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Michael Tang

Michael Tang

Irvine, CA, US

 

About 

20 years of diverse experience with an array of projects within a variety of industries including: Healthcare,
Institutional, School Modernization, Multi-Family Residential, and Commercial Projects. Well-rounded and
knowledgeable in all aspects of projects from giving initial conceptual planning presentations to designing concept
drawings to completing construction documents.

Employment 

Y&M Architects, Los Angeles, Project Manager

Planned, designed, and monitored building specifications.
▪ Coordinated and implemented team schedules.
▪ Performed necessary duties from designing & drafting floor plans, elevation plans, etc…to align
with project manager to ensure timelines and budgets were met as well as maintaining client
satisfaction.
▪ Reviewed, analyzed and interpreted plans and specifications, government regulations and building
codes.
▪ Earned a hard-working reputation by meeting and maintaining client satisfaction.
▪ Reviewed and approved selected design work performed by structural, civil, mechanical & electrical
consultants.
▪ Main liaison between the owner and contractor from design to construction to ensure that projects met
clients requirements.
▪ Proposed alternative design solutions in conjunction with site administrators, review agencies, and
contractors.
▪ Prepared construction documents (ADA & Building Codes).
▪ Checked accuracy of construction drawings in comparison to existing field conditions.
▪ Applied quality Assurance and Quality Control on technical aspects of bid packages as required and
directed by Project Manager prior to project bidding.
▪ Prepared technical and financial reports using District sponsored software (MS Word, MS Excel.)
▪ Performed code review and interpretations into projects.
▪ Performed onsite quality assurance evaluations of projects, reported results, prepared scope of work
definitions for corrective action projects, and managed these projects to ensure full compliance.

Apr 2020 - Jan 2024
 

National Architecture, Newport Beach, CA, Newport Beach, CA, US, Project Manager

Directed and coordinated project team members including engineers, consultants, general
contractors, and The City Building Department
▪ Reviewed and approved selected design work performed by structural, civil, mechanical & electrical
consultants.

▪ Performed necessary duties from designing & drafting floor plans, elevation plans, etc…to align
with project manager to ensure timelines and budgets were met as well as maintaining client
satisfaction.
▪ Reviewed, analyzed and interpreted plans and specifications, government regulations and building
codes.
▪ Reviewed and approved selected design work performed by structural, civil, mechanical & electrical
consultants.
▪ Exercised judgment and discretion on matters of interpretation of codes, guidelines and as-built
conditions related to access compliance.
▪ Directed and completed CAD construction drawings.

Dec 2017 - Mar 2020
 

Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh (VTBS Architects), Santa Monica, CA, US, Project Manager

Planned, designed, and monitored building specifications.
▪ Coordinated and implemented team schedules.
▪ Performed necessary duties from designing & drafting floor plans, elevation plans, etc…to align
with project manager to ensure timelines and budgets were met as well as maintaining client
satisfaction.
▪ Reviewed, analyzed and interpreted plans and specifications, government regulations and building
codes.
▪ Earned a hard-working reputation by meeting and maintaining client satisfaction.
▪ Reviewed and approved selected design work performed by structural, civil, mechanical & electrical
consultants.
▪ Main liaison between the owner and contractor from design to construction to ensure that projects met
clients requirements.
▪ Proposed alternative design solutions in conjunction with site administrators, review agencies, and
contractors.
▪ Prepared construction documents (ADA & Building Codes).
▪ Checked accuracy of construction drawings in comparison to existing field conditions.
▪ Applied quality Assurance and Quality Control on technical aspects of bid packages as required and
directed by Project Manager prior to project bidding.
▪ Prepared technical and financial reports using District sponsored software (MS Word, MS Excel.)
▪ Performed code review and interpretations into projects.
▪ Performed onsite quality assurance evaluations of projects, reported results, prepared scope of work
definitions for corrective action projects, and managed these projects to ensure full compliance.

Jul 2015 - Dec 2017
 

David Price Architects, Inc., Tustin, CA, Tustin, CA, US, Project Manager

Directed and coordinated project team members including engineers, consultants, general contractors, and
The City Building Department.
▪ Designed specifications, maintained schedules, solved problems, analyzed code.
▪ Performed necessary duties from designing & drafting floor plans, elevation plans, etc…to align
with project manager to ensure timelines and budgets were met as well as maintaining client
satisfaction.
▪ Reviewed, analyzed and interpreted plans and specifications, government regulations and building
codes.
▪ Earned a hard-working reputation by meeting and maintaining client satisfaction.

▪ Reviewed and approved selected design work performed by structural, civil, mechanical & electrical
consultants.
▪ Assembled construction documents throughout construction phases to adhere to The California Building
Code and International Building Code.
▪ Researched and forecasted project budgets.

Oct 2007 - Dec 2010
 

Education 

Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, US, BArch, Architecture

Jun 1994 - Jun 1998
 

Areas of Specialization