Sara Abdelhady Ali

Senior Architect & Quality Control Engineer
Giza, EG.

About

Highly accomplished Senior Architect and Quality Control Engineer with over 12 years of expertise in large-scale transportation, public, and governmental infrastructure projects. Specializing in strategic QA/QC management across design and site phases, I ensure rigorous compliance with international standards (BS, EN, ISO, ES) and orchestrate multi-disciplinary design coordination, significantly mitigating project risks and enhancing material quality for complex LRT and metro station developments.

Work

National Authority for Tunnels (NAT)
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Design and Quality Control Engineer

Giza, Giza, Egypt

Summary

As Design and Quality Control Engineer, led comprehensive QA/QC for 35 critical LRT and metro stations, ensuring compliance with international standards and optimizing project delivery.

Highlights

Managed quality assurance and control across two major transportation projects (35 stations total), meticulously reviewing project specifications and ensuring compliance with local and international standards (BS, EN, ISO, ES).

Spearheaded the evaluation and approval of prequalification documents, material submittals, and method statements for all architectural finishing works, ensuring alignment with project requirements and mitigating quality risks.

Conducted critical factory visits and on-site mock-up inspections, approving fabrication processes and material quality to prevent defects and ensure precise execution ahead of site delivery.

Oversaw and validated material testing procedures and results, ensuring stringent adherence to project standards and specifications for all architectural components.

Provided expert technical guidance and resolutions to contractors, effectively managing RFIs and resolving complex quality control and assurance issues to maintain project timelines and standards.

Ministry of Endowments
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Senior Architect

Giza, Giza, Egypt

Summary

As Senior Architect, directed architectural design and quality assurance for governmental mosque projects, ensuring strict compliance with national standards and seamless coordination across project phases.

Highlights

Led the comprehensive development of detailed design packages for multiple mosque projects, ensuring adherence to government design and quality standards through coordinated plans, sections, elevations, and technical details.

Generated accurate Bills of Quantities (BOQ) for all architectural finishing materials, precisely aligning quantities with project specifications and construction requirements.

Executed rigorous reviews of material submittals for all BOQ items, verifying compliance with specifications, performance needs, and ministry guidelines to secure approvals.

Enhanced project quality by fostering continuous coordination between construction sites and the technical office, proactively resolving design-site issues and ensuring strict adherence to approved specifications.

Major for Construction & Decoration
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Design Engineer

Giza, Giza, Egypt

Summary

As Design Engineer, contributed to architectural design and interdisciplinary coordination for private residential and hospital projects, ensuring accuracy, functionality, and constructability.

Highlights

Produced detailed architectural designs and drawings for residential apartment complexes and hospital projects, guaranteeing accuracy, functionality, and strict compliance with project requirements.

Created precise Bills of Quantities (BOQ) for architectural materials, ensuring optimal quantities and alignment with project specifications and construction demands.

Facilitated critical coordination of architectural drawings with mechanical and electrical layouts, proactively preventing clashes and enhancing constructability and design consistency across disciplines.

Conducted regular coordination meetings between construction sites and the technical office, effectively resolving design issues and monitoring site progress to ensure quality and timely project execution.

Education

Undisclosed University
Giza, Giza, Egypt

M.Sc. Degree

Architecture Engineering

Undisclosed University
Giza, Giza, Egypt

Bachelor's Degree

Architecture Engineering

Publications

Railway Country Report

Published by

JARTS bulletin

Summary

Published a comprehensive report on railway infrastructure within the country, contributing to industry knowledge and strategic planning.

Languages

English
Arabic

Certificates

Course “Improving energy efficiency in buildings”

Issued By

HBRC

Training on Awareness of sustainable development, governance, and Egypt's Vision 2030

Issued By

Undisclosed

Online Training Program on Attractive City

Issued By

Korea

Uran Railway Management course

Issued By

JICA(Japan)

TOEFL certificate

Issued By

ETS

Skills

Architectural Design & QA/QC

Architectural QA/QC, Material Submittal Review, Mock-up Evaluation, Multi-disciplinary Coordination, Technical Reporting, RFI Management, BS Standards, EN Standards, ISO Standards, ES Standards, Project Specifications, Material Approvals, Factory Inspections, Site Inspections.

Software

AutoCAD, Photoshop, Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Project Management

Stakeholder Coordination, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Design Coordination, Bills of Quantities (BOQ), Project Delivery, Risk Mitigation.

Sara Abdelhady Ali