Ahmad Noureldin Khatir
Chairman & CEO at Dr Nour Consultancy (DNC) LLC- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Arabic Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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Ph.D in Architecture
Cairo UniversityDec, 2013- Oct, 2024 -
M.Sc. in Architecture/Urban Design
Cairo UniversityJul, 2008- Oct, 2024 -
Diploma in Town Planning
Cairo UniversityMay, 2003- Oct, 2024 -
B.Sc. in Architecture
Cairo, Shoubra Faculty of EngineeringMay, 1997- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Dr Nour Consultancy (DNC) LLC
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chairman & CEO
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May 2019 - Present
Who We Are? DNC are world-class Architects, Engineers and Planners, enhancing the professional practice along the last 30 years, providing cutting-edge services for major state-of-the-art developments within Building & Built-environment sector in Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region, from City scale to Interiors. What We Do? DNC provides all Integrated Engineering Solutions to the Buildings and Built-Environment, including Architecture, Landscape, Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Engineering, covering whatever required to the latest Technology. How We Do It? DNC undertakes Pilot Studies and Feasibility Studies. DNC applies Project Management and Cost Control techniques from early start to last finish. DNC provides Concept Design, Schematic Design and Design Development. DNC generates Construction Documents. DNC offers Construction Supervision. In other terms, DNC Engineering Services are: • Pilot Study • Feasibility Study • Cost Control • Value Engineering • Risk Management • Impact Assessment • Project Management • Contract Administration • Construction Supervision • Construction Documents • Design Peer Review • Design Development • Schematic Design • Concept Design
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Ghantoot Transport & General Contracting Est.
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United Arab Emirates
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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Technical Manager
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Sep 2017 - Jan 2019
IN: ‘GHANTOOT GULF CONTRACTING (GGC)’ AT: MAYAN Yas Island Living Project – Phase-I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaNLwPP35SY A Half-Billion-AED Luxury Golf and Waterfront Residence Project Developer: ALDAR Properties PJSC, www.aldar.com Designer: AECOM, www.aecom.com Main Contractor: Ghantoot Gulf Contracting (GGC), www.ghantootgroup.com Description: Mayan comprises of seven contemporary waterfront buildings overlooking natural mangroves and lush green fairways of the Yas Links golf course. Mayan phase-I includes 512 luxury apartments, spread across five 11-storeys buildings located at south-west corner of Yas Island. Mayan offers studios, one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments, golf course homes and beach-front villas. The community features multiple swimming pools; children play areas, gymnasiums and retail outlets. Residents also benefit from its close proximity to the Yas Plaza Hotels offering Restaurants, Bars and Spa's- right on the doorstep of Mayan. The development is also close to other attractions in Yas Island such as Yas Water-world, Yas Marina Circuit, and Ferrari World Abu Dhabi. The project was launched in November 2016. In June 2017, Aldar confirmed that over 75% of phase-I of Mayan had been sold out.
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Ahmadiah Contracting & Tr. Co.
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India
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Personal Care Product Manufacturing
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400 - 500 Employee
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Technical/Design Manager
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Dec 2015 - Sep 2017
Sheikh Jaber Al Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah International Tennis Complex KITC Design and Build Project- Video is Below Budget AED1.21 billion Developer: Tamdeen Shopping Centers Co. (Spirit Real Estate Development Company) of Tamdeen Group, Kuwait, www.tamdeen.com Designer: Callison/RTKL Architects, USA Dallas, www.rtkl.com Design and Build Contractor: Ahmadiah Contracting & Tr. Co. ACTC Kuwait, www.ahmadiah.com Design Services Sub-consultant: Pace, Kuwait www.pace-kuwait.com Major Expansion to 360 Mall; the 2015 Gold Award winner of ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) the most premium lifestyle mall in Kuwait. The project includes a state-of-the-art tennis complex, luxury 261-key Grand Hyatt hotel, additional 38,000 m2 retail facilities, served by 2000 car multi-storey parking. This is the first time in the world that retail, sports & entertainment come together under one roof on this scale. The combined Tennis stadium is in line with International Tennis Federation ITF & Association of Tennis Professionals ATP standards, seating over 7600 persons. Such