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Adam Kushabi Permanent Address 1643 Church St, Evanston, IL 60201 Current role and employer : ALDAR - Project

Manager Key responsibilities : Project & Program Management Design Management Quality Assurance Education : Masters' of Architecture & Real Estate Development University of Pennsylvania 1993 - 1995 Bachelors of Architecture & Construction Management Illinois Institute of Techn ology 1988 - 1993 Professional memberships AIA, RIBA, NCARB APA, ULI, PMI Summary : Adam is seasoned Design and Program Management professional with seventeen years of experience in the US, Canada and the UAE. As a leader of the integrated pro ject delivery team at ALDAR, he is responsible for review of planning and design , contract negotiations, external consultant management and on-site progress for mixed use projects. He ensures that design exceeds standards; provides expertis e regarding feasibility of proposed projects; and monitors quality of work perfo rmed through all phases of the development process. Previously Project Manager on Yas Mall, and Ferrari World (Built US $1BN) on Yas island; current projects i n design include the new Khalifa University ($1.5 BN) campus at Masdar and Naree l Island Resort & Villas. His past experience includes Strategic Real Estate Portfolio Planning, Facility Programming, Project & Program management, and Design of numerous Retail/Hospita lity Mixed use and Workplace Transformation projects for numerous fortune 500 co mpanies. Adam has a passion for working with collaborative cross-functional teams, in whi ch he implements his strong strategic orientation and tactical planning capabili ties - fostering an environment of exploration, innovation and a passion for des ign excellence. He has deep real estate industry knowledge across asset classes (office, condominium, retail, hospitality) and has the ability to manage large c omplex development projects and lead multidisciplinary consultant teams. An 'Ana lytical Driver' Adam uses his strong verbal, written, facilitation & relationshi p building skills to achieve results with emphasis on continual process improvem ent. His completed projects illustrate his ability to both meet and exceed expec tations. His experience is related to the strategic business goals of organizati ons with respect to their operational and business needs. Previously he worked as a Design Manager for General Growth Properties 12M sf re gional shopping mall portfolio in the south eastern United States. SPECIALTIES: Program Management, Strategic Master Planning, Decision Modeling, Due Diligence, Entitlement and Planning Council Approvals, Locational Analysis, Scope Definiti on & Facility Programming, Development Proformas, Site Analysis & Selection, Bra nd and Market Analysis, Business Case & Asset Optimization, Design Management, C onsultant Selection and Negotiations, Review of design Documents, Compliance wit h Regulatory standards , External consultant management (P/C/A/S/MEP/F/L), Devel oping design guidelines (Retail & Entertainment, Multi Unit Residential, Hotel/R esort, Office, Urban Precincts), Design Control Process, Occupancy & Migration P

lanning, Facility Programming, Estimation and Scheduling, Budget Reconciliation, value Engineering, Business Development, Rolling out Capital programs, Integrat ed Project Delivery (IPD) Controls and Organization, Scheduling & Sequencing, 4D / BIM Planning & Clash Detection, Quality assurance, Scope/Time/Cost Management, Construction Administration. Regulatory Framework. LEED & Estidama Submissions . RECENT EXPERIENCE ALDAR Properties PJSC Abu Dhabi, UAE - 2008-Present Project Manager * Participates in the identification and selection of the best available individ ual professional team members, designers, engineers, project management firms, q uantity surveyors, and contractors and manage them to collaboratively deliver th e services required, including contractual negotiations and payments and finaliz ing agreements with consultants, and other service providers. * Meets regularly with stakeholders to report on progress; Review of planning an d design, contract negotiations, external consultant management and on-site prog ress. Maintains oversight over design quality, budget, and schedule to facilitat e fully coordinated project execution. * Ensure Consultants' and In house schedules are realistic, achievable and, at a ll times, adhered to or bettered; * Participates in the identification and selection of the best available individ ual professional team members, designers, engineers, project management firms, q uantity surveyors, and contractors and manage them to collaboratively deliver th e services required, including contractual negotiations and payments and finaliz ing agreements with consultants, and other service providers. Leverages prior ex perience and relationships with, architectural and engineering firms worldwide. * Manages appropriate submissions to regulatory authorities for approvals of var ious development related project milestones, and negotiates through regulatory f ramework. Manage relationships with Clients, End Users, permit approval Authorit ies, , Consultants and Suppliers; * Manages scope on a portfolio of projects. Prepares RFP's, writes project brief s, and scope of services. * Leads feasibility, and master planning efforts, recommends specialist consulta nts & advisors. * Ensures that design exceeds standards; provides expertise regarding feasibilit y of proposed projects; Monitors quality of work performed through all phases of the development process. * Provide advice to relevant parties on construction procurement packaging and i mplementation strategies. * Ensure best practice is captured and disseminated across projects, to optimize performance and mitigate risks and seek through consultants, new and more effic ient forms of design and delivery. Researches Best Practices, Writes Design Guid elines. (Retail/Residential Communities/University campuses) * Support externally appointed site-based Project Management and Lead Design Con sultant. Projects * Khalifa University - 6Bn AED Delivering some 300,000 sq.m. by 2014. New Scien ce & Technology University, in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi- with multiple building t ypologies; Academic, R &D, Student Life, Medical and Residential. o Manage design consultants, facility programming and project management activit ies, responsible for the delivery of university related portfolio on time and wi thin budget by managing the approvals, and design related activity. o Design Leader of the integrated project delivery team - Manages day-to-day coo rdination of various activities needed to advance complicated mixed use developm ent that includes research labs, healthcare, academic, recreation and other supp ort type of buildings. o Master plan Approval - CMP & DMP. Submissions to UPC, TIS, EIA, ADM, ADWEA o PMC & Lead Designer Selection process.

