Charbel Haddad

Architecturally trained VDC and construction professional with 4+ years in the UAE and Nigeria. Senior VDC Specialist on Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, combining clash detection, drone surveys and point-cloud georeferencing with ISO 19650 coordination. Owner's project manager on a USD 2M villa conversion delivered on schedule with 15+ trade contractors. RPAS pilot (~80 flight hours); available to travel across Ontario.

Project Manager | Owner's Representative (2025-09 – Present)

3-storey, 1,050 m² residential-to-villa conversion · USD 2M+ · Managed remotely with periodic site visits

• Managed the project from design through handover, directing a local site team and 15+ trade contractors; completed on schedule.
• Ran tendering, contract negotiation, payment approvals and change control across all trade packages.
• Cut USD 81K from contract costs through value engineering, keeping final cost within 6% of budget.

Senior VDC Specialist – Guggenheim Abu Dhabi at ConstruBIM (2024-03 – Present)

Full-time on site Mar 2024 – Sep 2025 · Remote contract from Toronto Oct 2025 – Aug 2026

• One of 6 senior specialists on a 26-person BIM team, jointly overseeing the work of 20 drafters.
• Federated all trade contractors' models into a single coordination model for the 80,000 m² museum.
• Ran weekly clash detection and resolution cycles in Navisworks and Revizto; managed data in ACC under ISO 19650, the project BEP and the ADM BIM Framework.
• Flew monthly RTK drone surveys (Matrice 300 RTK), processed data in Pix4D, DJI Terra, and overlaid georeferenced point clouds on the model in Revizto to track progress against design.
• Tied the site grid and ground control points to the model's coordinate system, keeping models georeferenced to as-built conditions.
• Delivered Scan-to-BIM as built Revit models from processed point cloud

Project Architect at WoodStyles Ltd. (2023-06 – 2024-02)

Avolta (Dufry) duty-free fit-out, new terminal, Lagos Int'l Airport · 420 m² shops · USD 600K

• Primary technical contact for Avolta; led design and project management with their design team in Spain, handing over on schedule.
• Coordinated a 40-person delivery team (in-house designers and site crews) with the airport authority (FAAN); managed estimates and changes.

Site Engineer at Jobaco Engineering (2022-03 – 2024-02)

JMG Jamara Showroom · Private villas · On-site execution of the Avolta fit-out (with WoodStyles)

• Coordinated up to 14 concurrent trade contracts (civil, MEP, finishes) against specifications and milestones.
• Ran daily site operations: scheduling, budget tracking, safety, quality checks and on-site change management.

3D Architectural Modeller (Freelance) at Freelancer.com (2018-01 – 2022-12)

• Delivered 60+ SketchUp, AutoCAD and 3ds Max modelling and visualization projects for international clients.

Master of Architectural Studies in Architectural Studies – USEK (2022-01 – 2024-12)

Bachelor of Architecture in Architecture – USEK (2018-01 – 2022-12)