Vivid Worldwide Magazine, Laurel, Maryland, Tampa Florida - Spread All Over, Director of Creativity
• Determining the best ways to visually represent the company’s identity online, on our website and also in Print.
• Develops high-level concepts for the magazine design projects.
• Works with internal and external clients, pitching designs, and understanding client needs. Develops visual designs,
• Responsible for recruiting and managing third party design firms as well as internal design resources.
• Lead creative sessions for project kick-offs
• Manage multiple projects from concept through completion
• Develop creative programs and design concepts that meet the business objectives of the organization and that advance our brand strategy
• Establish creative direction for the entire line of online services and programs
• Supervise and inspire the creative team of vendor partners; generate multiple concepts for a campaign or project
• Work with the account team, strategy team, and copywriters to develop concepts and present to management
• Work with internal teams to generate ideas for pitching and proposals
• Manage team members
• Provide quality control over concepts and projects,
Punch Out Specialist Team {P.O.S.T} Construction, Washington DC. 20002 , Assist. Project Manager
o Having taken a keen understanding of planning and urban design trends and business practices, I have been able to:
* Establish, maintain and develop relationships with key clients and prospective clients.
o Responsible for managing and coordinating activities of on-going projects, expected projects, situational construction projects and other services as needed.
o Active participation in the design community.
o Responds to contractor's concerns and acts immediately to address same in a timely manner, on behalf or under the authority of the company president.
o Ensures that Sub - contractors comply with specifications, standards and codes for un-going construction projects by performing on-site inspections, and critically observing facilities or other complex construction projects.
o Contacts Clients/property owners major/minor contractors and other needed organizations , and provides information regarding projects and activities when and if required.
o Provides direction, guidance and assistance to contractors and work crews.
o Coordinates daily work activities and organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work.
o Monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed works
o Confers with contractors and work crews, assists with complex/problem situations, and provides technical expertise.
o Ensures compliance with all applicable codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures.
o Completes and sign reports on the number of employees on a job site, amount of work performed, materials used, weather conditions, accidents on the job site and equipment used, all as reported by the site superintendent.
o Ensures adherence to established safety procedures.
o Monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals.
o Maintains a daily inspection log.
• Interprets construction plans and specifications.
• Researches code books as needed.
• Initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations. Consults with company president, administrative manager or other officials to review status of department projects, in-door projects, and out-door projects and services.
• Review/resolve problems, receive advice/direction from company president, and provide recommendations.
• Assists in preparing and administering project budgets and submitting justifications for budget requests.
• Monitors expenditures to ensure compliance with approved budget.
• Coordinates process for bidding and contracting of services;
• Prepares Requests For Proposal (RFPs), PCO's and bidding proposals for contract division 4,6,8,and 9.
• Prepares Requests For Proposal (RFPs), PCO's for design services, construction services, inspection services, maintenance services, or other services.
• Prepares bid packages and conducts pre-bid and pre-construction meetings.
• Issues and attends to addendum's to clarify questionable issues.
• Participates in negotiations of scope of works and services and fees for professional services agreements.
• Makes recommendations to company president regarding selection of vendors and awarding of contracts to minor contractors, labors on sites.
• Compiles language for contracts and specifications packages.
• Coordinates acquisition and/or maintenance of required permitting.
• Researches federal, state, and local code requirements,
• Coordinates efforts between multiple departments workers, co-applicants, and minor contractors, labors, consultants to prepare application documents.
• Develops programs and reports as required by company president as well as required for project concern.
• Oversees, administers, and coordinates work performed by minor consultants, minor contractors, labors or other service providers.
• Administers annual maintenance contracts.
• Monitors work/on-going to ensure compliance with terms of contract.
