Yasmin Khalifa, Consulting Engineers

Yasmin Khalifa

Consulting Engineers

ALTORATH International

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Architecture
Experience
17 years, 2 months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 2 months

Consulting Engineers at ALTORATH International
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since October 2017

reporting to COO/CEO "4th promotion"
Major Responsibilities
•Supervising the Architectural, Structural, MEP and Quantity survey design production and over-all design coordination process, supporting design managers and senior engineers at design development, selection, researches and technical studies.
•Managing the heads of Architectural, Structural, MEP and QS sections performance, financial and resource management.
•Supporting at technical and project reporting to management and clients.
•Developing then monitoring the implementation of the related policies & procedures to the project and design management.
•Setting the above sections' business and quality objectives, development plans and supervising the implementation.
•Assisting at marketing strategies preparing, conducting marketing presentations.
•Supporting at technical and commercial design services offers.
•Major supervised projects: Khatm Alshakla boarder, SHAMS Visitor Center Public Procurers' Office & Federal Supreme Court, C15 Multi-use towers & Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Park.

Consulting Engineers at ALTORATH International
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2016 to September 2016

Head of Architectural Design Department, reporting to COO "3rd promotion"
Major Responsibilities
•Supervising the architectural design production and over-all design coordination process, supporting design manager at design development, selection, researches and technical studies.
•Managing the Architectural design department architects, modelers and draftsmen performance and resource management.
•Initiating and executing policies & procedures for the project and design management.
•Setting and executing department's business, quality objectives and development plans.
•Assisting at preparing marketing material, conducting marketing presentations, supporting at marketing visits and surveys.
•Supporting at technical and commercial design services offers preparation for received RFPs.
•Supporting at technical and project reporting to management and clients, in addition to technical and commercial offers.
•Major supervised projects: ASTER Laboratories, Advanced Care Clinic, Federal Costumes HQ, Al Raha Beach Multi-use Building, ENI Tower, MBZ School, Rowais Harbor & Tower

Consulting Engineers at ALTORATH International
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2015 to June 2015

Head of Development & Quality Control Section-reporting to HOD "2nd promotion"
Major Responsibilities
•Initiation & execution of quality policies and objectives. And implementation of the quality certifications systems.
•Acting as the "Management representative" with external auditors from certifying bodies and clients.
•Managing the section's resources, financial issues and reporting the operations and projects to the management.
•Designing the submissions review processes, supporting the review process and operations of quality reports and plans.

Projects Manager at ALTORATH International Consulting Engineers
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2013 to June 2013

Managing the execution of the Design projects, submissions and approvals processes, coordinate the work flow between the project team (discipline engineers and sub-consultants), clients and stake holders including authorities.
•Managing the project’s team of architects and draftsmen- throughout the projects life cycle.
•Preparing technical, progress and financial reports, in addition to managing the local authorities' approvals process.
•Preparation of value engineering, risk assessments and constructability reviews, chairing clients and internal workshops.
•Preparing the technical and commercial offers for the design services in response for tendered projects.
•Major managed projects: ADNOC Training Center, AD & Al Ain Cemeteries Design Guideline for Muslims, Christians & Hindus, Fully-auto. Shahama Slaughter House & ADNOC Recreational Club.

Senior Architect at ALTORATH International Consulting Engineers
  • United Arab Emirates
  • September 2012 to December 2012

reporting to PM
Major Responsibilities
•Preparation of the building's interior and exterior from pre-concept till construction documents issuance.
•Design coordination of the architectural design with the structural, MEP, sustainability and infrastructure design.
•Selection of material & systems, preparation of out-line specifications, supporting at preparation of BOQ & cost estimates.
•Supporting construction managers in shop drawings coordination & material approval and responding to contractors RFIs.
•Managing the project’s team of engineers from different disciplines and sub-consultants.
•Supervising and executing the obtaining of authorities approvals process.
•Reporting to clients' technical managers and chairing design workshops.

Business Development Director at JOBXL Construction Limited
  • July 2008 to January 2011

A company specialized in Design & Build projects via agency for BETAFENCE-Belgium, MACCAFERRI ORSOGRIL-Italy.

Architect at Al Hadara Constructing Company
  • July 2007 to December 2009
Marketing Department Director at JOBXL Construction Limited
  • July 2006 to June 2008
Architect at Dolphin Design for Design & Engineering Services
  • June 2005 to November 2007
Business Owner at MEP
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2007 to August 2007

Designing buildings, interiors, master plans, landscape and producing the drawings, details and out-line specifications.
•Coordinating with structural, civil,

Project engineer at AlFaris Alarabai Consultants & Contractors- An Emirati Sudanese
  • May 2004 to June 2006
Teaching Assistant at design studio,Architecture Dept.-Sudan University of Science &Technology
  • December 2003 to May 2004
Teaching Assistant at design studio, Nasr Technical College
  • December 2003 to May 2004
Teacher at Ahfad Secondary School
  • July 2003 to May 2004
Consultant at Ahfad University for Women Khartoum maintenance
  • August 2003 to October 2003
  • January 2002 to July 2003

CAD Drafting at Dr.-Arch. Hashim Khalifa’s Architecture & Consultancy Office.

Senior Architect
  • to
Consulting Engineers at For ALTORATH International
  • to

as the Head of Head of Design dept.: Initiation, management and implementation of design projects cost control and reduction methodologies and techniques.
• For (AIC) as the Head of Development & QC Section: Initiation & management of drafting & implementation of the company's Policies & Procedures.
•For JOBXL Construction Limited, as the Head of Business Development Section at 2008: Convinced MACCAFERRI -the leading European manufacturer and designer of Environmental Engineering Solutions -to grand the company the exclusive agency.
•For AlFaris Alarabai Consultants & Contractors: Obtaining the award of the "Presidential yacht" by the most prestigious client in Sudan "Presidential head office".

Education

Bachelor's degree, Architecture
  • at Dept. of Architecture
  • January 2003

High school or equivalent,
  • at Secondary and High School from African Council for Private
  • January 1997

High school or equivalent,
  • at Gordbridge Primary School
  • January 1988

Specialties & Skills

Construction Supervision
Material Flow
Suppliers Development
Building Management Systems
Work Flow Design
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
MICROSOFT OFFICE
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
REPORTS
SUPERVISORY SKILLS

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
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