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// CURRICULUM VITAE //

// Key Details
  • Full Name

  • Nationality

  • Languages

  • Registration 

  • Experience

Charles Coates

British

English (Native)

RIBA & ARB Registration

UK 7 Yrs 

UAE & Qatar 10+ Yrs 

// Professional Experience

2020 - Ongoing :: AECOM

NEOM KSA - PM and Design Manager

  

2015 - 2020 :: ZAD Studio Consultancy

Dubai - Associate Partner

& Architectural Business Manager

    

2017 -2018 :: Atkins (SNC Lavalin)

Dubai - Senior Architectural Consultant

   

2012 - 2015 :: Godwin Austin Johnson

Dubai & Qatar - Senior Architect

  

2012 - 2012 :: Austin Smith Lord

London - Project Architect

  

2008 - 2012 :: Grimshaw & Partners

London - Architect

  

2007 - 2008 :: Wilkinson-Eyre

London - Architect

  

2003 - 2005 :: IBLa Architects

London - Junior Architect

// Certification

2020 :: Smart Cities - Smart Urban Infrastructure Management EPFL

   

2020 :: Digital Transformation - Boston Consulting  Group - BSG

   

2020 :: Project Management Professional (PMP) -Project Management Institute PMI

  

2019 :: Blockchain & Business - Application &  Implications INSEAD

  

2011 :: Royal Institute of British Architects - Chartered  Member - RIBA

  

2011 :: Architects Registration Board - Professional Chartered Member ARB

// Education

2017 - 2019  :: Executive Masters in Business Administration - MBA

BAYES (CASS) Business School, Dubai & London

   

2009 - 2010  :: RIBA III Chartership

University of Cambridge, UK

   

2005 - 2007  :: RIBA II Diploma Architecture

University College London, UK

  

2000 - 2003  :: RIBA I BA (Hons) Architecture

University of Sheffield, UK

  

1994 - 1999  :: x3 A* A-Levels

Marlborough College, Wiltshire, UK

// Professional Skills
  • Consultancy :: Lean & Six Sigma and RDMAIC systems and methodology implementation.

   

  • Sustainability :: LEED Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (US), BREEAM Sustainability Assessment methods (UK), ISO 14001 Environmental

   

  • Business :: Business Development, Fee & Contract Negotiation, Client, Consultant & Supplier Relations. 

  

  • Design Works :: RIBA Stages A-H. Main Focus A-D.

  

  • Project Management :: RIBA Stages J-L, Financial Oversight, Schedules (Site Works, Co-ordination, Snagging & Post Practical Completion)

  

  • Co-ordination :: Client Facing, Presentations, Consultant Co-ordination, Specifications. 

   

  • Leadership :: Team Building & Soft Skills, Agendas & KPI’s set, led & reviewed.

   

  • Mentorship :: Mentoring of staff, Talent cultivation & CPD organisation and oversight.

  

  • Other :: Public Speaking, External Presentations & COVID-19 Crisis Management and Volunteering.

© 2022 by Charles Coates :: Architect RIBA. ARB. MBA.

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