Karl Kawass, Real Estate & Business Financial Consultant

Karl Kawass

Real Estate & Business Financial Consultant

Business Consultant & Lecturer

البلد
السويد
التعليم
ماجستير, Master of Int'l Business in Strategy
الخبرات
11 years, 0 أشهر

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مجموع سنوات الخبرة :11 years, 0 أشهر

Real Estate & Business Financial Consultant في Business Consultant & Lecturer
  • غير ذلك
  • أكتوبر 2010 إلى يوليو 2011

Construction Industry - Confidential Co. - Business Development - MENA Region.
TELECOM Industry - Confidential Co.- Financial Performance - REFM Manager - MENA.
F&B Industry - Confidential Co. - Development & Expansion Strategy - MENA Region.
OEA & NDU Grad. Business School - Valuation, Budgeting & Performance Courses.

Project Manager في Solidere
  • غير ذلك
  • أغسطس 2008 إلى سبتمبر 2010

\[Luxury Suites Towers; Hospitality Projects; Heritage Trail Path; Landscape Garden Projects\]
Working with Int’l Consultants & Organizations Vincent Van Duysen - Belgium, Olivier Vidal - Switzerland, Machado Silvetti - USA, Kevin Dash - Australia, Architecture Studio - France, Raphael Moneo, Xavier Corbero - Spain, Axel Shultes, Wilkinson Eyre, COWI, WATG, others.
Projects Components & Documents Management: Set the Scope of Work, Development Brief, Tendering Package \[BOQ & Specs\], Submittal Work Acceptance, Project Budget & Payments, Issue RFPs, Scope of Work, & Contracts, Quality Assurance & Procedures.
Issue & Approve Payments: Set Project Code, Purchase Orders \[PO\], Payment Orders, invoices, Retentions, Penalties & Variation Orders.
\[PWA\]: MS Project Web Access System to Monitor progress, schedules & milestones and issue Progress Reports accordingly of the different Int’l Resources’ Inputs.

Business Development Manager في Solidere
  • لبنان - بيروت
  • يونيو 2009 إلى سبتمبر 2010

\[Projects’ Total Budget $220 Million\]
Solidere’s Hospitality Brand Strategy and Awareness Plan.
Market Study: Forecast long & short-term opportunities, Bus. Intelligence, \[JLL, MXD, etc.\]
Develop Business Plans, Business Models and Accurate Business Reports.
Simulate Feasibility Studies & Assess Options for different Business Models and Scenarios.

Operations & Planning Assistant Manager في Solidere
  • غير ذلك
  • أغسطس 2008 إلى يونيو 2009

\[Annual Budget Total USD 30M\] - \[Land Area Total 56M sqm\]
\[Al ZORAH - Ajman, Eastown & Westown Cairo, Bodrum, JCD - Jeddah Central District, others\]
Setting Scope of Work, Tasks and Deliverables for the International Projects.
Manage Contracts of the Urban Development Division, Real Estate Division, Consultants and Contractors related to the previously mentioned Int’l Projects.
Issuing Letters of Intent \[LOI\], Requests for Proposal \[RFP\] for Potential Consultants.
Negotiate Terms, Deliverables, Due Dates and release Final Contract Documents.
Planning the Tasks, Deliverables and managing the Resource Pool.
ERP System Integration: Microsoft Time Sheet Entry and Approval System.
Approve Payments & Reviewing Variations upon Submission of Deliverables.
Improve Efficiency & Productivity: Upgrade Operations Manual Processes and Policies.
Contracts follow-up using Oracle - JD Edwards Management Application.

Regional Manager - Real Estate Development في AZADEA Group
  • غير ذلك
  • مارس 2007 إلى يوليو 2008

\[Lebanon, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, UAE\]
Market Studies: Country Market Entry Analysis, Socio-Economic & Geo-Political Risk.
FMCG, Retail & Fashion Industries in MENA Region & East Europe.
Identify Potential Property Developments: utilizing Google Earth, through Strategic Regional Plan and Area Data Analysis and Evaluation Checklist.
Determine Gross Leasable Area \[GLA\] and Potential Shops Tenants Mix.
Negotiate Terms, Grace Periods & Final Agreements for the different RE Lease contracts including INDITEX, other Fashion - F&B Brands, Columbus Café, Virgin, Paul Café, others...

Architect - Designer في Design Consultant
  • لبنان
  • فبراير 2007 إلى فبراير 2008

Architecture: Villas in Rabyeh Area.
Interior Design: Luxurious Apartments \[500+\] at Tabarese, Achrafiyeh.
Landscape: Public Squares with Saida’s Municipality.
Hospitality: Pubs & Restaurants Beirut.
Media: mbc Group Set Design and Special Festivals Projects in KSA.

Assistant Project Manager في TRUCK s.a.r.l
  • ساحل العاج
  • ديسمبر 2005 إلى يناير 2007

\[Guinea Bissau - Senegal Road High Way\]
\[EPC Adjamé Villas Compound\]

Sales Engineer & Traffic Road Management Specialist في AGEV - Pikasoo
  • العراق - البصرة
  • مايو 2004 إلى فبراير 2005

\[Downtown Abdaleh Project, Jordan\]; \[Lebanese University, Main Campus, Lebanon\]
\[GEANT Casino City Mall, Lebanon\]; \[Beirut Governmental University Hospital, Lebanon\]

Restoration & Conservation Designer - Architect في German Heritage Team
  • لبنان - بيروت
  • نوفمبر 1999 إلى أبريل 2004

\[Tripoli: Old City Core Souks\] ; \[El-Solh Castle: Restoration Proposal\]
Competitions: \[Martyrs' Square - 3rd Prize\]; \[Rehabilitation Tyr’s Public Beach - 2nd Prize\]

الخلفية التعليمية

ماجستير, Master of Int'l Business in Strategy
  • في Bordeaux Ecole de Management
  • أكتوبر 2010

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
Deliverables
MS Project
Management

اللغات

العربية
متمرّس
الفرنسية
متوسط
الانجليزية
متمرّس

العضويات

Order of Engineers and Architects in Beirut
  • Member
  • September 2004