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Mark Lee

Mark Lee

Architect & Interior Designer
Shanghai

Summary

Passionate Design Director with extensive talents providing clear instructions to team members and supervising budgets to consistently achieve project profitability. Natural leader with more than 18 years of experience leading successful and talented design teams.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Design Technical Director | Interior Design

Space matrix (Shanghai Muya Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.)
12.2019 - Current
  • Responsible for leading the design team (5-10 people) to bid on and develop the design.
  • Responsible for supervising the technical team (5-8 people) to ensure accurate implementation of the design work.
  • Participate in project management to systematically optimize the complete workflow, design standards, and systematic quality control.
  • Assist business development, procurement, finance, and other departments to review the scope of work in contracts, negotiate prices, and review professional subcontracts and payment processes.
  • Collaboratively formulate project strategies, stimulate and enhance designers' creative ideas, formulate design themes, and improve design aesthetic quality.
  • Participate in bidding, provide design reports to clients, control project progress and delivery quality, have strong service awareness, and solve customer pain points.
  • Ensure that the design complies with relevant national laws and regulations, and is combined with sustainable development standards such as LEED, WELL, and national green building, 3 stars.
  • Expand the company's material supplier resources, promote various new materials and construction technologies, and improve design quality.
  • Assist clients to formulate budget strategies in the early stage of design, optimize design through value engineering in the later stage, and solve problems on the construction site as appropriate.
  • Lead, organize, and rebuild the design team (15-10 people), eliminate internal conflicts and friction, and empower team members to unleash their potential.
  • Manage and coordinate internal and external designers, deepen the division of labor and collaboration between design institutes and rendering resources, complete design plans, or deepen design drawings.


PROJECTS:

Office building public area interior design.:

  • Suzhou Industrial Park Hengtai Commercial Free Trade Zone Center East Lot 2-1 Tower Public Area, Interior Design.
  • Zhengzhou CCCC Longhu Financial Island Building 11, Public area interior.
  • Shenzhen Vanke Meilin Intelligent Science and Technology Building.

Corporate headquarters building interior design:

  • Kunshan & Indonesia Lamipak Packaging's new factory office headquarters and talent apartments
  • Suzhou Industrial Park Management Committee Office Building and Civic Center (Constructed by Hengtai Commercial Properties)
  • Hangzhou HFC Semiconductor Headquarters Office Building and Site Affairs Office
  • Suzhou Qichacha Headquarters Building Interior Design.
  • Shanghai Dahua Group Headquarters (old building renovation)

Office interior design:

  • Sanya Swire and China Duty Free Investment Development Co., Ltd. Area A Office.
  • Shanghai Wolfespeed Puxi and Pudong office renovation.
  • Beijing Apple Inc., China R&D Center.

Leasing center interior design:

  • Shenzhen Lenovo Houhai Center Office Building Leasing Experience Center.

Residential Architecture Concept:

  • Kunshan Lamipak Packaging's new factory area talent apartment

Interior Design Associate | Architecture Interior Design

HASSELL Design Consulting (Shanghai)
10.2017 - 11.2019
  • Participate in bidding, provide design reports to clients, control project progress, and delivery quality.
  • Lead the review of contract work scope, price negotiation, and review of professional subcontracts, and payment processes.
  • Assist domestic clients to communicate bilingually with professional design directors at the Australian headquarters, Hong Kong, and Shanghai studios.
  • Inspire and enhance designers' creative ideas, formulate design theme strategies, and improve design aesthetic quality.
  • Ensure that the design complies with relevant national laws and regulations, and is combined with sustainable development standards such as LEED and the national green building 3-star standard.
  • Expand the company's material supplier resources, promote various new materials and construction technologies, and improve design quality.
  • Assist clients to formulate budget strategies in the early stage of design, optimize design through value engineering in the later stage, and solve problems on the construction site as appropriate
  • Lead, organize, and rebuild the design team (5-10 people). Manage and coordinate the division of labor and collaboration of internal and external resources.
  • Responsible for leading the internal design department and project drawing review meetings, monthly project reports, and ensuring internal audit compliance.
  • Arrange the complete working schedule and control the project working time to production ratio to achieve at least a 30% profit margin for each project.

