Experience

Elames Trading and Contracting Company

• Bahrain
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Division Bcon Construction, Bahrain

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  Delivering Bespoke High-End Construction and Interiors Delivering Bespoke High-End Construction and Interiors



Self-employed

• Bahrain

• Freelance Interior Fit Out Consultant

  • Oct 2019 - Nov 2022

  Fit Out Expert with over 40 years International Experience. Offering Full Knowledge of all aspects of Fit Out from Core and Shell to Business as Usual Projects. End to end delivery from conception design, design development, MEP, joinery, finishes and furnishings. I offer a Vast Wealth of Project Management Experience in the Banking, Retail, Commercial Office, Hotel and Leisure Sectors. Extensive Commercial Experience in both Pre and Post Contract Management. Currently Working Within a Joint Venture to Design and Build an Arabic Disco, International Bar and lounge and Roof Top Glassed Structure Shisha Bar and Restaurant. Project Value One Million Dollars and Projects in Final Handover Stage. Additional Seven Outlets in Design Stage. Show less



ID Works global

• Saudi Arabia
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director Middl

  • Feb 2016 - Sep 2019

  Company Profile: Design Build Commercial Fit Out Specialist and Furniture Supplier. Job Role & Responsibilities • Overall Responsibility for the Day to Day Operations and Project Delivery. • Full Responsibility for Delivering the Company Portfolio of over Fifty Million Dollars per Year, throughout the Middle East. • Ensuring Design Parameters are Maintained and Managed in line with Project Cost and Budget. • Preparing monthly budgets and cost reports for board presentation. • Full end to end Commercial Responsibility both Pre and Post contract. • Maintain, Drive and Monitor the Master Program Schedule of Projects. • Constant Mentoring of Staff to Ensure the Highest Standards of Delivery. • Cost, P&L and Budget Management. • Contractual Management. • Company Health and Safety. • Reporting to CEO only. • Focused Valued Engineering. Projects • 11,500 m2 Call Center in Riyadh, Full End to End MEP Installation from Core and Shell with Complete ID and Furniture Installation for this 1,900-seat Operation, Value 9.5 Million Dollars. • DHL distribution Center and Head Office Khobar, 10,000 m2, Value 7 Million Dollars • Complete Refurbishment of BNP Paribas Bahrain Financial Harbor, Business as Usual, Five Floors, Value 4 Million Dollars • SAMA new offices in Riyadh in the KAFD District, 7,000 m2 of Turnkey End to End Office Design build, Value 8 Million Dollars. • EY, Bahrain, Oman & Qatar, Value 7.5 Million Dollars. • Red Sea Development Al Riyadh Digital City, Value 8.5 Million Dollars. • Credit Swiss Turnkey Office Delivery, Value 2.4 Million Dollars. Show less



Service and Trade Oman

• General Manager Project

  • Jan 2014 - Feb 2016

  Job Role & Responsibilities • Heading Up an Interiors Division that Encompasses, Engineering Design, Post Contracts, Planning, Manufacture and Project Teams. • Design Management and Architect Liaison and Interaction. • Preparing Monthly Cost Reports and P&L Forecasts for Board Presentation. • Weekly and Monthly Reports both Internal and Client Facing. • Develop and Maintain Project Schedules. • Forward Planning of the Overall Division Organization Needs. • Key Decision Maker in Recruitment of Quality Staff. • Contractual Support, Advice and Management Pre and Post Contract. • Plan and Execute Delivery of all Projects. • Reporting to International Director of Operations. • Drive Profit via Valued Engineering. Projects • Oman International Airport Retail, 22 million-dollar, Departure, Arrival, and Onward Travel. Full design Development and Interior Fit Out of this Prestigious, International Show Piece for Oman. • Anantara Hotel Resort, Jebal Akhdar, Oman. Fully Responsible for the Design Development and Execution of the Interior Fit Out Works on this 70 Million-Dollar Seven Star Resort. • Full FF&E Manufacture for the Shangri La Hotel, Bangalore India. • Manufacture and installation of Doors, Wardrobes and Kitchen’s in the PASI Mixed Use Development in Muscat, Oman, 11.8 Million Dollars. • GCC Council Building, Conference Facility and Offices, for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Oman, 2.7 Million Dollars. • FF&E for the Beaumont Hotel in London 1 Million Dollars. Show less