• Prepares, reviews/endorses PCO's, invoices and payment requests submitted by minor consultants/contractors before passing it to the administrative manager or to the company president
Metamorphosis Consults - Chartered Architects & Planners, Ilupeju, Lagos, Nigeria, : Project/Utility Architect
• Prepared/assisted in the preparation of detailed drawings through construction documents for basic architectural designs and/or interior renovations, information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, and construction time.
• Prepared contract documents for building contractors.
• Helped facilitate user needs analysis through one on one or group interviews.
• Participated as a team member in evaluating buildings to be renovated, preparing briefings on project feasibility, and/or preparing cost estimates for routine renovations.
• Direct activities of workers engaged in preparing drawings and specification documents
• Participated in operational or planning meetings to discuss program or project milestones or activities.
• Prepared scale drawings
• Consulted with client to determine functional and spatial requirements of structure.
• Provided analysis and research to help develop supporting documents for final construction drawings including specifications and/or cost estimates.
• Planned layout of project
• Coordinated design efforts with consulting engineers or other discipline leaders for architectural designs or interior renovations.
• Conducted construction administration, including field surveys of ongoing construction work, responding to requests for information, and evaluating submittals from construction contractors.
• Integrated engineering element into unified design.
• Conducted periodic on-site observation of work during construction to monitor compliance with plans.
• Administered construction contracts.
• Represented client in obtaining bids and awarding construction contracts.
• Prepared operating and maintenance manuals, studies, and reports.
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems -- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Folabi Ajimoti & Associates - Chartered Architects & Planners, Abule-Oja, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria, Studio Architect
• Prepared/assisted in the preparation of detailed drawings through construction documents for basic architectural designs and/or interior renovations, information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, and construction time.
• Prepared contract documents for building contractors.
• Helped facilitate user needs analysis through one on one or group interviews.
• Participated as a team member in evaluating buildings to be renovated, preparing briefings on project feasibility, and/or preparing cost estimates for routine renovations.
• Direct activities of workers engaged in preparing drawings and specification documents
• Participated in operational or planning meetings to discuss program or project milestones or activities.
• Prepared scale drawings
• Consulted with client to determine functional and spatial requirements of structure.
• Provided analysis and research to help develop supporting documents for final construction drawings including specifications and/or cost estimates.
• Planned layout of project
• Coordinated design efforts with consulting engineers or other discipline leaders for architectural designs or interior renovations.
• Conducted construction administration, including field surveys of ongoing construction work, responding to requests for information, and evaluating submittals from construction contractors.
• Integrated engineering element into unified design.
• Conducted periodic on-site observation of work during construction to monitor compliance with plans.
• Administered construction contracts.
• Represented client in obtaining bids and awarding construction contracts.
• Prepared operating and maintenance manuals, studies, and reports.
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems -- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Archarris Engineering Ltd - Engineering and Building Construction, Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria , Site Architect
* Managed and coordinated activities of on-going projects, expected projects, situational construction projects and other services as needed.
* Responded to contractor's concerns and acts immediately to address same in a timely manner, on behalf or under the authority of the company president.
* Contacted Clients/property owners major/minor contractors and other needed organizations , and provides information regarding projects and activities when and if required.
* Provided direction, guidance and assistance to contractors and work crews. * Coordinated daily work activities and organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work.
* Monitored status of work in progress and inspects completed works
* Conferred with contractors and work crews, assists with complex/problem situations, and provides technical expertise.
* Ensured compliance with all applicable codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures.
* Ensured adherence to established safety procedures.
* Monitored work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals.
*Interpreted construction plans and specifications.
* Researched code books as needed.
* Initiated any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations. Consults with company president, administrative manager or other officials to review status of department projects, in-door projects, and out-door projects and services.
* Reviewed/resolved problems, received advice/direction from company president, and provide recommendations.
* Assisted in preparing and administering project budgets and submitting justifications for budget requests.
* Monitored expenditures to ensure compliance with approved budget.
* Coordinated process for bidding and contracting of services;
* Prepared Requests For Proposal (RFPs), PCO's and bidding proposals for contract division 4,6,8,and 9.
