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London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Generalist Recruitment Consultant handling accounts in creative design and technical industries including Architecture, Interior Design, Construction, Project Management, Ecommerce and Technical Sales.Instrumental in redefining the business operational model including the adoption of cloud based CRM/ATS and defining the API integration requirements.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Undertook multiple projects including Graphic, Industrial and Spatial Design relating to print media and vehicle livery, F&B installations/interiors and farm infrastructure/process improvements. Project Management duties involved overseeing contractors to complete production of engineered solutions, fit-out and carpentry solutions.

Qatar/Dubai

Focused primarily on Contract Management and Project Coordination for a flagship semi-government entity in Qatar to develop architectural, digital and community strategies for their customer experience development. A remote project conducted over 4 time zones.

Dubai

Dubai

Wayfinding and public art strategy for a landmark masterplan project in Bahrain comprised of 12 projects. Public Realm, Civic, Roads, Residential Community, Interior & Exterior Retail. Team size of 5.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Point of contact for multiple concurrent projects, liaising and coordinating with clients and other consultants. Team resourcing, management and leadership. Influencing and guiding the creation of fee proposals and ensuring work stages are promptly invoiced and collected.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Landscape Design, Concept Design & Site Inspection with Digital Marketing thrown in for good measure. Landscape Design: Working on Small to Medium size projects, including commercial, hospitality and leisure. From plan to 3D models and review and comment of Tech Team CAD outputs. Liasing with potential suppliers and clients to determine project materials. Site visits where necessary to address potential problems and offer actionable suggestions. Graphic Layout: Producing reports combining information for presentations, as well as marketing materials i.e. flyers for web and print, business cards, internal & external comms. Concept Design: Continued work on projects not strictly categorized as Landscape. Signage, art installations. Extends to presenting design solutions on live projects.Site Inspector: Reviewing shop drawings and attending site to assess progressing work. Offering suggestions and relaying concerns to engineers and project leads. Review of RFIs and Material Submittals, rejecting or offering no objection as necessary. Dealing directly with the contractor and client to resolve issues and help proceed works in a timely manner.Web & Social: Web design and content management, including social media platforms i.e. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram. Review of Google Analytics and basic SEO management.

Dubai

Carried out the 'special' projects that did not fall strictly into Landscape Architecture.make INK: a small manufacturing unit for producing custom and personalized products using CNC technologies i.e. Routers, Laser and 3D printing. Graphic Design: Developed graphic design internally as well as for external clientele, print and web.Interiors/Furniture: Concept through to delivery of design, working closely with the fabricators, sometimes hands-on to deliver what was required.Concept Design: Exploring new and exciting concepts i.e. "secret gardens" and art installations, including wayfinding & signage.Web & Social Media: Continuous development of social media content and update of website and E-marketing material.

London, United Kingdom

Oversaw the Designers Xchange scheme including but not limited to; Creating design briefs for freelance designers to complete and managing the 3D printing of said designs before adding them to the online database. Dealing with customer design requests, CAD Modelling, Graphic Layout and Studio Photography.

London And California

Interior Design - FF&E Sourcing & Purchase, 3D Design & Visualisation, Manufacturing Spec. Drawings, Photography and Project Management Assistance - liaising with contractors, manufacturers and sales teams.

Placement as part of University Study - Oversaw the internal laser cutting and 3D printing equipment, whilst dealing with customers directly over the phone, via email and in person. Assisted with Product Design related duties.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Product Design, First Class Honours

"If you look at your Product Designer as someone that makes your solution look presentable, look again. They are there to help you.

Prof. Diploma, Interior Design

Dip., Landscape Design

High School, Communication And Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Media Studies (A Level) Product Design (A Level) History (A Level) Psychology (AS Level) Media Studies (.