He joined Al-Shabeeb Company in September 2007. He was involved in the start-up and acted as the pioneer Survey Manager for Al- Shabeeb Surveying, which was put up in 2009.
 
Before joining Al-Shabeeb, he worked with Qatar’s Public Works Authority as Civil Engineer/Surveyor for two (2) years and Head of Roads Survey Unit with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture for 14 years. He was a part-time Instructor for four (4) years at the former Faculty of Technology, Qatar University.

He has 37 years of extensive surveying experience and is knowledgeable with the use of modern surveying methods and equipment, including Global Positioning System (GPS) and 3D Laser scanning. He has expert knowledge of CAD and GIS, geo-reference systems and datum. He is an experienced programmer and has created computational routines as part of work and as a personal/ professional hobby. He is a skilled technical writer and have written numerous technical reports, specifications, procedures, and contract documents.

Mr. Basilio earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Geodetic Engineering in 1985 from the University of the Philippines (UP). In 2015, he was a recipient of the UP Alumni Engineers Professional Degree Award for Geodetic Engineering. He is licensed by the Professional Regulations Commission in the Philippines, and is an accredited Grade A Engineer registered with the Professional Engineers Admission Committee, State of Qatar. He holds a Project Management qualification (Association for Project Management, U.K.) and ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification (British Standards Institution). Mr. Basilio is an ESRI-trained GIS Specialist.