I'm an urbanist and an AI strategist. I studied civil engineering at Loughborough and spatial planning with urban design at Dundee. In July 2026 I finished a joint IAAC and EADA programme in Barcelona on AI for architecture and business innovation (two master's degrees).
Since August 2026 I've been AI Implementation Strategist and Urban Planner at Rafik El-Khoury & Partners, a consulting engineering firm founded in 1967. I run site studies and build the tools our architects use. On Coliath Castle I walked the site on 18 August and had the first GIS figures out three days later.
Most of my day is spent with clients, engineers and architects. I move fast and I care about getting the details right. I'm looking for urban planning or urban design roles where GIS, data and AI are part of the job.
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Previous experience and education
2025 · 9 moAbu Dhabi, UAE
Rafik El-Khoury & Partners — Consulting Engineers
Graduate Urban Planner
—Evaluated international masterplan proposals for a 19 km² island development; built a scoring framework weighting design merit, consultant expertise, and long-term vision alignment.
—SHA villa complex redesign in Al-Jurf — piling works and peer review, CAD refinement, sales brochure design.
—Programmed three community parks in Madinat Al-Riyadh through site analysis and public-space planning.
—Co-authored school-rehabilitation proposals for an international donor programme in southern Lebanon.
—Briefed the president of Aramoun municipality on the town's urban character and proposed interventions.
2023 · 3 moUAE
IMKAN Properties
Site Engineer
—Villa inspections across multiple construction stages; weekly progress reports for all villas.
—Worked across construction sequences and methods — tiling techniques, waterproofing applications.
2020 · 2 moBeirut, Lebanon
Rafik El-Khoury & Partners — Consulting Engineers
Engineering Intern
—Reviewed the Solid Waste Master Plan for Greater Beirut — waste generation, environmental impact, recycling strategies.
—Supervised on-site activities at the Burj Hammoud Landfill — leachate collection oversight, waste-load recording, worker-safety enforcement.
2023—2024Dundee, Scotland
University of Dundee — MSc Spatial Planning with Sustainable Urban Design
Research-by-design dissertation
—Team-based masterplan for a new residential complex in Dundee's urban-rural fringe.
2022 · 6 wkPortugal
Quinta do Vale
Permaculture Design Certificate
—Full PDC under Geoff Lawton-lineage instruction.
2018—2022Loughborough, UK
Loughborough University — BEng Civil Engineering
Dissertation: Natural Flood Management
—Biodiversity and flood resilience in England; the case for ecology-led engineering tolerance.
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Get in touch
I currently build software for the family practice, Rafik El-Khoury & Partners, and I'm open to collaboration where it fits well.
I'm looking for a full-time job in urban planning or urban design, where data and AI are part of the work. If you are hiring, or want to work together on a project, get in touch.
