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Paul Okoye

Paul Okoye

Inglewood CA, US

 
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About 

 I trained as an Architect, and in more recent times, I have been teaching Architecture and/ or Engineering in high schools in the Inland Empire. I am seeking to re-enter the main stream Architecture practice, and I have been an international associate member of the AIA for a number of years now.

Employment 

ICON Planning and Design Studio, Lawndale, CA, US, Business Associate/ Project Manager

Day to day administration of office. Design of new scheme and revision of previously designed schemes, while effectively coordinating construction work on tenement improvement projects. I also coordinated securing aproval for a building permit on some new construction projects.

Jun 2010 - Sep 2010
 

Promaco Associates Limited, Lekki, Lagos. Nigeria, General Manager

Day to day administration of a project management firm, with the responsibility of ensuring adequate representation on all projects the firm was engaged in and drawing up new business direction, as well as, bidding for new jobs, as advertised periodically in the dailies.

Aug 2008 - Aug 2009
 

James Cubitt Architects, Ikoyi, Lagos. Nigeria, Senior Architect/ Project manager

Contract employment, as the project Architect on the execution of two additional floors (plus loft) on the pre-existing Maersk head office in Nigeria.

Jan 2007 - Apr 2008
 

B+TIC, Victoria Island, Lagos. Nigeria, Senior Architect

Senior Architect with the responsibility of over-seeing several younger architects, as well as, a few projects in which the firm was engaged.

Mar 2006 - Dec 2006
 

Personal projects, Ikeja, Lagos. Nigeria, Architect/ Planner

work on design and construction documents preparation for a client.

Nov 2005 - Mar 2006
 

Dwelyn consortium, Badore, Lagos. Nigeria, Senior Architect

Senior Architect, in charge of the building department in closed residential estate. I was directly responsible for design and supervision of housing projects, as well as coordinating the work of a few younger people who were ditrectly under my supervision.

Sep 2004 - Nov 2005
 

AEK Design Services, Onikan, Lagos. Nigeria, Project Architect

Architect with the responsibility of designing and cvoordinating the construction of a few bank branch buildings, an expansion of a specialist hospital, a block of 5 units 'Doctors' Residential Quarters', and several other projects.

Feb 2001 - Aug 2004
 

Education 

University of Lagos, Lagos, NG, BArch, Environmental Studies/ Architecture

A first degree in Environmental studies, followed by a continuation graduate degree in Architecture.

Oct 1986 - Nov 1995
 

Awards 

Lagos Architects Recognition, Award

Recognition as member (publicity secretary) of organizing committee for the inaugural Lagos Architects Forum/ Trade Show.

2009
 

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