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Hardik Udani

Hardik Udani

San Francisco, CA, US

 
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About 

Experience Architect & Technical Leader

  1. Licensed Architect and Technical design leader with over two decades of hands-on experience across diverse project types in the United States and overseas. 
  2.  Demonstrated expertise in life sciences/ R&D, aviation, commercial high rise, healthcare, adaptive reuse, multi-family residential, core & shell and amenity projects. 
  3.  Proficient in all phases of the design and construction, from concept and entitlement through construction administration. 
  4.  Skilled in guiding projects from conception to completion by effective communication, collaboration and building trust with clients to actualize their vision. 
  5.  Proven track record of effectively managing project issues by facilitating decision making among stakeholders, including clients, users, regulatory authorities, tenants, design and engineering consultants, and contractor and project management teams. 
  6.  Studio leader focused on providing mentorship and knowledge sharing with internal design staff.
  7. Sustainability champion for achieving project-based targets and firmwide goals towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM), San Francisco, CA, Associate Principal

Technical Design lead on multiple life sciences, commercial office and religious institutional projects.
Managing client, team and project coordination, including full documentation coordination with structural, MEP, lighting, AV, civil consultants etc.
Leading communication between project team, clients, vendors, contractors, consultants, and building and permitting officials.
Coordination with the firmwide leadership to directly supervise the design and technical delivery.
Working closely with firmwide leadership to execute plans for all segments within large and complex projects.
Working independently and leading project teams on a wide range of large, complex and highly specialized projects.
Led the preparation of project manual and specifications.
Conduct and document site visits, process submittals, substitutions, change orders and RFI’s during construction.

Jul 2013 - Mar 2024
 

HOK, San Francisco, CA, US, Senior Architect

Senior Architect in charge of the New Doha International Airport (NDIA now Hamad International Airport) Passenger Terminal Complex, Concourse A & B expansion. Preparing client presentations, team and project coordination, including full documentation coordination with structural, MEP, lighting, AV, civil consultants etc. for concourse expansion including exterior wall and interior glazing systems.
Onsite construction administration for 3 years conducting and documenting site visits, processing submittals, substitution requests, and RFI’s during construction.

Jun 2008 - Jun 2013
 

Levy Design Partners, San Francisco, CA, US, Project Architect

Project Architect on several multi-family residential projects.
Preparing client presentations, team and project coordination, including full documentation coordination with structural, MEP, lighting, AV, civil consultants etc.
Leading communication between client, project team, contractors & consultants.

Apr 2006 - May 2008
 

Education 

Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO, MArch, Architecture

Aug 2000 - Dec 2001
 

University of Mumbai, Mumbai, IN, BArch, Architecture

Sep 1993 - May 1998
 

Areas of Specialization 
Architecture, Construction, Office Management

Skills 
Technical Design, Technical Documentation including codes / regulations, & Project Management, * Leadership skills that promote and enhance TEAMWORK., & Attentive/Excellent Communication Skills, * Excellent problem solving abilities detail oriented, & Construction Administration