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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Residential & Commercial Renovation (General Contractor). Architectural Design, Remodeling, Landscaping and full interior renovations.• Review Architectural, Structural, and Mechanical drawings and perform takeoffs.• Build scopes of work and track tender documents and pricing.• Assist in the awarding of contracts, administer the designer/sales software program and manage pricing of upgrades and extras.• Responsible for all on site construction activities on a daily basis.• Evaluate vendor quotes and quality of goods and services to determine most desirable suppliers/trades.• Responsible for purchasing and negotiating materials, equipment from suppliers/trades for building production.• Ensure high standards of workmanship and efficiency.• Creating 3 Weeks look ahead schedule on Scheduling software or other software as may be directed. – Monitor and ensure project plans, schedules and budget are followed.• Establish effective onsite communications and progress reporting with sub-trades and clients.• Work closely with the trade contractors, inspectors and regulatory agencies to prepare and execute project plans.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Manage residential property and coordinate with tenants and landlords.• Promoted sales of properties through advertisements, open houses, multiple listing services and other online advertising platforms• Interviewed clients to determine what kinds of properties they were seeking and generated lists meeting those requirements from available properties• Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, leases, and deeds• Accompany buyers during visits to and inspections of property, advising them on the suitability and value of the homes they are visiting based on current market conditions• Evaluate mortgage options helping clients obtain financing at the best rates and terms

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Expertly coordinate and control design submittals (shop drawings, RFI’s and material submittals) and ensured that the project is moving in the track timeline.• Supervised the site installation and final touches to achieve the design intent.• Coordinated with subcontractors and supplier to meet the project requirement within deadlines.• Managing weekly meeting with the suppliers and subcontractors in order to keep them in the project timeline track, distributed minutes promptly, followed up with absentees.• Successfully recently completed fit out of almost 1,400 unites (apartments, villas and penthouses) with public areas and BOH areas in a 3 residential towers 58 story each (Marina Gate towers 1, 2&3) within the allocated timeline.• Specialized in the fit out and refurbishment of 5-star hotel & resorts, cinema, commercial offices, retail, cultural and luxury mixed-use developments.• Offered a complete interior solution fulfilling the need for project management, engineering and design-build.• Coordinated and lead 2 to 3 projects simultaneously ensuring all projects requirements are met.• Reduce the project procurement by almost 30 to 40% of the allocated budget through the proposed design changes that serve the project’s design intent.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Supervised the design department team (12 Architects and Draftsmen) to produce the working shop drawings achieving the planed date of submittal and maintained the approval of the shop drawings from the consultant in order to issue for construction.• Managed the technical Material Submittals for client approval.• Arranged weekly Design and Technical Coordination meeting with the Client, consultants and subcontractors.• Supervised the site installation according to the approved shop drawing.• Established and maintained the job order issuing, production and technical coordination with the factories (joinery, metal, Marble and upholstery).• Specialized in the value engineering to reduce the project procurement budget.• Supervised the closeout documentation (As-Built drawings & O&M manuals)

Iraq

• Plan and co-ordinate the activities of the design group to ensure compliance to procedures and regulations.• Develop simple, effective technical delivery processes to improve the production of design deliverables to time/cost/quality• Ensured technical resources are managed effectively by working with the Programmed Area Manager and Integrated Projects Leader to co-ordinate design resource• Ensure required quality checking/approval procedures are carried out