REGARD YAKOU

SENIOR MANAGER

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS

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+1-925-***-**** ac65ti@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

CHIEF OF OPERATIONS • ICM USA LLC • MARCH 17 – PRESENT IN CHARGE OF DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT, CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR DIVERSIFIED PROJECTS IN HOSPITALITY, LEISURE DEVELOPMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND ONE OF A KIND PROJECTS. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS • CONTRACT WLL • JUNE 2015 – JAN 2017 Responsible for the operations of about 1 billion US$ of construction projects for Contraco in Doha, Qatar. Managed all project directors, managers on all projects. Managed clients, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers and all staff involved in all projects. Established budgets, org charts and schedules for all projects. Executive level reporting to owners and senior managers. Managed 300 professionals and 7000 laborers. VICE PRESIDENT AND COUNTRY MANAGER. HILL INTERNATIONAL. MAY 2006 – JUNE 2015 Responsible for the operations of 18 project throughout the country at a construction cost of around 5 billion US$. Managing the daily operations which includes 300 professional staff of various disciplines, nationalities, religions and ethnic backgrounds. Improved overall average gross margins from around 21% to 39% in the first 7 months of taking the position of Country Manager. Reduced staff turn over to an absolute minimum of 3% per annum. Turned over three distressed projects into successful and high gross margin projects. Won over 1.5 billion in new projects in first two years.

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER. THE ALLEY GROUP. SEP 2004 – JULY 2006 Project name - PepsiCo/Frito Lay Update plan. Client – PepsiCo/Frito Lay USA. Project Cost – US$ 36 million. Renovation and System Update.

Managed a 240-location renovation and system update project across the United States for Frito Lay. Responsible for the management and training of 16 project managers, hiring, negotiating contracts with subcontractors and suppliers, payment approvals, weekly scheduling updates, and customer interaction. RY REGARD YAKOU

SENIOR MANAGER

Construction Management, Development and Operations 2

Project name – San Francisco schools update and compliance program. Client - San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco, California. Project total cost US$450 million. Managed several projects financed by a $450 million bond issue by the School District. Managed design updates, managed several project managers responsible for daily work activities, administered weekly meetings with consultants and contractors; trained project managers; and provided client relations, problem solving, and advising on various issues on all projects. Project name – Sacramento Frito Lay Distribution Center. Client – PepsiCo/Frito Lay Sacramento, California, USA. Project construction Cost - US$13.2 Million. Participated in the development and entitlement of a new 66,000 square foot Frito Lay distribution center in Sacramento. Responsible for interaction and discussion with consultants and city and county officials; preparation of documentation for processing and execution, and coordination between the headquarters staff in Texas and consultants and officials in California. KEY QUALIFICATIONS

A SOLUTION ORIENTED PROFESSIONAL WITH EXCELLENT COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS AND OVER 30 YEARS OF LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE. PROVEN ABILITY TO LEAD, TRAIN AND DIRECT PROFESSIONALS IN VARIOUS DISCIPLINES. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE INCLUDES ESTIMATING AND SCHEDULING, PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT, COST CONTROLS, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, OIL AND GAS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. PROJECT EXPERIENCE INCLUDES RESORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, RESIDENTIAL, INFRASTRUCTURE, DREDGING AND RECLAMATION, MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS, HEALTHCARE, MULTI-USE BUILDINGS, OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, AND COMPUTER AND INTERNET TECHNOLOGY. HOLDS U.S. PATENT NUMBER 4776091. COMPUTER SOFTWARE SKILLS INCLUDE MICROSOFT PROJECT. FLUENT IN ENGLISH AND ARABIC, WITH A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF SPANISH AND GERMAN EDUCATION

PH.D., ASTON UNIVERSITY, UNITED KINGDOM, 1993

M.A., INDUSTRIAL ARTS, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 1985 B.S., CIVIL ENGINEERING, OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY, OHIO, 1982 MBA, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, COMPLETED 18 OUT OF REQUIRED 36 CREDITS WITH A 3.8 GPA RY REGARD YAKOU

SENIOR MANAGER

Construction Management, Development and Operations 3

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MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS

FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE LIEN CONSTRUCTION UAE CHAPTER MEMBER OF THE GREEN BUILDING COUNSEL

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ARBITRATORS

MEMBER IN THE AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE SINCE 1988 CALIFORNIA CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE 1986

MEMBER IN THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GENERAL CONTRACTORS SINCE 1988 LICENSED CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR (CITY OF HAYWARD, CA, USA) VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE OR LEADERSHIP

VOLUNTEER AT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

MEMBER OF THE ST ISADOR NIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ORGANIZATION