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VELJKO STEVANOVIC
Senior Architect with more than 13 years of Middle Eastern and European professional experience covering
design, management, quantity surveying, quality assurance & control and construction site supervision, as
well as lecturing at a university. Familiar with local regulations and skilled in all phases of design. Proven
team leader and cordial team player. Dependable, devoted, hard-working, communicative, with an
excellent command of English language, oral and written. Holding a master’s degree in architecture.
EXPERIENCE
Project Architect at MD Invest LLC (Belgrade; Serbia)
December 2020 – Present
An in-house design consultancy within a holding company with a portfolio of projects that includes hospitality, office, and industrial
venues. Reporting to the head manager, my duty is architectural design from concept design to as-built as well as submission of
project documentation for approval to concerned authorities.
Site Engineer at Bower & Octant Engineering Consultancy (Dubai; United Arab Emirates)
January 2020 – April 2020 (4 months)
A construction engineering consultancy, (successor of ITD Consultancy DMCC) based in Dubai, UAE and focused on client's
representative PMC and design services. Reporting to a project manager my duties were documentation review, QA/QC management
and progress tracking on a major staff accommodation project in Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai. Achievements include successful
completion of the project according to client’s instructions and a detailed list of snags to be rectified by the contractor.
Project Manager at OP3 Global (Dubai; United Arab Emirates)
September 2019 – December 2019 (4 months)
Multidisciplinary project management company with offices in Dubai and Singapore focused on event management and interior
design. Reporting to the head of the company’s EXPO division, my duty was management of self-build pavilion projects at Dubai
EXPO 2020, which included liaising with clients, EXPO organizers, and contractors as well as document control, bidding and value
engineering. Achievements include successful submission of a concept design project package, evaluation of company’s existing
bids, winning financial claims and completion of new bids at short notice.
Senior Architect at VX Studio (Dubai; United Arab Emirates)
August 2017 – September 2019 (2 years and 1 month)
Award-winning architectural design consultancy, formerly known as VE Experts, with a large portfolio of major residential, hospitality,
retail and wellness projects across the Middle East and beyond. Reporting to project director, my duties were design (all phases),
design review and value engineering. Achievements included overseeing one project from to completion against tight schedules and
significantly contributing to successful completion of design packages of 10 other projects most of which are under construction.
Architect / Site Inspector at Urban Planning Guide Engineering LLC (Abu Dhabi and Dubai; United Arab Emirates)
May 2016 – August 2017 (1 year and 3 months)
Civil engineering consultancy based in Abu Dhabi with a portfolio of projects across the Middle East. During most of my tenure I was
seconded to ITD Consultancy DMCC, the DP World’s appointed quality management consultant on 2 major projects in Jebel Ali Port,
Dubai. Reporting to the CEO, my duties were design review, quality assurance & control review on both projects and filling the role of
the project manager when required. Achievements included resolving design issues which were stalling the start of the works on one
of the projects, averting several serious mistakes by the contractors, and seeing the other project to successful completion.
Senior Architect / Site Manager at Kenz International Infrastructure Services LLC (Muscat, Sohar and Saiq; Oman)
August 2014 – November 2015 (1 year and 4 months)
Contracting company based in Muscat, Oman with a portfolio of residential, mixed use, oil and gas and earthwork projects across
the country. Initially, as a senior architect I was reporting to a project manager and my duties were preparing shop drawings and
quantity surveying. Later, upon promotion to project manager I was reporting directly to the CEO and my duties expanded to include
project management and construction site supervision. Achievements during my successful work on 6 projects included compiling a
bill of quantities for a winning half a million $ tender bid, improving the consultant’s design several times, preventing a potentially
disastrous mistake by a subcontractor and, in case of one project, averting my company’s termination, managing it to successful
completion and winning several variation claims.

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Architect at Aqua Arts Akvamarin LLC (Belgrade; Serbia)
April 2010 – June 2010 and September 2010 – July 2014 (4 years and 2 months)
Design-build contracting company based in Belgrade, Serbia, with a portfolio of wellness, hospitality, and public space projects
across Serbia and Montenegro. Reporting to the CEO my duty was design (all phases). Achievements included successful completion
of design packages for more than 20 projects (some of them from scratch), most of which were subsequently built.
Designer at Bemman LLC (Belgrade; Serbia)
July 2010 – August 2010 (2 months)
A joinery manufacturer based in Belgrade, Serbia with a branch in Moscow, Russia. Reporting to the CEO my duties were interior,
and marketing design. Achievements included successful completion of given tasks against tight schedules.