Confluence (Faithful & Gould)

• India

• Senior Project Manager

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  Head Up a Client-Side Project Management Team for the Full Implementation of MEP and Interior Fit Out of the Shangri La Hotel, Bangalore India. A 400 Key, Five Stars Hotel. Managing a Site Team of MEP and Interior PMs, QSs, Document Controllers and Engineers and Reporting Directly to Me. Reporting to Client Director of Projects (Adarsh) and Country Director ( Confluence). Responsibilities Included Design Management and Shop Drawing Approvals. Budget Management. Bid Management and Contract Awards. Program Development and Monitoring. Weekly and Monthly Reporting. Technical Support. Achievement: Took Corridors and Bedrooms to 50% Completion. Coordinated and Managed the Design to Approval for Construction for all F&B Outlets and Awarded Contract Prior to Leaving the Project. Show less



Jasaf ( Al Matrook)

• Bahrain

• Director of Interiors

  • Dec 2012 - Jul 2013

  To Represent the Client in Implementing and Delivering the Full Turnkey Interior Fit Out Delivery for Their New 5 star plus Hotel in Bahrain. Consisting of 179-Bedroom and Suites, 4 restaurant, 4 bars Health Club and Spa, Receptions, Conference Suite and Main Kitchen and Restaurants Show Kitchens of This 37 Floor Hotel. Reporting to Managing Director and Board only. Responsibilities, Managing a Site Team of MEP and Interior PMs, QSs, Document Controllers and Engineers. Design Management and Shop Drawing Approvals. Budget Management. Bid Management and Contract Awards. Program Development and Monitoring. Weekly and Monthly Reporting. Technical Support. Achievement: Provide a Fully Operational Hotel in 8 Months, within Budget. Show less



ID Works

• Bahrain

• General Manager

  • Dec 2009 - Dec 2012

  An Extension to the Managing Director Role I took up in 2016. Whilst Delivering Design Build Projects, I was Principle in Building the Company from Start Up with the CEO (Owner) in Bahrain and Setting Up the Oman Branch, to an Annual Turnover of 2.5 Million BHD. An Extension to the Managing Director Role I took up in 2016. Whilst Delivering Design Build Projects, I was Principle in Building the Company from Start Up with the CEO (Owner) in Bahrain and Setting Up the Oman Branch, to an Annual Turnover of 2.5 Million BHD.



Quad Group

• United Arab Emirates

• Senior Regional Project Manager

  • Jun 2007 - Sep 2009

  Fitness First Account), With an Annual Portfolio Value in Excess of US$58,000,000. Responsible for Producing Feasibility Reports on Potential Sites. Overseeing and Managing the Architectural, Electrical and Mechanical (MEP) Design from Concept Through to Completion. Preparing and Issuing Construction Drawings. Preparing a Bill of Quantities and Specifications, Tendering, Analysing Quotations and Awarding Contracts. Producing Project Programs and Monitoring Progress. Give technical Support to Civil, MEP and Finishing Contractor and Client as Required. Implementing and Maintaining Health and Safety. Chairing regular Site Meetings and Issuing Monthly Reports to the Client, Covering Progress, Procurement and Full Cost Analysis Against Budgets and Potential Risk. Preparing and Agreeing Final Accounts. Ensuring Delivery of All Necessary Permits and Approvals from Municipalities and Civil Defense. The Role Included Extensive Travel Throughout the Middle East. Key achievement; to Successfully Handover Eleven Fitness Clubs (min. 2,500m2 each), Across the Region. Show less



