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EDUCATION, REGISTRATION, INSTITUTES: BS & Masters of Engineering Civil. Structural & Environmental Engineering, QUEENS' COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY-2010. Master of Architecture, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, SCHOOL OF DESIGN-2015. Granted Oregon Board Of Architect Examiners License (USA) - 2017. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE ON MAJOR PROJECTS: - Jan 2018 - Present: ARCHITECT, DELANO ARCHITECTS, LAGOS - Worked on various projects from briefing & conceptual design stages, through developmental design stages to construction supervision and contract administration. - Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos. - 165-bed Evercare Hospital in Lekki Phase I, Lagos. - Nov 2015 - December 2017: ARCHITECT, ZGF ARCHITECTS, PORTLAND, OR, USA. - Worked on Design and Construction Documentation for Health-Care and Higher Education buildings. - Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Research Building. - Stanford Biomedical Institute Laboratory Building. - Providence Portland Medical Centre Medical Office Building. - June-August 2014: YOST GRUBE HALL ARCHITECTURE, PORTLAND, OR, USA. - Developed program massing studies for a mixed-use complex. - Developed Revit model of a Community College with multiple façade components. - Construction documentation drawings for Community College Building. - Sep 2011 - June 2012: INFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTANT, LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT, LAGOS. - Ensured Compliance to design code on construction of Lagos Light Rail Project. - Received commendation from the Lagos State Governor for improving local capacity for infrastructure projects. - January - May 2011: GRADUATE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, PRICE & MYERS LLP, LONDON, UK. - Designed structures and sculptures including 23m steel sculptures by Wolfgang Buttress. - July-August 2009: RESEARCH STUDENT, GIKEN (SILENT PILER MANUFACTURER), KOCHI, JAPAN. - Led a team of 9 to improve speed of pile installation procedures.