Freelance 3D Visualizer for Putinvest LLC (Belgrade; Serbia)
September 2009 – October 2009 (2 months)
Road design consultancy based in Belgrade, Serbia with a portfolio of projects across the country. Reporting to the CEO as an
external 3d visualizer, my duty was 3d visualization and presentation of their entry for a highway interchange design competition.
Achievements were successful completion of work against a tight schedule and entry winning a buyout.
Junior Architect at Default LLC (Belgrade; Serbia)
June 2009 – August 2009 (3 months)
Architectural design consultancy based in Belgrade, Serbia with a portfolio which includes residential, public administration and retail
projects in various countries including Serbia, Yemen, and Russia. Reporting to the CEO my duties were detailed design and quantity
surveying. Achievements included fulfilling my duties on 3 different projects and 1 design competition against tight schedules.
Junior Architect Team Leader for The Associated Engineering Partnership (Belgrade; Serbia)
August 2007 – November 2008 (1 year and 4 months)
I was a member of a group of structural engineers and architects based in Belgrade, Serbia, hired to perform structural analysis and
develop the structural design for a sports complex in Kuwait by the project’s Kuwaiti-based main design consultant. Reporting to the
head of the group I assembled and led a team of junior architect drafters and served as a translator in correspondence with the client.
Achievements included devising the method for drafting and producing the bill of quantities used by the team, pointing out a serious
oversight in the design which was timely corrected and carrying out the assigned work to successful completion.
Teaching Associate at the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Architecture (Belgrade; Serbia)
October 2006 – January 2007 (4 months)
The most prestigious university in Serbia, offering a 3-year bachelor’s course in architecture to freshmen and 2-year master’s course
to the graduates. The job position was offered to me due to excellent graduate academic record. Reporting to the head professor my
duties were supporting him and the assistant in lecturing and supervising the undergraduates. Achievements were completion of one
semester while attending my postgraduate studies with an offer to continue, which I declined in order to focus on the latter.
EDUCATION
Master’s Degree in Architecture (M. Arch.) at University of Belgrade (Serbia)
October 2006 – September 2008
- GPA: 9.60; Grading system: 5 (fail) - 10 (excellent)
- Master's thesis project titled "High Rise Building in New Belgrade" received the highest grade (10) and was chosen to be exhibited at
the 31st
annual architectural exhibition "Salon of Architecture" hosted at the Museum of Applied Arts in Belgrade, Serbia in April 2009.
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture (B. Arch.) at University of Belgrade (Serbia)
October 2003 – September 2006
- GPA: 8.61; Grading system: 5 (fail) - 10 (excellent)
- Ranked No. 1 among 543 candidates at the Faculty’s June 2003 entrance exam.
CERTIFICATION
Graduate Architecture Engineer - Licensed Designer (April 2014)
Serbian Chamber of Engineers, License 302N24114
Graduate Architecture Engineer - Licensed Contracting Engineer (April 2014)
Serbian Chamber of Engineers, License 401I43714
Certificate of Completion: Revit Architecture Advanced (March 2019)
UIT Infotech, Autodesk authorized training center, Certificate 60874
Certificate of Completion: Revit Architecture 2009 (October 2009)
Autodesk, Certificate 1OG35O10048

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Certificate of Completion: 3DSMax Advanced (January 2010)
Autodesk, Certificate 141BRU1BBR3
Certificate of Completion: 3DSMax (November 2009)
Autodesk, Certificate 14632226M54
International English Language Testing System - IELTS (June 2012)
British Council, IDP IELTS Australia & University of Cambridge, Test Rep. No. 12EA000178STEV001A, average score 8.0
LANGUAGES
English: Full professional proficiency; French: Limited working proficiency; Serbian: Native language,
COMPUTER SKILLS
AutoCAD, Revit Architecture, 3D Studio Max, MS Project, MS Office, Photoshop, In Design, Acrobat Pro, SketchUp
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 6. September 1984.
Nationality: Serbian
Country of residence: Serbia
Driver’s license: United Arab Emirates, Serbian
GSM (UAE): +971 56 567 0936
GSM (Serbia): +381 64 389 3138
E-mail address: veljko.stevanovich@gmail.com
Skype name: veljko.stevanovich
LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veljko-stevanovic
Online portfolio: https://www.slideshare.net/VeljkoStevanovic1/portfolio-veljko-stevanovic-enpdf-251581756