St. Bernard Project, New Orleans, LA, US, Director of Design and Construction
I am the Director of Design and Construction responsible for the rebuilding and building of over 75 construction projects annually. St. Bernard Project is a national non-profit disaster relief organization responsible for over 529 rebuilds of homes in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. I oversee the construction department and am one of six senior level staff. Four Project Managers report directly to me at all times and as a team we are responsible for utilizing a staff of over 75 to work on 15 to 20 projects at any given time.
In my role at St.Bernard project, I am responsible for the initial start of a project beginning with field diligence. I then create the documents required to be submitted to the city of New Orleans on AutoCAD and write the estimate and scope of work. I work with the City of New Orleans, HDLC and SHPO to get the project permitted. My team and I then follow the documentation to either build or rebuild residential projects for clients.
Altus Group, Honolulu, HI, US, Senior Project Manager
Job Title: Senior Project Manager
I am the Senior Project Manager in charge of all construction management for the Haiti section of the Altus Group. I have currently finished the first phase of a three phase project in St. Marc, Haiti with an average of 200 men on site. I am in charge of field design, design review, construction management, financial records, procurement, public relations in Haiti and all client relations. Work can be reviewed at Handinhandforhaiti.com
RoG Design Consulting Inc., Cutler Ridge, FL, US, Designer / Project Manager
Job Title: Architect / Project / Construction Manager
I was the Architect and Construction Manager designing as well as managing projects from conception through completion.
William Lane Architect, Miami Beach, FL, US, Architect / Project Manager
My position required me to manage all projects as well as be a part of the design and development. I was in charge of all client relations.
JASCO Construction Inc., Miami, FL, US, Architect / Field Representative
My position required me to be the Architect and Field Representative managing projects from conception through completion.
DMJM + Harris, Coral Gables, FL, US, Architect
I have managed projects from design phase through construction administration phase. Some job responsibilities included:
Spatial planning
Design implementation
Consultant coordination
Shop drawing review
Responding to RFI’s
I have been fortunate enough to work specifically on transportation projects and gain experience working with the
government.
Niles Bolton Associates, Atlanta, GA, US, Architect / Designer
I managed projects from design phase through construction
administration phase. Some job responsibilities included:
Spacial planning
Design implementation
Consultant coordination
Shop drawing review
Responding to RFI’s
I was fortunate enough to work on multiple project types such as, Retail, Education (Board of Regents), Historic Preservation,
Residential, Multi-Family Residential, Restaurant, Transportation
and church.
Eugene Cizek PhD, AIA Architect, New Orleans, LA, US, Intern Architect
Under the guidance of Eugene Cizek, I had the opportunity to
have 3 years of experience creating Historic Preservation
drawings by hand as well as design experience in new residential
in Historic designated neighborhoods.
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, US, MArch, Architecture
Masters of Architecture
Charles E. Peterson Prize, Award
Drawings documenting the Pontalbla buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana. The documents now reside in the Library of Congress.