ISG Dean & Bowes

• Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

• Senior Projects Manage

  • May 2006 - May 2007

  Company Profile:- UK National Fit out Contractor. Job Role & Responsibilities. A key Member of a Small Team Dedicated to Work within Cambridge University. Projects Included Library and Faculty Refurbishment in a Grade 2 Listed Building (Modern Medieval languages & Philosophy. I Successfully Handed this Project Over on Time and within Budget. The 20-week Program was a Complex Multi-Phased Project Including the Installation of a New Lift and Architectural Glazing Install. The Need to Balance both Client and Municipality Requirements Made this Project Particularly challenging. Project value £1,200,000. Overseeing and Managing the Construction of a New Rooftop Steel Structure to House Generators and Air handling Units on top of a Victorian Two-Story Building (Department of Anatomy). This £2,400,000 Project Involved the Installation of Underground Diesel 20,000 Gallon Storage Tank, Along with the Associated Diesel Pipelines to service Two Generators. Laying and Connecting High and Low Voltage Cables to enable Diesel Generated Electricity to a Dedicated Sub-Station as Back Up to Normal National grid Supply. This was a Highly Complicated Project Which Demanded a High level of Management of, Consultants and to Offer Technical Support and Coordination for a Wide Variety of Trades Including, Petro-Chemical Installation and Major Electrical Work. The Site Achieved the Highest Safety Score in the Division that Year. I Managed the Contract to the Company Standard, ISO 1800 Interrogated Management System. Chaired Regular Client and Sub-Contract Meetings, Prepared Reports for Board Presentation. Handle and Manage Disputes and Claims and Closing Final Account. Show less



Styles&Wood

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • Aug 2004 - May 2006

  Company Profile: UK National Fit Out Contractor. Job Role & Responsibilities. Responsible for Handing Over £4 Million of Project located Across the UK. One of Which was the Complete Business as Usual Office and Branch Refurbishment, Split into Twenty Phases with a Contract Program of Eight Months. Company Profile: UK National Fit Out Contractor. Job Role & Responsibilities. Responsible for Handing Over £4 Million of Project located Across the UK. One of Which was the Complete Business as Usual Office and Branch Refurbishment, Split into Twenty Phases with a Contract Program of Eight Months.



Elite Construction

• Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

• Managing Director

  • Aug 2003 - Aug 2004

  Projects Included the Conversion of a Large Victorian House into Four Apartments. This was a Large-Scale Development Taken from Planning Concept to Selling. A Total Refurbishment of a Grade 2 Listed House. Full Responsibility for Financial and Project Management of a Multi Trade Environment Total Control over Budget and P&L. Fully Responsible for all Planning and Regulatory Projects Included the Conversion of a Large Victorian House into Four Apartments. This was a Large-Scale Development Taken from Planning Concept to Selling. A Total Refurbishment of a Grade 2 Listed House. Full Responsibility for Financial and Project Management of a Multi Trade Environment Total Control over Budget and P&L. Fully Responsible for all Planning and Regulatory



Brightstart Builders

• Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

• Operations Manager

  • Apr 1996 - Aug 2003

  Company Profile: UK National Interior Fit Out Company. Job Role & Responsibilities. Pivotal Role in the Formation of a New Business, Responsible for Taking the Company Turnover from Zero to over £1 million pounds p.a. in Seven Years. Total Responsibility for the Day to Day Operations Nationwide. Working as a Sub-Contractor to Styles & Wood, Dean and Bowes, Swanley’s and Jarvis Newman, on Blue Chip Projects. Company Profile: UK National Interior Fit Out Company. Job Role & Responsibilities. Pivotal Role in the Formation of a New Business, Responsible for Taking the Company Turnover from Zero to over £1 million pounds p.a. in Seven Years. Total Responsibility for the Day to Day Operations Nationwide. Working as a Sub-Contractor to Styles & Wood, Dean and Bowes, Swanley’s and Jarvis Newman, on Blue Chip Projects.