Key People

As CEO of AESG, Saeed founded and built AESG into one of the Middle East and Europe’s largest and most respected specialist consultancy, engineering and advisory firms with a core focus on sustainable urban development. Under Saeed’s direction, AESG has developed a strong reputation for delivering the highest quality consultancy in sustainability, energy management, fire and life safety, façade engineering, environmental consultancy, waste management, commissioning, government advisory, project development and building consultancy and acoustic consultancy services.

In his role at AESG, Saeed has been involved in managing and directing some of the world’s most prestigious projects through design, construction, commissioning and operation. Projects have included large prestigious master plan developments, high rise buildings, housing development and critical infrastructure.

As well as his professional role as CEO of AESG, Saeed also served as Chairman of the Emirates Green Building Council between 2013-2020 and has been a Board Member of the World Green Building Council between 2015 – 2021 providing leadership to the global sustainable building movement. Saeed has been influential in the advancement of sustainable buildings and cities globally and in the MENA region by working with industry, academia and government departments to develop collaborative solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges.

Scott is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of AESG, an award winning, Specialist Consultancy, Engineering and Advisory firm headquartered in London and Dubai, working throughout the Middle East, Europe and Asia.

Under Scott’s leadership, AESG has grown to be a highly recommended consultancy of choice with unparalleled experience in Sustainability, Facade Engineering, Acoustics, Fire & Life Safety Engineering, Environmental Planning, Waste Management, Building Performance, Energy Management, Cost Management, Strategy and Advisory and Commissioning.

With an honors degree in Architecture from the University of Nottingham, Scott has firmly established expertise in sustainable development & passive design and is recognised as an industry thought leader through his involvement in industry events as keynote speaker.

As a resident of the UAE for over 30 years, his first-hand experience of fast-paced, high-rise construction has fuelled his passion for sustainable architecture. He is committed to supporting the industry regionally & globally in furthering the net zero agenda and helping clients solve their greatest challenges through collaboration, innovation and advanced technical solutions.

As Managing Partner, Scott has directed the delivery of some of the world’s most impressive projects across multiple sectors, including master planning, critical infrastructure, healthcare, hospitality, residential, commercial, retail and high rise.

He has spearheaded the growth of AESG, which has received international recognition for being an industry leading specialist consultancy, that has influenced the design, construction and operation of hundreds of projects to date, and for its investment in construction technology such as parametric design, AI, digital twins, computational design and BIM.

Scott also sits on the CTBUH Height and Data Committee and is the Chairman of the American University in Dubai (AUD) ID Advisory Board under the School of Architecture, Art and Design.

Phillipa is AESG’s Partner and Global Director of Sustainability. Having worked on some of the most complex and prestigious sustainability projects in AESG’s portfolio, including the development and implementation of Dubai’s Demand Side Management programs and multiple pavilions at Dubai EXPO 2020, Phillipa has gained a broad and thorough understanding of the energy and sustainability sector, both locally and internationally, and is passionate about furthering the global Sustainable Development Goals. Phillipa leads all of AESG’s energy and sustainability related strategic advisory projects, including the development of government policies and programs as well as sustainable development guidelines for low-income housing.

In 2018 Phillipa was recognised for her performance by the AESG Sustainable Business Leadership Awards and was awarded “Sustainability Manager of the Year”. In 2019 Phillipa was awarded as ‘Highly Commended Engineer of the Year’ at the Construction Week Awards 2019.

Katarina is AESG’s Partner and Global Director of Strategy and Advisory. She is an energy transition and sustainability professional with comprehensive experience in leadership positions across the value chain of the energy industry, encompassing utilities, oil and gas and renewables and large energy users. She has proven experience as an effective leader of global cross-functional teams and has spent 18 years designing strategies, public policies and implementing transformation projects across more than 30 countries in the Middle East, South-East Asia and Europe. Katarina covered cross-cutting themes shaping energy transition, including net zero, climate change, environmental protection, and sustainability. She is an active public speaker and has authored a variety of studies on energy transition and decarbonisation. She is active in industry associations and is also currently a member of the Global Executive Committee for Insead Energy Alumni Club and local UAE Insead Alumni Association. Katarina mentors actively to promote balanced leadership among her industry peers and young professionals.

