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George F. Seguya Lubega
Senior Architect & Senior Project Manage
Kigali, RwandaWork Experience
Senior Architect & Senior Project ManagerFull Time
GMK Architecture Ltd
Jun 2016 - Present -9 yrs, 1 month
Rwanda , Kigali
- Job Details:Lead business development activities and presentations. Manage project objective, and specific client expectations regarding the project scope, schedule, budget, and quality. Oversee all projects of the company. • Develop the project plan and schedule, outline project activities, determine task dependencies and project constraints, sequence activities, estimate activity resources, estimate activity duration and develop schedule. • Prepare, negotiate and finalize contracts for architectural/engineering services. Establish contracts with consultants and coordinates their efforts with the design team. Enforce contractual obligations and collateral legal requirements. • Manage project financials to ensure project profitability. Ensure team’s adherence to the project design budget and schedule. • Create project filing system. Coordinate flow of information between the client, public agencies, contractors, design team and other involved parties and document all meetings and correspondences.
Site Architect, Construction Manager & Project ManagerFull Time
GLINC Construction Inc
Nov 2009 - Dec 2015 -6 yrs, 1 month
United States , Chicago
- Job Details:Reviewed pre-qualifications of contractors and sub-contractors and inspected their completed projects, showrooms or factories to confirm technical competence. Reviewed contract documents (drawings, shop drawings, specifications and contract documents) for red-flags and reviewed " mock ups " and " progress work " against contract documents. Assisted on issues raised by contractors (e.g. time extensions, change order requests and variations) and notified Resident Engineer. Reviewed items in contractor's construction schedule (CCS), coordinated with Planning Engineer (e.g. shop drawing submittal log, procurement schedule and material submittal log) for approval. Executed and accomplished project plans by formulating staffing estimates and reviewing construction documents while attaining client goals and observing construction to ensure quality assurance and quality control through tests, warranty, proper protection and storage, and contractor's submittals. Purposely equipped contractors with active guidance concerning schedule, procedures, scope of work, technical requirements, elucidation of specifications and drawings. Evaluated contractor's plans, methods, equipment, staffing and productivity while isolating and reporting discrepancies in original design. Sequentially arranged project activities to coincide with key milestones. Negotiated payment of invoices and contributed to technical assessment of potential bidders, and endorsed shortlists of qualified contractors. Proactively reviewed proper health and safety procedures of all on-site personnel, reported any safety violations to the Resident Engineer or Safety Inspector. Carefully reviewed as- built drawings for contract compliance.
Architect (Consultant)Full Time
Architemps at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Mar 2008 - Oct 2008 -7 months
United States , Chicago
- Job Details:INITIATE PROJECT 1. Initiate project with proposals, high level scope, schedule and budget estimates. Create initial program requirements. 2. Review and assess city, county, state and federal codes for new projects, prepare a code summary (matrix) pertaining to project and recommendations to resolve code constraints. 3. Prepare conceptual and schematic designs and presentations communicating initial program requirements. Promote architectural interests of the primary stakeholders in meetings. DEVELOP PROJECT PLAN 1. Prepare project plan with a scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, communication, stakeholder, human resource and procurement management plans. 2. Plan and schedule work, and, as applicable, determine work load and assignments of group. Provide leadership and direction to team by out-lining methods of approach and indicating critical areas and priorities to meet established deadlines. 3. Analyze data pertaining to client requirements to assist in the definition of technical aspects of detailed scope of work. 4. Coordinate with consultants the development of design specifications, and ensure adequate information is provided for clarity of interpretation of the scope. 5. Write construction specifications and prepare detailed requisitions for equipment and materials. MANAGE AND EXECUTE PROJECT PLAN 1. Perform a wide variety of difficult architectural assignments at a senior level, by applying architectural design standards, practices, and techniques. Developing creative architectural solutions. 2. Supervise preparation of schematics, design development and construction documents and obtain client sign off for each stage. 3. Review different disciplines so construction documents coordinate. 4. Identify and make recommendation to Architectural design team issues that arise during construction. 5. Coordinate with consultants the development of design specifications, and ensure adequate information is provided for clarity of interpretation of the scope!
Architect (Consultant)Full Time
Aerotek at McDonald’s Corporation
Jul 2006 - Jul 2007 -1 yr
United States
- Job Details:INITIATE PROJECT 1. Perform a variety of assignments such as conducting feasibility and architectural studies, developing design concepts and design criteria, and preparing related reports. 2. Initiate project with proposals, high level scope, schedule and budget estimates. Create initial program requirements. 3. Review and assess city, county, state and federal codes for new projects, prepare a code summary (matrix) pertaining to project and recommendations to resolve code constraints. 4. Prepare conceptual and schematic designs and presentations communicating initial program requirements. DEVELOP PROJECT PLAN 1. Plan and schedule work, and, as applicable, determine work load and assignments of group. Provide leadership and direction to team by out-lining methods of approach and indicating critical areas and priorities to meet established deadlines. 2. Analyze data pertaining to client requirements to assist in the definition of technical aspects of detailed scope of work. 3. Coordinate with consultants the development of design specifications, and ensure adequate information is provided for clarity of interpretation of the scope. 5. Write construction specifications and prepare detailed requisitions for equipment and materials. MANAGE AND EXECUTE PROJECT PLAN 1. Perform a wide variety of difficult architectural assignments at a senior level, by applying architectural design standards, practices, and techniques. Developing creative architectural solutions. 2. Supervise preparation of schematics, design development and construction documents and obtain client sign off for each stage. 3. Review different disciplines so construction documents coordinate. 4. Coordinate sign and seal schedule for all disciplines and ensure seal and signature when required by statute or contract. 5. Coordinate with consultants the development of design specifications, and ensure adequate information is provided for clarity of interpretation of the scope. MONITOR AND CONTROL PROJECT WORK 1. Review documents, drawings, renderings, layouts, study models, construction documents, and color boards prepared by Architectural Designers. Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and client requirements. 2. Develop close working relationship with contractor. Provide technical guidance in interpretation of specifications and drawings for architectural works. 3. Identify and report discrepancies in original design or in contract documents which necessitate contract modifications.
Education
MA in Leadership and Arts
Trinity International UniversityJan 2011 - Jan 2015 - 4 yr
MSc in Development - Architecture
Oxford Brookes UniversityJan 1995 - Jan 1997 - 2 yr
B. ARCH in Architecture
makerere UniversityJan 1989 - Jan 1994 - 5 yr
Achievements
Was leader at school since I was 11 years old, leading groups of 200 kids.
Skills
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Lotus
- Design
- Project Management
- Writing Specifications
- Contract Administration
- Site Architect
- Senior Architect
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Languages
English
FluentFrench
IntermediateArabic
Beginner
Training & Certifications
LEED AP BD+C
USGBC·2016Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)·2016Certified Construction Specifier (CCS)
Construction Specification Institute (CSI)·2015Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA)
Construction Specification Institute (CSI)·2015OSHA
OSHA·2013Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)·2013American Institute of Architects (AIA)
American Institute of Architects·2013Microsoft Certified Professional
Microtrain·2008