Ibikunle Dashur is the President/CEO of Construct Mache Group., a Construction/Real Estate/Design Group of Companies based in Nigeria, with Offices in Lagos and Abuja. The Group comprises of various establishments, such as Construct Mache Ltd., Cognit Schemata Ltd., McAlex Realties Ltd., and he is also the Creative Lead/Author at Ibikunle

Dashur Ltd. He is a Seasoned Construction/Project Management Professional and Consultant, with decades of practical experience and commendable. Ibikunle is the Founder and a Trustee of the Dashurs Foundation, a Charity Organization, with an objective ‘to empower the less privileged women, men and youths

to acquire technical skills through various skills acquisition programs and education, such as Plumbing, Carpentry, Masonry, Painting, Electrical Wiring, Computer Literacy, etc., to reduce poverty and create employment opportunities. He is also a Trustee of ‘Biodun and Ibikunle Foundation, an NGO contributing to national development by creating employment opportunities, providing business support, grants and affordable health for economically-challenged individuals, entrepreneurs, startups and families.

He is a Conceptualist, an Environmentalist, and he is an Abstract Artist. He has written many inspiring articles and also inspired millions around the world. Ibikunle Dashur studied Civil Engineering as a first degree, later earned two other diplomas in Human Resources Management (Ordinary Diploma & Advanced Diploma in HRM), followed by a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration, and later earned a Master in Business Administration (MBA), and has in view a Master of Science (MSc) in Construction Law and Practice and a Doctorate Degree in Business Administration (DBA).

He attended various Universities, which includes, the University of Lagos, Akoka, Nigeria, Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, UK, University of Salford, UK, and the Business School Netherlands, Netherlands.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATES & MEMBEFRSHIPS

He is a Fellow and Member of various reputable professional bodies/organizations and institutes around the world, such as American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), USA

(Member), Construction Specification Institute, USA (Member), Society of Construction Law, UK (Member), Institute of Management Consultant, Nigeria (Fellow), AIFA Reading Society, Nigeria (Member, Board of Directors), Society for Art Collection, Nigeria (Member). Ibikunle Dashur is a Chartered Management Consultant, Nigeria, a Certified Workplace Conflict Manager, USA, and a Project Management Professional (PMP).

CAREER EXPERIENCES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Construction/Real Estate:

• Project Director: O. S. BUILDERS LTD. – Property Development Company
• President/CEO: CONSTRUCT MACHE LTD. – Construction Company
• Chairman: MCALEX REALTIES LTD. – Real Estate & Investment Company
• Chairman: COGNIT SCHEMATA LTD. – Concepts Design & Innovation Company

Supervised construction projects, designed, managed and liaised with in-house and external contractors, employees and sub-contractors, professionals, regulatory bodies and agencies, for over 20 years.

Oversaw and conducted specialized civil engineering designs, interpretations, specifications and analysis for the following projects, from design to completion:

• Reinforced Concrete Fish Tanks Construction, Bio-Towers, Filtration and Segmentation Tanks for Land-Catch Farms, Ikota, Lagos State and Durante Farms, Ibadan, Oyo State. – 1999 – 2001.
• Factories Construction and Installation of various Industrial and Line-Machines for Century Polyester Plc, Ikorodu, Lagos., Prestige Fibre Ltd., Ogba, Lagos, Voltic Nig. Ltd., Lagos, Astral Waters Ltd. Lagos. – 2001 – 2003.
• Supervised multi-level commercial and residential developments for corporate and private clients, such as Mini Estates, Single Family Dwelling, and Staff Housing, for, Veteran Resources Ltd., Port Harcourt, Rivers State, A & A Global Engineering Ltd, Asaba, Delta State, Third Dimensions Ltd., Lagos, e.g., Housing Estate Units in Asaba, Delta State, Oceanic Bank Buildings at Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Ladipo, Mushin, Lagos, Iddo Terminus, Lagos, etc. – 2003 – 2006.
• Supervised the construction of fish cold-rooms, with rigid and robust foam insulated and reinforced concrete walls, floors and panels, comprising steel fabrication and erection with cranes, as well as wall prefab claddings with specialized anodized-insulated aluminum covering – walls, roofs and ceilings of 60,000 cubic meters = 59,000 metric tons capacity between Trans Amadi and Rivoc Road Projects, for Stallion Group (Fish Department), Port Harcourt, Rivers State, 2005 – 2006.
• Streamlined project operations, provided and ensured compliance of significant policies, coordinated and monitored effectiveness of decision making about negotiation, planning, scheduling, monitoring and controlling of given projects and services. Provided technical support for marketing and construction management teams, field engineers and oversaw innovative remedial construction operations and initiated original thinking. Conducted civil engineering analyses for various construction and real estate executed projects, as the CEO of Construct Mache Ltd. – 2006 – 2017.
• Advises the Company and Clients on matters of key strategic importance on strategic partnerships, joint venture developments and real estate investments decisions for the growth of the Company with close to 100 employees, as the President/CEO of Construct Mache Group. – 2018 – to date.
• Provided independent judgement and professional recommendation to help with the corporate credibility of the company and governance standards as an Independent Non-Executive Director (iNED) – Handyman Daige Property Group, Abuja. – 2017 – 2021.
• Advises the company on matters of key strategic importance and providing independent judgement and professional recommendation for the growth of company, especially on management, construction matters and project procurement, supply chain management and contract administration as an Independent Non-Executive Director (iNED) – Khaliques Group, Abuja. – 2021 – to date.