Gary Tracey joins AESG as Global Partner and Head of Cost Management. With 18 years of industry experience and 15 continuous years in the Middle East, Gary oversees the execution of all AESG’s Cost Management projects and provides Executive Support to the project team and clients. He has an impressive track record in leading and delivering commercial management on major projects in the Middle East and Europe over the last 18 years.

With a Degree in Construction Economics and Management, an Estidama Pearl Qualified Professional (PQP) and MRICS qualifications, Gary adds value to the development equation through his unique blend of construction knowledge and local market understanding. Gary has delivered a significant number of projects in the wider GCC area.

His overall expertise and experience includes Commercial Management, Contract Administration, Value Management, Development Management and Design Management.

Daria Kelly is AESG’s Director of Operations based in Dubai. With an MBA in Business Administration from the Hult International Business School she brings with her over 16 years of experience in the field of business management working with several international firms in the GCC region. She is a results driven professional with strong expertise and a hands on approach in driving business transformation and continuous improvement initiatives. She has led the implementation of technology in the firm that has simplified processes and improved overall efficiency. Under her leadership and stellar operational and HR excellence, AESG has expanded its global footprint across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

James Dickson is a Building Envelope Specialist with an honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has over 30 years of multicultural experience in construction with 20 years of Facade & Envelope experience across the UK , USA, Europe, Middle East and Far East. Having worked as a Client Representative, Client Consultant, Main Contractor, Subcontractor and Subcontractor’s Consultant, he appreciates construction challenges from all viewpoints and is quick to find solutions to the trickiest problems.

He has acted as Project Director for some of the most iconic and complex Facade projects in the Middle East, including Dubai Mall, Dubai Airport new concourses and terminal, ICD Brookfield Place at DIFC, Muscat airport and Dubai Metro.

He has a passion for computing and how it can transform business, especially construction. He is interested in Digital Twins, parametric design, coding, production automation, augmented reality and any computing field which promises to modernise construction methods. He enjoys writing and specifying automation code.

Adam Muggleton is AESG’s Chief Technical Officer. With an MSc in Project Management from the University of Greenwich, UK, he brings with him over 30 years of experience in the industry. He has held leadership positions at several firms and is an advocate for high performance buildings.

Adam has a unique skill set derived from experience in property development, design team and project management plus building commissioning. He is passionate about promoting the concept of commissioning management as an effective project management tool, to hand over high performance buildings. Adam devises and delivers successful project, leadership and testing strategies that achieve optimum outcomes for all involved and affected.

As well as being an industry philosopher, blogger and podcaster, Adam has contributed to several commissioning codes & guides. He also has unique knowledge and experience leading digital solutions for building commissioning and building information asset management.

No matter the country or project, the question is, “why are zero defect, high-performance buildings the exception and not business as usual?” This is the issue Adam seeks to address through his work at AESG.

Tom has joined the AESG team as Country Director in KSA and brings nearly 30 years of relevant experience to support our clients, team, and the sustainable growth of our business in the country. He is a scientist, business analyst, and consultant with nearly 30 years’ of professional experience and a technical background in risk assessment and mitigation, asset management, impact assessment, environmental management, and the implementation of technology solutions for infrastructure asset management and environmental compliance.

Tom brings a perspective on service and technical delivery shaped by his work in several regions, including the Middle East, Africa, SE Asia, and Australasia, and for clients including the World Bank, municipalities, and commercial groups. He specialises in urban resilience, climate adaptation, and disaster risk reduction, and he helps his clients and the communities they serve understand, address, and adapt to risks arising from acute and chronic stressors, including natural hazards and climate change.

Matthew is AESG’s Technical Director for the Environment. Matthew has an environmental sciences background, with three academic degrees in aligned subjects, including a Master of Science degree in Environmental Policy and Management, and a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Cambridge (UK).

Matthew has spent over 20 years working in the environmental sector, both as an environmental policy specialist with the UK government, and as an environmental consultant focused on the delivery of environmental management solutions for a wide range of projects throughout the Middle East, where he has worked for over a decade, and southeast Asia. Prior to joining AESG, Matthew worked for the UK government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) as a subject matter expert for environmental impact assessment and environmental policy.

