Marco Valente, Managing Director

Marco Valente

Managing Director

ICME - Italian Contracting Middle East LLC

Location
Qatar
Education
Diploma, Construction design and Surveyor
Experience
29 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :29 years, 1 Months

Managing Director at ICME - Italian Contracting Middle East LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • July 2012 to January 2015

- Company management
- Business & operation manager,
- Procurement and buyers selections for the different departments,
- Materials selection,
- Customer care, JVs or partnerships evaluator

For this company I built all the new relationships and cooperation in all the fields related to the subject of the license.
Organized all the internal divisions and optimize the personnel and offices.
Connected together all the offices such as marketing, administrative, technical and in details divisions and departments for materials, contracting/construction for fields of interventions such as Hospitality, Residential, Commercial and SPA.
I raised the quality standard of the relations with the customers and of the job finishing.
In this company, I used the best Italian manufacturer companies, the know how mixed with design, materials and food for the Hospitality, SPA and restaurant.

Head of designers team and Senior interior designer at Jandal interior
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2008 to September 2011

Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, and construction time.
Direct activities of workers engaged in preparing drawings and specification documents.
Plan layout of project.
Prepare contract documents for contractors.
Prepare scale drawings.
Integrate engineering element into unified design.
Conduct periodic on-site observation of work during construction to monitor compliance with plans.
Represent client in obtaining bids and awarding contractors.
Prepare operating and maintenance manuals, studies, and reports.

Senior Interior & architectural designer at Best Italian Interior Design
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2005 to January 2008

Estimate material requirements and costs, and present design to client for approval.
Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, and purpose and function.
Advise client on interior design factors, such as space planning, layout and utilization of furnishings and equipment, and colour coordination.
Select or design, furnishings, art works, and accessories.
Formulate environmental plan to be practical, esthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity or selling merchandise.

Subcontract fabrication, installation, and arrangement of carpeting, fixtures, accessories, draperies, paint and wall coverings, art work, furniture, and related items.
Render design ideas in form of paste-ups or drawings.
Plan and design interior environments for boats, planes, buses, trains, and other enclosed spaces.

Project Manager at Progetto & Tenda
  • Italy
  • January 1985 to September 2004

- Direct, coordinate, and exercise functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of the projects within area of assigned responsibility.
- Plan and formulate programs and organize project staff according to project requirements.
- Assigns project personnel to specific phases or aspects of projects, such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans, and product testing, in accordance with engineering disciplines of staff.
- Reviews product design for compliance with company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications.
- Coordinate all the activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving design problems.
- Direct the integration of technical activities and products. Evaluates and approve design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.
- Controls expenditures within limitations of project budget.
- Prepares interim and completion project reports

Education

Diploma, Construction design and Surveyor
  • at Surveyor, construction
  • July 2006
Bachelor's degree, Designer and draftsman of architecture and furniture
  • at Institute of arts- Architectural and Interior Design school
  • July 1991

Specialties & Skills

Architectural Design
Design Management
Interior Design
Project Management
Cad operator
software package office xp
3D studio max
software package Adobe
Autocad
Decision maker
Excellent communication written and oral;
Architectural design
Use of the scanner & plotter
Project manager
Interior Design
Joinery management
Design manager
Problem solver
Construction technics
Landscape
Project coordinator

Languages

English
Expert
Italian
Expert