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Tamer Youakim

Tamer Youakim

Toronto, ON, CA

 

About 

  • Canadian Intern Architect, elegible to apply for the ARE exam.
  • Over 12 years of national and international experience in Architectural Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, on site Construction Management, after occupancy space planning and Project Management.
  • Experience in virtual teams' leadership, AutoCAD and basic Revit Knowledge.
  • Fluent in spoken and written English, French and Arabic.

Employment 

WD Partners, Toronto, ON, CA, Lead Architectural designer

- Meeting with the clients to manage their design expectations.
- Preparing preliminary Design sketches, space planning for retail spaces across the nation.
- Ensure compliance with relevant code, local jurisdiction and client standards requirements.
- Managing project from conceptual design all through till construction starts.
- Coordinating engineering systems within the project and reviewing project specifications.
- Liaising with planners to get necessary approvals/permits.
- Liaising with construction project managers replying RFI`s.
- Managing resources through different offices in US, Canada and India.
- Virtually training new resources and onboarding new team members to the portfolio.

Dec 2013 - current
 

B+H Architects, Toronto, ON, CA, Intern Architect

- Prepared Architectural plans, elevation, sections and details through the DD and CD phases.
- Coordinated engineering systems within the project, reviewed specifications, participated in client meetings.
- Chaired weekly consultants meeting, prepared internal meeting Agenda.
- Liaised with relevant consultants to get necessary approvals/permits.

Sep 2012 - Oct 2013
 

Dar Al-Handasah UK Limited, Dubai, AE, Senior Architect

- Managed and inspected the site activities for 750 houses (1500-3000 F² foot print) as part of a 1800 housing development project
- Managed change requests with the client to minimize cost and time impact.
- Liaised between M&E engineers and GC to align work with required quality standards.
- Coordinated with local authorities to obtain required approvals and certifications
- Prepared weekly and monthly progress reports for architectural site activities including monthly payments.

May 2011 - May 2012
 

MACE Group, Dubai, AE, Space Planner/Architectural Manager (Interiors)

- Managed the space planning for an international banking corporation throughout the UAE.
- Coordinated between the real estate unit and external parties to run projects effectively while maintaining the bank’s quality standards
- Coordinated effectively between the project management team and facility management team within the bank to ensure the projects are delivered on time and on budget
- Participated in the time and cost estimation for several small projects (budget under 100K$).
- Reviewed and developed the global bank policies and procedures.
- Managed the global space planning system for the bank
- Provided training for space planning programs on a global level.
- Mentored virtual team members about space planning programs to ensure efficient use of the system.

Mar 2010 - Sep 2010
 

Dar Al-Handasah UK Limited, Dubai, AE, Architect

- Managed and inspected the site activities for 700 houses (2000-5000 F² foot print) as part of a 2300 housing development project.
- Managed and inspected the architectural site activities for a hotel (13 floors & 3 underground levels) and an office building (8 floors & 3 underground floors) with total site area of 33,180 m².
- Managed change requests with the client to minimize cost and time impact.
- Liaised between M&E engineers and GC to align work with required quality standards.
- Accountability for decision taking on site.
- Coordinate with local authorities to obtain required approvals and certifications
- Prepared weekly and monthly progress reports for architectural site activities including monthly payments.
- Assisted senior quantity survivor in preparing technical documents for variation orders.
- Coordinated between different contractors/suppliers and vendors to ensure the continuity of the work flow.
- Prepared weekly progress reports for architectural site activities.

Dec 2007 - Feb 2010
 

Education 

Athabasca University, Online, MArch, Architecture

Course required to attain Master of Architecture degree recognized from the Canadian Architecture Certification Board.

Courses included Architecture practice in Canada

May 2012 - Sep 2012
 
Sep 2008 - Jan 2009
 

Faculty of Engineering, Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, OK, US, Masters, Architecture

Post graduate studies in Architecture

Sep 2003 - Sep 2004
 

Faculty of Engineering, Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Bachelors, Architecture/engineering

Bachelor of Sciences in Architectural engineering.

Sep 1998 - May 2003
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills