Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Highly-experienced, client-oriented construction professional with 39 years as Project Architect, Design Manager and Director, specialising in high-end infrastructure and hospitality architecture + construction, both as Client + Consultant, in design + on site teams. Applying my skills as Design + Project Manager, through close client liaison, strong briefing + clear design, ensures that schemes are well-considered, teams stay focussed + my projects are delivered on time + to budget. Achievements in the Far East, Middle East and Europe prove my adaptability, drive, initiative and determination. Specialties : Architect / Design Manager / Project Manager / Team Leader - Rail, Airports, Hotels, Commercial, Mixed-use and Retail
Working with on Briefing + Project Inception, assessing Architectural Design direction + fulfilment of Employers’ Requirements. Close liaison w/ Client team + incumbent Contractors.
Running a start-up book publishing company aiming to bring new authors and titles to world-wide markets. Developing of brand, logo, image and market profile. Designing and launching company website. Meeting and guiding new and well-established authors. Designing book images, type-setting, covers and house style. Getting books to market, primarily in UK, the Middle East and US by working with distributors and wholesalers, on-line retailers, as well as local independent bookshops.
Architectural Design Manager - for 6 Red Line Spine Underground Stations - focusing on site execution + delivery of Client-led demands within context of accelerated completion of Underground Rail Network. Monitoring achievement of Employers’ Requirements + architectural design direction on site. Close liaison w/ Client's Lead Architect and discipline team. Reviewing + approving all exterior + interior finish materials + substrates for Stations, Subways + above-grade Entrances. Monitoring JV procurement process appraisal. On-site workmanship assessments, defects’ analysis, snagging + handover.
Full Client Representative role for Dolphin Energy, acting as Design and Project Manager leading design and technical teams in full project definition, briefing, design monitoring and construction supervision for specialised industrial building at Abu Dhabi's new KIZAD port. The building will enable our highly sophisticated sub-sea repair equipment to be housed, maintained, used for training and kept in operational readiness for emergency deployment.