Karl Kawass, Real Estate & Business Financial Consultant

Karl Kawass

Real Estate & Business Financial Consultant

Business Consultant & Lecturer

Location
Sweden
Education
Master's degree, Master of Int'l Business in Strategy
Experience
12 years, 3 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 3 months

Real Estate & Business Financial Consultant at Business Consultant & Lecturer
  • Other
  • October 2010 to July 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 at Solidere
  • Other
  • August 2008 to September 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 at Solidere
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2009 to September 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 at Solidere
  • Other
  • August 2008 to June 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 at AZADEA Group
  • Other
  • March 2007 to July 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 at Design Consultant
  • Lebanon
  • February 2007 to February 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 at TRUCK s.a.r.l
  • Ivory Coast
  • December 2005 to January 2007

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

Sales Engineer & Traffic Road Management Specialist at AGEV - Pikasoo
  • Iraq - Basra
  • May 2004 to February 2005

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

Restoration & Conservation Designer - Architect at German Heritage Team
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • November 1999 to April 2004

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

Education

Master's degree, Master of Int'l Business in Strategy
  • at Bordeaux Ecole de Management
  • October 2010

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
Deliverables
MS Project
Management

Languages

Arabic
Expert
French
Intermediate
English
Expert

Memberships

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