Experience

mh architects

• Vietnam
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director

  • Aug 2022 - Present



GroupGSA

• Australia
• Architecture and Planning
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Director

  • Jul 2020 - Aug 2022



BSBG - Brewer Smith Brewer Group

• United Arab Emirates
• Architecture and Planning
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Architectural Technologist

  • Nov 2017 - May 2020

  I was given the opportunity to join BSBG in their studio in Ho Chi Minh as Senior Architectural Technologist and to lead the office from a technical point of view. My role is to provide technical support to the Architectural team and provide support on all things technical in terms of details, etc. I have been involved with numerous projects since joining and most notably the Island Project in Dubai, which comprises of three hotel assets as well as numerous other buildings on a man-made island for which i was involved with the production of the various package deliverables in Revit, liaising with the Architects team in Dubai , performing clash detection with Navisworks, providing standard details where needed.Other projects in have been involved with are Dubai Mall, Mercedes Benz flagship store and boutique hotel, Souk Madinat Jumeirah redevelopment, Al Barsha residential tower, JLT penthouses, IKEA and Big Box retail project, Jebel Ali park all in Dubai and Green Park Hotel and Portman Hotel in london



Atkins

• United Kingdom
• Engineering Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Architectural Technologist

  • Jun 2017 - Nov 2017

  I was based in Dubai on secondment to assist with a large residential project in Abu Dhabi leading the ID team in delivering the Interior Design package issued for tender.

• Senior Architectural Technologist

  • Jun 2016 - Nov 2017

  I joined the Atkins team producing the various tender packages for the new Plymouth History Centre, which includes a library, museum as well as new archive facility for the local authority. Also part of the scheme is the refurbishment of a grade II listed church adjacent to the main building.I was also involved with the new IT Hall building and Collaboration building for the Met Office, the former is used to house the new £97m super computer and the latter providing flexible office space. project completed successfully late 2016.



NPS South West Ltd

• Senior Architectural Technician

  • Feb 2016 - Jun 2016

  My role with NPS was to assist on various education projects in the South West including coordination with other disciplines, coordination, design, BIM modelling and package deliverables. I was also undertaking site surveys, inspections, etc. My role with NPS was to assist on various education projects in the South West including coordination with other disciplines, coordination, design, BIM modelling and package deliverables. I was also undertaking site surveys, inspections, etc.



GJR Architects

• Senior Architectural Technician

  • Apr 2015 - Feb 2016

  My role at GJR was to head up the technical team on projects in the commercial and leisure sectors, but primarily residential. I was responsible for overseeing the production information and detailed design packages of work within the team. My role also includes attending meetings with clients, contractors, and suppliers alike as well as reporting back to directors within the practice on project matters. My role at GJR was to head up the technical team on projects in the commercial and leisure sectors, but primarily residential. I was responsible for overseeing the production information and detailed design packages of work within the team. My role also includes attending meetings with clients, contractors, and suppliers alike as well as reporting back to directors within the practice on project matters.



BDP (Building Design Partnership Ltd)

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Architectural Technician

  • Apr 2010 - Apr 2015

  Projects involved with after Home Park, Plymouth:- Life Sciences Building, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield. Envelope Technical lead- Specialist & Critical Care Centre, South Wales. Envelope Technical lead. After returning to the Bristol studio from AD I took the lead on developing the external facade details to deliver the tender packages for the £50m redevelopment of Home Park, Plymouth. This is a multiple use development comprising of a new Grandstand for Plymouth Argyle Football Club, Ice Centre, Hotel, multi-screen cinema & retail outlets.Prior to the Home Park project I spent 8 months on secondment with the BDP MENA office in Abu Dhabi (Dec '12 - July '13) delivering the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel & High class retail and dining projects which formed parts of the Central Market Redevelopment Project (originally a Fosters & Ptnrs design and subsequently awarded to BDP to guide through detailed design stage and to completion. My main responsibilities were delivering the design and coordination of the external facades for both assets which consists of mainly curtain walling, GRC cladding and render. Project completion is due mid 2014.I re-joined BDP at their Bristol studio in order to assist in delivering the various packages of the entire external facade of the new £430m Southmead Hospital in Bristol. This includes producing detailed construction drawings and coordination of fabricators shop drawings for facade elements including curtain walling, glazing, terracotta rain screen cladding, recon stone cladding and various types of masonry, incl. Pennant stone and Engineering brickwork. This task involved attending meetings at all levels and in a variety of capacities including travelling to Italy every month to attend DTM's with the main external facade subcontractors design team in order to develop the various aspects of the design. Project completion date is mid-2014 for phase 1 & end of 2015 for phase 2.



