Interior Design Senior Designer
Resume:
Seasoned Senior Designer with over three decades of experience across GCC, Africa, Europe,
and the Caucasus. Proven track record of transforming concepts into successful projects. Exceptional creativity, technical proficiency, spatial awareness, and meticulous attention to detail. Keen to bring my expertise to your dynamic team. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
June 2000 – Present
WA International, Dubai, UAE
Interior Design Firm - Associate
• Responsible for all aspects of design. delivering large scale, five-star hotels, luxury residential and commercial projects, and F&B Outlets.
• The role includes participating in the company’s day-to-day internal decision making, conceptual design, space planning, directing a team of Interior and FF&E designers and technical team.
• Responsible for producing high quality project design deliverables in both FF&E and construction documents. Able to work on all phases of development including Predesign, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents and Construction Administration.
• Creates, develops, and implements project design concepts.
• Establishes and maintains ongoing, positive, and productive client relationships.
• Assures design conforms to contractual agreement with client.
• Assures that project needs are satisfied by effectively managing design staff to ensure efficient utilization of resources.
• Monitors initial design through completion of construction.
• Effectively and proactively coaches, mentors, and provides performance enhancing feedback to team members.
• Perform other projects and duties from time to time as assigned by the top management. December 1995 – June 2000
ICH Interiors-Al Habtoor Group, Dubai, UAE
Interior Design Firm – Senior Designer
• Employed as a senior designer, responsible all aspect of design solutions for AL Habtoor Group Metropolitan Hotel chain; creates, develops, and implements project design concepts which involve concept design, preparing presentation drawings, preparing working packages, preparing tender documentations, and site supervision.
November 1993 – December 1995
Interior Designers Network, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Interior Design Firm – Architect
• Employed as an Architect- to assist the Senior Designer in developing concept Design, preparing working drawings, and to oversee construction work which involved site supervision, attending meetings with the clients and various contractors, undertaking relevant assignments and other duties given by the management.
Joselito Samera
Senior Designer
CONTACT
Address
Dubai, UAE
Phone
********@*****.***
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in
Architecture-1988
Technological Institute of
the Philippines
SKILLS:
Team Leadership
Communication
Creative
Attention to details
Design trends
Problem solving
Budgeting
LANGUAGES
English (C1 Level)
Tagalog (C2 Level)
July 1992 – November 1993
Al Ghurair Malls – Al Ghurair Group, Dubai, UAE
Mall Developers/Managements– Resident Architect
• Employed as a Resident architect / Interior Designer to design and oversee projects within the shopping malls. creates, develops, and implements project design concepts which involve concept design, preparing presentation drawings, preparing working packages, preparing tender documentations, and site supervision. July 1992 – November 1993
Al Ghurair Malls – Al Ghurair Group, Dubai, UAE
Mall Developers/Managements– Resident Architect
• Employed as an Architect to assist the senior designer in design and oversee projects; creates, develops, and implements project design concepts which involve concept design, preparing presentation drawings, preparing working packages, preparing tender documentations, and site supervision. LIST OF PROJECTS COMPLETED
• Park Hyatt, Stone Town, Zanzibar: Lead Senior designer for the entire Hotel project; consist of sixty-seven guest rooms and eleven suites including public areas; main lobby, meeting room, spa and gym-health club facilities, swimming pool, F&B outlets. The property is considered a UNESCO heritage site.
• Hyatt Regency, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Lead Senior designer for the entire Hotel project; consist of 188 guest rooms, two regency guest suite and presidential suite, including public areas; main lobby, reception, business center, meeting rooms and pre-function hall and ballroom, spa and gym-health club facilities, swimming pool, F&B outlets.
• JW Marriott, Baku, Azerbaijan: Lead Senior Interior designer for the entire 5- star Hotel project consist of 220 guest rooms and suites, including public areas; main lobby, reception, business center, ballroom, and prefunction hall, boardrooms and meeting rooms, an executive lounge, Spa and health club facilities, F&B outlets
(2 specialty restaurant, lounge bar and All-day dining restaurant).
