Amr Fikry, Senior DesignManager

Amr Fikry

Senior DesignManager

SODIC

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Architecture
Experience
25 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :25 years, 8 Months

Senior DesignManager at SODIC
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since August 2010

Main responsibilities:
 Leading a team with main responsibility of safe guarding the real estate product throughout all stages for inception to delivery and handover.
 Manager the consultants during pre and post contract stages.
 Provide in-house design support.
 Hand-on projects by review and approval of design documents, materials submission and participate in value buying.

Projects: The main three programmes SODIC is developing are the award winning Allergia golf course community, Westown (1.2 M m2) and Eastown (0.8 M m2) both are mixed use developments offering a variety of Residential, commercial, retail, hospitality and leisure projects.

Development Manager/Interior Design Manager at Emaar, The Economic City
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • May 2009 to July 2010

Employer: Emaar, The Economic City
Emaar is one of the top real estate developers worldwide. www.emaar.com

Position : Manager, Development/Interior Design, Real Estate Division

Main responsibilities (Manager, Development, Education):
 Utilization of plots for Educational Developments and liaising with the Master Plan.
 Participating in business case analysis.
 Initiation of design brief, preparing programme and liaising with operators.
 Review and approval of design documents, materials, construction programme

Main responsibilities (Manager, Interior Design):
 Initiation of project brief for ID projects and creating the design guidelines.
 Procurement of multinational ID consultants.
 ID management and contract administration for more than 20 ID Packages.
 Management and coordination for ID construction and handover activities.

Project: King Abdullah Economic City, KSA. www.kingabdullahcity.com
KAEC is a mega economic city and is being built, on 168 km², to become the single greatest enabler of social and economical growth for the KSA. KAEC is located strategically on the Red Sea coast between major shipping routes that link it to Europe, Africa and Asia. Domestically, it is situated close to the commercial centre of Jeddah as well as the Holy Cities of Mecca and Madina.

Project Manager at Mace International Limited
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2005 to May 2009

Mace is one of the world's largest and most diverse management and construction companies. www.macegroup.com
Position : Project Manager
Main responsibilities:
Procurement of Consultants and Contractors
Design Management
Value and Risk Management
Project:Mudon Development, Dubai, UAE
A 680 ha. (6.8 m sq. m) mixed use residential development consisting of 5 themed City Downtowns.
Client:Dubai Properties Group

Position:Project Manager /Senior Retail Tenant Fit-Out Coordinator
Main responsibilities:
Procurement of retail design review consultants.
Retail Fit-Out management and coordination including
Project close-out; including all activities relevant to completion, training and handover to Facility Manager and occupation (for 950 residential units at Burj Dubai Residences Phase III ‘South Ridge’)
Project:Burj Dubai Development-Old Town and The Residences, Dubai, UAE
Burj Dubai Development is one of the most prestigious projects in Dubai, the site is master planned community comprising residential, commercial and public spaces and will include the world’s tallest building and the world’s largest shopping mall upon completion.
Client:Emaar Properties PJSC

Position : Architect
Main responsibilities:
Reviewing and approving both design and workshop drawings.
Obtaining client’s approvals on design drawings and materials.
Site supervision and handover to FM and occupation.
Project:Burj Dubai Development - The Residences, Dubai, UAE
Client:Emaar Properties PJSC

Position : Retail Tenant Fit-Out Coordinator
Main responsibilities:
Coordination and Management of the design and fit-out activities
Administration of tenant variation requests.
Coordination between all project stakeholders (Landlord, Engineers, Main contractor, Facility Manager, Tenants, tenants’ designers and tenants’ contractors) to achieve the aimed results.
Project:Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, UAE
Client:Majid Al Futtaim Group LLC (MAF)

Design Department Manager / Senior Architect and Interior Designer at Living In interiors
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2002 to April 2005

Employer: Living In Interiors
Living In Interiors is a leading Interior Design, Construction and Luxurious furniture company located in Cairo, Egypt and Doha, Qatar. www.livingin.com

Position : Design Department Manager/Senior Architect & Interior Designer

Main responsibilities:
 Leading a team of 12-15 Architects and Interior Designers. Preparing strategic plans, work load distribution plans, managing key client accounts and applying quality control measures to all outgoing documents i.e. drawings, Specification, Bill of Quantities etc.
 Applying all tender stage activities i.e. pre-qualifications, preparing tender documents, mid-bid interviews post tender clarification and complete agreements/contracts.
 Liaising with other departments, for design and build contracts, i.e. Fit-Out, procurement, commercial and FF&E departments.
 Site Supervision.

Projects:
 Mobinil Offices and Stores - Alex- Egypt
3000 sq m - Interior Design and Fit out
 Cairo International Airport Annex -VIP Lounges - Cairo - Egypt
3000 sq m - Interior Design and Fit out
 Suez Canal Container Terminal - Port Said - Egypt
7000 sq m - Office Bldg. Interior Design and Fit out
 Civil Aviation - Doha- Qatar
2000 sq m - Office Bldg. Interior Design and Fit out
 Singapore Official Residence - Cairo- Egypt
1500 sq m- Full Renovation - Design and Build contract.
 Several Villas and Luxury Apartments - Egypt/Qatar
Design and Build contracts

Architect at Group Consultants
  • Egypt
  • September 1998 to August 2002

Employer: Group Consultants - Adel Halim & Partners
Group Consultants is an architectural consulting office, established in 1992.
Position : Architect
Field : Architectural Consultancy Services, with multi-discipline team support.

Main responsibilities:
 Architectural Design, throughout all design stages, starting from concept design to tender documents using free hand sketches and computer software.
 Rendering (concept design stage). And CAD programs in Working Drawings presentation.
 Coordination with other all disciplines and project stakeholders

Projects:
 Movenpick Hotel & Resort - Gaza - Palestine
250 rooms 5* Hotel - 27000 sq m - Architectural & Interior Design
 Sonesta Hotel - Cairo - Egypt
200 rooms 5* Hotel on 6000 sq m - Architectural & Interior Design
 Laguna Beach Resort - Elsokhna - Egypt
120000 sq m - Interior Design
 Qattan Child Centre - Gaza - Palestine
3300 sq m - Architectural & Interior Design
 Cairo Liver Centre - Giza - Egypt
1800 sq m - Architectural & Interior Design
 Residential Buildings - Egypt
Architectural & Interior Design
 Villas - Egypt
Architectural & Interior Design

Education

Bachelor's degree, Architecture
  • at Ain Shams University
  • June 1998

Specialties & Skills

Urban Planning
Fit out
Design Management
Real Estate Development
Project Management
Photoshop
AutoCAD
Leadership, and communication skills
Winword/Excel

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Project Management Institute
  • Member
  • January 2008
Egypt Engineers Syndicate
  • Member
  • July 1998

Training and Certifications

Real Estate Executive Development (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2013
Valid Until:
March 2013