CODA Architects

• Senior Architectural Technician

  • Jul 2006 - Apr 2010

  During my time at Coda I was in involved with coordination of the internal fit-out of the new John Lewis store in Cambridge and which required travelling to site weekly to conduct site inspections and attend various meetings with client, contractor and sub-contractors.Upon completion of this project I was involved with the delivering of construction package information and then with the on-site delivery of firstly, the new Stroke Rehabilitation Unit at Cheltenham Hospital and then the new Women's Services Redevelopment building at Gloucester Hospital. Both of which required extensive on-site presence in order to undertake site inspections and attend meetings with both client, contractor and sub-contractors alike as well producing a large number of construction details etc required for the successful completion of the projects.



BDP (Building Design Partnership Ltd)

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Architectural Technician

  • Oct 2003 - Jul 2006

  I joined BDP as part of the original team working on the Pinderfields Hospital PFI project. My role was to assist in the production of the various necessary packages of drawings. My role also involved travelling to the existing hospital site to gather knowledge of the through inspection surveys and various meetings with both client and contractor. Over and above working on this project I was asked to assist in a number of the education projects that were at construction information stage incl. Bridge Academy (Hackney), Marlowe Academy (Ramsgate), Grace Academy (Solihull) & Health Sciences building (Limerick University)



Ruddle Wilkinson

• Senior Architectural Technician

  • Apr 2002 - Oct 2003

  Ruddle Wilkinson were appointed as Architect to facilitate the Northern Line Redevelopment Project.I was part of the two person team designing the redevelopment and reconfiguration of Borough Station which involved the production of details and drawings associated with this as well as attending various meetings with both client and contractor alike as well as undertaking surevey of the existing station including intrusive surveys of the non-public areas. Ruddle Wilkinson were appointed as Architect to facilitate the Northern Line Redevelopment Project.I was part of the two person team designing the redevelopment and reconfiguration of Borough Station which involved the production of details and drawings associated with this as well as attending various meetings with both client and contractor alike as well as undertaking surevey of the existing station including intrusive surveys of the non-public areas.



Geoffrey Reid Associates (Now 3D Reid)

• Architectural Technician

  • Jul 1996 - Apr 2002

  During my time at GR I was part of the Airports dept and worked mainly on BAA projects including Heathrow T3 Baggage hall redevelopment at which I was part of the Architects team based on site for 6 months, BAA World Cargo building at Heathtrow and Gatwick Airport International departures redevelopment project. I also was invloved heavily with the FedEx main distribution centre at Stanstead Airport. My roles where varied and invloved the production of complete construction packages and construction details, attending meetings with both client and constractor alike.



BDG McColl

• Architectural Technician

  • Mar 1997 - Jul 1997

  Having been asked to join the BDG McColl team, I travelled to Kuala Lumpur to join the on-site team working on the KLIA project (Kuala Lumpur International Airport). The remit was to design and develop the retail strategy for the new airport which involved producing drawings, meeting with client and contractor alike in order to fully utilise the design potential of the project. Having been asked to join the BDG McColl team, I travelled to Kuala Lumpur to join the on-site team working on the KLIA project (Kuala Lumpur International Airport). The remit was to design and develop the retail strategy for the new airport which involved producing drawings, meeting with client and contractor alike in order to fully utilise the design potential of the project.



London Underground, The Jubilee Line Extension Project

• CAD Technician

  • Jul 1990 - Jul 1996

  I first started with the £3.4b Jubilee Line Extension project team as a draughtsman and was quickly trained as the first Microstation technician on the project. I was working within the Programmes & Planning Dept. I later joined Balfour Beatty - Amec who where the contractor for the stretch of line between Green Park & Waterloo (Contract 103), which involved producing GA plan, sections & elevations as well as details mainly for the stations at Westminster and Waterloo.I later re-joined the project at the request of the LUL JLE team to work at Canad Water site offices to assist in the numerous packages of drawings required for the construction of the this station.At all times during the various stages of my employment on the prestigious project I was working closely with the civils and structural teams.



Price Macniven Partnership

• Draughtsman

  • 1988 - 1990

  I was invloved with various projects including the redevelopment of the Dreadnought Seamans Hospital in Greenwich. I was invloved with various projects including the redevelopment of the Dreadnought Seamans Hospital in Greenwich.