With a life-long fascination in the natural world, Matthew is particularly interested in the application of remote sensing techniques as an aid to the conservation management of megafauna.

Dr. Hong (Holy) Liang is specialised in fire engineering since 2004 and has been working on many challenging national and international projects. She has strong background knowledge in fire engineering, in particular thermal dynamics and heat transfer, in which field that she successfully completed her PhD degree. Through her career, she has gained extensive experience in fire engineering throughout a project whole life cycle. The projects vary from buildings to complex infrastructures.

As her career progresses, besides fire engineering, she has taken project management role on projects with various sizes, from a small dwellinghouse of a few thousand pounds to a large infrastructure project of multi-millions. She is able to communicate accurately to the team and Clients and ensure the success of each project. She has gained good Clients’ relationship through project work and often gained return projects from existing satisfactory Clients.

Hong continuously contributes to the fire engineering society via professional bodies. She is a committee member of the British Standard where she regularly reviews and provides comments on the fire engineering related draft standards, attends discussions with other members. She is also a member of the Fire Industry Association (FIA) where she communicates with other fire engineering professionals of the current state-of-art fire engineering and best industry practice.

Nicholas is AESG’s Director of Sustainable Engineering. He is a Fellow of CIBSE with 14 years’ experience in the Middle East leading the Engineering teams in the design of high value projects across a range of sectors, particularly hospitality, residential, public amenities and retail.

Nicholas has extensive experience managing large teams in multiple geographical locations with experience in the delivery of diverse projects from a 500,000m2 Hospital projects,  signature buildings at the Expo 2020 site and an iconic Museum project currently under construction.

At every opportunity Nicholas has embraced low energy building design with sometimes pioneering use of a range of sustainable building techniques including natural ventilation, solar thermal, PV, Rain water recycling, concrete core cooling and advanced chiller system integrated controls. During his career he has led MEP teams to deliver multiple LEED gold and Platinum projects achieving major energy savings through carefully engineered solutions tailored to the specific project need. A focus on option selection and testing ensured all ideas were robustly assessed to deliver the sustainable, operational and commercial aspirations of the projects undertaken.

Marina is AESG’s Director of Facades – Middle East. Since joining the firm in 2017, she has been involved in a varied range of projects such as the writing of thermal insulation guidelines, a residential development with a GFA of 300,000 sqm. In Abu Dhabi or a 5 star hotel in Dubai.

She has over 5 years of professional experience in various countries such as Korea, UK, and the UAE. She is involved from the early stages streamlining the façade design process through solid management skills and design flair to tender documentation. She possesses a solid background on façade systems, detailing and materials across these different countries.

Chouaib is our Associate Director of Facades for the UK. As an Architect and Building Envelope Specialist with an MSc in Façade Engineering he brings with him over 20 years of experience working with international architects and clients, and possesses a successful track record of direct involvement in developing façade solutions and managing the delivery process from inception to completion on various project types and sizes, ranging from small and simple to major and complex, and spanning across a wide range of industries. He is also a fellow of the SFE (Society of Façade Engineering, UK).

With his passion for sustainable and innovative design and commitment to technical excellence, he plays a key role in our commitment to delivering service excellence to our clients.

Hani is an Associate Sustainability Director at AESG. He is a Civil Engineer by background with over 10 years of experience in sustainable design and construction. 

Hani led the development of KSA’s green building rating system (Mostadam) as well as provided strategy advisory support in relation to its operations. He has been involved in providing strategy consultancy to various developers in relation to sustainable cities and master planning. His experience includes development of sustainability guidelines, policies, as well as implementation of corporate sustainability strategies.

Daniel is an Associate Director – Acoustics at AESG based in the Middle East.  His areas of expertise include acoustic design, noise, and vibration with a focus towards building acoustics and environmental impact assessments.

Experienced in the design and management of acoustic projects in numerous countries, Daniel has consulted on countless construction schemes across various industry sectors including commercial and residential buildings, transport infrastructure, power & energy, healthcare, retail and stadia.

