I have 21+ years of experience as lead designer creating highly unique spaces and identities for a wide variety project types. I have the proven ability to generate multiple concepts in the early phases and have a passion to develop and refine the vision though design development and design support through cds and construction. I have robust competition and early design experience including 9+ competition wins.
I am a true visual thinker and have advanced hand drawing and model skills. I have also translated the hand skills to the computer world. I am an early adopter of 3d walkthrough visualization and currently use SketchUp to fulfill this role. I now use SketchUp as a design tool along with hand drawings and models. I find that clients have a better understanding of complex 3d relationships with a live 3d model that can be modified in the meeting.
I have hard copies of work going back to architecture school and digital and hard copies of the last nineteen years. I would like to have the opportunity to talk to you in person to review the work and discuss possible opportunities. I appreciate your time and consideration.
(A letter of recommendation from Curt Fentress available upon request)
Fentress Architects Ltd, Denver, CO, US, Senior Designer
Sr. Designer - Lead Designer, Design Team 2000 - 2019 - design,
design development, client contact and presentation, hand renderings,
computer renderings and graphics, study models, presentation
models, 3d virtual model walkthrough visualization (SketchUp),
served 8yrs in Associate Leadership Group
Zimmerman Architectural Studios, Inc, Milwaukee, WI, US, Design Team Leader
Design Team Leader 1997 - 2000
design, design development, client contact and presentations,
hand renderings, 3d virtual model walkthrough visualization
(Virtus Walkthrough)
Dolphin Design Group, Tulsa, OK, US, Director of Design
Director of Design 1996 - 1997
retail fixture design, retail prototypes, furniture design
Temporary - start a design department for a fixture design company
Urban Design Group - Chicago, Denver, Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, US, Design Team Leader
Design Team Leader 1994-1996
design, design development, hand rendering, study models
** Firm is no longer in business **
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), New York, NY, US, Staff Architect
Staff Architect 1989 - 1991
design, design development, construction documents, hand
rendering, study models, presentation models
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, US, MArch, Architecture
1st Place - 1992 William Van Alen Fellowship -
International Graduate Student Design Competition
Travel and study abroad - National Institute for Architectural
Education (NIAE) New York City, NY
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, US, BArch, Architecture
Five Year Professional Degree
University of Illinois - Oklahoma State
University, European Study Program:
Versailles, France, Italy, Greece, Austria,
and Germany, 1986
9 Professional Design Competition Wins, 1st Place
9 Professional Design Competition Wins including:
**National Museum of The Marine Corps, Quantico, VA
**U.S. Federal Courthouse - GSA - Cape Girardeau, Mo
**Sante Fe Civic Center, Sante Fe, NM
**San Joaquin County Administration Bldg. Stockton, CA
[**above listed competitions completed with Fentress Architects]
Best of Show - 1996 CHAIRity Auction - chair design for charity Tulsa, OK - Dolphin Design Group, 1st Place
Best of Show - 1996 CHAIRity Auction - chair design for charity
Tulsa, OK - Dolphin Design Group
1st Place - 1992 William Van Alen Fellowship - International Graduate Student Design Competition Travel and study abroad - National Institute for Architectural Education (NIAE) New York City, NY, 1st Place
1st Place - 1992 William Van Alen Fellowship -
International Graduate Student Design Competition
Travel and study abroad - National Institute for Architectural
Education (NIAE) New York City, NY
Oklahoma State University Graduate Studio Critic - Instructed first and second year design studios 4 semesters, 1st Place
Oklahoma State University Graduate Studio Critic -
Instructed first and second year design studios 4 semesters
