Richard is an award-winning architect with proven expertise in group management, design and design management, project management, design/build projects and sustainability. He has extensive experience developing presentations to the public, clients and agencies through his proven drawing, graphics, and verbal skills.
AECOM, New York, NY, US, Design Program Manager
Design Program Manager - New York City Department of Design and Construction, Borough-Based Jail Program, Four Boroughs of New York City – 2019 – Oct 2020.
Richard coordinated a 50-person team of architects and engineers for the $8-10 billion Design Build project in preparing scoping documents, site evaluations and test-fits for the four jail projects in Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx, and Queens which total approximately 2.5 million square feet.
D.F. Gibson Architects, New York, NY, US, Design Director
Directed architectural design of new school projects and other institutional projects as well as historic preservation work.
Earthtech, New York, NY, US, Director of Architecture
As director of the architecture department, Richard was responsible for the fiscal performance of the group, business development, and direction of the architectural design studio focusing on education and transportation projects.
TAMS Consultants, Inc., New York, NY, US, Project Manager or Project Architect
Served as project manager or project architect for many education and transportation projects for such clients as; NYCSCA, DASNY, NYCDDC, AMTRAK, LIRR, NJ Transit, and others.
City College of New York (CCNY), Manhattan, NY, BArch, Architecture
Bachelor of Architecture graduate degree.
City College of New York (CCNY), Manhattan, NY, Bachelors, Architecture
Undergraduate B.S. degree as an architecture major.
Engineering Excellence, New York Association of Consulting Engineers, 1st Place
Project: Long Island Railroad Improvements, Penn Station, New York, NY
Award of Merit, 1st Place
AIA New York State Design Awards Jury
Project: Long Island Railroad Improvements, Penn Station, New York, NY
Excellence in Design, New York City Art Commission, 1st Place
Project: Construction of Plant Upgrades and New Facilities, Tallman Island Water Pollution Control Plant, NYCDEP, College Point, NY.