PROJECTS:

Architectural design of headquarters building commercial complex:

  • Shanghai Nike Shanghai headquarters office building complex overall planning,
  • Shanghai Ocean Group Cohn Center old building renovation building interior concept plan,

Office building public area interior design.

  • Shanghai China Enterprise (Plot E06-2) China Enterprise International Financial Center,
  • Shanghai Keppel Jing'an Center Tower Public Area, Shanghai Fengtai Junkang Financial Plaza, Office headquarters building interior design,
  • Beijing ByteDance Fangheng Center (old shopping mall converted office building),

Co-working office interior design:

  • Shanghai Roche Pharmaceutical Shanghai R&D Center Exhibition and co-working.
  • Shanghai Minyin Group Qibao Vanke Co-Working Space.

Project Designer Associate | Architecture Interior Design

NBBJ Architectural Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
08.2012 - 07.2017
  • Participate in bidding, provide design reports to clients, control project progress and delivery quality
  • Lead the review of contract work scope, price negotiation, additional and professional subcontracts and payment collection process
  • Inspire and improve the creative ideas of design concepts, formulate design theme strategies and design aesthetic quality
  • Ensure that the design complies with relevant national laws and regulations, and is combined with sustainable development standards such as LEED and the national green building 3-star standard
  • Be good at learning, expand the company's material supplier resources, use various new materials and construction technologies, and improve design quality
  • Assist clients to formulate budget strategies in the early stage of design, optimize design through value engineering in the later stage, and solve problems on the construction site as appropriate
  • Manage and coordinate internal and external designers, deepen the division of labor and collaboration between design institutes and rendering resources, complete design plans or deepen design drawings
  • Won the 2014 NBBJ Shanghai Studio 'Transformative Artist' Award
  • Projects: Educational and cultural buildings, Xinjiang Karamay Karamay Campus Library of China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Architectural design of headquarters building commercial complex, Guangzhou Alibaba Guangzhou Operation Center Architectural Design and Interior Master Planning, Hangzhou Alibaba Xixi Phase 4 Architectural design and interior master planning, Medical building, Chengdu West China Chengdu Taikang Hospital, Office building headquarter interior design, Shanghai Shanghai Real Estate / Mori Group North Bund Project, Nanjing Suning.com Headquarter, Shanghai LaChapelle Headquarters Campus, Shanghai Trust Bridge Capital Headquarter Campus, Suzhou German Manz Group Factory Office Building

HEAD of Design | Architecture & URBAN PLANING

SOFT-GRID Architectural Design Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
11.2011 - 07.2012
  • Assist the German design director in communicating with domestic clients and conducting project site inspections
  • Decompose the task book work and connect with the outsourcing of 3D renderings
  • Review contract work scope and control project progress
  • Lead team members (4-5)) to implement architectural planning and urban planning and design
  • Liaise with design institutes to resolve difficulties in planning, project approval, architectural drawing review and construction implementation
  • Projects: Educational and cultural buildings, Beijing Baijiahui Xiangshan Academy Club and Villas, Guangxi Nanning Youth Activity Center Competition, First Prize in the Kindergarten Competition Affiliated to a Primary School in Guangzhou, Urban planning and building area design, Shandong Wendeng South Sea Resort Building Area Planning, Sunshine 100 Qingyuan Resort Building Area Planning, Sunshine 100 Lijiang resort planning, hotel, villa, apartment architectural design

Senior Interior Designer | Interior Design

Shanghai EDG (China) Design Engineering Co., Ltd.
08.2008 - 10.2011
  • Senior project chief designer and creative design team leader, leading a team of designers from Germany, Japan, Ireland and other countries, a total of 6 people
  • Lead interior design bidding projects, responsible for managing more than 8 projects at the same time
  • Decompose the task book work and connect with the outsourcing of 3D renderings
  • Lead, organize and rebuild the design team (5-10 people), manage and coordinate internal and external designers, and collaborate with rendering resources to complete the design plan or deepen the design drawings
  • LEED AP trainer of the design department, trained 4 colleagues to successfully pass LEED AP
  • Projects: Corporate office headquarters building interior design, Suzhou Caterpillar Company Suzhou Factory Office, Xuzhou Caterpillar Company Xuzhou Factory Office, Singapore Coca-Cola factory office and building facade plan, Office interior design, Suzhou Mega International Commercial Bank Suzhou Branch, Shanghai Atkins Plaza Office, Investment center interior design, Hangzhou Hangzhou Xintiandi Project Temporary Showroom, Technology Exhibition Hall, Hangzhou H3C Communications Technology Product Exhibition center