Daniel has worked on many challenging and prestigious projects during his career which has included providing acoustic technical advisory, peer reviews, design supervision and multi-discipline support throughout the GCC region and internationally.

Tamara is an Associate Director – Net Zero Advisory at AESG. She holds a Masters’ degree in Environmental Engineering with specialization in the fields of Energy Efficiency, GHG Emissions and Decarbonisation. Her sustainability journey in the UAE started with a 6-year engagement with Dubai Government, as part of the DSM PMO office, implementing the Energy Efficiency (DSM) Strategy in Dubai across 11 programmes and more than 10 key government sector stakeholders and private sector market players.

She has led and supported with the design and execution of key activities: DSM PMO office establishment (institutional mechanisms & procedures, organisational objectives, priorities, budget requirements), implementation of operational plans and roadmaps, DSM savings monitoring and evaluation (via data collection, modelling, top management presentations), Capacity and Awareness Programmes.

As part of the AESG Strategy & Advisory team, she has expanded her expertise to accompany government and private sector to plan and implement their Net Zero/Decarbonisation, ESG and Sustainability Journey as it evolves over time. She supports clients to understand their key Net Zero drivers, reporting requirements, following with the design of a tailored Net Zero strategies, roadmaps, action plans, timelines, budget requirements and supporting tools to successfully implement their decarbonisation initiatives and achieve Net Zero goals.

Philip is Associate Director with AESG’s prestigious Façade division in the UAE. He oversees spearheading the technical aspects of the team and leads the team in its pursuit of delivering high-quality, beautiful projects throughout the Middle East. Philip has been involved in some impressive projects across all sectors of the built environment, including the world’s tallest observation tower.

Philip has over 11 years of experience across multiple fields and countries, including South Africa, Australia, Singapore, and the UAE. This has provided him with a broad knowledge of building codes and the different building practices associated with them. He has a strong foundation in parametric design and modelling, harnessing their benefits to create elegant and efficient solutions for the Client.

Benjamin is our Associate Facades Director for the UK. He is an Engineer and Project/Design Manager with over 19 years’ experience, within Australia and the Middle East. He has worked on a wide variety of projects covering both master plan and building developments across the spectrum of high rise, hospitality, leisure, retail, industrial, commercial, and domestic buildings.
With a personal interest in specialist Facades and Architectural Structures, Ben is an experienced multi-discipline consultant, being involved with projects during all the different phases of the development and construction sequence which has allowed for significant understanding of all building disciplines, construction processes and trades.

Whilst being actively involved in project delivery as a discipline lead, with his background in Structural and Façade Engineer, led Ben into broadening his focus and assuming greater leadership responsibility of multi-discipline design teams as a Project and Design Manager in which he has excelled in delivering some of the larger and more complex projects in the Middle East region. Ben has demonstrated an ability to develop strong rapport and trust with both clients and consultants alike. Throughout his career he has worked collaboratively with and alongside many overseas based international consultant teams in delivering exceptional designs and project outcomes for key clients. Ben is a natural problem-solver and always demonstrates a flexible and proactive attitude to leading design teams, particularly when addressing and resolving issues if encountered.

Martin is Head of Commissioning at AESG and is responsible for leading the commissioning division in the region. He has worked in the construction industry for over 14 years, specialising in commissioning of building services systems where he has successfully delivered multiple projects in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the UAE.

He has worked on a variety of projects including mixed-use commercial buildings, prestigious hotels and hospitals. Martin has a strong understanding of the varying requirements different projects entail and has first-hand experience in ascertaining and overcoming the challenges associated with each. Martin is also a Fellow of the Commissioning Specialists Association (CSA) and serves as a board member for the CSA in the GCC where he actively promotes the importance of building commissioning and aims to improve the standard of commissioning in the region.

Heinrich is the Finance Director at AESG. He is a qualified accountant (ACMA, ACGA) and software expert with more than 15 years of experience in various senior management roles within finance, systems, and operations. His professional knowledge includes exceptional business and financial management skills. Furthermore, his technical system expertise has helped various organizations meet their business challenges and growth goals.

