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William Corfield

Flemington, NJ, US

 

About 

William R. Corfield, AIA, PP, CID, NCARB
[email protected]
908.284.2031
8 Green Hills Drive
Flemington, NJ  08822

STATUS:
Registered Architect, States of NJ, NY, PA, FL, TX & NC
Professional Planner, State of NJ
Certified Interior Designer, State of NJ
N.C.A.R.B. Certification

COMPETENCIES:
Complete project/office management and accountability for work performed by design/ production/ construction administration staff including:
- General office procedure, proposal preparation, project scheduling, and personnel hiring/review/evaluation
- Client interaction, project, and relationship management
- Consultant interaction, negotiation, and complete project accountability
- Contract preparation & negotiations
- Strategic business planning 
- Business development pursuits & firm marketing efforts
- Presentations to professional Boards and general public
- Budget forecasting and implementation
- Conceptual Design
- Construction Administration

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
National Program Manager/NJ Regional Director: 9/2007 - 8/2010
VITETTA Architecture/Engineering, Marlton, NJ
Responsible for growth of regional office from 3 to 16 persons over 24 month period, incorporated Education and Healthcare Programs to foster cost effective production results.
key projects:
- Bristol Borough BOE – $30 million. New Elementary School.
- Camden County College – $35 million. New Science Classroom Building.
- Camden County College – $6.5 million. Taft Hall Renovation.

Principal/COO/Vice President/Project Manager: 11/1994 - 6/2007
Spiezle Group, Inc., (Spiezle Architectural Group,) Trenton NJ
Increased staff from 12 to 60 persons over 10 year period, extended presence in the Education Market to larger geographic area, increased general client base.
key projects:
- Kinnelon BOE –  $30 million. Additions & Alterations to High School, Middle School & Stonybrook Elementary School.
- Somerset Hills BOE – $50 million. Additions & Alterations to High School, Middle School & Bedwell Elementary School.
- Sparta BOE – +$75 million. Planning New High School.

Vice President, Technical Svcs/Project Manager: 10/1981 - 10/1994
Ecoplan Architects, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Assisted in developing a young firm from 8 persons to 25, established office standards, increased market share
key projects
- Yaohan/Fujita Tourist Enterprise – $30 million. Retail Center and Custom Restaurant on the Hudson River in Edgewater NJ.
- S&A Restaurant Corp. – +$1 million each. Numerous pad site Restaurants and custom fit outs for Bennigans, Steak & Ale, Chili’s, Romano’s Macaroni Grill, Bay Street.
- Hilltop Plaza Office Building – Spec Office Building, Parsippany NJ.

Adjunct Professor: 9/1983 – 12/1984
Essex County College - Newark, NJ
Planned and taught three semesters Descriptive Geometry as part of Architectural Preparation core curriculum.

Designer/Draftsman: 1/1979 - 10/1981
Joseph J. Bronikowski, A.I.A. - Bayonne, NJ
Key Project
Bayonne Visiting Nurse Services – Designed custom office building for headquarters facility.

Adjunct Teacher: 9/1983 - 12/1984
Arts High School – Newark NJ
Proposed, planned and taught three semesters Environmental Education Workshop.

EDUCATION:
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
New Jersey School of Architecture
Newark, New Jersey
B.Arch.: Architecture - 1978
Minor: Environmental Education

Deans Executive Council - Present
Current Member NJ School of Architecture - Deans Executive Council

Independent Study: 1978
Proposed and completed independent study program, “Environmental Reality,” which included a bicycle trip across the United States.

PUBLICATIONS:
School Leader Magazine – New Jersey School Boards Association
“Project Forecasting – Guideposts for Weathering the Process” November/December 2004

 

REFERENCES:

Somerset Hills Reg. SD
Mr. Peter Miller
Superintendent of Schools
908-204-1930 x 311

Bernards Township BOE
Dr. Valerie Goger
Superintendent of Schools
908-204-2600 x 7

Sparta BOE
Dr. Thomas Morton
Superintendent of Schools
973-729-7886 x 7889

Kinnelon BOE
Ms. Alice Robinson
Business Administrator
973-838-1418 x 108

North Arlington BOE
Ms. Kathleen Marano
Business Administrator
201-991-6800 x 3065

Bristol Borough BOE
Mr. Joe Roe
Business Manager
215-781-1016

Vanas Construction Co.
Mr. Glenn Vanas
President
201-883-1944


REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS:
Andover BOE
Bayonne Visiting Nurses
Berkeley Heights BOE
Bernards Twp. BOE
Borough of Paramus
Bruno Blenheim, Inc.
City of Bayonne
Camden County College
Emerson BOE
Englewood Cliffs BOE
Fort Lee BOE
Fujita Tourist Enterprise
Glen Rock BOE
Green Brook BOE
Haagen Dazs
Kinnelon BOE
Maywood BOE
Mazda
Mercer County Tech. SD
Mercer County SSD
Midland Bank
Midlantic Bank
Montvale BOE
North Arlington BOE
North Caldwell BOE
North Hanover BOE
Rutgers University
S&A Restaurant Corp. / Pillsbury
(Steak & Ale, Bennigans, Chili’s, Macaroni Grill)
Select Restaurants
(Winberie’s)
Somerset Hills Reg. SD
Sparta BOE
Surf Taco Restaurant
Township of Rochelle Park
Wyckoff BOE
Yardville National Bank
Yaohan Corp.
 

Employment 

WRC Design Group, President

President - Responsible Principal for all work performed.

See "word document" attached

Sep 2010 - current
 

Education 

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), BArch, Architecture

Bachelor of Architecture

Sep 1973 - Sep 1978
 

Areas of Specialization