indoor tennis facilities adjacent to a fine range of outdoor courts, are unprecedented worldwide (except for the Grand Slam grounds) & are planned to host tournaments & championships run by ITF & ATP attracting the world’s top players RESPONSIBILITIES Balanced Design and Commercial Management- 34 stakeholders Lateral Coordination with other departments Keep ahead of program, considering permanent & temporary constructional & logistical aspects Impact Evaluation of added/revised design documents on engineering & construction program Letters’ Issuance to follow-up important issues, achieve milestone targets, save contractual rights Attending technical & progress WebEx meetings with clients, consultants, subcontractors Leading Technical Coordination Process among All clients, designers, subcontractors Assuring technical validity, coordination, contractual compliance of submittals Team Management-60 staff
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Senior Coordinator Architect
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Jul 2014 - Oct 2015
After 3 precedent years at ACC Abu Dhabi; officially appraised and recommended as a Design Manager At: Jabal Omar Development Project (JODP), Phase III, http://www.jabalomar.com.sa Project Budget: US$4 Billion Developer: Jabal Omar Development Company (JODC), KSA, www.jabalomar.com.sa Project Manager: Hill International, Global, www.hillintl.com Designer: Arcrea Studio, France, Paris, www.arcreastudio.com Main Contractor: Arabian Construction Co. L.L.C. (ACC), U.A.E. www.accsal.com Description: Largest Development adjacent to the Holly Mosque on 230,000 m2. Phase III is the Largest phase with the highest Landmark of the Holly Mosque Gate consisted of 2 Hilton 5 Star Hotel Towers connected by upper Bridge and topped by 2 helipads (45 floors, 160m height, 2000 m2 footprint), in addition to 2 Hilton Double Tree 3 Star Hotel Towers (34 floors, 120m height, 1000 m2 footprint), within Retail Podium (10 floors, 200,000 m2 gross area), including 4 basement floors. All roofs are equipped with Rainwater Harvesting System that can be directed to Zamzam well. Responsibilities -Participation in technical meetings, as needed, with clients, consultants and subcontractors -Keep ahead of program, considering permanent/temporary constructional and logistical aspects -Impact Evaluation of added/revised design documents on engineering and construction program -Lateral Coordination with other departments to ensure a proper useful incoming/outgoing data flow -Letters’ Issuance and Claim Building Assistance in line with contractual aspects -Leading the coordination process for all disciplines through all subcontractors and colleges -Check for technical validity, coordination and contractual compliance of submittals -Managing shop drawings and RFIs via balanced technical and commercial treatment
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Lecturer, Architecture Department; Member of Consultation Center
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Feb 2014 - Jul 2014
by the Higher Education Minister’s Decree No. 1098/2014 Lecturer for Curricula: Architectural Design, Theory and History of Architecture Implementing both Traditional Pedagogy System and MOODLE Online e-learning Platform. http://www.hiinstitutearch.com OHI is; The oldest private high institute in Egypt, The first private high institute for architecture in Egypt, Established and started education in 1993/1994, Awarding Bachelor of Architectural Engineering degree (5 years system), All graduates are registered in Egypt Engineers Syndicate, The institute signed international cooperation and exchange agreements with: University of Stuttgart, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Established since 1829, in Stuttgart, Germany, One of the top nine leading technical universities in Germany (TU9), Having many famous and Nobel Prize winner alumni including Gottlieb Daimler ‘Ion Mincu’ University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest, Romania, The oldest architecture academy in Romania, established since 1892, Awarding qualification degrees that are unconditionally validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy; the second-largest university of Rome The teaching staff of October Institute includes pioneer Egyptian Professors of Architecture like Ahmad Abdeen, Ali Raafat, Bahaa Bakry, Mohammed Sameh Kamal El-Din, Mohsen Barada, Morad AbdelKader
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Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering; Part-time
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Mar 2014 - Jun 2014
Lecturer at Architecture Department for Curricula: Theory and History of Architecture http://www.must.edu.eg/ MUST is: Established and started education in 1996/1997, Awarding B.A and B.S (5 years system); M.A, M.S, and Ph.D. Degrees, All graduates are registered in Egypt Engineers Syndicate, The teaching staff of October Institute includes pioneer Egyptian Professors of Architecture like Mohammed Sameh Kamal El-Din
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Senior Coordinator Architect
