Experience

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  ARIE design & implementation

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Business Owner

    • Mar 2016 - Present
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    ARCHITECTURE | RETAIL | INTERIOR | EXHIBITION D E S I G N & I M P L E M E N T A T I O N

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  Source Interior Brand Architecture

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Senior Interior Designer

    • Sep 2016 - Jun 2017
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Senior Interior Designer co-ordinating the installation of the Radisson Blu Hotel and Residence Cape Town with the team at Source. IBA

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  TDC&Co

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Senior Account Manager & Project Manager

    • Jul 2006 - Feb 2016
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    1. SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER and PROJECT MANAGER :• CLIENT LIAISON • Administering & co-ordination of all local projects (nationally)• Co-ordination between Landlords, their appointed Professional teams, Tenant Co-ordinators and the design teams overseas (on international brands)• Co-ordination with International design teams and suppliers (on international brands)High level project process planning from appointment through to on site• Managing the sketch design process through to technical CAD drawings and detailing, obtaining relevant client and other approvals prior• Project programming from project appointment, highlevel milestone planning, beneficial occupation to hand over planning through to financial and project closure• Managing site managers dealing with the day to day on site works, and or direct site management with contractors and sub contractors• Advising clients of on-site issues with proposed resolutions and if applicable cost implications• Managing the financial process and financial controllers, authorizing quotes and payments, monitoring of budgets during project stages to financial close off of projects• Forecasting and billing of fees for all projects • checking of budget actuals against work completed on site, to authorizing final budget reckons• Tracking site snag completion and closure of project2. DESIGNER• CLIENT LIAISON • Sketch design layouts and proposals of all new, revamp, enlargement stores, SiS, kiosks, trade stands, presenting to brand heads for approval• Resolving design & detailing (concept detail packs) to meet brands needs and development continuously• Manage CAD operator working on store dwg packs and detailing incl redlining of all dwgs• Assisting with CAD drawing if req• Administering & design co-ordination of all projects nationally• Co-ordination with the Landlords and their appointed prof teams• Site surveying of stores nationally• Project disbursement, fee administration and forecasting

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  Roger Martin Architects & Interiors

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Project Manager & Assistant Designer

    • Jun 2003 - Jun 2006
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    • Design assistant to Roger Martin (Head Designer and Architect) • Project range from high end residential, apartments, restaurants, exhibition design, association with DHK and Two Oceans Developers for high rise apartments Atlantic Sea Board• Preparing sketch drawings for presentation to clients • Preparing technical CAD drawings, technical detailing, council submission drawings and documentation and site surveying • Co-ordination of drawings with various other prof consultants, mechanical ventilation, electrical engineers, fire rational consultants etc.• Administrating projects from design brief to construction completion• Project manage projects from site occupation to contractor, to handing over to Client• Administration of projects from stages as above• Office administration

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  Davis & Hinsch Architects

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Architectural Technologist

    • Nov 1999 - May 2003
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    • Preparing sketch drawings on CAD, mainly BP forecourts, Pick n Pay / Foodworld and other larger retailers, and also residential projects• Preparing technical CAD drawings, technical detailing, council submission drawings and documentation and site surveying for above projects• Council plan walking at the City of Cape Town Building Submissions dept• General office management• Office administration for all projects • Staff training to the new interns - DHA among a few other practices, had an association with CPUT and assisted with mentoring second year interns.I started at DHA with an internship for my second year, which was a requirement to work a full year submitting project based work as well as prescribed projects during the year. I had then decided to take a year off and continue working and gaining experience at DHA and continued to do so for two more years by splitting my final third year into part time study and working over two years. I gained valuable current technical knowledge by doing this and stood me well as I entered the professional industry.