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ACADEMIC
1. POSTGRADUATE DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
2. B.A.(HONS) ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
3. DIPLOMA IN ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR
SELF-EMPLOYED:
2017 TO DATE - ZAADOUK CONSORTIUM - CEO
EMPLOYMENT
2013 TO 2016 - ARKITEK ISTIBINA - SENIOR PROJECT ARCHITECT
2008 TO 2012 - RDA HARRIS ARCHITECTS SDN BHD - PROJECT ARCHITECT
2005 TO 2006 - FD ARCHITECTS PARTNERSHIP - PROJECT ARCHITECT & UIA ASSESSMENT PANEL
2001 TO 2004 - KIP MANAGEMENT SDN BHD - BRANCH HEAD / SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
1995 TO 2001 - UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH - J2 ARCHITECT
1993 TO 1994 - MALAYSIA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECT - SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
1990 TO 1992 - MKIANDEE ARKITEK - GRADUATE ARCHITECT
1988 TO 1989 - SEYMOUR HARRIS PARTNERSHIP, UNITED KINGDOM - GRADUATE ARCHITECT
1982 TO 1984 - ARKITEK PROJEK - ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT
PROFESSIONAL
ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS (RIBA)
MALAYSIAN BOARD OF ARCHITECTS
AWARDS
COMMONWEALTH ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECT (CAA) - SEAFOOD RESTAURANT DESIGN REPRESENTING UK -1988
THE GREEN BOOK AWARD - RIBA - 1988
SKILLS
SKETCH UP, AUTOCAD, MICROSOFT POWERPOINT, MICROSOFT WORD, MICROSOFT EXCEL, MICROSOFT PROJECT
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP, ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR, ADOBE PREMIER
INTERNET ON LINE MARKETING - FB, PAGE, BLOG, INSTAGRAM, WHATSAPP, GRAPHICS
PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM DOCUMENTARY, ANIMATION, MANUAL PERSPECTIVE, SKETCH, ILLUSTRATION, MODEL MAKING
WRITINGS
1. HOUSE AND MOSQUE ARCHITECTURE OF TWO EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTS: HASSAN FATHY AND ABDEL WAHED EL WAKIL
2. SASAK TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE - LOMBOK ISLAND, INDONESIA
3. PARAMBENAN TEMPLE - PARAMBENAN, INDONESIA
4. RUNGUS TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE - NORTH BORNEO
5. SABAH TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE: RUNGUS AND BONGGI (SCRIPT FOR NAT GEO DOCUMENTARY)
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
1. TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL
2. JUNIOR CHAMBER INTERNATIONAL
3. VISIT TO UK, USA, ITALY, HOLLAND, WEST GERMANY, EAST GERMANY, BELGIUM, JAPAN, THAILAND, PHILIPPINES, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, SINGAPORE, BRUNEI, KOREA.
SPORTS AND BOARD GAMES
GOLF, ARCHERY, BADMINTON, TABLE TENNIS, MOUNT CLIMB, SWIMMING, PHOTOGRAPHY, CHESS, SCRABBLE
REFEREES
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ENGLAND: PROF. MOHSEN ABOUTORABI - 01213315134
SEYMOUR HARRIS PARTNERSHIP: COLIN T BRAIN - O1214544571
UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA SABAH: PROF. DATO DR. KAMARUZAMAN AMPON - 088 320000
KIP MANAGEMENT SDN BHD: IR VINCENT H K TAN +6088 318513
M KIANDEE ARCHITECT: AR. DATUK M KIANDEE - 016 8309969
FD ARCHITECTS PARTNERSHIP: AR FADIL MUFTI - 03 4149 1959
DESIGN SKILLS
Architecturally, Zainal possessed high skills in Fast Design Solution, Firm Decision Maker, and ability to produce Value Added Design. Recently much of his assignments were to make proposal in designing Hotels, Apartment Towers and High Rise Offices in Abu Dhabi with emphasis on Effectiveness of Sellable Floor Areas against the Non-Sellable Areas. Focus normally is made in the effectiveness of Services Core and Double Handling Corridor System. His excellent skills in Manual and Digital visual communications (Digital Presentations, Sketches, illustrations, and Graphics etc) assist him in achieving great design products. His long career from Architectural Assistant to Senior Project Architect have had given him opportunity to gain both skills in Manual and Digital tools. Philosophically, architecture is his home ground, his beloved career. He read theory of architecture from Baroque to Post Modern and now Minimalists and from Bauhaus to Vernacular. In practice, he believe that application is all about best approach. Client’s satisfaction often derived from influential ideas.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Technically Zainal has develop very strong visual communications in Drawing, Sketches, Graphics, Illustrations and digital media. The latest skill he gained was his strong ability to administer online and digital documentation; Tracking, Reviewing, Administration; Saving, Retrieving and Back up management. Personally, he found that the online digital activity is an excellent way to maneuver in a fast demanding digital environment. He believe that the methodology also has an ability to eliminate repeated error especially in Tender Drawings, Contract Drawings, S&P drawings, and Construction Drawings.
