أحمد عبد القادر, BIM Manager

أحمد عبد القادر

BIM Manager

Digital Knowledge – BIM Consultancy

Location
Egypt - Alexandria
Education
Master's degree, Architecture And Building
Experience
13 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 9 Months

BIM Manager at Digital Knowledge – BIM Consultancy
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • My current job since May 2023

● RED SEA, SHURAYRAH, GOLF CLUBHOUSE AND VILLAS, SAUDI ARABIA
Client: The Red Sea Development Company
Design Consultant: Foster & Partners
Executive Architect /AOR: Diwan Architects
Scope of work: Villas & Clubhouse Feature Roof - BIM Services
Feature Roof Contractor: CLADTECH International-UAE

Technical Office & BIM Manager at MANCREW Steel Buildings & Contracting
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • November 2022 to May 2023

● For the Naval Training Centre Project in Idku, El-Beheira, and the developmental areas of Mehwar El Taamir, Sidi Kerir, Alexandria including:
● Educational Buildings (B1 & B2), Water treatment plant, Irrigation tank, Gas station, Site landscape, Fish Restaurant, 75 Suites’ Hotel my duties are to:
● Review and coordinate all design submittals from consultants, as well as follow-up design conflicts, and variation orders.
● Supervise preparation and approvals of shop drawings, list of deliverables, and Material Submittals with respect to the project Specification.
● Continually update the construction schedule during the progress of site work.
● Continually update the BIM models during the progress of site work.
● Support preparation of subcontractors' invoices for technical assistance.
● Quantities surveying at different stages until preparing the as-built condition.
● Organize and choose materials for procurement.
● Negotiate with suppliers and vendors to ensure the best contracts.
● Provide a timely completion ratio of the project.

Technical Office & BIM Manager at Creative Group
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • December 2021 to October 2022

● For multiple Hayah Karima Projects in Alexandria and El-Beheira Governorates including:
● Citizens Services Buildings
● Agricultural Services Buildings (Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation)
● Youth Center Buildings (Ministry of Youth and Sports)
● Ministry of Solidarity buildings.
● Family medical centers and units (Ministry of Health)
● Water Treatment Plants, my duties were to:
● Review and coordinate all design submittals from consultants, as well as follow-up site supervision, design conflicts, and variation orders.
● Manage and lead the team of multi-disciplinary BIM engineers by delegating work according to specialism, project priorities, and contractual milestones.
● Supervise preparation and approvals of shop drawings, list of deliverables, and Material Submittals with respect to the project Specification.
● Continually update the construction schedule during the progress of site works.
● Support preparation of subcontractors' invoices, when required for technical assistance.
● Quantities surveying at different stages of the projects until preparing the as-built condition.
● For the Additional Command Center of the Northern Military Region in Alamein and Family Medical Center (Hayah Karima Projects) in Damanhur, my duties (On-Site) were to:
● Review finishing designs, and perform quantity surveying through BIM models.
● Organize and choose materials for procurement.
● Negotiate with suppliers and vendors to ensure the best contracts.
● Collaborate with junior Engineers and Execution Supervisors.
● Prepare as-built drawings, plans, and quantity surveying.
● Provide a timely completion ratio of the project.

BIM Manager & Team Leader at Galaxy Academy
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • March 2018 to December 2021

Perform all BIM Architecture responsibilities.
Implement BIM technologies on large scale construction projects up to 4D and 5D using BIM models.
Lead sub-teams of technical resources to execute and deliver BIM projects.
Assist project teams with preconstruction services, BIM procedures and techniques
to ensure timely modelling and shop drawings approval.
Provide leadership and direction to assigned project resources (BIM
Engineers/Architects/Junior BIM Engineers)
Identify conflicts, incomplete or ambiguous design information.
Coordinate with BIM service providers and subcontractors.
Create new library components.
Distribute new and revised models showing changes and RFI answers.
Develop the modelling schedules.
Define scopes of work, issue RFIs.
Prepare and maintain submittal logs and expediting log for BIM models.
Attend and /or manage model coordination meetings and document
preconstruction / BIM meetings.
Process shop drawing level models for approval.
Print drawing sets for team review.
Prepare 3d models and dimension shop drawing sheets for field use and review.
Export NWC and prepare NWF & NWD files for Inter-Disciplinary Clash Detection.