Throughout his 15 years in corporate, he gained valuable knowledge and business skills, which led him to be a successful entrepreneur and taught him extraordinary financial and technical skills to build businesses in multiple sectors, each with its unique challenges to date.

He founded Monthly Accounting (Pty) Ltd in 2012. Notably, it was one of the first companies in South Africa to drive digital transformation in the financial sector and one of South Africa’s first modern accountancy companies. He led it to achieve 100 % revenue growth year on year before a major auditing firm acquired it.

Jamie is a Principal Ecologist at AESG. With 13 years of diverse hands-on experience and knowledge, he brings a broad and detailed understanding of ecological baseline surveys, ecological impact assessment, and biodiversity sensitive urban design relating to tropical, subtropical, and arid environments in terrestrial, aquatic and mangrove ecosystems. He has a transdisciplinary, integrated perspective based on his experiences at multiple levels of the project development process – design and master-planning, project development, environmental management, and environmental consultancy. Jamie has a well-established strength in the integration of GIS technology into the analysis of ecological systems and services, greatly aiding in environmental communication and problem-solving.

Sean is AESG’s Head of Talent Acquisition, managing recruitment across our nine specialist divisions; Sustainability Environment, Facades, Fire & Life Safety, Acoustics, Strategic Advisory, Commissioning & Data Asset Management, Cost Management and Sustainable Engineering across Europe, Middle East & Asia Pacific.

He is a hands-on talent acquisition specialist with 15 years global executive search and recruitment experience working across both emerging and developed markets within Real Estate, Construction, Sustainability & Environment, Fire and Life Safety, Civil Engineering, Architecture & Design, Leisure & Entertainment, Transport & Infrastructure, Project Management, Commissioning & Digital Asset Management, Facade & Building Envelope, Finance, Contractual & Commercial Management and Life Sciences.

Sean has a proven track record in stakeholder engagement, influence and management across different geographies, sectors and at all levels of complex organisations with experience in creating and implementing innovative talent acquisition and retention strategies.

Actively involved in the selection, development and tailoring of customised applicant tracking systems, recruitment analytics and reporting, Sean possesses detailed understanding and a strong track record of client and candidate control, having completed c-suite requisitions to entry-level assignments and bespoke resource planning projects across Europe, North America, Middle East, Asia, and Africa.

Abdullah holds a Bachelor of Science with Honour degree in Fire Safety Engineering from University of Central Lancashire, UK. He is a graduate member of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health.

He is an experienced fire engineer with high skills and knowledge in fire & life safety design, fire & gas mapping, façade assessment, inspection and risk assessment. He delivered landmark projects in UAE and GCC countries such as Al Wasl 2020 tower, A2/A3 towers, UAE Pavilion Expo 2020, Wafi Tower, MBR Library, Dubai Frame, Riyadh DAMAC Towers, Riyadh Avenues Project, and others.

In addition to the engineering experience, Abdullah was a fire safety instructor delivering fire safety awareness courses for a variety of candidates.

James is an ambitious consultant engineer who is passionate about integrated design and specializes in fire safety and fire protection engineering. His experience demonstrates an ability to integrate and collaborate with people in a multidisciplinary team environment, as well as work independently as project lead on both small-scale and largescale international projects.

He has worked as project lead on a broad range of international projects, including low- and medium-rise flats, high-rise mixed-use developments, entertainment venues including retail stores, high-rise towers, airports and masterplan developments in Asia, Europe, North America and Middle East. James takes great responsibility in delivering high quality work on time, that is tailored to meet client needs.

Rehan Haider is our HSE Manager based in Dubai. He is a highly motivated professional with extensive experience and training in Quality, Health, Safety, Environment, Food Safety Energy and Sustainability Management. He works in the operations division for the purpose of maintaining the ISO certifications for AESG, holding the responsibility for establishing the organization’s efficient operation, continuous improvement, cost reduction, system excellency and long-term sustainability. 

Some of the highlights of his core expertise include business continuity & crisis management, conducting extensive QHSE & Fire Risk Assessment,  QHSE internal and external auditing, managing HSE system of iconic and high-rise buildings including resident towers, commercial towers & master community, developing QHSE system for facility management, fit-out management, security management, owner association, residents, visitors & tenant management, evaluating contractors performance on the basis of SLA(s) & KPI(s), verification of fire and life safety system, lift control, BMU, CAFM system, CCTV, generator, water tank, irrigation system and waste water treatment.

