Nationality: South African

Age: 34

Available: Depending on client needs

Skills:

Coding Languages: AutoCAD / Sketchup Pro / Ipad Pro sketching / Corel Draw / Bluebeam Revu (PDF Editing)
Platforms: Hubplanner / Asana / Gantt / Screendragon
Frameworks-Tools: Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign / 3D Studio Max and Revit (basic)
Soft: Highly Creative / Communication / Presentations / Detail oriented / Organizational and analytical / Administrative / Time management

Experience:

JAN 2023 – Current | Project Manager – UXUS – Amsterdam

• Handling retail design projects from brief to completion (Karl Lagerfeld, Bentley, IQOS etc)
• Creating fee proposals, planning timelines of projects and managing budgets and resources.(strategy, conceptual retail design, technical detailing)
• Stakeholder Management

OCT 2020 – DEC 2022 | Retail Design Manager & Asset Lead – Majid Al Futtaim | U.A.E.

• Managing up to 300 retailers regarding design, fit-out & renovations for Bahrain City Centre
• Minimization of downtime in the income stream of the retailers and the mall
• Identifying opportunities for innovation within the asset, and obtaining stakeholders buy-in and helps secure budget allocation if required.
• Developing and writing the retail design criteria manuals, following the latest market trends
• Administer and ensure compliance with Sustainability assessments.

FEB 2016 – OCT 2020 | Retail Design Associate Manager – Majid Al Futtaim | U.A.E.

• Managed the design for retail fit-outs of a total of seven community malls
• Gained valuable experience on a Redevelopment and Expansion Project at Sharjah City Centre
• Interacted with project management, leasing, mall management and operations and consultant architects for the base-build teams as well as the tenants and their contractors.
• Reviewing lease outline drawings (LOD’s) for the expansion, and to update appointed consultants on changes.
• Trained new colleagues in using software including Box, Sketchup Pro and BlueBeam Revu.