Senior Architect
IHCC
Total years of experience :8 years, 10 Months
• Coordinating with the Design manager.
• Meeting with clients to determine factors affecting the design, such as budget and architectural preferences.
• Formulating design to be practical, aesthetic, and conducive to intended standards, purposes, and function.
• Preparing and presenting design proposals to clients by producing conceptual designs & diagrams.
• Render design ideas in form of diagrams, drawings, 3d and Virtual reality models.
• Production of preliminary architectural drawings and finishing schedules.
• Selection and estimate of material requirements and costs.
• Conferring with MEPF engineers, Structural engineers, Chief architect, and Design manager on the overall design of the project.
• Performing field activities to ensure compliance with specifications, approve the quality of materials and work and advise contractors.
• Produced graphic presentations, 3D renderings, and construction drawings.
• Collaborated with clients, consultants, contractors, fabricators, and other vendors to meet overall project objectives.
• Participated in all project phases, including conceptual designs, presentations, schematic design, design development, construction documents and production.
• Inspected project sites to compile measurements and data to prepare as-built site report.
• Analyzed building codes, by-laws, space and site requirements, and other technical documents and reports to determine their effect on architectural designs.
• Obtained and assembled data to complete measurements as necessary.
• Produced designs, working drawings, charts, forms and records.
• Coordinated structural, electrical and mechanical designs and determine a method of presentation in order to graphically represent building plans.
• Coordinated with designers, sub-contractors/material suppliers in relation to project accomplishment. (RFI's and other pertinent information)
• Supervised, coordinated and inspected the work of draftsman and CAD operator on construction projects.
• Ensured builders compliance with the design specifications, and advising on designs.
• Coordinated MEPFS construction & shop drawings to subcontractors (Combined Services Drawing) for site implementation.
• Processed RFIs and other submittals through appropriate parties to insure prompt flow on information.
• Inspected project sites to compile measurements and data to prepare as-built site report.
• Produced and coordinated construction drawings and 3d representations thru Building Information Modeling (BIM) using ArchiCAD.