The document provides a summary of Jailakshmi Balakrishan's experience and qualifications. It summarizes that she has 15 years of experience managing large interior design projects independently at senior levels. She has strong leadership and collaboration skills and experience with clients, teams, and stakeholders. She is a LEED Green Associate with qualifications in architecture and experience delivering a variety of project types on time and on budget while addressing issues.

1. JAILAKSHMI BALAKRISHAN
Email:jailakshmi74@hotmail.com Contact Number 502 4940295
SUMMARY
 Ability to manage big projects (conceptual and detail design including handling of sites) independently with customer facing
experiences at CEO, Vice-Presidents, Director level roles
 Strong understanding of people and teams; ability to connect with people from different teams and across levels with ease
and confidence
 Strong understanding in Processes of design and site handling with ability to take on challenges with confidence
 LEED Green Associate
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Total Work Experience: 15Years
AL REYAMI INTERIORS Sr. Architect/Team Leader Nov 2010 –July 2013
Dubai, UAE
 Job Description
 Leading the Design Team, reporting to the Director-Operations.
 Worked on various Projects involving interior designing/Presentaions of Corporate Offices
 Experienced in co-ordination with Clients directly and also involving multiple internal stakeholders
likeSales Personnels, Estimators,Project Managers.
 Making sketches and converting in to Virtual 3d’s of Offices.
 Experienced in incorporating details as per site conditions.
 Anticipated and managed inherent and unforeseen issues to reduce risks
 Created carpet, paint, fabric, and other interior material palettes for clients
Key Projects - Hult Business School `- Completed (Design Coordination)
Johnson Control (Doha) - Completed (Design & Build)
Summit General Trading - Completed (Design & Build)
Chinese Central Television (Dubai). - Completed (Design & Build)
Tokio Marine Nichido - Completed (Design & Build)
Worked on several other projects of various sizes.
NEW DESIGNER WEB PVT.LTD. Associate Architect March’ 04 – Sep ‘09
Chennai,India
 Job Description
 Independently Handled projects of varied sizes ranging from 15000 sft to .2 million sft
 Worked on various Projects involving interior designing of Corporates
 Experienced in co-ordination involving multiple stakeholders as Client,Contractors,Consultants&Project
Managers.
 Making sketches and converting in to schematic & Detail drawings.
 Also coordinated with all Service Consultants and drawings.
 Assigning works to junior Architects,Draughtsman&visual designers.
 Experienced in incorporating details as per site conditions.
 Collaborated with contractors to ensure adherence to specifications.
 Anticipated and managed inherent and unforeseen issues to reduce risks
 Coordinated mailings and managed documents for all project phases.
 Prepared BOQ,Tender documents, Good for construction documents, as built documents and
Certification of bills.
 Created carpet, paint, fabric, and other interior material palettes for clients;
Key Projects - Petrofac -100,000 sft - completed
Igate – 50,000 sft - completed
Cognizant technology solutions – 600,000 sft - completed
Larsen & Toubro-Corporate Areas. – completed
Satyam Computers 800,000 sft - ongoing (involved in the design concept and planning )

2. JAILAKSHMI BALAKRISHAN
Email:jailakshmi74@hotmail.com Contact Number 502 4940295
INDECO CONSORTIUM Partner Nov ’01 – Jan ‘04
Kolkata, India
 Job Description
 Started a company with 2 other partners. Being the only Architect shouldered the entired responsibility
of discussing with Clients from designing to implementation of the project.
 Worked on various Office Interior projects,showrooms and residences.
 Also handled both design consultancy and turnkey projects
Others – Worked with 2 other Architectural companies in Kolkata,India during the period of Aug ’98-Oct ’01.Was involved in
various interior projects of Offices,Banks, Residences etc.
Certificates &Awards
 LEED Green Associate
 Registered with the Council of Architecture, India
ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Aug’93 – May’97 B.Arch, Bengal Engineering College (Deemed University),Kolkata, India
Training at Kothari Associates,Delhi,India
Apr ’91 – Mar ’93 XII , Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata, India
Apr ’90 – Mar ’91 X , Modern High school for Girls, Kolkata, India
PROFICIENCY IN THECHNICAL SKILLS
 MS Office
 Autocad