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Oct 2008 - Oct 2011
At Central Market Redevelopment- World Trade Center Project Abu Dhabi www.wtcad.ae US$1.3 Billion ALDAR Properties PJSC UAE www.aldar.com EC HARRIS Global www.echarris.com Foster+Partners United Kingdom London www.fosterandpartners.com Halvorson and Partners USA Chicago www.halvorsonandpartners.com BDSP Partnership Ltd United Kingdom London www.bdsp.com 380m Tallest Residential Tower in the world at that time, 280m Office Tower, 260m 5 Star Hotel Tower (cancelled) Retail Podium. All towers are topped by the most complicated ever-attempted superstructure inclined roofs; one of them encloses the highest swimming pool in the world Scope Total Responsibility for the office tower and for a third of retail podium & At Rosewood Abu Dhabi Project www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/abudhabi/ US$275 Million MUBADALA UAE www.mubadala.ae Rosewood Hotels and Resorts Global www.rosewoodhotels.com Handel Architects LLP USA San Francisco California www.handelarchitects.com Brennan Beer Gorman Monk Interiors USA New York www.bbg-bbgm.com Magnusson Klemencic Associates USA Washington www.mka.com WSP Group United Kingdom London www.wspgroup.com Awarded on 2014 by the World Travel Awards as the UAE's benchmark leading new hotel 145m 5 Star Hotel Tower 11 Floors Upper and Lower Podium Scope Total Responsibility for concretes and for tower interior design fitting out Responsibilities -Participation in technical and progress meetings with clients consultants and subcontractors -Keep ahead of program considering permanent/temporary constructional and logistical aspects -Impact Evaluation of added/revised design documents on engineering and construction program -Letters’ Issuance and Claim Building Assistance in line with contractual aspects -Leading the coordination process for all disciplines through all subcontractors/colleges -Check for technical validity coordination and contractual compliance of submittals -Managing shop drawings and RFIs via balanced technical and commercial treatment
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Engineering Consultants Group S.A.
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Egypt
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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Principal Architect, Technical Reviewer
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Apr 2006 - Oct 2008
http://www.ecgsa.com At: Pyramids Smart Village Project, http://www.smart-villages.com US$250 Million Owner: Smart Villages Company, and Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology, Egypt Project Manager, Land-use Planner, Architectural, Structural and MEP Designer: Engineering Consultants Group S.A. (ECG), Egypt Implemented Systems: Schüco, Mitsubishi, Knauf, Akzonobel, Jotun, Hager, Bradley 1.4 Million m2 at Cairo Gates of Alexandria Desert Highway; enclosing 3 districts The Office District; 57 smart office buildings; 1000: 4000 m2 footprint; for clients like Microsoft, IBM, HP, ADCOM, Erickson, Alcatel, Motorola Systel, and Vodafone; including institutions of the Ministry, in addition to the Ministry Headquarters and the Prime-Ministry Building The Central District; Conference, Exhibitions, Hotels, Sports and Recreational facilities around a Lake The Financial District; 22 smart office buildings Responsibilities - Participation in technical meetings with clients, contractors and subcontractors - Achievement of design concepts and qualities via contractual construction documentations - Assuring technical coordination and contractual compliance within contractors’ submittals - Balanced consideration of constructional and commercial aspects within design concept - Approval of Contractors’ submittals for concurrently under-construction 8 projects For, - IBM Headquarters, 2000 m2, LE60 Million - Information Technology Industry Development Association (ITIDA), 6000 m2, LE66 Million - Information Technology Institute (ITI), 5000 m2, LE50 Million - National Telecommunication Institute (NTI), 2700 m2, LE40 Million - Prime Ministry Building, 800 m2, LE15 Million - Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology Headquarters II, 3600 m2, LE72 Million - E.C.G. TEA Computers S.A. Headquarters, 3500 m2, LE67 Million - Medium and Small I.T. Companies (Emirates Etisalat and others), 8500 m2, LE70 Million - Egypt Post Presidency, 4000 m2, LE43 Million
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Technical Manager
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Jun 2005 - Mar 2006
Responsibilities: - Ensuring the Director aimed values. - Being the point of connection between Director and the Egyptian market. - Policy identification and application. - Establishing quality control plan including filing system for hard and soft documentations. - Total Responsibility for projects and work groups. - Preparing the general work plan, Editing detailed work schedules, Weekly progress evaluation. - Supplying team with step-by-step procedures, ready-made schemes, templates and techniques. - Aiding team with continuous technical support and revision.