WRITING SKILLS
Excellent. Zainal is flair in technical write up, especially letters, reports, notes, minutes, presentation, articles, or such. His Verbal Communication in Bahasa Malayu and English are outstanding. He joined Toastmasters International Club and Junior Chamber International where he gained skills in communication and Leadership. The highest position he achieved was as the National Vice President of International Junior Chamber Malaysia. Communication and Leadership skills are important for him in achieving excellent Project Management and Administration in his profession. Thus, on Managerial skills, he have strong ability in conducting Chairmanship and Meeting Procedures. he read Roberts Rules of Order back in 1991 during his employment at M Kiandee Architect. He found that the Parliamentarian Procedures help him in contract administration in more efficient approach especially when dealing with action oriented Site Meeting, Consultants Coordination Meetings and Various other Technical Meetings.
PROJECT MANAGEMENTS SKILLS
As Project Manager, Zainal possessed high skills in managing High rise and Low rise (Up to 30 Storey) Building Construction Project especially to meet the required Quality of Finishes. On Cost effectiveness, recently he was given a task by Casa del Rio Melaka to zoom into managing the Project with special emphasis on Cost Saving Exercise. His long career in Project Management Consultant and Architectural Firms had given him opportunity to gain both skills in Pre-Construction and Post-Construction Management. He also have strong ability in managing documents especially in issue regarding eliminating technical and contractual error in documentation of Tender Drawings, Contract Drawings, S&P drawings, and Construction Drawings. This imply not only for cost and time saving exercise, but also placing the Project to be in safe position against any probable future legal battle.
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
Much of the jobs for Zainal’s private clients were using PAM Standard form of Building Contract while the Government Projects were using JKR Standard form of Building Contract. When he was in UMS and KIP Management (PMC) he administer Fast Track Projects for Federal Government Projects which mainly using modified Government Standard form of Building Contract; Built Operate and Transfer (BOT), Built Operate, Manage and Transfer (BOMT), Built, Lease and Transfer (BLT) and conventional Design and Built. When he was working in UK, he had been exposed on the Contract Administrations of MW 80 & JCT 80. Between 2005 and 2007, he managed Housing Projects (Landed Property) in KL and Kelang, and develop significant amount of experiences in dealing with Sales & Purchase Agreement.
TRAINER
He is a Prime Graduate of Junior Chamber International which placed him as an International Speaker with prominence on Adult Learning Pattern. He was invited as main speaker by various International Institutions such as Birmingham Shool of Architecture in UK, Junior Chamber International, University Malaysia Sabah, University MARA (UiTM), Rotary Club, Toastmasters' International. He successfully conductedvarious Courses and Seminars for public, lecturers, students, architects, and project managers, on topics such as: 1. 3D Illustration as a very effective media for communication, 2. Excellent Presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint, 3. Faces of Building VS Faces of Human, 4. Animated Islamic Pattern, 5. Islamic Art - Field and Band, 6. Indian Art - Smooth and Rough, 7. Stem Cell for Natural Healing, 8. Why Sick?, 9. Split Gate - Hinduism in Indonesia, 10. Guerilla Marketing: a new trend, 11. Sabah Traditional Architecture, 12. Touring Sketch: analytical and architecture