Real Estate Project Manager

WAZIR SEYED

+1-646-***-**** *****.*****@********.*** 184 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10016 EDUCATION

Columbia Master of Science, University Real Estate Development Graduated, New May York, 2016 NY Key Courses: Urban Economics, Public-Private Partnerships, Transformative Infrastructure, Comparative Global Real Estate, Private Equity Capital Raising, Capital Markets, Asset Management, Development Financial Analysis University Bachelor of of Arts Manchester with honours, Architecture Graduated, Manchester, June 2012 UK WORK EXPERIENCE

OwnersCorp Commercial LLC New York, NY

Assistant Project Manager Oct 2016 – Dec 2016

Key Projects: 23 Wall Street 695 Sixth Avenue 150 Fifth Avenue 195 Broadway

Acted as an owner’s representative in managing budget, schedule, design scope, approvals, special construction and leasing on various Lower Manhattan commercial redevelopment projects.

Managed development budgets, including estimation and allocations, evaluating fees and proposals from consultants and contractors, administering contracts, invoicing, payments and financial reporting.

Engaged consultants and contractors and coordinated team meetings in managing architectural, MEP and structural design development and controlling ongoing changes in project scope.

Coordinated DOB, LPC and FDNY approvals and special inspections. Downtown International Real Estate Dubai, UAE

Part-time Sales and Leasing Agent Sep 2014 – May 2015

Researched market conditions and analyzed submarkets with a view to identifying potential deals on distressed and undervalued properties.

Conducted research, feasibility studies, and due diligence on real estate listings and requests.

Negotiated valuation on behalf of buyers with sellers’ representatives.

Successfully sourced and secured a buyer for a 25,000 sq. ft. plot of residentially zoned land in Dubai International City in a deal worth in excess of 2.2 Million USD. Ashai Design Corporation Dubai, UAE

Architect/Project Coordinator Jun 2013 – May 2015

Key Projects: Prince Al Rajhi Residence (Jeddah) Burj Pacific (Dubai) Dubai Lifestyle City (Dubai) Royal Estates (Dubai) Centurion Residences (Dubai) Redwood Park, Jumeirah Golf Estates (Dubai)

Managed communications with clients, contractors and municipal authorities, and coordinated marketing activities on projects worth in excess of 2.5 Billion USD.

Collaborated with Principal Architect in concept design through 3D visualizations & shadowing studies.

Produced design & detail drawings, determined construction & finish details, and coordinated relevant procurements, municipal approvals and construction for Burj Pacific, Royal Estates and Centurion.

Prepared concept master plans and composed client presentations, including winning proposal for 86 townhouses and mixed-use development on total land area of over 1 million sq. ft. at Redwood Park, Jumeirah Golf Estates.

KGD Architecture Chennai, India

Architectural Assistant Aug 2012 – May 2013

Key Projects: Columbia Asia Hospital (Bangalore) Alliance Orchid Springs (Chennai) Mother & Child Hospital (Arunachal Pradesh, India) JSPL Angul Tower (Orissa, India) Indo-African Hospital (Conakry, Guinea)

Designed & prepared sanction drawings for the elevation of Columbia Asia Hospital, a brownfield adaptive reuse project wherein an existing retail mall with post-tension cables was converted into a 220-bed luxury hospital with specialist interior design.

Produced Good for Construction (GFC) drawings for JSPL Angul Towers – Executive housing in rural Orissa for India’s largest steel and energy producer. First project in India to use speed-floor joist system and EPS wall system.

Conceptualized and modeled a proposal for a 30-bed low-carbon hospital in rural Arunachal Pradesh, India as part of the Sitaram Jindal Foundation, a charitable organization. CERTIFICATIONS

PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) – 1713807 SOFTWARE

Advanced - Photoshop, SketchUp, AutoCAD, MS Office Suite, Powerpoint, MS Excel Financial Modelling Intermediate - Revit, InDesign, 3DS Max, Rhino

LANGUAGES

English (fluent), Tamil (native), French (advanced), Urdu (intermediate) INTERESTS

Global Capital Markets, Capital Raising, Debt & Equity Placements, Urban & Regional Planning, Public-Private Partnerships, Industrial and Infrastructure Development, Design, Writing, Networking

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