Speaker
Raeyd M. Al Dakheel
Chief Executive Officer
Mawten Real Estate
EXECUTIVE HIGHLIGHTS & MILESTONES
As Real Estate Company executive directed or participated in the Management & Leadership of:
Strategic Planning & Operations
Projects Development
Opportunity Identification & Assessment
Asset and land bank Management
Operations & community Relations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Central & Eastern Region VP, Kinan International Real Estate Development Co., Savola Group (2007- Present)
- Chairman of the Architecture and Building Science Department, Faculty member with King Saud University and consultant to several public and private organizations (1998-2007)
- Architect with Bechtel Corporation (1984-1985)
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. University of Michigan, College of Architecture and Planning concentration in Housing projects Assessment (1995)
- M.A. University of Houston, College of Architecture and Planning concentration in Urban Design (1986)
- B.A. University of Houston, College of Architecture and Planning concentration in Architecture Design (1984)
RESEARCH WORK
Lead and participated in research work and authored several scientific articles and books in the field of project evaluation and Affordable housing design and implementation including the following:
- Methods for improving affordability of finishing materials in prototype unit design in Saudi Investment Housing Developments (2008)
- Systematic Solutions for the Architectural Design of Affordable Saudi Dwellings (2007)
- The Effectiveness of Security Measures and Their Influence on the Livability of the Surrounding Areas (2007)
- The Role of Flexibility in Sustainable Prototype Unit Design in Riyadh Commercial Housing Development (2007)
- Improving Architectural Programming Techniques (2006)
- The Reference Book for the Design and Construction of Affordable dwellings (2003)
COMMUNITY SERVICES
- Participated in a number of civic activities including the evaluation of several architectural competitions for public and non-profit organizations; and consulted a number of charity, public and private organizations
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMNT
- Sustainability in housing projects, The International Association for Housing Science, Trento, Italy (2004)
- Value Engineering Certification Program, SEEF International (2003)
- Building Renovation & Rehabilitation, USC (1999)
- Affordability in Affordable Housing, Harvard University (1998)
AFFILIATIONS
Headed or participated in a number of boards and committees at public and private organizations such as:
- Board member of the Saudi Real Estate Association
- Board member of the King Abdullah Bin Abulaziz Foundation' Chair for Developmental Housing
- Member of the Scientific Real Estate committee for the Saudi Chambers of Commerce
- Member of the Real Estate committee for the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce
- Saudi Engineers and Architects Organization
- Al Umran Saudi Architects Association