Associates Archives

Kevin Simpson

With 15 years of experience as a Landscape Architect and Urban Designer, Kevin brings extensive expertise from across Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. As an Associate at Cracknell, he leads teams on major projects from the company’s global portfolio. His strengths include public realm and urban design, park design, integrating nature-based solutions, and detailed documentation, with a particular focus on creating vibrant urban destinations and streetscapes. A recognised public realm specialist with a background in ecology, Kevin is passionate about designing human-centred, sustainable environments that enhance community well-being and deliver innovative, context-sensitive solutions.

Helen Burnside

Helen is an Associate – Commercial Coordinator with over 20 years of experience in bid management, planning, and landscape design across the Middle East and UK. At Cracknell, she plays a key operational role; streamlining proposal preparation and optimising the workflow within the commercial team. She develops efficient processes that support the company’s business plan and ensure the work-winning strategy aligns with the company’s international growth objectives.

Her early career in the UK planning system equipped her with a solid foundation in urban planning, statutory guidance, sustainable practices, and strategic governance – principles she continues to apply today. Her experience enables her to conduct detailed analysis, interpret RFP requirements, maintain strong client relationships, and identify opportunities that deliver maximum value.

Helen is also highly skilled in project coordination, landscape policy, and the preparation of technical landscape reports and design guidelines. She is passionate about integrating best practice research, governmental policy, and community needs to deliver optimal outcomes.

Jaddeth Isip

Jaddeth has 21 years of experience as a design professional across many sectors in the Middle East and Asia. As an Associate Structural Engineer, he guides Cracknell’s engineering design strategies on stability, buildability, sustainability, safety and he also oversees the design of large-scale projects across Cracknell’s global portfolio.

Jaddeth sees the role of Engineering as the key to determining modern cities and creating high quality integrated sustainable structures that improve the livability of our built environment. As an engineer at Cracknell, his goal is always to turn multifaceted challenges into safe and long-term solutions.

Joel Trangia

Joel has 25 years’ experience as a professional landscape designer in Asia particularly in the Philippines and China. For the past 19 years he has worked as a Design Director for international and local companies in China where he worked on competition and award winning residential, government, park and hospitality projects.

As a dedicated and enthusiastic team leader he is responsible for high quality design output that meets the Client brief and budget, emphasising maximum utilisation of space to ensure a functional, safe, practical, sustainable and economical solution.

Marwa Ahmed

Marwa has 15 years’ experience as a project management professional in the Middle East and Asia. As a Senior Project Manager at Cracknell, she has a focal role in planning, executing, and overseeing projects, ensuring constraints are resolved in order to meet project goals and deadlines.

Marwa is committed to monitoring projects that transform business operations and strategies, viewing the role of Project Managers as crucial in steering projects to successful completion and ensuring they deliver tangible improvements to business performance and stakeholder satisfaction.

James Cura

James is an Associate Architect and LEED Green Associate within Cracknell’s Post-Contract team. He has 27 years’ experience, 18 of which have been in the Gulf. With 10 year’s within the field of Landscape Design and Construction he also has experience across the related disciplines of Architectural Design, Interior Design, Project Management and Construction Supervision. James is highly software proficient and has particular expertise regards high-rise residential, hospitality, commercial and educational developments.

He provides contract administration, site management and supervision services during the construction stage until handing over of the project, placing great emphasis on inter-disciplinary coordination, attention to detail and execution of design intent.

Mayassah Al-Sader

With over 15 years’ experience in landscape architecture and architecture across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, Mayassah brings a global perspective to her work. As an Associate Landscape Architect at Cracknell, she plays a key role in guiding complex projects from concept to completion, delivering exceptional designs for private, public, hospitality, commercial, and mixed-use sectors.

In addition to her architectural and landscape design expertise, Mayassah is a landscape historian and a talented artist. Her artwork has been exhibited in the USA, UK, and the Middle East, and she draws upon her historical knowledge and artistic vision to create singular designs that contribute to Cracknell’s distinguished, world-class portfolio.

Erick Torio

Erick leads 3D Visualisation initiatives at the Cracknell Manila office, bringing 22 years of architectural visualisation and team leadership expertise. He excels at crafting compelling visual narratives and contributed to Cracknell’s competition-winning King Salman Park design.

As Associate – 3D Visualisation, Erick oversees visualisation strategies for global projects, driving innovative storytelling across collaborative teams. He’s passionate about harnessing visualisation technology to enhance design communication, fostering exceptional results and stunning visual experiences.

Jerecho Borja

Jerecho is an Associate Architect Designer with over 20 years of international experience in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design across Asia and the Middle East. His expertise combines a strong architectural foundation with a passion for architectural illustration and 3D visualisation, bringing both technical accuracy and creative vision to every project.

Jerecho leads a diverse team of design architects, graphic designers, and 3D visualisers, driving the development of innovative design solutions. He specialises in advanced visualisation techniques, creating high-quality 3D models, flythroughs, and renderings for design reviews, client presentations, and marketing materials.

Dedicated to pushing boundaries, Jerecho leverages cutting-edge technologies to ensure Cracknell remains at the forefront of the industry.

Michael Pili

Michael is an Associate Landscape Designer with 15 years’ experience across multiple sectors in the MENA region. Michael grew up around the family lighting business which gave him his first work experience designing interior and exterior luminaires. This ignited a lifelong passion for lighting design that is reflected in Michael’s dedication to research in the field and in his learning of specialist lighting and rendering software. The opportunity to collaborate with specialists has given him valuable knowledge in niche landscape areas such as façade, sports court, and roadway lighting.

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