o Daily interface with several teams, including; Sasaki & Associates, USA - Mast er planner; Buro Happold, USA - Infrastructure Engineers; Davis Langdon, UAE - C ost Consultants , RMJM, USA - Lead Architect ; AECOM, Abu Dhabi - Lead Design Co nsultant. o Coordination with Masdar design partners Foster & Associates & Mott McDonald. * Nareel Island Resort & Villas - Abu Dhabi, UAE - Master planning a 92 acre isl and, with 74 Luxury Villas, 100 key Ritz Carleton Hotel and 50 slip Marina o Master plan Approval - CMP & DMP. Submissions to UPC, TIS, EIA, ADM, ADWEA, F easibility Studies, o Design Management for Display Villa - built (25M AED). Coordination between Co ncept & Technical Architects: Denniston, RW Armstrong and Delivery Managers Pars on Brickerhof. * Ferrari World Abu Dhabi 5Bn AED Yas Island. 86,000 sm world's largest indoor t heme park, sitting under a 200,000 sm red roof designed in the style of a classi c double-curve body shell of a Ferrari GT. The park has over 20 state-of-the-art attractions; each designed to bring to life a different part of the Ferrari sto ry - completed November 2010. o Responsible for Design & Delivery Management of the core & shell, and area dev elopment of this indoor theme park o Led a team of in-house and external consultants while maintaining oversight ov er design quality, budget, and schedule to facilitate fully coordinated project execution. o This undertaking required daily interface with several teams from around the w orld, including but not limited to the following; ALDAR-Besix JV, UAE - Project Manager, Benoy, UK - Design Architect, Jack Rouse Associates, USA - Rides and Attractions Designer, Six Construct, Belgium - Prime Contractor, Mivan Depa, Ire land - Interiors Subcontractor, RSM Design, USA - Environmental Graphics, Mesa, Spain - Landscape Architects, Halcrow, UK - Civil Engineers, Ramboll Witby-Bird, UK - Structural Consultant, Blair Anderson Limited, UK - Cost Consultant . * Yas Mall Abu Dhabi 3Bn AED Yas Island. 200,000 Super Regional Mall next to Fer rari World that is expected to open in 2014. It will have over 400 stores, 4 dep artment stores, entertainment courts and fashion boulevards o Responsible for Monitoring completion of design packages; and incorporation of MEP design builders feedback and design. Signage & Graphics, and Value Engineer ing. o This undertaking required daily interface with several teams including but not limited to the following; ALDAR-Besix JV, UAE - Project Manager, Benoy, UK - D esign Architect, Shankland Cox - UAE, Architect of Record, Cyril Sweett, UK Pro ject Managers, , RSM Design, USA - Environmental Graphics, MEP Contactor - Volta s , India, Blair Anderson Limited, UK - Cost Consultant General Growth Properties Chicago, IL - 2007 - 2008 Regional Design Manager * Provide Design direction for redevelopment efforts for over a dozen Malls with in the REIT's portfolio in Kentucky, Georgia, Utah, Florida and Louisiana. * Lead multiple teams of consultants through all phases of retail redevelopment projects. Reviews Site layout, parking, Common Area plans, anchor stores and GLA . * Recommend, interview and hire project consultants. Negotiate fees, Establish d esign concept and program building plans. * Supports half a dozen developers, and manage, monitor all design consultants t hrough construction, coordinate with in house construction management, engineeri ng, leasing, contract administration and estimating departments and approvals by anchor stores. * Integrate leasing feedback into design and construction documents and schedule s. * Present to Asset Management, Leasing, Mall Operations and Management to get pr oject concept and implementation buy in. Report bi-weekly to Design Director and Vice President.