• Marriott Hotel and Marriott Executive Apartment- Al Jaddaf (DHCC), Dubai, UAE: Lead Senior Interior designer for the entire 5- star Hotel project consist of public areas, six “themed” F&B Outlets, 350 guestrooms, suites, and 120 executive serviced apartments, ballroom, pre-function hall, boardrooms, meeting rooms, health club and swimming pool.
• Sofitel Hotel- Capital Plaza, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Lead Senior Interior designer for the entire Hotel project, consist of 220 guest rooms and suites, public areas: main lobby, ballroom, pre- function hall, meeting rooms, spa, and health club facilities, F&B outlets (All Day Dining, Bistro Bar, Lounge Bar, Seafood Restaurant, Thai- restaurant and outdoor pool.
AWARDS:
• Featured in “The
World’s Leading
Design Names, 2020”
by DESIGN et al.
• Hyatt Regency, Addis
Ababa (Winner of
Luxury Hotel, Africa
2018-2019).
• JW Marriott Hotel,
Azerbaijan
(Winner of Best
Hotel, Azerbaijan
by International
Hotel Awards
2012- 2013).
• Park Hyatt Zanzibar,
Tanzania (Winner of
Best Hotel, Africa by
International Hotel
Awards 2015-2016).
Joselito Samera
Senior Designer
• St. Regis Hotel, Mumbai, India: Lead Senior Designer for the upscale five-star hotel guestrooms and suites.
• Sofitel AL-Khobar, AL-Khobar, KSA: Lead Senior Designer for the 5- star hotel project, consist of 198 guestrooms and thirty-one suites, including reception lobby, lobby lounge, All Day dining, meeting rooms and ballroom facilities.
• GHQ - Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Sharjah, UAE: Lead Senior Interior designer for the (7,000 sq. meters space of Sharjah Government New General Head Quarters consist of public areas, reception hall, 18 meters high double volume atrium space with an oversize 7 meters high by 6 meters diameter arabesques chandelier, auditorium, public library, exhibition hall, V-VIP boardroom, meeting rooms, executive offices and various department offices, F&B Outlets, recreational facilities and health club.
• Movenpick Hotel, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai, UAE: Lead Senior interior designer for the 5-star Hotel Property at the Hearth of Jumeirah Beach Residences with 250 Guestrooms, Suites, themed F&B Outlets, Ballroom, Pre-function Area, Meeting rooms, Health Club and Swimming Pool.
• Radisson SAS Hotel, Sharjah, UAE: Lead Senior Designer for the 5-star two hundred guestrooms and suites ‘refurbishment, including reception lobby, lobby lounge, meeting rooms and ballroom facilities.
• Gulf Hotel Convention Hall, Manama, Bahrain: Lead senior designer for the entire refurbishment projects of the main convention hall, reception lobby, public toilets, VIP majlis and meeting rooms.
• Grand Mercure Hotel and Residences, Al Garhoud, Dubai, UAE: Lead Senior designer for the entire 4- star hotel project, consist of 250 upscale hotel guestrooms and one hundred upscale serviced apartments, reception lobby, lobby lounge, All Day Dining Restaurant, Specialty restaurant, health club and Spa.
• Adagio, The Palm-Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE: Lead Senior Designer for the 4-star serviced apartments, reception lobby, Lobby lounge, All Day Dining restaurant, Health club facilities.
• Regent’s Park-Sanctum International Serviced Apartments- St. John’s wood, London, United Kingdom.
• Sanctum Serviced Apartments – Maide Valle, London, United Kingdom
• Sanctum Serviced Apartments – Wellington, London, United Kingdom
• EMAAR - Fountain Views Serviced Apartments, Dubai, UAE
• Dubai Properties - Marasi Serviced Apartments, Dubai, UAE Joselito Samera
Senior Designer
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