As Associate Sustainability Consultant, Sam is a key member of our Sustainability team in the UK. With an MSc in Environmental Technology, he has gained valuable experience in the development of sustainability strategies and frameworks for a variety of projects including residential masterplans, retail and office portfolios.

With his expertise in the development of Net Zero Carbon strategies and frameworks, assessing both operational and embodied carbon, for a variety of projects including both new development and existing estates, he actively contributes to our mission of advancing the Net Zero agenda globally.

Rohan is AESG’s Digital Delivery Associate and leads the design and implementation of AESG’s proprietary web-based commissioning & handover management platform, DATA+. He is an alumni of The Ohio State University with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Rohan has worked in the construction industry for over 9 years, serving initially as a Mechanical Design Engineer and subsequently specialising in Digital Delivery where has successfully delivered several high-profile projects in the MENA region across various sectors such as Education, Commercial, Residential, Industrial, Rail, Hospitality & Retail.

Rohan has developed an expertise in digitally handing over O&Ms, Asset Information Models and Digital Twins through the effective use of BIM and Data Standards that entail a structured, process-driven approach in the definition and approval of project information. He has a deep understanding of the various challenges involved in obtaining accurate information and data throughout the lifecycle of a project. Through his experience, he has developed a strong skillset in liaising with and managing the various project stakeholders and supply chain to overcome these challenges in ensuring a digital handover.

Furthermore, Rohan is a SmartScore Accredited Professional in commercial real estate that enables him to assess, improve and certify Smart Buildings to possess and promote a digital infrastructure that accommodates user functionalities such as individual and collaborative working, health and well-being, safety and security, and sustainability.

Sara is a Senior Associate Consultant – Environment. With 8 years of experience. Competent in project management and writing environmental reports such as environmental impact assessments (EIA), environmental impact assessment summaries (EIAS), preliminary environmental reviews (PERs), construction environmental management plans (CEMPs), environmental baseline surveys, environmental audits, on-site support and tenders’ management. She has managed projects in the UAE, KSA, Iraq and KRI and is experienced in controlling cost and budget for project execution, project planning and logistical coordination. She has also developed her skills as a health, safety and environment (HSE) consultant.

Sara is proficient in environmental permitting, evaluation of compliance to legal requirements and has developed a strong relationship with Dubai Municipality (DM), Environment Agency of Abu Dhabi (EAD) and Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA – Sharjah).

Alicia is a Senior Associate Consultant – Environment. She comes with an international set of environmental credentials and work experience throughout the US, Africa, and Middle East, providing clients with instrumental environmental consultancy and water quality monitoring services. Alicia supported international embassies and NGO’s in Southern Africa with raising awareness for improving the sustainability agenda throughout the region. She has engaged with multiple stakeholders to unlock sustainable management and feasibility practices to achieve cost effective solutions within Zimbabwe. 

Alicia has been involved with the design and implementation of a working geodatabase to spatially record and highlight environmental discrepancies. This enabled quicker response for remediation practices throughout the Northern region of Kuwait. She managed a robust water management system within remote environments ensuring safe water distribution, storage, and disposal through bioremediation applications in Hwange National Parks, Africa.  

Her working knowledge includes water and soil monitoring for a variety of site development activities specifically for contaminated lands. Her involvement with site remediation of contaminated soils and groundwater, challenged her to operate in complex environmental situations while reporting to California regulatory bodies.

She is also an IEMA Full member and Chartered Environmentalist.

Gennaro is AESG’s Associate Facade Consultant with over 20 years of experience in the curtain wall cladding field. Prior to joining AESG in 2021, Gennaro has worked as a Project Design Manager for one of the worldwide leading contractors in the engineering, project management, manufacturing and installation of architectural envelopes and high-end interior fit-out.

With half of his career spent in the UAE, he has worked on several iconic projects located both in the UAE as well as projects in different countries like Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan and Malaysia. With a good attitude, focus for quality and details together with a straightforward approach, Gennaro looks forward to supporting clients in providing the best service for the best product.

