Dante Amato is a veteran of the design profession with over thirty-five years of hands on experience.  His work has taken him into the important elements of the construction industry; production, design and management.  He has used those skills in the project development of commercial, institutional, resort-themed, mixed use hospitality and custom residential projects.

Amato is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley in the field of Architecture and is now licensed as an Architect in the States of California, Nevada, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Missouri, New Jersey and New York.

Dante is certified as a 'Broadly Experienced Architect' by the National Council of Architectural Review Boards (NCARB), a LEED AP by the United States Build Green Council, and a member of the American Institute of Architecture (AIA).

From Dante's CV:

Certifications

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE REGISTRATION BOARDS

       BLUE COVER  ‘BROADLY EXPERIENCED ARCHITECT’ - RECORD NO.  64301

FEMA CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION:

• RAPID VISUAL SCREENING OF BUILDINGS FOR POTENTIAL SEISMIC HAZARDS, 09.16.09
• POST EARTHQUAKE SAFETY EVALUATION OF BUILDINGS, 09.17.09

UNITED STATES GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL:

• LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL ‘LEED AP’

AUTODESK

• AUTOCAD REL. 2016 PROFICIENT
• REVIT ARCHITECTURE 2011 CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL 

Architectural Licenses

      CALIFORNIA  (28394); COLORADO  (203438); FLORIDA  (96458); IDAHO  (AR-985968);

      MISSOURI  (2013004227); NEVADA  (6224); NEW YORK  (036077); 

      NEW JERSEY  (21AL01935400).   All professional licenses are current.

Professional  Memberships

      AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (NATIONAL & LAS VEGAS  CHAPTERS) 

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY

COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, AB W/ HONORS (3.5 GPA), ARCH. MAJOR, 1980;

* Teaching Asst. - Dept. of Architecture/Environmental Control Systems (79-80);

•           Julia Morgan Memorial Scholar  (78-80)
•           Kenneth Foster Strong Memorial Scholar  (78-80)

Studio Graphics Internship: Carlos Diniz & Associates – Los Angeles, CA (Winter 77/78)

Construction Internship: Eden & Eden Architects – San Francisco, CA (5/80 - 3/82) 

Architecture Internship: ASAI - Kansas City, MO (11/82 - 5/84)

Interior Design Internship: SSID – W. Hollywood, CA (6/84 - 9/85)

Relevant Experience

Dragon Speed Design Group, Earth (2007 – Present)

Co-Designer/Innovator of Futurist Environments:

• Dome of a Home (‘Interiors’ Consultation) – Pensacola Beach, FL
• Sky Bird Lodge – Project for HGTV ‘Extreme Building’ Pilot
• McCormick Residence (w/ Dante Amato, AIA) – St. Louis, MO  vicinity
• Resnik Residence (w/ Dante Amato, AIA) – South Eastern Florida
• Fischer Residence (w/ Dante Amato, AIA) - Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ
• Nor’Easter Warrior Proto-typical Shoreline Housing Concept
• ‘Lattice’ Proto-typical Multi-Occupancy Structure
•   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6242_W8-8M
•   http://dragonspeeddesigngroup.com

RDH Interests, Inc., Henderson, NV (7/10 –  8/15)  Senior Project Architect:

• Bellagio Casino & Hotel & Spa Tower Suites & Guestrms. Remodeling – Las Vegas
• Bellagio Casino & Hotel Villa Gaming Salon Addition – Las Vegas
• Bellagio Casino & Hotel Executive VIP Check-In Lounge Expansion – Las Vegas
• Four Seasons Hotel Guestrms. Remodeling – Las Vegas
• Mandalay Bay Resort ‘Lobby Gift Shop’ Remodeling – Las Vegas
• Mandalay Bay Resort ‘Shark Reef Meeting/Function Room’ Remodeling – Las Vegas
• New York New York Strip Retail Remodeling – Starbucks New Store – Las Vegas
• Baldwin Residence Landscape Installation – Las Vegas
• Misc. Retail Store Graphic Concepts for MGM Resorts Int’l ‘Retail’

DANTE AMATO, AIA – Architect, Las Vegas, NV (09 - Present) Consultant: 

