David Hammond
Founder / Creative Director @Drawdeck
The move
MoveCracknell → drawdeck
TitleSenior Landscape Architect → Creative Director / Founder
LocationAbu Dhabi → Dubai
Career arcRooted in UAE★
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE17.0
Total experience17.2 years
Career arc
- Creative Director / FounderMay 2014 — Present
drawdeck· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Landscape ArchitectOct 2010 — Apr 2014
Cracknell· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Landscape ArchitectJun 2010 — Oct 2010
Broadway Malyan· London, England, United Kingdom· Full-time
- Junior Landscape ArchitectFeb 2008 — Jul 2009Cracknell· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Education
- Leicester CollegeDiploma of Education · PhotographySep 2001 — 2003
- Kingston UniversityPostgraduate Degree · Landscape ArchitectureSep 2009 — Jun 2010
- Nottingham Trent UniversityBachelor of Applied Science - BASc · Garden Design & ManagmentSep 2003 — Jun 2006
Top skills
Urban DesignUrbanSite PlanningSubmittalsSketchUpSustainable Development
About
David, as the Founder of DRAWDECK, is responsible for directing the company's vision, creativity, developing business strategies, and fostering the growth and development of a diverse team. He also leads the firm's International expansion efforts, with a particular focus on target markets such as the GCC, Asia and the United Kingdom. David spearhead's the establishment of the centralised core services creative direction for projects DRAWDECK. He actively builds systems, cultivates expertise, and develops knowledge management tools to facilitate the realisation of the company's goal to become the one of the leading art consulting and creative placemaking companies.