* Quality Assurance - Review all documentation and ensure it meets GGP design st andards. Approve invoices as per milestones reached. Projects o Perimeter Mall - Complete Interior Mall renovation, New entrance and Food cour t - Atlanta, GA o NorthPoint Mall - New Food court and Restroom renovations- Atlanta, GA o Oxmoor Center - New Streetscape - Louisville, KY o Mall St Matthews - New Entrances and Lifestyle addition - Louisville, KY o Fashion Place Mall - Lifestyle lamination -Salt Lake City, UT o Mall of Louisiana - New Power Center and Restroom renovations Baton Rouge, LA o Augusta Mall - New Lifestyle addition - Augusta, GA o Peachtree Mall - Redevelopment of Vacant Anchor - Columbus, GA Gensler Chicago, IL - 2005 - 2007 Project Manager * Project Management & Team Coordination as owner's rep. * Administration of contracts and proposals. RFP/RFQ process. * Design Review and development of design guidelines, workplace standards * Supervision of team through design, technical coordination and documentation. * Monitor development of deliverables, presentations and reporting to client * Oversight of project budgets, schedules and deliverable quality control * Business Case & Real Estate Options Analysis with Consulting Team. * Client Development & Business Strategy - member: India Business Strategic Init iative and the Hospitality Practice Committee. Projects o MGM Mirage ARIA City Center Casino - Interiors Program Management. Developed S cope Documents, RFP's, and brought on board a dozen Interior Design firms, initi ated them into teams and coordinated between consultants. Weekly Reports to Clie nt. 1 Million square feet podium - Las Vegas, NV o British Petroleum - Locational Analysis, Research and Presentation. Site Selec tion Analysis for suburban and urban sites. Warrenville & Chicago, IL o JP Morgan Chase Mission Critical Data Ctr. - Project Design, Consultant Coord ination, and Construction Documents - Newark, DE o Burj Dubai Plot 34 - Emaar - High Rise Residential. Concept Design, Dubai, UAE . IBI GROUP Toronto, ON - 2003 - 2005 Project Manager * Project Management & Design Coordination * Site Selection & Master planning Studies. * Business Case & Real Estate Options Analysis * Benchmarking of Facility Standards & Programming Studies * Presentations to Clients and Business Development * Project Manual & RFP documents * Rollout of Alternative Officing (AO) Solutions * Liaise with Designers, FM, IT ,Local Authorities and Contractors * Budget & Timeline Coordination with Design Builders Projects o Bell Canada - Roll out of the new FlexSpace Hotelling Concept through out ON - six separate sites o MTS/Allstream - Real Estate Consolidation Strategy, SK & ON o Schawk Canada - Project definition, Design Build RFP document & Site Selection - Mississauga, ON o Sullivan Square - Mixed use Master planned Residential Community, Design and D esign, Development - Las Vegas, Nevada Ren X (Real Estate Network eXchange) Toronto, ON - 2000 - Present Owner & Managing Director * Redevelopment of a small personal boutique Hotel, Retail & Entertainment orie nted mixed use property. * Consulting services on Retail, Multi unit Residential and Office Asset optimiz

ation and redesign. Numerous contracts for local clients and industry colleagues .

HOK Advance Strategies St. Louis, MO 1998 - 2000 Management Consultant * Asset Optimization & Strategic Planning for Co.'s going through Mergers & Acq uisitions * Master planning * Alternative Officing, Facility programming services * Clients like Ralston Purina, Microsoft, Bank of America etc. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & LICENSES. * Architect License Illinois # 001- 019123 * NCARB Certificate # 60191 * AIA Retail Knowledge Community: Frequent jurist, and presenter. * AIA International: Accompanied the Undersecretary of State Mr. Franklin Lavin on a Trade & Business development mission to Asia in Nov 07. * AIA Middle East Founding member and Chapter Secretary

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