Principal & Chief Executive Officer
Arc. Isma'ila Tafida
An architect and multidisciplinary practice leader, Arc. Isma'ila Tafida guides Scyna Matrix's architectural vision, engineering collaborations and project delivery. His professional experience spans Nigeria and other African markets, including Tchad, Cameroon, Niger and Ghana.
Professional Overview
Arc. Isma'ila Tafida is Principal and Chief Executive Officer of Scyna Matrix. The practice brochure records that he has held that role since 2004. He is founder of Scyna Matrix Ltd and Scyna-Gate Ltd, and a co-founder of Design Age Consults Ltd.
His work with the practice has included the roles of site supervisor, assistant architect, resident architect, project manager, project architect, design director and principal. The brochure describes projects ranging from small residential developments to medium-rise mixed-use developments and larger schemes, for individual clients, private and public institutions, state and local governments, federal parastatals and multinational corporations. It records him as architect of projects in the Republic of Tchad and Cameroon, and as involved at a lesser capacity in Niger Republic and Ghana. Those projects are not named.
He has attended conferences and workshops in Egypt, Ghana, Togo, Cameroon, Benin Republic, Tchad, the U.A.E., Qatar, Turkey and Spain, and workshops and training in Nigeria. The brochure records that he has mentored, tutored and trained over 50 young professionals through National Youth Service recruitment and industrial training (SIWES and ITF).
Education & Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 2000
- Master of Science in Architecture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 2002
Professional Experience
- Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Scyna Matrix, since 2004
- Founder, Scyna Matrix Ltd and Scyna-Gate Ltd
- Co-founder, Design Age Consults Ltd
- National Youth Service, Alo-Aluminium Company, Onitsha-North, Anambra State, 2002–2003
- Practice roles recorded in the brochure: site supervisor, assistant architect, resident architect, project manager, project architect, design director and principal
Areas of Expertise
- Architecture
- Multidisciplinary project leadership and project delivery
- Work across residential, mixed-use and larger developments
- International practice recorded in Tchad, Cameroon, Niger Republic and Ghana
Professional Memberships
- MNIA
- ARCON
- FIMC
- Chartered Project Management Institute of Nigeria
- CTBUH associate
- UDI associate
- IHUD associate
Selected Achievements
- S.A.S. award for the best design student, master's class, 2002