CAGATAY ONUR ELMACI

- Managing all the sales and marketing activities for the company.
- Communicating with clients and not only doing architectural work but also arranging anything related to planning applications (eg. surveyors etc.) and the architectural design to pursue.
- To design and organize the project and project processes from the concept stage to the implementation and delivery stage of all projects.
- Managing design quality and processes.
- Evaluation of operational and commercial results of project processes.
- Business development in an area of expertise planned to be carried out within the company's vision.
- Developing the general strategy of the institution and monitoring the implementation.
- Establishing a strong marketing line through strategic customer/project generating activities and customer management, leads and prospects.
- Preparing the training programs of the personnel scholar and the project team and ensuring their continuous development.
- Contract management and contract compliance follow-up with customers and business partners.
- Regular measurement and evaluation of the profitability ratios of the projects.
- Reaching the determined turnover targets.

- Developed business plan and budget to maximize profitability.

- Oversaw hiring process for new employees, from recruiting to onboarding training.

- Conducted regular performance reviews of staff members to ensure efficiency and productivity goals were met.

- Monitored financial performance of the business on a weekly basis to ensure fiscal responsibility.

- Provided leadership support for team members through coaching and mentorship programs.

- Set pricing structures according to market analytics and emerging trends.

- Established relationships with customers through use of interpersonal, active listening and inquiry response skills.

- Leading a team of 5 drafters, creating systems and writing manuals for automation of the drafting and delivery processes

- Reviewing and doing working drawings as per NZS 3604 and NZBC and instructing the team to update the final set of drawing for client vetting

- Resource provision and workload management for design, drafting and delivery

- Design and drafting with ArchiCAD for Resource Consent and Building Consent drawings

- Working drawings correction as per NZS 3604, writing RFI answer letters, preparing Minor Variation documents

- Strong knowledge in NZS 3604 and NZBC, also understanding manuals like GIB (fire specs and sound STC values etc.) Good knowledge in bracing with EzyBrace software

- Ordering truss design and civil design

- Preparing construction and material specifications, council applications and supporting documents

- Internal customer and council liaison

- Making phone calls easy to deal with planners

- Following up all the updates on time

- Creating Lumion animations and not creating but only managing VRAY photorealistic renders. Giving orders to 3D artists and making comments until they get it right.

- Architectural concept design and reviews

- Work from concept design stage through to vetting to the council’s portals

- From single storey kiwi batches to two storey modern villas with a wide range of home typologies throughout New Zealand, but primarily Christchurch and Queenstown.

- Internal Education

- Creating the company internal training programs: Leadership, staff management, delivery process management.

- Weekly training with company’s business coach: Paper based training materials and special case discussions.

- Reason for leaving: New job offer in a Wellington architectural design practice which subsequently fell through due to timing of Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown.

- Drawing resource consent drawings with Revit and creating marketing materials with Lumion

- Drawing projects with the information provided from city planner and company’s owner

- Creating marketing materials without micro-managing, presenting the developments at their best

- Preparing scenario based architectural animation videos

- Have drafted over than 20 developments which totally makes over than 300 units

- Reason for leaving: Job was part-time which was not sufficient for a long-term work visa application, however owner recommended me to Xpress Design and Drafting.

• CENTRAL ANKARA HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
  (RIBA Level 3 – 4)
  It is the largest-scale construction project in Ankara's recent history. It was made in cooperation with Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), one of the leading architectural offices in America. It consists of 3 public buildings, an 80-floor hotel, more than 300,000 m2 of retail space, 2000 residences and 5 basement floors for services.

My responsibilities and roles,

- Prepared the preliminary drawings of the basement floors of the project and all technical spaces in coordination with engineers.
- Prepared visual material for design meetings to show how to solve design problems with other stakeholders of the project.
- Considering the circulation, ramps, services, and the required number of parking spaces, I took part in the creation of the necessary units for the technical area in the parking lot and controlled their suitability with the engineering units.
- Participated in all design meetings related to the project and took part in the implementation of the relevant items to the project.

• TROVISTA RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX AND SPORTS CENTER (RIBA Level 3 – 5)
  Trio Vista housing project consists of 388 units and a total area of 48.000 m2 and is in Afyon. It continues to exist as a living complex with its sports center, retail stores, and parking lots.

My responsibilities and roles,
- Involved in all project processes from the concept stage to the implementation stage.
- Took part in the production of concept plans, sections, and detail drawings in Revit.
- Took on the task of coordination in the project process with the inputs of electrical, mechanical, and civil engineers.
- Designed of the social facility that houses the pool and gym.