M E H M O O D D A W A W A L A
P r o j e c t M a n ager/ A r c h i t e c t
Current location- Dubai, UAE
Mobile- +971-*********
Email- *******.********@*****.***
Birthdate - 28th August 1986
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Over 10 years of professional experience as a Project Manager with excellent Design & Fit-out knowledge. My creativity and zeal for design and build is displayed through various projects in retail, residential and commercial, concentrating on timely delivery, budget control and planning. My interest is in Design, Project Management and Project Planning. I am seeking opportunities as a Project Manager, Construction Manager and Retail Architect in the industry. To serve the organization in which I work to the best of my ability and thereby improve my own efficiency. To emerge as a thriving and value added professional, concurrently utilizing and adding to my educational background. WORK EXPERIENCE
BMA International, UAE PROJECT MANAGER/ RETAIL ARCHITECT (Entire Middle East)
(REDTAG & twenty4) Key Responsibilities- Project Management, Concept development, Retail Design April 2013- April 2020 Other Responsibilities-
• Site feasibilities, survey and Landlord meetings.
• Design process along with Stakeholder & authority approvals
• Budget, finance approval and budget controls during Build.
• Vendor selection, negotiations and current market standards and SOP’s maintained.
• New brand development of Accessories, Makeup and Baby Fashion concept.
• Geant supermarket (FUCOM)- Project management and site supervision. Sanjay Puri Architects, India ARCHITECT
July 2011- Dec. 2012 Responsibilities-
• Architectural Design and concepts, Working Drawings, Site visits, Co-ordination with consultants, vendors and site engineers.
• Drawings to be checked with site situation and make necessary changes. Residential Projects- Rustomjee Elita- Mumbai, Time Residency- Delhi Hospitality- Hotel Keys- Vizag & Kochi, Season’s Leisure Resort- Pune Phil Gordson Architects, UK ARCHITECT
July 2010- Dec. 2010 Responsibilities-
• Conceptual and architectural designs, Site visits. Team Design, India TRAINEE ARCHITECT
Sep. 2008- Dec. 2008 Responsibilities-
• Architectural and Interior Design, Working Drawings, Preparing Bill of Quantities, Site visits.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Successfully lead the team for 10 stores of TWENTY4 brand, launching on the same day for KSA region (Feb. 2017)
• 50+ New & 20+ revamp stores for REDTAG & TWENTY4 across GCC region (approx. 1500 SQ.M. each).
• Successfully conceptualized and implemented the Launch of new concept stores for TWENTY4 (2013) and REDTAG
(2014).
M E H M O O D D A W A W A L A
P r o j e c t M a n ager/ A r c h i t e c t
Current location- Dubai, UAE
Mobile- +971-*********
Email- *******.********@*****.***
Birthdate - 28th August 1986
PERSONAL INFORMATION
• Marital status- Married
• Nationality- India
• Country of Birth- Saudi Arabia
EDUCATION
MSC. IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
Birmingham City University, UK
Sep. 2009- May 2011
BACHELOR IN ARCHITECTURE
Rizvi College of Architecture,
Mumbai University
July 2004- May 2009
HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
Jai Hind College, Mumbai University
July 2002- March 2004
SECONDARY SCHOOL
St. Stanislaus High School, Mumbai
June 1992- March 2002
K E Y S K I L L S
• Project management
• Design and Build
• Retail Design
• Project Planning
• Teamwork and Multicultural
understanding
• Risk Assessment and Mitigation
• Effective communication
• Leadership
• Negotiations
• Concept development
• Resource management
• Budget controls
• Achieving targets and deadlines
• Stakeholder Management
• Maintaining SOP’s and standards
• Procurement and market strategies
• ENGLISH- Advanced
• HINDI- Advanced
• URDU- Advanced
• ARABIC- Beginner
• MARATHI- Beginner
L ANGUAGES SOFTWARE S K I L L S
• AUTOCAD- Advanced
• MS PROJECT- Advanced
• MS OFFICE- Advanced
• PHOTOSHOP- Proficient
• 3D MAX- Proficient
• GOOGLE SKETCHUP- Beginner