Abraham Ng’hwani

Founder & CEO

DUKE UNIVERSITY, Pratt School of Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science.

Studied Arabic, Chinese and French.

Recipient of the Duke University merit-based Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship.

Durham, NC
May, 2016

 

ABRANOVA REAL ESTATE, INC

Abraham is the CEO and Founder, hailing from a construction and real estate family background before working for Gilbane Building company, one of the largest contractors in the nation.

The idea of a vertically integrated construction development firm evolved during his tenure as a preconstruction engineer; observing the inefficiencies that large contractors have normalized inspired him to found an investor focused development firm.

Our firm streamlines construction expertise, data analytics and a hands-on approach to the entire value creation chain of real estate development in order to create optimal value for investors.

Abraham believes in life-long learning, but he also graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree from Duke University where he was a Reginaldo Howard Scholar.

He’s currently active with the Board of Visitors at the Pratt School of Engineering.

Durham, NC
Jan, 2017 – Present

EXPERIENCE

GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY

Gilbane is a leading Fortune 500 construction company with annual
revenues of $4.5 Billion.

Project Engineer, Parkside Elementary School (Raleigh, NC)

Took a $27MM project from scratch, worked with the client and architects to address all design and cost implication concerns.

Led three phases of preconstruction takeoffs and analysis to reconcile design changes to the overall project budget.

Collaborated with subcontractors, architects, and the client to minimize costs, negotiating contracts to work within the budget.

Preconstruction Engineer, Nutanix Chesterfield Renovation (Durham, NC)

Prepared preconstruction estimates, takeoffs, bid tabs, and GMP documents for a $6MM office upfit job for Nutanix, Inc. technologies, located in Durham, NC.

Worked with the client, architect and subcontractors to consolidate the project budget from $8MM to $6MM.

Preconstruction Engineer, Project Riverboat (Charlotte, NC)

Prepared preconstruction estimates, takeoffs, bid tabs, and GMP documents for a 33 stories, $179MM high-rise office building dubbed ‘Project Riverboat’ for the $24B development firm Lincoln Harris.

Worked with the client, architect and subcontractors to consolidate the construction budget.

Prepared preconstruction estimates, takeoffs, bid tabs, and GMP documents for a 4 stories parking garage for the Project Riverboat high-rise.

Durham, NC
May, 2016 – Sept, 2017