•  Monte Carlo ‘Floor 32’ Remodeling Construction Admin. – Las Vegas (for FRCH)
• CityCenter Quality Assurance ‘ARIA’, ‘Vdara’, ‘VEER Towers’ – Global Sourcing Group – Las Vegas
• ‘Innovation in Housing Proto-type’ U.S. Copyright 
• Zois/Hodge Cabin – Mt. Charleston, NV (Design Architect)
• Moredock Residence Remodeling, Peccole Ranch, Las Vegas, NV (AOR)
• Grace A-GoGo Restaurant Branding Concept - International ‘roll-out’

FRCH Design Worldwide, Cincinnati, OH (10/06 – 3/09)   Staff Architect/Director:

• Tropicana Hotel/Casino ‘Mega-Resort’ Project – Las Vegas
• Monte Carlo 2008 Fire Remediation ‘Construction Loss Documentation – Las Vegas
• Monte Carlo Floor 32 Renovation ‘Construction Administration Consultant’

JMA Architecture, Las Vegas, NV (10/04 –  9/06) Project Manager/ Vice President (Hospitality &                                                                                                                                       Commercial Studios):

• LAS VEGAS CENTRAL Project (Phase One) – Las Vegas
• ICON Condominiums Project – Las Vegas
• IVANA/Summit Condominiums Project – Las Vegas
• FLAMINGO ‘GO’ Hotel Tower Guestrms. Remodeling – Las Vegas (HD Award w/ Cagley & Tanner)
• VEGAS GRAND Condominiums – Las Vegas

WPH Architecture, Las Vegas, NV (9/03 – 10/04)   Project Manager:

• Touro University Osteopathic College – Henderson, NV
• Wallace Multi-Plex Theaters - Topeka,KS; St.Joseph, MO
• Wallace Multi-Plex Theaters Project – Grand Cayman Island

Terra Verde Architects, Boulder, CO (7/00 – 6/03)   Project Manager/Senior Project Architect:

• Schilke Residence – Scottsbluff, NE
• Grubb Residence – Niwot, CO
• Zimmer Residence Project – Castle Rock, CO
• Tuscany 8 Condominiums – Denver, CO
• Sunflower Meadows Apartments Project – Aurora, CO
• Bridger’s Cache Condominiums Project – Winter Park, CO
• The Cabin Club Spa and Luxury Cabins – Fox Meadows, CO

H+L Architecture LTD., Denver, CO (2/98 – 3/00)   Project Manager/Senior Project Architect:  

• Outpatient Pavilion/Anschutz Center for Advanced Medicine/University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
• Porter Adventist Hospital Remodeling - Denver, CO
• Mountain States Employers Council Mid-Rise Office Tower - Denver, CO
• Ivinson Memorial Hospital/Meredith & Jeannie Ray Cancer Center – Laramie, WY

M+O+A Architectural Partnership, Denver, CO (7/96 - 2/98)   Project Manager/Designer:

•  Balzer's Thin-Films Offices and Clean Room Facility – Golden, CO
• Colorado Avalanche Practice Facility – Greenwood, CO

Mazria Associates Architects, Santa Fe, NM (7/95 – 6/96) Project Manager/ProjectDesigner:

• Fuller Lodge ADAAG Renovation – Los Alamos, NM
• City of Rocks Visitors Center, Silver City Vicinity, NM (First Autocad ‘Drafted’ Project)
• Inaugural 2030 Challenge Adopter

DANTE AMATO Environmental Design, Los Angeles, CA (85 – 96)

A ‘Sampling’ of Misc. Designs and Constructions:

Mr & Mrs Peter Sealey Residence - Beverly Hills, CA; Mr & Mrs Roberto Zecca Residence - Beverly Hills, CA; Mr & Mrs Gary Nardino Residence - Beverly Hills, CA; Keith Addis Residence (w/ Douglas Joyce/AMATO+JOYCE) – West Hollywood, CA; Mr & Mrs Bernard Lewis Residence – Beverly Hills, CA (w/ SSID), Takahashi Penthouse (w/ SSID) – Singapore; Walter Annenberg Residence, Bel Air, CA (w/ Douglas Joyce/AMATO+JOYCE), 119 So. Lafayette Residence – Denver, CO, Charles Bragg ‘Asylum’ Art Gallery – Beverly Hills, CA; Erewhon Natural Foods Market & Corporate Offices – West Hollywood, CA (w/ CAMDI Int’l); ‘Argyll Flats’ Condominiums – Denver, CO (w/ Brad Buell/AMATO+BUELL); Assorted Furniture Designs…                                                                                                        

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