Mohammad Nasar is an Associate Façade Access Consultant at AESG, with 12 years of experience working on some of the most prestigious projects in the Middle East and Europe. 

Mohammad Nasar is an industry experience-based façade access specialist who provides innovative and practical solutions to architects, contractors and building owners for the selection and integration of the right kind of façade access and maintenance system.

He has worked on a variety of projects including mixed-use commercial buildings, high-profile hotels, data centers, and hospitals. Mohammad Nasar has a strong understanding of the varying access requirements different projects entail and has first-hand experience to propose access solutions to it.

Sarah Jaber is an Associate Sustainability Consultant at AESG working with clients and design teams to improve the energy efficiency and sustainability of the built environment. She has a Mechanical Engineering background, a Master’s in Applied Energy and over 10 years of experience in the green buildings domain in the region. Sarah was selected to be a Future Energy Leader as part of the FEL100 program by the World Energy Council. She is a Certified Energy Manager and has worked on multiple high-profile projects including LEED Platinum, BREEAM Excellent and Estidama 4-Pearl projects. She has also been an active participant in creating standards for green buildings in Lebanon and a lecturer on the topic in numerous seminars and conferences.

She is passionate about sustainability in the professional domain involved in many local initiatives to promote green buildings, energy efficiency, environmental education, climate change awareness and other sustainability-related topics.

Aza is an Associate Sustainability Consultant with over 8 years of experience providing advanced technical consultation in key areas of sustainable design and construction, green building certification, and policy development. She has a long-time passion for efficiency and sustainability, commencing with an education in Architecture at the University of Toronto. Since then, she has been regularly engaged in every phase of a project, from the initial establishment of requirements to design, construction, and post-occupancy phases.

Aza leads sustainability projects across the MENA region. Her experience places her at the forefront of understanding high performance buildings, emerging clean technologies, and carbon reduction planning.

Career Highlights include:

• Successfully carried out the first CEEQUAL Assessment in the Middle East for the IDRIS project.
• Awarded ‘Best Residential Green Building of 2017’ by Qatar’s Green Building Council for Wafra Tower.
• Created the Sustainability Management Plans for 2 FIFA World Cup Stadiums.
• Awarded ‘Best Cultural Building of 2020’ by Qatar’s Green Building Council for Fire Station Gallery

Ara is an accomplished, enthusiastic, and dedicated architect with more than 6 years of experience in architectural design and over 3 years of focus on parametric and sustainable design. She has a strong background in environmental design, design assessment and building and urban physics.

As an architect and sustainability consultant, she has worked on various award-winning projects alongside architects, engineers and urban planners.

She is passionate about using parametric design strategies and tools to further evaluate and enhance the design in line with environmental and sustainable measures and requirements.

Tom has over 15 years experience in MEP Design and installation, Commissioning and management He has comprehensive knowledge in his field and is up to date with regulations and trends in MEP design. Through his career he has worked both client and contractor side to complete many high-end installations, along with many other design and installation reviews. He is experienced and capable in managing large commissioning and construction teams to achieve successful completion of projects on time and to the quality required.

In particular he has vast experience in construction and commissioning of large healthcare facilities, hotels and offices. Coming from a practical and design background, he understands restrictions faced on site by operatives as well as how to work around them. Tom is a positive individual with strong character which reflects in the workplace. He has worked in the UAE for the past 6 years alongside many nationalities to abide by stringent deadlines and hand over top end facilities.

Mark is an MEP Commissioning Manager with over 15 years in the building services industry, 9 years in the United Kingdom and 7 years in the GCC region. He has been managing projects for over 7 years and has extensive knowledge and is fully conversant with MEP Building Services International and Local Codes and Standards – Specialising in LV/ELV and MEP commissioning. He fully understands all Electrical and ELV systems function and requirements for commercial and domestic builds of all sizes.

Mark has worked on an extensive and diverse range of projects throughout the UAE and UK, including Nuclear Power Stations, Data Centres, High rise towers, Hotels, Restaurants, Residential units and Commercial Offices, he possesses a strong technical knowledge and understanding of all MEP building services with the benefit of hands-on LV/ELV installation and installation management experience, along with Mechanical testing capability. 