Project Management & Consulting:

Ibikunle Dashur is a sort after professional with over two decades experience in construction, real estate, and project management, as well as general management practices. And with his unique, inspirational and pragmatic approach to projects and services, he has assisted and contributed to various projects, in different capacities, professionally, including the following corporate clients of various industries:

• Stallion Group, Nigeria
• Khaliques Group, Abuja, Nigeria.
• Platinum Corporations, UAE.
• Third Dimensions Ltd., Nigeria.
• Yokohama Construction Ltd, Nigeria.
• PSA Builders, Accra, Ghana.
• Teju Investment & Properties Co. Ltd., Nigeria.
• Assets Ltd, Nigeria.
• Pratix Consulting Ltd, Nigeria.
• Adonai Petroleum Ltd, Nigeria.
• P. Omozusi & Co., Nigeria.
• Ogun State Government, Nigeria.
• Handyman Daige Properties, Abuja, Nigeria.

Art & Publication:

• Creative Lead/Author: IBIKUNLE DASHUR LTD. – Art & Publication
• President: HERITAGE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, LAGOS. – Art Curation/Museum
• President: HEMOMA GALLERY, LAGOS. – Art Sales & Artists Promotion

Ibikunle Dashur is a well-recognized artist who is contributing to minimalism, abstract expressionism infused with portraits, landscapes, figurative, mutations and humanism. He is greatly inspired and influenced by Postwar Abstract Art and Artists, with an adopted unique style of wet-on-wet manipulated build-up of colors, smeared and scraped layers of paint and colors across the field of the canvas, wood or paper.

A closer look at his works often reveals tension, figurative construction and deconstruction, mutation and exaggeration, as well as energy and agitation, combining good measure of captivation and reverential respect, with adoring routines that are evident in the gestural strokes and compositions.

His work encompasses the expressive gestures of action painting, intuitiveness in expressionism and sometimes color field painting. Though his innovative techniques are critical of modernist abstraction, yet he draws inspirations from Postwar Artists such as Willem De Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Agnes Martin, Less Krasner, as well as Gerald Richter, a renowned German Painter. The mostly used mediums and tools are:

Acrylic, Pastel, Oil, Pencil, Charcoal, Canvas, Paper, Board, Graphite, Brushes,

Palette Knives, Squeegees, Scrappers, Easels, Mixing Bowls, etc. 

Charities & Non-Profits:

• President, Board of Advisors – THE DASHURS FOUNDATION – Non-for-Profit
• Trustee – ‘BIODUN & IBIKUNLE FOUNDATION – Non-for-Profit
• Member, Board of Directors – AIFA READING SOCIETY – /GTE.
• Member – SOCIETY FOR ART COLLECTION – Non-for-Profit

Ibikunle Dashur is assigned roles and responsibilities in various Charity Organizations

whether as a member, trustee, who is a ‘guardian of purpose’ or on the Board of

Advisors to:

• Ensure that all decision is made to put the needs of the beneficiaries first.
• Ensure the safeguards of assets – intangible and reputational assets of the Organisations.
• Maintaining good faith and act impartially at all times.
• Ensure that clear and accurate accounts are provided.
• Support the goals and objectives of the Organizations and commitment to philanthropies.

Hobbies:

• Reading, Painting, Collecting Art, Music, Cycling.