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Maria Khatib, Lead Interior Designer / Project Manager

Maria Khatib

Lead Interior Designer / Project Manager·Window Way LLC.

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, Architecture

Work experience

Total years of experience: 6 years, 9 months

Lead Interior Designer / Project Manager

June 2021 - Present

Window Way LLC.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 2021 - Present

• Selection of furniture and fabrics for mainly commercial projects (Emaar, Meraas, Tecom, and other
private clients) and the preparation of furniture layout drawings.
• Preparation of detailed drawings for the production of furniture (sofa’s, armchairs, chairs, curtains, etc.)
• Follow ups, inspections, and issuing approvals for the production of all furniture pieces.
• Preparation of quotations, BOQ’S, LPO’S, invoices, specification sheets, and other relevant paper work.
• Follow up on procurement of raw materials (such as fabrics, wood supply, furniture accessories, metal
supply) with local and international suppliers.
• Keeping order and record of all delivery dates and production schedules (including the production of
CPM charts).
• Inspection of all factory production.
• Inspection of all site work and instillations.
Company industry:
Home & Office Furniture
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

Freelance Interior Designer Architect / Project Manager

June 2021 - August 2021

Self - Employed

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 2021 - August 2021

• Conceptualisation, design, and execution.
• Production of mood board presentations, photo montages, and 3D renderings.
• Production of floor plans and schematic drawings.
• Production of detail drawings for carpenters and contractors.
• Procurement of furniture pieces as well as collaboration with joineries and upholsterers for the
customization of other furniture pieces.
• Preparation of various material samples presented to clients for selection and approval
(including fabric samples for the customization of soft furniture, wallpaper samples, gypsum molding
samples, wall paint and tile samples, carpet flooring and flooring samples, and other samples related to
fixtures and equipments such as hardware and ironmongery, mirrors, and other material finishes.
• Collaboration with the suppliers and manufacturers of all the elements mentioned above.
• Preparation of rough quotations for client approvals prior to the collection of supplier quotations.
• Preparation of material selection legends for all the elements mentioned above.
• Follow up on fit-out and execution of all the elements mentioned above.
Company industry:
Interior design
Job role:
Architecture

Freelance Interior Designer / Project Manager

June 2021 - July 2021

DEVAL Real Estate Development

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 2021 - July 2021

• Interior design for a mock up apartment in a hotel complex.
• Production of floor plan layouts.
• Selection and procurement of furniture, fixtures, equipment, floor finishes, wall finishes, etc.
• Follow up on fit out and execution.
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

FF&E Designer

March 2021 - June 2021

Design Design LLC.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

March 2021 - June 2021

• Meeting with clients for material selection of turn key projects.
• Procurement of furniture, fixtures, and equipment for floor finishes, wall finishes, vanity equipment,
kitchen and bathroom fixtures, doors, loose and fixed furniture, construction and insulation materials.
• Production of 3D visualizations and renderings of interior spaces (retail shops, private villas, hotel loby’s).
• Preparation of sample boards, mood boards, and presentations to be handed over to clients (Emaar,
Emirates NBD, Tecom, and private clients).
• Collaborating with the QS department to prepare BOQ documents.
• Preparation of specification documents and material legends.
• Preparation of maintenance and operations manuals.
Company industry:
Interior design
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

Graduate Engineer Trainee

February 2021 - February 2021

Palace Group

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

February 2021 - February 2021

• Two week intensive workshop as an assistant to the site supervisor for the construction
phase of a luxury villa (approx. 1, 500 total built up area).
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Construction and Building

Freelance Interior Designer

February 2021 - February 2021

Hyssna International Interior Design LLC.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

February 2021 - February 2021

• Designing a broadcasting studio and a talk show set for the University of Sharjah Media department.
• Production of 3D visualizations and renderings to be presented to clients.
Company industry:
Interior design
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

Junior Architect

September 2020 - February 2021

Extreme Line

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

September 2020 - February 2021

• Designing villas for private clients.
• Production of 3D visualizations and renderings to be presented to clients.
• Production of shop drawings to be submitted to Dubai Municipality for approval (Plans, sections, elevations, site
plans, affection plans, temporary fence layouts, detail drawings, window and door schedules).
• Close collaboration with structural and MEP engineers.
• Site visits for final snagging and handover.
• Preparation of schedules of finishes.
• Preparation of handover documents.
Company industry:
Architecture
Job role:
Architecture

Architectural Intern

June 2020 - August 2020

Diamond Developers

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 2020 - August 2020

• Preparation of masterplan reports for the upcoming The Sustainable City Yiti development.
• Rendering master plans for The Sustainable City in Sharjah, Yiti, and Jordan.
• Revision and editing for retail and residential floor plans.
• Designing the look and feel of commercial and recreational G+1 buildings with the production of 3D visualizations
and renderings.
• Production and rendering of architectural drawings.
• Landscape design of outdoor recreational spaces with the production of 3D visualizations and renderings.
Company industry:
Architecture
Job role:
Architecture

Junior Architect

June 2018 - August 2018

Norr Group

United Arab Emirates

June 2018 - August 2018

Designing villas for private clients.
• Production of 3D visualizations and renderings to be presented to clients.
• Production of shop drawings to be submitted to Dubai Municipality for approval (Plans, sections, elevations, site
plans, affection plans, temporary fence layouts, detail drawings, window and door schedules).
• Close collaboration with structural and MEP engineers.
• Site visits for final snagging and handover.
• Preparation of schedules of finishes.
• Preparation of handover documents.
Architectural Intern
• Preparation of masterplan reports for the upcoming The Sustainable City Yiti development.
• Rendering master plans for The Sustainable City in Sharjah, Yiti, and Jordan.
• Revision and editing for retail and residential floor plans.
• Designing the look and feel of commercial and recreational G+1 buildings with the production of 3D visualizations
and renderings.
• Production and rendering of architectural drawings.
• Landscape design of outdoor recreational spaces with the production of 3D visualizations and renderings.
Architectural Intern
• Preparation of physical models to be presented to clients.
• Production of diagrams for skyscraper competitions.
• Design of facade components for commercial buildings.
Architectural Intern
• Designing a hyperbolic structure with a team of 4 architects.
•Production of 3D iterations and test models.
• Woodshop work and hands-on construction of a 6m x 6m hyperbolic structure.
• Preparation of detail drawings to be submitted for manufacturing.
• Preparation of BOQ documents.
Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

November 2014 - March 2015

November 2014 - March 2015

Education

American University Of Beirut

May 2020

May 2020

Bachelor's degree, Architecture

Lebanon

GPA (percentage): 87%

GPA (percentage): 87%

Skills

3D

Beginner

ACADEMIC

Beginner

ADOBE PHOTODELUXE

Beginner

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

Beginner

ASSETS RECOVERY

Beginner

ATTENTION TO DETAIL

Beginner

BROADCAST

Beginner

CHARTS

Beginner

COMPUTER HARDWARE

Beginner

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

Beginner

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert