Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
▶️ Executive Summary: With three decades of experience in architecture and interior design, I lead the full architectural vision and delivery for Riyadh Air—one of the world’s newest and most ambitious global airlines. As Head of Architecture, I oversee the end‑to‑end strategy, design, and execution of major architectural projects that define the airline’s physical identity, employee experience, and premium guest journey. I drive the architectural direction across headquarters, lounges, training facilities, and long‑term crew accommodation, ensuring every project aligns with Riyadh Air’s design language, sustainability objectives, and exceptional brand standards. Working closely with internal stakeholders, executive leadership, and external design firms, I guide multidisciplinary teams through concept, design development, permits, tendering, construction, and handover. My background spans hospitality, corporate, cultural, aviation, residential, retail, F&B, and entertainment environments—enabling me to deliver high‑performance spaces that are functional, culturally relevant, technologically integrated, and guest‑experience driven. I am passionate about design excellence, smart building innovation, and creating environments that elevate well‑being, productivity, and operational efficiency. ➡️ Specialties Leadership: Project Management ▪ Design Leadership ▪ Architectural Strategy ▪ Cross‑Functional Coordination ▪ Stakeholder Management ▪ RFP Management ▪ Consultant & Contractor Oversight ▪ Contract Negotiation ▪ Complex Problem Solving ▪ Permitting & Regulatory Navigation ▪ Sustainability ▪ Executive Communication ▪ Vendor Management ▪ Budget & Risk Management Architecture & Design: Concept & Schematic Design ▪ Design Development ▪ Space Planning ▪ Technical Review ▪ Design Language Development ▪ FF&E Strategy ▪ Material Specifications & Shop Drawing Review ▪ Construction Support ▪ Design Guidelines & Standards ▪ Smart Building & Digital Experience Integration ▪ Hospitality & Lounge Design ▪ Aviation & Corporate architecture and Interiors Software & Tools: Revit ▪ BIM ▪ Enscape ▪ Revizto ▪ AutoCAD ▪ SketchUp ▪ Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) ▪ MS Project ▪ Primavera ▪ MS Office Suite
OCCO DESIGN is nowadays a leading Italian trademark which is well known for developing projects for the public and private spaces. Its success among the national and international markets is the result of creativity, company know-how and a viable vision towards design. Our conceptual ideas of design arise from the perception of the innovative and aesthetic language, where the architecture and furnishing elements dialogue in absolute harmony with the environment, expressing a refined feeling of elegance and prestige. According to our company vision, the feature that defines a successful project, whether it is a cozy house or a public building, is the mix of a refined design and a functionally viable space.
▶️ LEADERSHIP: I am helping the company with the new production facility project taking care about the following: Strategic Planning: Responsible for design excellence, undertaking the project final design and assisting design teams during project design development to bring designing and investment vision to reality. • Design Development: Lead the final design efforts on the client side, and develop overall design and project delivery strategies. • Project Management Development: Building Project management strategy. Managing the project timeline. ▶️ PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: Negotiating with stakeholders project delivery time. Conducting factory visits and inspections. Identifying and solving constraint which can impact project delivery time
Strategic Planning: Responsible for conceptual design excellence, undertaking the project design concepts and idea discussions and assisting design teams during project design development to bring the interior designing vision to reality. • Concept Development: Lead the creative design efforts on client projects, and develop overall concepts and design strategies. international interior design firms for projects, negotiate prices, provide the scope of work, and closely work with the same till project finalization. • Designing Standards: Set up and implement the design standards for the overall administration of the interior design function in concert with Omrania & Associates design philosophies. • Project Management: Direct the entire project management, including scope, procurement, production, design, communication, cost, time, risk, human resources, close out etc. • Project Oversight: Supervise the generation of finish plans, specifications, and material selections needed for construction • Partners Management: Play a stellar role in leading the design process with international and local design partners. • Design Review: Plan and undertake the design review of the projects designed by international design firms. • Resources Management: Plan, schedule, and manage enterprise-wide resources for the completion and progress of interior designing projects to ensure seamless functioning. • Designing Lifecycle: Oversee the designing from concept to tender stage, liaise with multiple disciplines and supervise the project. • Operations Management: Entrust with the overall accountability of handling all the ID projects development, client presentations, coordination with all disciplines, revisions, FF&E specifications and schedules. • Advisory: Closely work with the designing firms and teams to assist with how interior space should function, appear, and be furnished