County Cork, Ireland
• Produce work drawings and technical designs to a high standard to complete all projects within the given time frame. • Experience at the conceptual end of the design process, but also able to execute high quality design work using industry leading software to design bespoke commercial and large scale housing developments. • Prepared site measuring surveys to produce schemes and planning drawings for planning applications, pre application advice, tender packs, building regulations packs and other services and permits in line with RIBA stages 0-4. • Coordinated drawing packages in conjunction with other design consultants, architects, planners and contractors accordingly the current UK building regulations. • Ability to lead on projects and to mentor and manage junior members of the team. • Liaise with clients, contractors, planning teams and other work professionals in regards to the planning conditions. • Managed to bring new projects and clients to board and help to grow the practice.
• As an independent professional, designed and coordinated multiple types projects such as, private residents, retail shops, offices, educational and commercial spaces; from space planning, design, permits land and site surveyor, property appraisals and valuations for financial institutions, administration of construction projects. • Designed and coordinated architectural projects ranging from 100 sqm to 1100 sqm. • Negotiated contracts with stakeholders, clients and contractors. • Managed staff, scheduling and budgeting to coordinate projects with 10+ engineers and designers. • Blended management skills with technical expertise to communicate ideas and designs to clients, contractors and other professionals of the industry by reducing costs and increasing profits. • Build up a strong solid social and commercial awareness; letting me to direct and successfully handle multiple projects at the same time and meeting deadlines and budgets. • Among the Clients there are: Hewlett Packard, Habitat for Humanity, Juan Valdez Café, Ministry of Public Education (MEP), diverse private dwellings, offices & commercial clients. • Volunteered time and knowledge to help communities with educational and housing needs to help them to emerge and growth.
• Designed creative alternatives to the demands and needs of clients to adjust and improve working flow to budgets standards and successfully secure contracts and projects. • Help to increase the diversity of the project portfolio by exploring and finding new clients and potential project opportunities by proposing new designs and re-image of retail and offices businesses. • Drafted with meticulous detail, conceptual, technical and construction designs; meeting rigid specifications to achieve realistic budget projections to maximize resources and reduce costs. • Demonstrated a high level of initiative that let me adapt and be resilient to changing schedule conditions and handle various projects at the same time.