Clinton Brown Company Architecture, Buffalo, NY, US, Consultant Architect
Created Bidding Drawings with replacement & restoration details for the rehab or new installation of 1,080 windows at a National Landmark apartment building in Elmwood Village in Buffalo. This was a 2-week consultant commitment.
Watts Architecture & Engineering, PC, Buffalo, NY, US, St. Architect/ Construction Inspector
(A) Senior architect & (B) construction inspector. Since Nov. 10, 2017 I have be on on furlough.
•• (Sr. Architect) Assigned to team on Construction Documents phase of Western NY Workforce Training Center project. • Evaluated designs of fire-resistance-rated partitions, openings & ceilings. • Emailed & met with fire-stopping product reps. Researched code-approved systems for assemblies, penetrations & joints. • Created construction details & provided them to junior-level drafters for inclusion in Bidding Drawing sets. • Oversaw revisions to building plans, details & sections. Performed review of drawing set, symbols, sheet numbering & sheet layouts.
•• (Construction Inspector) Performed daily construction inspections for Town of Amherst Engineering Dept. at construction site of a 25-home subdivision. • Created daily Inspection Reports with notes, sketches & photos. • Communicated with Town staff, general contractors & designing civil engineers. • Oversaw sitework & construction & installation of: sanitary sewers & manholes; water-mains & fire hydrants with pressure & biological testing performed by testing lab; Storm inlets, piping & stormwater management ponds; Roadway paving & curbing: and Rear Yard inlets & piping, including their connection to storm sewer system.
FSI Architecture, PC, New York, NY, US, Sr. Architect
• Preparation of architectural drawings, details & specifications. Evaluate, edit & publish prior to issuing.
• Prepare documents for filing with Dept. of Buildings & Landmarks Preservation Commission, following up as required to obtain approval.
• Attend project construction meetings & prepare summary Meeting Minutes.
• Perform building & site survey observations prior to & during Construction Documentation phase.
• Perform site observations during construction, & prepare Field Observation Reports.
• Coordinate preparation of project drawings & documents with other firm staff.
• Provide mentoring, guidance & advice to younger co-workers.
(I left this firm to relocate to Buffalo, where my wife became Chief of Pediatric Oncology at Roswell Park, Womens & Children’s and UB Med School.)
Zaskorski & Notaro Architects LLP, New York, NY, US, Project Architect/ Spec Writer
Until Dec. 31, 2014, ZNA was a 30-year-old firm that specialized in:
• Exterior/ interior renovation of multi-family & commercial buildings (FISP/ Local Law 11)
• Building envelope assessment,
• Elevator upgrades,
• Regulatory filings for NYC DOB & Zoning
• Landmarks Filings: Successfully completed multiple rehab projects in Historic Districts in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens & the Bronx.
[This partnership has been dissolved.]
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, US, BArch, Architecture
Drexel's B. Arch. Program is offered at night; students have full time jobs in architecture firms in Philadelphia & nearby. For 2 years I worked as Teaching Assistant & Grader in the required full-year History of Architecture course. When I went to Drexel, the minimum length of Architecture Studio sequence was 7 years. (There are currently other program options.)
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, US, Bachelors, Fine Arts/ Photo Concentration
I majored in one of the best fine-art black-and-white college photography programs in the US, taught by Professor J. Seeley for roughly 20 years. I was also a rower on the Lightweight Men’s Crew Team.
