Basmal Al-Saadan
Brooklyn, NY 11204 • basmal.alsaadan@gmail.com
Fully Work Authorized ∙ No Visa Sponsorship Required
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Architectural Project Manager with 25+ years of experience in design project management, architectural and engineering discipline design deliverables coordination. Skilled in, construction documents production and review, programing and scheduling, and quality control for residential, commercial, industrial projects
Key Skills
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/AFFILIATIONS
· Cooper Union Albert Nerken School of Engineering, New York, NY Certification courses in: Advanced Revit and AutoCAD, Green Building Guidelines and Environmental Safety, OSHA 30 for Construction, Building Cost Estimating (in progress)
· Synchro Pro 4D BIM course & exam prep, Synchro Academy (in progress, online), 07/01/2019
· Project Management Professional exam preparation (35 PDUs), Dubai, UAE, 11/26/2016
· Autodesk Revit Architecture professional course (60 hours), Dubai, UAE, 11/23/2015
· NFPA 101 Life Safety Code course (21 hours) and exam, Nashville, TN, USA, 05/18/2015
· Member of National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA 02169, USA, 04/03/2015
· Urban Planning for City Leaders (12 hours, in sustainability), Dubai, UAE, 01/25/2015
· Affiliated Member of Society of Engineers in UAE, Dubai, UAE, 04/10/2005
· Member of Iraqi Engineers Union (Consultant rank), Baghdad, Iraq, 08/07/1989
Different companies on Project Basis (contracts), Dubai, UAE / Basra, Iraq, Architectural and Engineering Manager
Independent manager provides Architectural and Engineering management services
• Prepar proposals, agreements and introducions; create Project Brief and Client Requirements List
• Provide project management services like identifying scope of work, setting time schedules, tasks with resources, coordinating with design teams or stakeholders, budgeting and cost estimation
• Conduct work on Design Concept, Design Development, construction documents production and review project documens each phase for quality control and conformity with codes or standards
• Create development plans and implementation schemes to upgrade Architecture and Engineering works and set procedures to ensure that laws, ethics, standards of safety, sustainability are met
Notable Projects:
• New City, Basra, Iraq. New town including: 13,000 housing units with all commercial and recreational areas, schools and infra-structures. Site: 6 sq. mi. Area: 62,864,000 sq. ft. Cost: $3735M
• Mixed-Use Development, Basra, Iraq. Included: shopping center, 1 office tower, 1 hotel tower, parking area and all service facilities. Area: 1,136,000 sq. ft. Cost: $108M
• Basra Water Plant, Basra, Iraq. New RO water plant. Area: 54,000 sq. ft. Cost: $14.1M
• Different projects for technical development, administrative integration and quality control
Orion Engineering Consultants, Dubai, AE, Senior Architect
Firm provides architectural and engineering, construction management services for commercial, residential and Industrial projects
Senior Architect
• Managed all design scope for 86 projects of total 10,000,400 sq. ft. area and $752M cost by establishing a Master Program technique using MS Project Planner and other software tools through flexible multi-tasking for teams and individuals to meet simultaneous deadlines which reduced projects rollout time by 25% for design phase and 10% for construction phase
• Supervised production of construction drawings with specifications in all project phases from design concept inception through design development until construction completion; reviewed contract documents of projects from $1M-150M considering budget guidelines and local building code
• Led cross-disciplinary teams of 25 technical individuals (Architectural, Structural Civil, Mechanical and Electrical) by setting procedures for collaborative architectural management and engineering coordination, early integration and cross-checking starting form project inception
• Decreased discrepancies almost 50% at schematic drawings phase compared to the base line and to less than 3% when reaching final project review with ZERO error for some projects
• Set client satisfaction policy by applying quality control, market research strategy and liaising with clients, contractors and external consultants that led all to opening projects from returned satisfieid clients valued at $299M and from recommendations of previous clients valued at $229M
Notable Projects:
• Mixed-Use Development, Doha, Qatar. Included shopping center, 3 towers (hotel; office & residential) with facilities and parking. Area: 1,427,800 sq. ft. Cost: $147M
• Logistics Offices and Storage, Dubai, UAE. Area: 535,000 sq. ft. Cost: $35M
• Residential Apartment Building, Dubai, UAE. Area: 164,400 sq. ft. Cost: $15M
• Headquarters and Facilities for Food Packages Company, Dubai, UAE. Area: offices 45,600 sq. ft., factory: 142,000 sq. ft., warehouse: 170,000 sq. ft., Cost: $25M
Orion Engineering Consultants, Dubai, AE, Architect
• Prepared Architectural designs, drawings, specifications, finishing materials schedules with bills of quantities and other construction documents for 163 projects of 16,285,800 sq. ft. total area and $1,325M cost and to handle different projects of budgets valued from $1M to $240M
• Coordinated architectural design with engineering disciplines by conducting hands-on design development and using early collaborating practice with other internal and external teams; reduced project rollout time by 10% for Design stage
• Listed architectural and functional requirements in the Project Brief document, Work Breakdown Structure items and communicated all with the design manager
• Analyzed project site conditions with adjacent infra-structures and their impacts on architectural concept design
• Checked workshop drawings and material submittals against drawings, specifications & other project documents
Notable Projects:
• Civil Defense Headquarters, Dubai, UAE. Public office. Area: 107,150 sq. ft. Cost: $15.6M
• Mixed-Use Development, Ajman, UAE. Included: shopping center, 1 office tower, 3 residential towers, parking area and all service facilities. Area: 2,298,100 sq. ft. Cost: $241M
• Residential Tower, Ajman, UAE. Area: 380,500 sq. ft. Cost: $38M
• Multi-story residential 2 buildings, Dubai, UAE. Area: 118,000 + 103,000 sq. ft. Cost: $20M
• Office Building, Dubai, UAE. Area: 164,000 sq. ft. Cost: $16M
University of Baghdad, College of Engineering, Architecural Department, Baghdad, Iraq, Bachelors, Bachelor of Science (BS) in Architectural Engineering
Studying Architecture for 5 Years of full time study and practice
