Design Director | RIBA Chartered Architect | Strategic Design Governance for Giga-Project Delivery
27 Years
Executive Leadership
Architect & Client
$8B+
Portfolio Value Exposure
City Masterplanning & Iconic Assets
5+
Regional Fluency
KSA, UAE, Oman, Qatar, UK
30–50+
Team Scale
multidisciplinary staff directed
I am a RIBA Chartered Architect and Design Director with 27 years of international experience, including 13 continuous years leading landmark developments across the GCC.
I specialize in bridging the high-stakes gap between visionary architectural ambition and the technically deliverable infrastructure frameworks required for city-scale giga-projects
Throughout my career, I have made it my mission to de-risk high-value portfolios (up to $8B+) by implementing rigorous design governance, procuring elite consultant teams, and ensuring absolute alignment between executive stakeholders and built outcomes
Work Experience
NEOM (2023-2026) | Design Director |
NEOM (2022-2023) | Deputy to CoO | Special Projects |
ECEC (2019—2022) | Design Director |
HKS (2018-2019) | Project Director |
AECOM (2017-2018) | Senior Project Manager |
HMC (2013-2017) | Program Manager |
HLM (2005-2013) | Lead Architect |
Foundation (1999-2005) | Architect |
Education
The Queens University of Belfast | RIBA Part III | M. Arch | 2002 - 2003 |
RIBA Part II | B. Arch | 1999 - 2002 | |
RIBA Part I | BSc. (Architecture) | 1996 - 1999 | |
St Mary Christian Brother Grammar School | General & Advanced Level Education Certificates | 1988 - 1996 |
Professional Affiliations & Licenses
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) | Chartered Member |
Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) | Professional Member |
Architects for Health (UK) | International Member |
Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) | Founding Member |
Skills
Strategic Design Governance | Executive Stakeholder Alignment |
Elite Consultant Procurement | Multidisciplinary Team Leadership |
Digital Delivery Governance | Giga-Project Integration |
Urban Innovation Futurology | Specialist Healthcare Planning |
Strategic Risk Mitigation | Multi-Framework Fluency |