Senior Designer / Department Head
Samaya Holding
Total years of experience :17 years, 7 Months
Design exhibitions and mueseums for local and international venues.
Specify material specifications.
Supervise construction
supervise team of designers
Design 5* hotel renovation projects for Elaf hotels, restaurants, and property.
Design exhibitions up to company requirements in international and local venues
Discuss with top management design requirements, approval and updates.
Assign suitable material specifications to projects.
Find, choose and manage suitable suppliers/contractors for the projects, and manage their contracts.
Supervise construction to be up to desired design, quality and standards for international and local projects and make sure everything is according to contract.
Handle marketing collateral, company branding/image update and designs.
Meet with PR companies to discuss PR direction and media articles.
• portfolio 2014 http://bit.ly/elkest
exhibition - interior - architectural design, animation
• Interpret client briefs
• Translate client needs into suitable 3D environments
• Deliver 3D environment design from working drawings to completion
• Develop creative ideas/concepts (either alone or as part of the wider creative team)
• Present creative concepts to internal and clients
• Work in a fast-paced environment to tight budgets and deadlines
• Oversee production team and production process and materials.
• Accounting and budget management.
• Marketing strategies and business development.
• Price negotiations.
• Exhibition designer
• 3d visualization
• Directing junior designers
• Supervise production/construction
• Prepare projects tender documents (specifications, contracts, quantity surveying)
• Prepare project proposal schedules
• Department project schedule preparation and coordination
• Business development
• Design quality control
• Create project technical/financial proposals
• Correspondence with clients and consultants
• Coordinate international projects and consultants
• Assist in company's promotional material (brouchures, newsletters, etc)
• Attend pre-bid meetings
• Interior Design and 3d perspectives for interiors/exteriors/exhibitions
• Event planning and setup design
• Create project schedules eg, Vodafone Smart Village C3 building
• Created Cash flows for Vodafone C3 bldg, The Kuwait-Egyptian Office building (Mohandeseen), Abu Rawash Land parcilation project
• Document control and schedule management on site of the Kuwaiti Diplomatic mission/Embassy building in Cairo.
• Design of residential apartment buildings
• Played a major role in the architectural design and 3D modeling of commercial buildings - Kuwait