Arwa Chaklasi, Senior Interior Designer

Arwa Chaklasi

Senior Interior Designer

Kannfinch Global DMCC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, LEED Green Associate
Experience
8 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :8 years, 7 Months

Senior Interior Designer at Kannfinch Global DMCC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since May 2016

• Acting as senior designer with continual project roles, including liaising with
Client & sub consultant coordination.
• Involved along with the head of ID dept in brief taking, concept design and
in overseeing the design documentation for consistency of design vision
throughout.
• Develop solutions to technical and design problems following established
standards.
• Extensive involvement and expertise in FFE selections & specifcations.
• Schedule and conduct technical coordination and presentation meetings
with the Client project team.
• Carried out post contract services within the MENA region including site at-tendance,
inspections, defects/snags and other related tasks up until the
handover of the projects.
• Managing and preparing the design team for tender & construction docu-mentation.•
Together with the head of ID assist in project planning & resource allocation
& work fow.
• In addition, conduct all other duties as required on a project basis.

Interior Designer at Mirk Architecture &Engineering Consultants
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2010 to October 2010

Assisted the lead designers with the design development, material selections and graphics of the Sofitel Hotel and Resorts project on Palm Jumeirah.
- Developed knowledge of detailing and development of drawings.
- Also carried out renderings of plans.

Interior Design Intern at Al Reyami Interiors
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2010 to August 2010

Assisted the design manager with the design concepts, client meetings and material and furniture selections
- Was in charge of independent projects, and overlooked its development and execution.
- Developed an extensive knowledge of the details in Office Interiors
- Developed proposed furniture layout plans to determine practical requirements and challenges in planning the space according to the needs of the client
- Carried out site inspections to study the site and its existing facilities

Education

Diploma, LEED Green Associate
  • at Green Building Certification Institution
  • November 2013

Demonstrating the knowledge and understanding of green building practices and principles needed to support the use of the LEED® Green Building Rating System.

Bachelor's degree, Interior Design
  • at American University in Dubai
  • April 2011

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design with Concentration in Integrated Computational Design - Graduated with Honors (Magna Cum Laude) - Dean’s List for high achievers: 2007- 2011 - Cumulative GPA: 3.81/4.0 - Selected by professors, to display my BIM/Photoshop/Design Elements projects in the university - Selected by external jury to present my senior project in the competition

Specialties & Skills

Interior Design
Proficient in InDesign
Microsoft Excel
Revit Architecture
Project Coordination
Project Managment
FFE Selections
Concept Design

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

LEED Green Associate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2013
Valid Until:
November 2015

Hobbies

  • Still Life Sketching
  • Reading
  • Swimming