Experience

Ghassan Aboud Group

• United Arab Emirates
• International Trade and Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Design Manager

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Key Accountabilities• CONCEPT DESIGN: To aid the team with design insights for development of new concepts in design and drive the creation of new concepts with sufficient research and understanding of requirements. Adaptability in design to versatile genre of projects.• CHRONOLOGY OF PROGRESSIVE DELIVERABLES: Formulate the design timeline and deliverables for a project keeping financial investment into consideration.• RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND WORK PROJECTIONS: Is efficient in assigning resources as per work timelines and controlling delivery of projected works.• SPECIFICATIONS AND DESIGN CONTROL: To closely scrutinize design specifications and ensure design control until delivery at site. To coordinate with all suppliers and contractors and closely supervise specifications. • DESIGN COORDINATION AND REVIEW: Overall design coordination with team, consultants and vendors and synchronizing design inputs towards an integrated feasible output. Review of all design documents and specifications to be released for the final execution at the site. • COST OPTIMIZATION: Prominent role in value engineering and managing budget in coordination with Quantity Surveyor for managing capex for different genre of projects.• TEAM MANAGEMENT: To develop the team with methodical design strategy. Develop and train each assigned resources to be more coherent towards design deliveries. Manage a positive working environment and able to enhance avid team player attitude in the team. Well-motivated and resilient. • NEGOTIATION: To be facts and concepts driven, well equipped with technical know-how to convince and justify the design deliverables. • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: Critical role in the research and development of the store in every aspects from fixtures, to market trends to overall elements of the store. • OWNERSHIP AND ACCOUNTIBILITY: To take ownership and accountability of the allocated works and show integrity towards the team and the company. Show less

• Design Lead

  • Jun 2021 - Jan 2023

  REFLECTION ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES-Lead the design and store development of Grandiose as a brand.-Develop various new concepts to align the brand with any premium retailer around the world.-Consistent R&D for creation of aesthetically functional spaces.- Creating a complete new genre of retail elements that place Grandiose unique to any competitive retailers in the region. -Formulating design guidelines for the brand to ensure quality control from concept inception to delivery. -A critical role for design specifications and budget control along with other stakeholders.-Driving the team towards result driven strategies to achieve successful retail spaces.- Creating project timeline for design delivery and resource allocation schedules. - Man -hour costing and active part in project estimation , value engineering- Design and specifications control until delivery at site. Show less



SMD INTERIORS DESIGN LLC

• United Arab Emirates
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Manager

  • Jul 2018 - Feb 2022

  ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESNURTURING CONCEPT DESIGN- To develop new concepts in design. MAN-HOUR COSTING- Planning the general schedule of a project and allocate resources and time for a project to determine preliminary project cost. PROJECT-TIMELINE- Formulate the design timeline and deliverables for a project. SPECIFICATIONS AND DESIGN CONTROL- To scrutinise design specifications and ensure design control until delivery at site. COST OPTIMISATION AND CONTROL BUDGET UPSURGE- Prominent role in value engineering and managing budget in coordination with QS.• Strong team builder• Design strategist• Efficient timer• Target oriented• Skilled negotiator Show less

• Assistant Design Manager

  • May 2017 - Jul 2018

• Lead concept Designer (Architecture and Interiors)

  • May 2015 - May 2017

  As a lead designer, my role and responsibilities would involve- Nurturing concept design- Material palettes and specifications- Developing design in 3d software and coordination with team for final presentations- Interactions with vendors and client coordination



National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

• Paldi, Ahmedabad

• Post Grad Scholar, Industrial Design

  • Jun 2012 - Apr 2015



SHARK DESIGN STUDIO

• Hauz Khas , New Delhi

• INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER/ PROJECT ARCHITECT

  • Jun 2014 - Mar 2015

  concept development of the design for residence and retail brands, design control supervision, drawings supervisions, quality control for material samples, approval on works at site, regular site visits. concept development of the design for residence and retail brands, design control supervision, drawings supervisions, quality control for material samples, approval on works at site, regular site visits.



Nest by Arpit Agarwal

• North east ,India

• Designer

  • Apr 2014 - May 2014



Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

• Guwahati, Assam

• Industrial Design Intern

  • Apr 2013 - Jun 2013



Architecture Autonomous, porvorim,Goa

• Architect Intern

  • Dec 2010 - Jun 2011