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As a registered architect with the AIBC, Jalil has more than 25 years of extensive experience in numerous project types and has specialised in mixed-use and residential high-rise and mid-rise projects. Jalil’s experience also includes hospitality, commercial, institutional, and industrial projects. His work has entailed leading large and small teams and working on numerous sizable and complex projects. He has been involved in all stages of projects, including feasibility studies, master planning, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, and contract administration.
Jalil believes his technical expertise helps him develop more efficient and cost saving designs. Aside from taking on design and leadership roles, he also enjoys mentoring and training junior team members, including intern architects and architectural technologists. Within his career, he has established positive and professional relationships with the local industries, authorities with jurisdiction, clients, consultants, and internal teams. He has worked collaboratively with diverse client groups, ensuring to understand and maintain their goals and requirements for the successful completion of the projects.
Outside of JKA, Jalil continues to take on volunteer positions with the Architectural Institute of British Columbia, serving on oral exams and BEA panels. He is also serving on the advisory design panel for the City of Surrey.
Jalil believes in putting “people first”, and client satisfaction is one of his top priorities.
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Sig has over 45 years of experience in many facets of design, architecture, and construction. His extensive portfolio of work includes projects of varying scale across multiple development types, including: Multi-Family Residential (high-rise, mid-rise, low-rise/townhomes); Institutional (education, healthcare, religious); Industrial, Commercial/Mixed-use, and Hospitality. He also has significant experience in Master Planning as well as working with Indigenous and First Nations throughout British Columbia.
Sig enjoys working closely with clients and owners throughout the entire development process and has taken hundreds of projects from initial feasibility all the way through to construction completion. His focus on ensuring inspired design is combined with a pragmatic approach to development budgeting is what he instills in the entire team at JKA.
Sig has experience in all aspects of a project’s development, including: due diligence/ feasibility, RFP responses, contract negotiation, work planning, concept design, client and city coordination, design development, permitting, contract documentation, contract administration and ending with occupancy and post construction services.
Outside of work, Sig volunteers and donates his time to initiatives focused on affordable housing across Eastern Europe, with a particular emphasis on Ukraine where his family emigrated from in the 1920s.
In Loving Memory – Jordan Kutev, M.Arch, Architect AIBC
Founder and Principal (2004 – 2022)
Jordan leaves behind a legacy spanning over 35 years of contributions to the architectural community, nearly 20 of those with JKA.
Jordan was a seasoned architect dedicated to design, construction, and sustainability. He took a collaborative approach to architecture and was known for his ability to understand and address different agendas, while delivering projects that maintained a high standard of design excellence. Jordan worked for an incredible array of clients ranging from a variety of mid-size private developers to large real estate development corporations.
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Vikram is an Intern Architect and the Senior Associate at JKA with more than 22 years of professional experience. His body of work has spanned across the private and public sector. On the public side, nine years of working with the Planning Department of the City of Burnaby has expanded his understanding of the core values and the community context of municipal service and as a result he is very well versed with the City Hall processes and systems. On the private side, he has worked on projects of varied complexity and managed a diverse range of clients and projects. Vik is skilled at initial planning, design and project management, setting the project concept, and directing architectural, consultant and client teams from development to project completion. As a Senior Associate/Senior Project Director at JKA, Vikram has developed a diverse portfolio that exemplifies his capacity to take on projects of all sizes and scopes.
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Marilyn is an AIBC Associate Intern Architect with over 20 years of professional experience in construction documents preparation, document checking and coordination, code research and evaluation. She is very competent in schematic and design development with a wide range in construction knowledge on wood frame single and multifamily, concrete and steel institutional and commercial projects.
At JKA Marilyn has played a significant role as a key member when it comes to staff training and development, technical quality, and project consultants coordination. Being highly proficient in AutoCAD, Revit Architecture and VectorWorks and CAD production management, Marilyn excels in producing high-level quality construction documents that benefits the client and the construction team.
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E Zhang is a skilled Project Archictect with over 15 years of professional experience. He is very experienced in design, preparation and production of conceptual and design development drawings with excellent 3D presentation skills. He combines his adept architectural visualization skills with the hands-on use of advanced architectural and imaging software applications.
He is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese.
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An Architectural Designer, Panagiota also holds a second master’s degree in Heritage Buildings Management/Restoration. With several years of professional experience in Europe, Panagiota joined the JKA team in 2018, and has been thriving in her role as a design technologist, being active in most of the design phases from concept implementation to design development.
Panagiota’s approach to design comes with passion, commitment and creativity. Having a strong aptitude for details, Panagiota has made considerable contribution to creating buildings with unique designs and characters, while ensuring that projects are completed effectively in a timely manner, and maximizing client satisfaction.
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Michael has nearly 50 years of construction related experience. He is knowledgeable in all facets of building and construction and has diverse experience spanning estimating, supervision and construction management. His portfolio covers a wide variety of building typologies including Industrial, Commercial and Residential buildings. His industrial experience includes heavy and light industrial buildings, food processing plants and warehouses. His commercial portfolio is focused on offices, restaurants, fitness centers and multi use facilities. In recent years, Michael has been predominantly involved with Mixed used and Residential buildings, wood frame mid rise and concrete high rise construction as well as high end, custom new home and renovation work.
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Mary is the first person you’ll meet when visiting JKA. As a dedicated Project Contract Administrator, Mary manages all aspects of project contract assistance and administration and construction protocol. She also provides office organization support. Her strong work ethics and commitment to client satisfaction enable her to excel in all areas of the practice.
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Sunny responsibilities fall primarily within accounting and office management. She is an accountant with over 16 years of professional experience. She is able to manage full cycle accounting, financial record keeping and account management. She is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese.
Having been with our firm since 2007, Sunny knows our clients, consultants, projects and culture, and provides the firm with a reliable source of administrative and management skills.
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