David is a highly experienced Architect, Design Director with 30 years international experience
in the design and documentation of major projects throughout Australia, South East Asia,
United Kingdom and in the past 7 years, the Middle East.
These have included high rise apartments, retail, hotels and commercial offices in Melbourne,
Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Sydney, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
In addition, David has completed retail projects in London and Kuwait, medium rise cluster housing
and offices in Darwin and a major hospital in Brisbane.
Experience includes project initiation, concept design and planning, master planning, project management
and delivery, office management, division manager and business development.
David is currently Design Director for UCC / KCT Doha managing the design and documentation of a major retail development in Qatar This includes mixed use hotel, residential community and tourist developments
Previous engagements included Client PM for the Al Shamsi Group developing a commercial office in Dubai
In 2009 he was engaged with PACE Consultants in Kuwait leading the project Team on the U$1 Bill Phases III The Avenues, a retail hotel and mixed use development in Kuwait City.
Previously he was Architect Division Manager for Meinhardt Consultants in Dubai, UAE.
Projects undertaken include 12 apartment towers at Sama Dubai Lagoons, a boutique hotel on Island 51
The World and a hotel commercial mixed use development, Island City at Abu Dhabi.
For the previous 8 years David was Senior Design Manager for Mirvac Property Group in Melbourne
He was responsible for the delivery of several major mixed use apartment projects.
These included the 40 storey Yarra’s Edge Tower 5 and The Melburnian multi tower development.
Both projects won Australia wide RAIA and UDIA awards of excellence.
The previous 4 years he was an Associate with Woods Bagot in Darwin, Bangkok and Brisbane.
Employed as Design Architect / Director including the serviced apartments and mixed use development in
Ho Chi Minh City and Ipswitch Hospital, Queensland
This followed Project Architect roles with leading practices in Sydney and London working on 5 star
hotels and retail projects and health care facilities employed in the Government sector in Alice Springs NT
Various including Mixed Use Retail Mall U$1Bill, 4 Star Hotel, FIFA football stadium ID and Palace Villas
Though design and construction phases
Employer The Al Shamsi Group Dubai and Arif Bintoak
March 2010 to Jan 2012
Position
Client Project Manager Director
Projects
Various including G+6 Commercial Office Dubai through to construction phase
Retail Marina development in Abu Dhabi To tender phase
Employer
PACE Consultants, Kuwait City
July 2009 to March 2010
Position
Project Manager Director
Project
‘’The Avenues’’ Retail hotel mixed use development Phase III GLA 100,000m2,U$1Bill
Through Design Development, tender phase and commencement of enabling works
Employer
Meinhardt ( Sing), Dubai
May 2006 to June 2009
Position
Architect Division Manager , Project Director
Projects
Sama Dubai Lagoons Area 2,12x Multi Storey Apartment Towers
Design Development through to market release and completion of enabling works
D51 The World Boutique Villa Hotel to design level,
Island City Phase 1+2 Abu Dhabi Mixed hotel retail commercial development.
Tender documents through construction phase
Employer
Mirvac Group, Melbourne
April 1998 to May 2006
Position
Senior Design Manager,
Projects
Yarra’s Edge Tower 5, 40 storey apartments and podium retail $130M The Melburnian, high rise apartment towers and podium retail $200M Moonee Ponds Shopping Centre, hotel, offices $65M SY21 Medium level cluster apartment community in inner city Melbourne
From concept design, feasibility, market release and construction phase through to completion
