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May 2001 – April 2006
The $147m Capital Towers development in Dubai - UAE,
constructed on Sheikh Zayed Road and represented by
International Capital Trading. The complete project is
composed of a development in two tower blocks. The North
tower block and the South tower block. The North tower
block includes a high-rise mixed use office development
composed of 38 levels of office space. The South tower
Resident Engineer – block includes 2 levels of basement parking, a three-level
(MEP Services) podium, the Monarch Hotel, meeting rooms, retail space
RMJM and a Hotel Spa with outdoor pool and terrace, 14 levels of
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
hotel rooms and suites and 20 levels of residential suites.
The total built area of the development is approximately
114,700 square meters. The electrical Total Connected
Load (TCL) of the project is around 18 MW.
The $167m Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)
development in Dubai – UAE, houses both the Novotel, the
Ibis Hotels, two levels of basement parking, 8 level of
multi-story parking, a central concourse, twelve-storey
office space, three-level podium and the flagship multi-
purpose halls. These halls include Sheikh Rashid, Sheikh
Maktoum, Za’abeel and Sheikh Saeed Halls, Halls 1-8, and
Trade Centre Arena. Sheikh Rashid Hall provides a flexible
location for almost any kind of event. Sheikh Maktoum Hall
can host any kind of banquet configuration. Za’abeel Halls
covers an extraordinary 15,000 square meters. Sheikh
Saeed Halls brings DWTC to the forefront of the Middle
East’s sector. All three halls combine to welcome over
13,000 conference attendees. Halls 1-8 extend across the
entire complex, opening out onto the two exhibition
concourses with ready access to onsite restaurants, a retail
mix, as well as the nearby Sheikh Rashid Tower, The
Apartments, Novotel and Ibis hotels. Trade Centre Arena is
the largest indoor arena in the Middle East, this
spectacular 9,100 square meter space comes with 14-
meter-high ceilings offering flexibility for any type of
DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE
event. The electrical Total Connected Load (TCL) of the
project is around 65 MW.
WORK EXPERIENCE
DESIGN ENGINEERING
May 1999 – May 2001
Projects include Caledonian University Infrastructure
Master plan - Glasgow, Inchinnan Business Park
Infrastructure Master Plan - Inchinnan, Martin Dawes Call
Centre - Runcorn, City Point Office Development - Glasgow,
Royal Alexandra Hospital - Paisley, Royston Community
Music Project - Glasgow, Great Western Road Housing
Development - Glasgow, The Piazza Shopping Centre -
Paisley.
Senior Electrical Design My work involved drafting electrical specifications and
Engineer performance specifications together with the design and
Donald Smith Seymour and provision of electrical services for buildings and
Rooley (DSSR) infrastructure services to development sites. Coordinating
United Kingdom and programming works within the office, on site
supervision, preparing budget costs, analysing and
reporting on tenders, providing risk assessment data.
