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M. Ali Haddad

M. Ali Haddad

Costa Mesa, CA, US

 

About 

  • PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

    Skilled bilingual (English/Arabic) architectural and urban designer with over 7 years of experience. Strongly designed, led, and delivered over 1,250,000 sq. ft. of design projects and 210 hectares of planning projects. Extensive professional experience in green building design since being a LEED Green Associate. 

  • Key Skills

  • Expertise in high-end residential, commercial, mixed-use, and high rise buildings design
  • Adept in residential communities planning and city policy making
  • Developing projects to meet green building guidelines designated with USGBC
  • Innovative design skills complied with IBC, IRC.
  • Comprehensive academic expertise in sustainable urban renewal
  • Auto CAD / 3ds Max / Revit / Sketch Up / Photoshop / Illustrator / MS Word / MS Power Point / MS Excel
  • English (fluent), Arabic (native)

Employment 

Kenneth Ussenko Designs / KU Productions, Santa Ana, CA, US, Associate Designer, CG Architect

International conceptual design firm handles architectural and interior design of restaurants, high-end residential, resort, and shopping centers.
• Delivered high-end projects by associating Kenneth in all design stages, like The District by Hannah An in Beverly Hills, and Vista Bella II housing community in San Diego
• Accurately transformed existing buildings into 2D plans and high detailed 3D modeling, based on conducting an on-site measures
• Developed all concepts and designs through highly organized CAD drafting files
• Successfully completed rapid design projects within 6 weeks for each, and generated interior design construction document for two branches of Pielogy Pizza in two days for each
• Coordinated with clients and my personal team of regarding materials selection and revision drafts in order to finalize final production
• Improved the firm’s production to be much more realistic and convincing renders

Jul 2014 - current
 

Yasser Hejazy Consulting Engineers, Jeddah, SA, Urban Planner, Project Architect

International architectural firm specialized in large and mid urban planning and architecture projects. The 35staff of engineers, architects, and technicians covered all building engineering and design disciplines. YHCE worked in large-scale projects in associating with Momeni & Associates Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Spearheaded urban planning and architectural design project initiatives. Created originative bids' technical proposals
• Developed local city laws and regulations based on IBC, NFPA, IMC, USGBC, and ASHRAE codes and co- authoring in Jeddah High Rise Building Regulations
• Crafted coherent urban fabric, and developable city zoning in addition to designing Jeddah's futuristic skyline.
• Planned accessible, viable, and disciplinary integrated community plan of a 120 Hectares land
• Perfectly generated and coordinated infrastructure technical plans and construction documents.
• Developed innovative 32 stories, 750,000 sq. ft. mixed-use buildings, taking into account the client's required facilities, number of units, and a their limited budget.
• Originated city-level landmark that improves the city's costal elevation and complied with the city' regulations and IBC.
• Landed vast awareness in the firm of green buildings importance and the necessity of self-educating about LEED building certificates

Mar 2012 - Jan 2014
 

Consulting Studies for Urban Development, Jeddah, SA, Architectural Designer

Originated architectural concepts and supervised the drafting team in finalizing construction documents. Harmonized architectural design with other engineering disciplines within all projects. Finalized all 3D visualization works with creative post rendering.
• Harmonically and aesthetically combined the luxury of classic architecture with modern city style in one extraordinary attractive elevation
• Created accessible and functionally integrated of nine retail stores entry level, and two levels of offices with a total area of 60.000 sq. ft
• Developed the previous design by solving all safety issues and providing required educational facilities to comply with the regulation of the city
• Designed exemplary educational building elevation that addressed the Bangladesh cultural heritage

Mar 2012 - Sep 2012
 

Hourly & Hammaida Consulting, Aleppo, SY, Architect / Urban Planner

Orchestrated schematic design, design development, construction documents, structural details, 3D architectural and structural visualization, and CAD drafting while working in conjunction with professional consultants architects and engineers.
• Part of the design and planning team of Souk Alhal, (Agricultural Products Wholesale Regional Marketplace).
• Part of the design team of Alsndian Hotel

Aug 2008 - Dec 2011
 

Void’n Mass for Construction & Interior, Aleppo, SY, Intern Architect

In my internship as an architectural and interior designer, I worked under professionals' supervision that developed my practical experience with fundamental site skills, in addition drafting construction documents skills.

Apr 2006 - Jul 2008
 

Education 

University of Aleppo, Urban Planning

Completed credits towards a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning
Relevant Courses Included:
• Sustainable Development
• Environmental Planning
• Regional Planning
• Urban Regulation
• Research Methodology

Oct 2008 - Nov 2009
 

University of Aleppo, BArch, Architecture

Sep 2003 - Sep 2008
 

Awards 

LEED Green Associate since October 5th, 2013, 1st Place

2015
 

Areas of Specialization