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Michael Tod Smith, RA, NCARB, LEED Green Assoc.

Michael Tod Smith, RA, NCARB, LEED Green Assoc.

New York, NY, US

 

About 

Project Architect & Manager

  • Broadly experienced in diverse project & construction types.
  • Specializing in affordable, supportive, & multifamily housing.
  • Deeply interested in active design, communities, sustainability, & transportation alternatives with extensive experience in NYC apartments & multifamily design.
  • Ever curious, researcher, sketcher, thinker, eager to teach & learn. Egoless, compassionate, prefers collaboration.






Employment 

Urban Architectural Initiatives, RA, PC, New York, NY, US, Project Manager

Project Manager & Architect for a medium sized firm specializing in Affordable & Supportive Housing. Project Manager responsibilities includes task creation, scheduling, daily design coordination meetings, providing oversight & guidance for staff while acting as a primary client, consultant, & reviewing agency liaison to bring the schedule, budgets, & work to completion to the clients’ satisfaction. Project Architect responsibilities includes design work, presentation material, drawing documentation, consultant coordination, & construction administration from predesign to project closeout.

Apr 2021 - current
 

OTTE Architecture & Construction, New York, NY, US, Project Architect & Project Manager

Project Architect responsibilities for a small Design-Build firm included the majority of design work, presentation material, drawing documentation, consultant coordination, and construction administration from predesign to project closeout. Project Manager responsibilities included providing oversight & guidance for staff while maintaining the majority of Project Architect duties & acting as a primary client, consultant, & reviewing agency liaison to bring the schedule, budgets, & work to completion to the clients’ satisfaction.

Aug 2005 - Dec 2020
 

Education 

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, US, BArch, Architecture

Sep 1989 - May 1995
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills