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David Martinez De Castro
Architect
Abu Dhabi
Summary
Innovative and dynamic Director with 25 years of experience. Throughout my career, I've had the pleasure of performing various roles such as Director and Head of Architecture, Client Representative, Project and Design Manager, Project Architect, Project Designer, and Owner. Designing and delivering award-winning large-scale Master plans, Mixed-use residential, low-rise, and high-rise buildings, private residential, hospitality, healthcare, community, education, military, retail, and corporate facilities; in various parts of the world, in countries such as Mexico, The USA, Argentina, UAE (Abu Dhabi and Dubai), Morocco, Seychelles, Iraq, Kazakhstan, and Chechnya, to name a few.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Director - Architecture & Design
Feather Management Consultants
Abu Dhabi
01.2014 - Current
- Promoted and established procedures and best practices for an integrated design approach and solutions.
- Engaged with clients and stakeholders, project team members, construction team, and subcontractors from initial marketing through design and completion of construction as needed to develop and execute excellence in design.
- Coordinated with clients and stakeholders to determine design requirements, including reviewing sketches and models with the client.
- Mentored and developed interdisciplinary design staff – both architects and engineers – on holistic and collaborative design process.
- Create diagrams, renderings, and other visual representations of architectural designs.
- Directly manage senior level designers, providing project guidance and input, performance feedback, and conducted yearly performance reviews
- Recruit additional design leadership and staff as needed for the growth of the studio.
- Initiate and lead efforts to educate studio on design principles, innovations, and trends.
- Maintain awareness of project design efforts, and work with project managers to monitor project scope, schedule, and profitability.
Head of Architecture and Design
Royal Architects and Project Management - RAPM
Abu Dhabi
12.2009 - 12.2013
Sr. Designer and Project Manager
AVRP Studios
San Diego, California
03.2002 - 11.2009
Design Studio Director
HP Arquitectos
Mexico City
01.2000 - 01.2002
Principal | Founder
DMC Etudio de Arquitectura
Mexico City
01.1998 - 01.2000
Education
Bachelor of Science - Architecture
08.1994 - 07.1999
Skills
Architecture and design
Affiliations
- International Associate Member of the American Institute of Architects(Intl. AIA) California chapter.
- Colegio de Arquitectos de La Ciudad de Mexico (CAM-SAM)
Software
Sketchup
Lumion
MS Office suite
MS Project
Revit
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Certification
Licensed - Architecture - 3179121
Interests
Architecture
Music Composition
Playing guitar
Music recording
Traveling
Cinema
Anything creative and inspiring
Road Cycling
Tennis
Snow Skiing
Honors and Awards
- San Diego 2014 AIA Citation award, Built category for the Ariel suites residential project.
- San Diego 2012 AIA Merit Award, Built category for the 15th and Commercial Project.
- San Diego 2008 AIA Merit Award, un-built category for the 15th and Commercial project.
- San Diego 2004 AIA Design Honor Award, One Park Boulevard.
- 2001 Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico.
- 1st place Master Plan Competition 200 hectares.
Timeline
Director - Architecture & Design - Feather Management Consultants
01.2014 - Current
Head of Architecture and Design - Royal Architects and Project Management - RAPM
12.2009 - 12.2013
Sr. Designer and Project Manager - AVRP Studios
03.2002 - 11.2009
Design Studio Director - HP Arquitectos
01.2000 - 01.2002
Principal | Founder - DMC Etudio de Arquitectura
01.1998 - 01.2000
Universidad Anahuac Del Norte - Bachelor of Science, Architecture
08.1994 - 07.1999
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