Employee Stories

Engineering for Integrated Design Solutions

Wael Helal

Position: Chief Structural Engineer

Wael is a Chief Structural Engineer at Omrania. He believes in the importance of early and continual collaboration between engineers and architects to achieve high-performance, integrated design solutions.

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Finding Opportunity and a Sense of Belonging

Mai Abu-Shanab

Position: Chief Architect

Mai serves as Chief Architect in Omrania’s Amman office, and coordinates BIM integration across the entire company. She reflects on the professional opportunities, teamwork, and sense of belonging found in the Omrania work environment.

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Where functional meets visual

Peter Bogaczewicz

Position: Senior Architect

Peter is a Senior Architect who values utmost clarity and functionality in design, coupled with a respect for context. He brings strong problem-solving and visual communication skills to Omrania.

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When imagination, talent, and skill are at play

Meshal AlButhie

Position: Architect

Meshal, a freshly minted architect who works both on site and in the office, enjoys taking on new and interesting tasks with increasing levels of difficulty “it was a great opportunity to showcase my computational capabilities and design aesthetic in parametric modeling, visual scripting, kinetic architecture and fabrication details.”

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Ambition and legacy

Asem Alzubeir

Position: Senior Architect

Asem Alzubeir, a senior architect who joined Omrania in 2009, enjoys working on projects that allow him to tackle new challenges and contribute to society, with “human comfort and the environment” foremost among design goals.

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On designing vibrant urban communities

Alberto Oto

Position: Senior Urban Planner and Designer

Senior Urban Planner and Designer Alberto Oto embraces the challenges that come along with creating livable and affordable residential communities on a large scale.

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Taking on challenges

Rene Sumido

Position: Head of PHFP Section

Rene, Head of mechanical engineering (PHFP) in Riyadh, thrives on challenges. He has a sleeves-rolled-up approach to working on Omrania’s most complex projects, and says that “completing each one successfully makes your time worthwhile.”

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Driven by a passion for architecture

Lana Al Dwehji

Position: Architect

Meet Lana who joined Omrania in 2015 straight out of architecture school. She describes life at the firm as “fast-paced” and a “healthy work environment” where “ideas are shared across the table.” Also, “It is extremely mesmerizing to see a project being built from the ground up.”

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When you find a “home” for your career

Noor Tayyan

Position: Senior Architect

Noor joined Omrania after graduation and worked hard to expand her professional skill set. She is now a Senior Architect who feels at home when she’s at work. “Designing the Omrania office felt like designing our home.”

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A multicultural work environment

Javier Mena

Position: Senior Architect

Javier, a Senior Architect, enjoys designing large scale projects, and he enjoys the diversity of Omrania’s team “When we come from more than 34 different countries, things become quite interesting and challenging at the same time ☺”.

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A future full of promise

Suleman Al Homran

Position: Architect

Inspired by the integration of architecture and context, junior partner Suleman AlHomran envisions building upon Omrania’s strengths to further develop the company’s impact within Saudi Arabia and beyond.

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Launching a career in architecture

Abdulrahman Alsamhan

Position: Architect

Abdulrahman has learned a lot since joining Omrania straight out of architecture school. He embraces hard work and the “high level of professionalism, respect, and appreciation” that defines Omrania’s culture.

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