Designs Founders
KARIM AHMED ELSAADANY
CD / BIM Architect
Qualified professional with nearly 9 years of experience in architecture and designing across diverse organizations with proficiency in construction modeling.
Possess expertise in BIM coordination, interior designing, project coordination, vendor and stakeholder management, liaison and coordination, client relationship management amongst others aimed at rendering superior service quality. Exploring challenging assignments with a professionally managed organization
Executive Summary
- Skilled in designing construction models (3D Architectural, Structural, and MEP models) as well as finalizing design, structure specifications, materials, color, calculations and equipment
- Proven ability in working on projects like Crystal Spark Tower for Ministry of Housing, Cairo – Egypt, Al Wasl Stadium for Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai – UAE, A Tower for Ahmed Ahli, Sheikh Zayed Road - Dubai – UAE and Rotana Sabah Tower for Abo Sabah, Sheikh Zayed Road - Dubai – UAE amongst others
- Acknowledged for well-defined understanding of the business-technology interface and capacity to identify and align clients’ emerging technology needs with products and services
- Highly organized, disciplined and task focused with fine-tuned analytical, troubleshooting and administrative skills. Personality traits include decision making ability and capacity to delivery under pressure
Professional Experience
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Mazaya Engineering Consultant, Dubai – UAE
Senior Architect
March 2017 - Present
Responsibilities:
- Focused on planning & scaling projects from initial conception to final presentation
- Designed & developed 3D models and conducted periodic onsite inspection of project progress to ensure compliance to project delivery schedules and other SLA parameters
- Updated existing architectural elements of CAD drawings to reflect changes made using additions, moves and modifications
- Interact with project managers, consultants and clients for resolving issues and incorporating client comments in final shop drawings followed by presenting design
- Assessed safety equipment like fire protection system, heat detectors, smoke detectors, fire extinguisher locations, sprinkler head location, smoke/fire dampers from as-built drawings
- Assisted other architects, interior designers, planners and other multi-discipline professionals in effectively applying principles and techniques of architecture and maintaining a high level of accuracy
Al Asri Engineering Consultant, Dubai – UAE
BIM Architect and Designer – Exterior & Urban design and architectural composition
May 2015 – Feb 2017
Responsibilities:
- Render support to project teams in creating building designs and highly detailed drawings (by hand or using specialist computer-aided design applications) based on project specific requirements
- Interact with project managers, consultants and clients for resolving issues and incorporating client comments in final shop drawings followed by presenting design
- Guide the design team in using various software tools for designing 3D models, 2D drawings and graphics to support construction
- Manage post production activities by following up with teams assigned to construction projects for maintaining consistency in instruction and providing latest drawings to synchronizing project requirements
Cube Consultants, Cairo – Egypt
Conceptual Designer and 3D visualizer - Urban design
Feb 2014 – Apr 2015
Responsibilities:
- Involved in preparing & planning layout for projects as well as maintaining updated details regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, and equipment
- Assisted team members in identifying and eliminating design or development inconsistency and producing superior quality designs
- Focused on preparing architectural submittals, transmittals and in interacting with client, subcontractor, consultant, sub-consultants and specialists for collating and evaluating requirements
- Participated in early meetings with end users for understanding requirements, developing and presenting prototypes for minimizing post handover modifications
- Managed post production process. 3D modeling and rendering for delivering superior building designs and presentation for projects aimed at enhancing client satisfaction
Raef Fahmi Architects and Planners, Cairo – Egypt
Exterior and Interior Designer - Retail & Residential Sectors / Head - Presentation Department
Jan 2011 - Jan 2014
Highlights:
- Youngest senior member in the department to be promoted as head of presentation team
Responsibilities:
- Involved in designing interior & exterior projects and developing 3D models based on collated project requirements
- Interacted with clients for collating & evaluating requirements and communicating the same to the design team for enhancing function, safety, and aesthetics of interior & exterior spaces
- Interpreted project blue prints followed by planning and estimating project budgets for maintaining project profitability margins
- Submitted drawings based on building codes to designated authorities in the local administration for obtaining necessary approvals prior to starting project activities
- Followed up with team members in maintaining project delivery schedules and other quality parameters for enhancing client satisfaction
Academics
- Bachelor of Architectural Design, Mansoura University (2010)
Professional Development
- Arabcon Consultant (Interior and exterior designer) Egypt (Jun 2007 - Oct 2009)
- Al-ID Consultant (Architectural Engineering intern) Dammam - Saudi Arabia (Jul 2006 - Oct 2006)
- Unbuilt Realities - Resistance (Advanced workshop on visual communication in architectural
- presentation and design by Kareem Moussa (Architect and illustrator at MIR) Cairo - Egypt (Mar 2015)
- Transit - Engaged vertical urbanism By Felino "Jun" Palafox
Personal Dossier
- Date of Birth : 08th July 1986
- Languages Known : English and Arabic
- Nationality : Egyptian
- Passport : A03692295 valid till Oct 20182015)
- Visa Status : Residence (Transferrable)