VALENTINO Q. SANTIAGO
Conway, Arkansas     1-646-703-2727    valqs.ny@gmail.com
                                     
EDUCATION:
   College    Technological Institute of the Philippines
                (graduate of B.S. Architecture, Associate Degree)
 
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
   Professional practice took placed throughout in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from Nov. 1993 to Nov. 2008. Have profound experienced on Autocad design, drafting and detailing in the field of Architecture, Interior Design, Wood Joinery and Manufacturing, Structural and Electrical Engineering and project site visits and assignments. 
Have been involved in leading large and medium range type of projects comprise mostly of commercial and residenrial bulidings and theme parks and hotels.

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
Software knowledge
  •(proficient in) AutoCAD Release 2007, 2008 and 2013
  •Computer Aided Machine (Waterjet) for cutting Marbles 
  •ADOBE Photoshop
  •MS Office (Word and Excel applications)
  •Internet
 
WORK SKILLS:
  •Ability to work indepently and can produce drawing documents from scratch to finish with less supervisions.
  •Ability to collaborate with the designers and can easily interpret design sketches provided for contruction drawings presentation in the field of Architectural, Interior Design,Strucural and Electrical.
  •Ability to lead a drawing team; can manage to stand work pressures and meet work deadlines on time; and can create a good working environment and collaborations among co-workers.
  •Know how to work with Xref; DWG files format convert to PDF; Layering techniques; Paper space layout and can do isometric drawings and detailing and organized drawing presentations.
  •Ability to visit and check sites to gather informations required to produce detailed and shop drawings presentations.

EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND:
Burthill, Inc. (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) – Interior Design Department
   A US consulting company with head office based in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Undertaking various big Turn-key projects in Dubai and Abu Dhabi ranging from Hospitals, Hotels, Multi-storey Residential and Office Buildings, Theme Parks, Commercial and Retail Shops, Complex Residential Buildings, Schools.
Position: 
   AutoCAD Operator and Detailer
   August 2005 to October 2008              
Projects Undertaken:               
   Canal Point Hospital 
   Soffitel Hotel Beach Resort in Palm Island in Dubai
   Formula One Theme Park in Dubai(A project compose of several structures of Rides & Amusements, Restaurants & Food Concessions and Retail Shops)
 
Platinum Yachts FZCO – Interior Design Division
   Dubai based semi-government construction company specialized in Interior Design of Yachts amenities. Projects commence from scratch to elegant finish products on essential portions of Yachts interior and exterior.
Position:              
   AutoCAD Operator and Detailer
   July 2003 to July 2005
Projects Undertaken:
   160 meter long and 8 decks yacht owned by the ruler of Dubai.
 
Al Nekhreh Contracting Company (Dubai, U.A.E.) – Interior Division
   Dubai based General Contracting company.
Position:              
   AutoCAD Operator and Detailer
   September 1999 to March 2002
Projects Undertaken:
   Joinery works for Retail and Jewelry shops, Offices, Showrooms and 
Grand Hyatt Hotel public areas such as; Restaurants furniture, 
Ballrooms and Health Club wall panels, Pool area sundecks & hanging 
trellis and others.
 
COMSYS (Manila, Philippines) – Construction Division
   A Japanese Telecommunication contracting company with head office based in Tokyo, Japan.
Position:              
   Project Coordinator
   June 1997 to June 1999
Responsibility:              
   Given the task to collaborate with in-house supervisors and contractors to ensure the proper implementations of OSP Telecommunications construction standards.
   Responsible to verify the condition of project sites for unforeseen issues and managed documents for setting-up project acceptance schedule.
   Responsible to make construction and implementation schedules, project acceptance schedules and coordinate with clients’ representatives for some issues.
   Responsible to check over discrepancies of in-house supervisors’ actual progress reports, as-built plans and approval of site allowances.
Projects Undertaken:
   Constructions of Outside Plant (OSP) telephone cable poles, 
installation of local, trunk and riser aerial cables lines and curve & end 
pole support system. The project covers the entire area of NCR, Central 
and Northern region of Philippines for Smart Telecom Co., Globe 
Telecom Co. and Bayan Tel. Co.
 
Gulf & Emirates Architects and Engineers Consulting Company (Dubai, U.A.E.)
   Dubai based Architectural and Engineering Consulting firm.
Position:              
   Assistant Designer and AutoCAD Operator and Detailer
   November 1993 – November 1996
Projects Undertaken:
   High and medium rise residential and commercial buildings.
   Office, Factory and Warehouses
   Retail Shops 
   Villas
 
 
PERSONAL DATA :
   Birth Date.........March 04, 1963                            
   Birthplace........Philippines              
   Citizenship......Filipino                                          
   Language........English, Tagalog