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Senior Coordinator Architect
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Jan 2003 - May 2005
Dr. Diaa El-Din Ibrahim, Egyptian Government Inspiration Prize in Arts, 2003 RESPONSIBILITIES: - Total Responsibility for projects, and Leadership of work groups. - Technical coordination, architectural design, working design, and urban design evaluation. FOR PROJECTS: - New Central Fever Hospital (600 Beds), Aswan Governorate. - International Exhibition Land Assembly (16500 m2), Aswan Governorate. - Urban Development of Al-Tahleya Highway, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (7.5 Km). - Laboratories & Drawback Buildings of the General Community for Supervision of Imports and Exports; Portsaid, Aswan, 6th of October and Damietta, Egypt 1000: 2000 m2 footprint - AlGaish Mall, Commercial, Residential, Office Building, AlGaish Square, Aswan, 1700 m2 footprint - Saad Zaghlul Mall, Commercial Residential Building, Saad Zaghlul Road, Aswan, 1000 m2 footprint - Office, Commercial, Residential Buildings and Villas in Egypt.
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Part-time Senior Architect
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May 2002 - Dec 2002
RESPONSIBILITIES: - Technical coordination, architectural design, interior design, working design. FOR PROJECTS: - La Hacianda Beach Resort, Ras Sedr, Egypt - Say Italy Beach Resort, Ras Sedr, Egypt - Residential Buildings and Villas in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Egypt RESPONSIBILITIES: - Technical coordination, architectural design, interior design, working design. FOR PROJECTS: - La Hacianda Beach Resort, Ras Sedr, Egypt - Say Italy Beach Resort, Ras Sedr, Egypt - Residential Buildings and Villas in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Egypt
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Senior Architect
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May 1999 - May 2000
Dr. Ayman Hamouda, Prof. of Lausanne Uni., Switzerland, Establisher and Head of Architecture Department, Tunisia Uni. International Designer of Naama Golf Resort and Jolie Ville Mövenpik, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt RESPONSIBILITIES: - Technical coordination, planning, architectural design, interior design, working design. FOR PROJECTS: - Palmera Village, Beach Resort, Ain Sukhna, Egypt - Romance Beach Resort, Ain Sukhna, Egypt - Arabian Travel Market (ATM), Dubai, UAE, May 2000; German State of Hessen’ Stand, and M.C.V. Mercedes Benz Stand
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Junior Architect, promoted to Technical Coordinator
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Aug 1998 - Feb 1999
At: The Technical Office of ‘Golden Pyramids Plaza’ (City Stars) Project, http://www.citystars.com.eg Project Cost: LE1.2 Billion. Owner: El Sharbatly Family, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Project Manager: ACE, United Kingdom, London Designer: Cassia Associates LLC, France, Paris Structural: Hamza Associates, United Kingdom, London MEP: Shaker Consultancy Group, Egypt, Cairo Description: 4 Hotel Towers, including 3rd biggest HOLIDAY INN Worldwide at that time, 4 Residential Apartment Towers, and 2 Furnished Apartment Towers, in addition to Plaza Mall topped by concrete-glass Pyramids and inclined truss. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Technical Coordination of design drawings, for the purpose of shop drawing production. - Preparing MEP proposals and provisions for concrete shop drawings. - Preparing concrete dimension shop drawings.
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Junior Architect, promoted to Leader Architect
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Aug 1995 - Aug 1998
RESPONSIBILITIES: - Technical coordination, architectural design, interior design, working design. FOR PROJECTS: - Headquarters of General Community of Foreign Aids, Makram Obaid, Cairo, Egypt; (Government Inspiration Prize in Arts, 2003) - Conference and Office Building, Faculty of Social Arts, Tanta University, Egypt - Conference and Office Building, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt - Conference and Office Building, Faculty of Education, Mansoura University, Egypt - Residence of Teaching Staff, Tanta University, Egypt - Stores Buildings of General Community of Foreign Aids, Maady and Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt - Residential Buildings and Villas, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt.
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Junior Architect
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Aug 1997 - Feb 1998
RESPONSIBILITIES: - Technical coordination, architectural design, detailing and working design. FOR PROJECTS: - Sheraton Hannoville Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt - Al-Rehab Residence; two schools, cinemas & restaurants building, main mosque, villas RESPONSIBILITIES: - Technical coordination, architectural design, detailing and working design. FOR PROJECTS: - Sheraton Hannoville Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt - Al-Rehab Residence; two schools, cinemas & restaurants building, main mosque, villas
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Education
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2008 - 2013
Cairo University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Architecture -
2003 - 2008
Cairo University
Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), Architecture (Urban Design) -
2001 - 2003
Cairo University
Higher Diploma, Town Planning -
1992 - 1997
Cairo, Shoubra Faculty of Engineering
Bachelor of Architecture (BArch), Architecture
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