NAZIH EL HOUSSAMI
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Personal summary

A result driven, self-motivated and resourceful personality with massive experience in leading
High performance teams to successfully increasing efficiency and productivity whilst
reducing costs and inefficiencies.
Ability to evaluate opportunities and risks and deliver innovative solutions to challenges.
Highly successful in helping define company direction, achieving goals, minimizing risks and costs.
Massive experience in manufacturing, trading, turnkey- design and build projects,
Operations and Projects construction execution and development.
Increases management’s effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching,
teams and senior managers; communicating values, strategies and objectives.
Business development Budget operations Fabrication leadership skills

Work experience:

Self employed (part time) - January 2017 – date
Offers consultancy services in construction operational management and compliance with quality standards: ISO and Oracle.
President of “falc” a community organisation (Voluntary) April 2018 – Date
Act as the primary spokesperson for the foundation, connect with members of the community, promote activities and cultural events, attend and organize networking and social gatherings.

Head of JV- Senior projects manager
Fino- Redco JV (April 2017-October 2017)

Building Qatar Metro/ Red line elevated and at Grade Stations in addition to HIA (airport
Station), full construction and finishing, excluding the Rail and cabins.
Heading the JV and responsible of the day to day operation, execution and client needs.
Responsible to communicate the company policies and legal guidelines all the way from the
top management to sites team.
Partial involvement in Riyadh Metro with M/S Bechtel.

General Manager/ client representative
Al Kalbani International Investment group (May 2016- April 2017)
Oman- UAE

- Real Estate development.
- Hospitality
- Retail
- Industry
- Investment
- Facility managements
- Construction
- Fit out contracting
- Responsible for the day to day operations, and accuracy of projects executions as per approved drawings and concepts and people management.
- Fully responsible for contractor’s evaluation and award.
- Direct responsibility of the real estate and hospitality divisions.
- Provided oversight of the maintenance and facilities through a preventive
Maintenance program.
- Partially involved in the industrial development and coordination.

Director-Head of ID and Fit out - Projects Execution
(Damac Group) June 2014 - till March 2016

Responsible of ID- Fit out - Projects execution for Damac properties projects (Golf
countries- Europe- USA- Africa - ASIA)
- Involved from design concept till handing over.
- Responsible for the accuracy of work execution as per approved drawings and concepts.
- Leading a team of 16 SPM/PM ++
- Directly reporting to group Chairman.
- Partially responsible for the budget approval.
- Slashed projects cost in coordination with commercial team of 30% by assisting in
negotiating prices, defining Damac needs and projects specs.
while ensuring the continuation and enhancements of delivered quality.
- Partially Responsible for contractor’s evaluation and award.
- Day to Day operations and projects issues.
- initiated and completed over 22 projects ranging from 150 Million to 1 Billion $.

General Manager
Internal line- Stradt (Golf Countries – India) Oct 2008 – Jan. 2014
Fit Out contracting, projects Execution management, design and build.
Responsible for the day-to-day running business activities with an emphasis on
Sales and business development.

Duties:
-Primary responsibility for management and complete financial oversight
- Responsible for leading a combined development and construction team.
- Establishing high performance multi-discipline team with strong culture based on strategy
and shared goals, effecting a seamless leadership transition.
- Working with sales team in the acquisition of works, estimating, budgeting, contracts
Negotiations, oversight the production plant and all operations.
- Responsible for the business profit & loss.
- Responsible for solving commercial and contractual issues and disputes.
- Undertaking staff performance/ KPI” s yearly review.
- Ensuring the best practice is followed in health and safety.
- Involved in Accounts, HR recruitment, procurement and manufacturing.
- Ensuring the proper implantation of the company systems and procedures (ISO, ERP).
- Direct involvement in engineering, design and built projects from concept to handing over.
- Total value of executed projects ranging from 8 to 20 Million $.
- Earned new business meeting with prospective clients and produced a steady stream of
client’s referrals.

Projects completed under direct involvement from award to handing over.

Qatar (souk waqif hotel and Private beach villa) fit out works.
India- Mumbai (Sahara hotel), Bangalore (White field hotel and Atria hotel).
UAE- Media zone HO buildings and successful completion of multimillion major hotels
And commercial projects and spa’s in UAE including Dubai Metro stations.

Responsible of the company allocation to Jebel Ali industrial 1 new factory of 11000 m2
area in 2011 and 450 working persons and increasing the yearly turnover from 60 Million to
90 million dirhams.
Proud to be behind this achievement, in addition to the ISO Certificate, the ERP
System implementation and company catalogue.

AGM / Division Manager
Leader LLC & Leader Steel / Metal Industries
Juma Al Majid group (Arabic gulf-Mena-Europe-USA) Nov.1994 – June2008
Interior designing, furniture manufacturing, Fit Out contracting and architectural steel
and metal fabrication/construction.

Duties:

 Providing leadership and technical assistance to company team.
 Overpassing the financial crisis of 2007-2008 with zero losses
 Responsible of estimation, Commercial and engineering.
 Working with the team on the acquisition of work, estimating, budgeting, contracts negotiations, oversight of the production plant and all operations.
 Analyze projects construction profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates.
 Responsible for developing department’s policies to achieve the company goals and targets.
 Partially involved with the HR department, accounting and finance department to create the company annual budget.
 Managing the day to day business.
 Reviewing, refining and developing the strategy and direction of the 2 companies.
 Responsible of building client relationships that result profitability and growth.
 Partially involved with HR on recommendation to how effectively use the staff qualifications.
 Approving / reviewing shop drawings/designs and technical issues.
 Total value of executed projects ranging from 20 to 90 Million $.

Projects completed.
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1- Hamra fort palace hotel (RAK). 10- Taj Palace Hotel.
2- Jumeirah beach hotel. 11- Dubai Mall.
3- Burj al Arab.- Dubaï 12- Le Meridian.
4- Sheraton hotels, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. 13- Al Fardan Complex(Qatar)
5- Emirates palace hôtel. - Abu Dhabi 14- Royal Mirage (Dubaï).
6- Hilton JBR. 15- Royal M Tower (Washington).
7- Ritz Carlton JBR 16- Amiri palace (Morocco).
8- Royal Amiri palace (UAE) 17- Royal palace (UK).
9- Dubai metro stations. 18-Royal Oberoi Hotel ( KSA)

Key skills and competencies

-Strong leadership skills in board governance, new business development.
-A motivated team player who is results driven.
-Excellent hands on management, commercial acumen and communications skills.
-Able to think laterally to create options and solutions.
-Skilled negotiator, with proven experience in commercial environment.
-Comprehensive understanding of financial, administration and business strategies.
-Professionally experienced in engineering, operations and projects management.
-Directly involved in Design and Built projects from concept to handing over.

Other achievements
Implemented the business structure and budget control “Oracle”
Implemented the quality management system ISO 9001-14001.
Implemented the ERP system.

Training
• ISO 9000 Quality Management System and oracle implementation, Texas management consultants.
• Advanced Managerial Skills Meirc Training & Consulting, 2004

Education
Engineering management

Awards
Best performance, company and personal (projects Management) 2005 (Depa Middle East).

Languages
Arabic, English and French.

Others& Hobbies
Tennis, swimming, basketball.