Architectural designer | Architectural Design

J.J.Pan Architects & Partners
09.2007 - 06.2008
  • Architecture and interior design bidding projects
  • LEED project application process and document submission
  • International architectural design competition
  • Projects: Corporate headquarters factory building, Hsinchu Science Park Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) 12-inch wafer fab office building design + LEED application, Taichung Science Park AUO Panel Factory Office Building Design + LEED Application, Educational and cultural buildings, 3rd Place in International Architectural Design Competition for Miaoli Hakka Cultural Center

Architectural Designer Intern Architect | Architectural Design

Kasian Architectural Office , Canada
12.2006 - 06.2007
  • Participate in and be responsible for architectural and interior design bidding projects, including but not limited to conceptual design, scheme design, detailed design and other stages of work
  • Actively participate in international architectural design competitions and be responsible for program design, text preparation and preparation of related materials
  • Collaborate closely with colleagues, allocate work according to project needs and personal expertise, and jointly complete design plans or deepen design drawings
  • Projects: Commercial complex building, Expansion of the Kahanoff Center Complex in Calgary, AB, Canada, Renovation of 5th & 5th office building group in Calgary, AB, Canada, Educational and cultural architecture, UBC University Avenue Master Plan, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Whistler Library and Museum, BC, Canada

Education

Master - Architecture

Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
01.2004 - 04.2006

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Design Science

Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
04.2002 - 04.2004

Undergraduate - Interior Design

Sheridan College
01.1997 - 04.2001

Skills

Design leadership

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
Native language
Proficient in business English
Proficient
C2
Native Chinese
Proficient
C2

Affiliations

U.S. Green budding console (USGBC) & Canada Green budding console (CAGBC)

Certification

Certified LEED AP-BD+C, CAGBC - 2005

Timeline

Design Technical Director | Interior Design

Space matrix (Shanghai Muya Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.)
12.2019 - Current

Interior Design Associate | Architecture Interior Design

HASSELL Design Consulting (Shanghai)
10.2017 - 11.2019

Project Designer Associate | Architecture Interior Design

NBBJ Architectural Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
08.2012 - 07.2017

HEAD of Design | Architecture & URBAN PLANING

SOFT-GRID Architectural Design Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
11.2011 - 07.2012

Senior Interior Designer | Interior Design

Shanghai EDG (China) Design Engineering Co., Ltd.
08.2008 - 10.2011

Architectural designer | Architectural Design

J.J.Pan Architects & Partners
09.2007 - 06.2008

Architectural Designer Intern Architect | Architectural Design

Kasian Architectural Office , Canada
12.2006 - 06.2007

Master - Architecture

Dalhousie University
01.2004 - 04.2006

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Design Science

Dalhousie University
04.2002 - 04.2004

Undergraduate - Interior Design

Sheridan College
01.1997 - 04.2001

Certified LEED AP-BD+C, CAGBC - 2005

Selfintroduction

I have 18 years of rich working experience in internationally renowned foreign design companies, focusing on the delivery of architectural and interior design projects. Participated in the design and implementation of multiple large-scale construction projects and has excellent project management capabilities. Extensive project experience covering projects of all types, scales, scopes and complex interfaces, with a deep understanding of professional and complete work delivery processes. I am good at efficient bilingual communication with domestic and foreign clients and professional consultants. I have excellent communication and coordination skills and can effectively communicate and collaborate with team members and clients to ensure the smooth progress of the project and gain deep recognition and trust from clients. I obtained the LEEDAP qualification when I was a student, was responsible for training colleagues, and completed multiple projects that met LEED, WELL and other green building standards. Familiar with building design codes and regulations, carry out comprehensive and reasonable optimization of design, and have rich experience in solving on-site problems. With experience in reorganizing and rebuilding design teams multiple times, I am able to effectively manage and coordinate internal and external resources to achieve company financial targets.

Personal Information

Gender: Male

Honorcertificates

LEED AP Certification 2005

Personal Information

Gender: Male
Mark LeeArchitect & Interior Designer