recently completed a Leadership Certificate.
As the Principal of AZZO & Associates Consulting since 2000, Dr. Oudjehane provides services in feasibility and market research, program performance evaluation, business development, and education-training consultancy.
Dr. Oudjehane has served in multiple Canadian and International higher education institutions like the University of BC, Simon Fraser University, BC Institute of Technology (BCIT), and Southern Alberta Institute of Technology SAIT. In all these roles, he has held multi-faceted roles as a staff, faculty, or manager, encompassing managing academic operations, research, teaching, student services, liaison, and business development.
Dr. Oudjehane has continuously advocated for the benefits of sustainability, both in the classroom and through his leadership in applied research. His research emphasizes innovative, energy-efficient, and sustainable construction methods, and he collaborates on projects involving Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in construction project management. He was the Principal Investigator for projects such as "Net zero Mass timber housing construction" and "Investigating the integration of unmanned vehicle systems over the life cycle of construction projects. He also co-investigated projects on UAS applications in construction project management and for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry. He is a leading expert in mass timber construction and an innovator for project management best practices and analytics in business decision making.
Dr. Oudjehane was elected as a Board of Directors Board of Director for the Alberta Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) in 2014, serving as Vice Chair from 2016 to 2020. He also served as the Secretary and Treasurer, Board Director for Value Analysis Canada (VAC) from 2017 to 2023. He has held various other volunteer and advisory roles, including Education Representative for the CWC-Canada Wood Council (2024-present) and advisor to the CaGBC Education Advisory Committee (2014-2016).
With over 100 journal papers, conference papers, and presentations, Dr. Oudjehane is a prolific author and speaker. He is active on the Editorial and Review Boards of several journals, including the Journal of Engineering Management Research, Journal of Social Responsibility, and Wood and Fibre Science Journal. In the past year, he has given numerous presentations and keynote speeches on the role of innovation in sustainable construction practices, including "Mass Timber and the Disruption of the Building Sector" (2025).
He received the following nominations: • SAIT – Students Association Teaching Excellence Award – Nomination in 2014, 2019, and 2020 • Innovation of the Year 2019, awarded by the League for Innovation in the community college • Inspired Educator Award – Honorable mention – Leadership Awards Alberta Chapter, CaGBC 2018
