Architecture & Development Manager - Alpine Homes - Crans-Montana, Switzerland
(2024-02 - 2026-04)
- Development Management & Delivery: drove projects from concept to close-out, aligning design vision with financial objectives and ensuring seamless end-to-end delivery for property owners and investors.
- Design Review & Brand Compliance: reviewed interior design packages, drawing sets, finishes and specification submittals against brief, budget, standards and building regulations; issued markups and design guidance.
- New Build, Conversion & Renovation: delivered concurrent residential and hospitality projects ($5-50M+; $90M+ active portfolio) from concept and feasibility to handover, including works in occupied and operating settings.
- Owner & Consultant Engagement: guided owners, architects, interior designers, engineers, contractors and authorities to agreed solutions; led procurement and tendering, analysed bids and presented appointment recommendations.
- Results: delivered all projects on time and within budget; built design and project management consultancy offering.
Global Project Coordinator, Tailor Made Client Experience (Fixed-Term) - Ferrari - Maranello, Italy
(2023-06 - 2024-02)
- Brand Standards & Narrative: codified the one-off Tailor Made programme into design and operational standards, brand narratives and customer-journey SOPs; subsequently adopted as global best practice across 200+ locations.
- Design Delivery in Operating Sites: coordinated on-site teams and contractors across three continents (Maranello, New York, Shanghai), navigating regulatory and cultural nuances to deliver unified luxury standards with a local sense of place.
- Document Review & Executive Approval: presented and negotiated design proposals at committee and board level; managed design and execution documentation, reviewing drawings, finishes and specifications against brand intent.
- Results: secured C-suite sign-off, trained internal and external partners across three continents, and delivered all three sites on time and within budget, without disrupting daily trading and schedules.
Junior Architect, Mixed-Use & Hospitality Projects - MAD Architects - Oslo, Norway
(2020-09 - 2021-09)
- Design Development & Technical Coordination: reviewed technical drawing sets, supported MEP and structural coordination with consulting engineers, and contributed to urban design studies on mixed-use hospitality developments.
- Value Engineering: delivered value engineering reducing costs by ~30% (≈$2.5M) on a 24,000 m² mixed-use development while maintaining permit and contract compliance.
- Site & Construction Management: regular site visits for project documentation, milestone tracking and budget control; supported construction teams through snagging to close-out.
- Results: contributed two first-prize competition wins WoHo Berlin (Europe's tallest mass-timber high-rise) and JESS-Jessheim (mixed-use urban regeneration and placemaking).
Development Consultant, Luxury Resort - VG13 Architects - Milan, Italy
(2019-10 - 2020-08)
- Feasibility & Concept: site analysis, programming and concept development for a luxury resort; investor recommendations.
Contributor, Bahrain Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai - Christian Kerez Studio - Zurich, Switzerland
(2021-07 - 2021-10)
- Project Delivery: supported handover and delivery functions for the Bahrain Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.
