MARVIN M. MANALANG Dubai Silicon Oasis e-mail: archvin03@yahoo.com; mobile no.: +97150-1506105 EDUCATION: Primary: Holy Family Academy, Angeles City, 1987-1993 Awards: First Place, Poster-Making Contest, 1988; With Honors, 1988; With High Honors, 1989 With High Honors, 1990; First Place, On The Spot Poster-Making Contest, 1990 With High Honors, 1991; Second Place, On The Spot Poster-Making Contest, 1991 With High Honors, 1992; With High Honors, 1993; Service Award, 1993 Treasurer, Student Council, S.Y. 1992-1993; Vice President, Glee Club, S.Y. 1992-1993 Vice President, Sports Club, S.Y. 1992-1993; English Editor of Cor Unum (school paper) S.Y. 1992-1993 First Place, On The Spot Poster-Making Contest, 1993 Secondary: Don Bosco Academy, Bacolor, Pampanga, 1993-1995 UST High School, Espana, Manila, 1995-1997 Awards: Third Place, On The Spot Poster-Making Contest, 1994; Most Valuable Player (Volleyball), 1994 Third Place, On The Spot Logo-Making Contest, 1995; Conduct Award, 1995 Academic Excellence, 1995 Tertiary: University of Santo Tomas, College of Architecture, España, Manila, 1997-2002 Awards: Dean’s Lister, First Semester, S.Y.2001-2002 Class Representative (Group) Design Competition, S.Y. 2000-2001 Post Graduate: January 2003 Board Examinations for Architects: Passed (PRC No. 18043) Master of Tropical Landscape Architecture Earned units at the University of the Philippines INTERESTS: Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Japanese and Filipino Architecture, Architectural and Cultural Heritage Conservation, Environmental Conservation, Furniture and Interior Design, Visual Arts, Photography, Sketching/Hand Graphics SKILLS & STRENGTHS: eight years of mainly design experience, mostly on landscape architecture; articulating own design and concepts through own graphic skills ; solely prepare a conceptual package for a project from concept development, to preparation of presentation drawings/schemes and PPT file for client presentation; landscape detail design; communication skills in presenting design projects; use of computer software: MS Word, Exel, Powerpoint, Sketchup (3D software), working knowledge on Photoshop; knowledge on tropical plant palette

WORK EXPERIENCE: PHILIPPINES Ed Aguirre Design Office, Mandaluyong City (2000-2002) Apprentice/Designer/Perspectivist From apprentice, became an architect involved in design of most projects of this privately run design studio Gardens By Sanders, Inc. (GBSI), Makati City (July 2003-October 2004) Architect/Landscape Designer/Perspectivist Successfully handled more than 20 residential landscape design projects in this prominent landscape studio/contractor in the Philippines, being involved from concept development, schematic design, to implementation; learned and practice softscape design and estimates and implemented mostly residential landscape projects Lor Calma Design, Inc. Makati City (June 2005-September 2006) Architect/Landscape Designer Pioneered the inclusion of landscape design for every project in this design studio known for interior design and contemporary residential projects; The sole architect handling landscape design and implementation for all projects mostly residential and competition DUBAI, UAE Cracknell Landscape Architects (June 2007-February 2008) Landscape Architect Involved in concept design to schematic Projects: Dubai Sports City Assigned to work with an Associate to prepare schemes for water features for the Hubs. The Esplanade Assigned to do detailed design of water features for the surrounding landscape of the project Dubai Towers, Doha Assigned to do schematic design of water features, signage walls and surrounding landscape; Prepared schematic drawings for client meetings The Villa at Dubailand Assigned to do with team members detailed design of open spaces and other detailed design tasks Mudon, Dubai Assigned to design show villa gardens and prepare detailed design drawings of gardens, water features, etc. Burt,Hill (February 2008-May 2011) Architect-Landscape Designer (Landscape Department) Mainly involved in concept stages of projects using hand graphics, software graphics and 3D modeling presentation to detail designing Projects: One Za’abeel, Dubai Involved from Schematic Design phase to Detail Design doing presentation schemes on all the landscaped areas of the project and detailing Bloom Gardens, Abu Dhabi From Schematic to Detail Design, presently involved in doing design work on the open spaces Jebel Ali Village Park, Dubai Part of a design team from Schematic Design stage to presently doing detail design Kalifa Bin Zayed Multi-Purpose Halls Design Competition One of two landscape designers assigned to handle the design work of the project; won the competition Brighton College, Abu Dhabi Landscape designer assigned to do all concept ideas and presentation and management of the landscape spaces of the project

Dialysis Center, Abu Dhabi Spearheaded the design direction on the whole landscape areas for this healthcare facility; assigned to prepare all conceptual drawings, presentation slides for the landscape. ADEC school design competition; ICD Tower; Al Mafraq Masterplan Assigned to design and prepare schematic drawings for open spaces and pool decks Saadiyat Marina, Abu Dhabi One of the landscape designers assigned to handle all concept-schematic design works; was assigned to work on two of the largest parks in the development Doha Rehabilitation Center (2011 proposal) One of the four-man team assigned to do a conceptual proposal for the Government of Qatar for the development of a Drug Addicts Rehab Center; Sole person from landscape department assigned to design and prepare graphics for all the open spaces of the proposal; recently won the project Al Ain Mixed-Use Masterplan Assigned to design open spaces and the main plaza of the development; also involved in developing landscape design guidelines