Mark has vast experience in commissioning management and managing large teams from design stage to hand over. He has acted as 3rd party commissioning and testing validation on several projects. 

Mark is accustomed to being client facing, is punctual and capable of leading large projects and teams to hand over stage. Mark is forthcoming and doesn’t let standards slip. He is very much a people person and works well with all individuals and teams. He aims to pursue Commissioning Management through digital delivery working with AESG’s proprietary web-based platform Data+. Furthermore adding WiredScore AP accreditation to his CV will enable him to assess, certify and improve the digital connectivity in offices and commercial buildings within the region. As a certified data centre professional he also has the expertise to ensure that mission-critical data centres are designed, maintained and operated with high-availability and efficiency in mind.

Jose is currently based in the Middle East office as an Associate Acoustics Consultant. He specialises in acoustics, vibration and noise control and related fields with sound analysis and control of sound. He has experience in project design, calculations, software modelling, and more. 

He is committed to ensure full compliance with high standards into the projects. Jose has been working along with all disciplines of engineering professionals understanding its principles and creating suitable acoustic solution.

Jose’s expertise includes environmental / industrial / transportation acoustics – noise survey, computational noise modelling, noise impact prediction, analysis of monitored and predicted results, and assessment against environmental requirements; preparation of documentations for review of environmental factors, environmental impact statements and management plans for different project phases (operation, construction and commissioning); architectural/building services acoustic: provide recommendations in various aspects including design and specification of building envelopes, room acoustics of critical spaces, sound isolation requirements for internal building elements, noise control for various HVAC equipment (from the concept design and design development stages through to construction and commissioning stages); vibration monitoring and assessment (including human comfort, structural damage, etc) workplace occupational health, safety and welfare noise survey and assessment; laboratory testing for commercial products (e.g. sound absorption test, transmission loss test, etc.).

Arianne Pedroso is AESG’s Bid Manager based in Dubai. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering with 10 years of experience, 7 years of which are in Bid Management. Being the Bid Manager, Arianne is a key player in driving the continuous improvement and growth of the bids team. She has successfully implemented the bids process throughout the AESG offices. She has been involved in the successful delivery of complex proposals for giga projects in the region.

In her current role, she is also providing leadership in ensuring a smooth handover of awarded proposals to the respective project teams.

Annalize is AESG’s Marketing and Communications Manager, leading communications, marketing and brand management for the company’s eight specialist divisions – Sustainability, Environment, Facades, Fire & Life Safety, Acoustics, Environment, Strategy & Advisory, Commissioning & Digital Asset Management and Cost Management – across regions.

She holds a Masters’ degree in Public Relations and has over 12 years of experience working with large multinational brands such as GSK, The Walt Disney Company, and Sula Vineyards among others. She has a proven track record in social media marketing,  public relations, crisis communications, media relations, strategic internal and external communications, brand & reputation management and employee engagement.

Elaf is a Human Resources Manager at AESG with over 8 years of experience in different industries. She is passionate about employee engagement initiatives and the workplace environment.

She is an HR practitioner with experience in HR operations and government relations with a full knowledge of HR functions across the organisation including policies and procedures, employee recruitment & retention, employee relations, and government relations.

Elaf holds a Bachelor’s degree and is a CIPD-qualified (Level 5) professional. Elaf has a proven track record in employee relations and HR operations, for both local and multi-national and for fast-growing companies. She will play a vital role in retaining and expanding the team across Saudi.

Govindaraj Seenivasan is a Building Envelope specialist with a Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has over 18 years of experience in the Facade & Envelope industry with a strong background in Building Envelope Commissioning, Project Management, Site supervision, Envelope testing and Façade design.

He was part of some of the most iconic and complex Façade projects in the Middle East including ADNOC New HQ in Abu Dhabi, ICD Brookfield Place in DIFC, The Landmark Tower in Abu Dhabi, and Lusail Multipurpose Hall in Qatar.

He is a certified Building Enclosure Commissioning Process Provider (BECxP) and Commissioning Authority +Building Enclosure (CxA+BE) by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.