* Prepared Requests For Proposal (RFPs), PCO's for design services, construction services, inspection services, maintenance services, or other services.
* Prepared bid packages and conducts pre-bid and pre-construction meetings.
* Issues and attends to addendum's to clarify questionable issues.
* Participated in negotiations of scope of works and services and fees for professional services agreements.
* Made recommendations to company president regarding selection of vendors and awarding of contracts to minor contractors, labors on sites.
* Compiles language for contracts and specifications packages.
* Coordinates acquisition and/or maintenance of required permitting.
Researches federal, state, and local code requirements,
* Coordinates efforts between multiple departments workers, co-applicants, and minor contractors, labors, consultants to prepare application documents.
* Develops programs and reports as required by company president as well as required for project concern.
* Oversees, administers, and coordinates work performed by minor consultants, minor contractors, labors or other service providers.
Administers annual maintenance contracts.
Monitored work/on-going to ensure compliance with terms of contract.
* Prepared, reviews/endorses PCO's, invoices and payment requests submitted by minor consultants/contractors before passing it to the administrative manager or to the company president
Harris Aib Associates Ltd. - Chartered Architects& Planners, Lagos State, Nigeria , From Architectural Drafter to Senior Drafter
• Under immediate supervision, performs routine professional civil architectural/engineering duties in the areas of architectural designs, structural design, survey, construction, inspection, and/or maintenance and other related work as required
• Assists in the preparation of a completed drawing for existing projects.
• Compiles survey or design information from field books or other data sources.
• Draws and revised working sketches that show drafters how to draw the detailed plan.
• Enters alignments, grades, structural details, or other project parameters into a computer drafting system to prepare a detailed plan.
• Calculates areas, distances, and volumes and other design parameters.
• Compares drafter's drawing with original computations and specifications to detect and correct errors.
Assist design team to plan or design a roadway or runway;
• Compute horizontal and vertical dimensions of a project;
• Draws / Provides set of working sketches.
• Draw / Provides final set of plans.
• Check final plans for accuracy.
• Calculate amounts of work and materials necessary to complete the project.
• Determine the location and computed size of the right of way necessary to ensure safe completion of the project.
• Learn how to minimize the environmental impact of the project.
• Conducts visual inspection of project site to verify the survey data.
• Participates in field review of proposed plans.
• Conducts title searches.
• Writes plan revision requests to initiate changes
• Provides technical assistance to land owners and Department of Transportation, Town and City Planning personnel regarding right-of-way issues and proper adherence to building codes and regulations.
• Assures that a construction project is built according to plans and specifications;
• Checks plans; specifications and contracts for accuracy and calculates additional construction information.
• Surveys project site to draw maps that identify the location of features of the project site;
• Measures or calculates, using standard equipment and procedures, the location of control points, baseline, existing characteristics of the land, and other components of the right-of-way and construction project.
• Draws detailed topographical and other maps of the project site.
• Writes reports to document field and laboratory test results on construction materials.
• studies standard specifications, test procedures, and other materials to assure construction specification compliance.
• Ensures conduction of laboratory and field tests on materials and sites reports documenting findings.
• Assigns work to subordinates and monitor their progress, train new employees, conduct performance evaluations or other supervisory-related duties.
University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, US, Masters, Architecture, Urban & Community Design
Architecture, Urban & Community Design
University of Ado Ekiti, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, BArch, Post Graduate Diploma - Architecture
Post Graduate Diploma - Architecture
Hillsborough Community College, Tampa Florida, Pre - Architecture
Pre- Requisite for Master of Architecture
Moshood Abiola Ploytechnics, Abeokuta, NG, BArch, Architectural Technology
HND in Architecture - B. SC Equivalent
Ogun State Polytechnics, Abeokuta, NG, Architectural Technology
ND - Architectural Technology - Associate Degree Equivalent