Team Leader BIM Architect & Coordinator at IBIMS
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • March 2017 to March 2018

● For multiple international mega projects including:
● South Dhahran Home Ownership (AJYAL)
Client: Saudi Arabian Oil Company (ARAMCO)
● NEUBAU BÜROGEBÄUDE HAUS B15
Client: VOLIM GmbH
Location: Schmalbachstrasse 38112 Braunschweig, Germany
● Passport Building Complex (Doha, Qatar): Basement, Main Building, Club House
● Al-Fazaa Head Quarter Buildings (Doha, Qatar): Carwash/Workshop, Club House, Mosque, my duties were to:
● Model setup per the standards and protocols.
● Integrate consultant models and drawings into a master model.
● Mentor team members in the use of the model and project’s standards.
● Manage team members to implement the BIM model project and coordinate the integration of entity models.
● Monitor the model’s performance and complete the routine.
● Combine or link shared team models & monitor the naming convention.
● Coordinate multiple disciplines' BIM models and highlight the interference clashes.
● Prepare shop drawings templates and review them for approval.

Senior Design BIM Architect at A.M.E.C. AL MANHAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • July 2016 to March 2017

● For multiple residential & retail projects in UAE including:
● Residential Buildings & Villas
● Public & Entertainment Buildings, my duties were to:
● Architectural design.
● Studying Final Design drawings.
● Perform Revit models for the approved designs.
● Perform Detailed Architecture / MEP shop drawings including finish Materials fixation, sanitary fixtures installation, masonry Builder work, and reflected Ceiling plans extracted from Revit models.

Design & Shop Drawings Architect at APG
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • July 2014 to July 2016

● For the South border infrastructure of KSA (buildings & roads), my duties were to:
● Study Final Design drawings (Architectural-Structural-MEP).
● Study specifications, and Material submissions.
● Prepare coordination of architectural drawings and other trades.
● Performing detailed shop drawings of finish Materials fixation/Sanitary fixtures installation/masonry Builder work/Ceiling installation.
● Coordinating between all disciplines and preparing composite drawings to detect conflict between them and reporting needed modifications to be implemented.
● Implement cad standards and best practices.
● Implement the instructions of superiors.
● Work closely with the Technical Coordinator and Senior Architect.
● Coordinates and cooperates with colleagues and other departments.
● For multiple branches of the National Bank of Egypt, my duties were to:
● Design the architectural plans and prepare final design drawings.
● Prepare tender drawings.
● Prepare visualization 3D Max models for exterior and interior design.

Interior Designer at Al Zomorrod For Projects & Interior Design
  • Qatar - Doha
  • February 2013 to June 2014

● For Residential Villas & Offices, my duties were to:
● Design interior spaces and make 3D models and renders for the proposed designs.
● Preparing shop drawings for execution use.

Design Architect & Site Engineer at Engineering Constructions & Designs
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • January 2012 to February 2014

● For multiple residential buildings in Alexandria, my duties were to:
● Design interior spaces and exterior facades for residential buildings.
● Prepare Shop drawings for interior designs.
● Visualization architect making 3D models for residential buildings.
● For the following buildings:
● Sheraton El Montazah Hotel parking lot - Alexandria
● Sheraton El Montazah Beach café - Alexandria
● Golf Porto Marina, Residential Buildings - El Alamein, Alexandria.
General Contractor: SICON
Consultant: ACE, Moharram Bakhoum, my duties were to:
● Project Site Engineer in "Golf Porto Marina Project, Residential Buildings" -Blockworks Sub-contractor.

Technical Office Engineer at International Group for Design and Engineering Consultancy
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • August 2010 to December 2011

● For multiple Residential Buildings in Alexandria & Kafr El Dawwar, my duties were to:
● Design plans and exterior facades for residential buildings.
● Prepare tender drawings.
● Prepare the 3D models and renders for the designs.

Education

Master's degree, Architecture And Building
  • at Alexandria University
  • December 2020

IMPLEMENTATION OF BIM IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN EGYPT - MOTIVATIONS AND BARRIERS

Bachelor's degree, Architecture
  • at Alexandria University
  • July 2010

● Housing Section ● General Grade: Good (67.6%) ● Graduation Project: Residential District in Burg Al Arab ● Graduation Project’s Grade: Fair

Specialties & Skills

Technical Office Engineering
Architecture
3ds Studio Max
Microsoft Office
Adobe Photoshop
AutoCAD
Navisworks
Autodesk Revit Architecture

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Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Revit Architecture_Professional Certified (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2021
Green Building Principles & LEED Core Concepts Program (Training)
Training Institute:
Leaders Training & Design
Date Attended:
January 2013
Site Engineer in Smouha Club Alexandria (Olympic Swimming Pool-Hall (7)-Gymnasium Building) (Training)
Training Institute:
Eco Group Consultant
Date Attended:
July 2008