I am an award winning architect, practicing in New England for the past 24 years.  During that time, I have worked for several companies both large and small.  For the past twelve years, I have worked for a design build and now professional services firm known as Plan Ahead, Inc. as Vice President of Architecture and Design.   The majority of the firm’s work over the past 37 years has been for the financial institution market in the New England area.

·         As the Vice President of Architecture and Design, I have not only been responsible for the day to day operation of the architecture department and its staff, but also project phasing and budget analysis. Major responsibility included the daily coordination of a staff of architects and interior designers for multiple projects types at various stages of completion.

·         Developed conceptual site plans in coordination with in house real estate development team to demonstrate viability of various sites for a variety of project types.

·         Since 1998, the firm has expanded its project types from financial institutions to single family custom homes, retail, commercial and institutional work as a direct result of my initiatives.

·         I am highly skilled in the design, production and administration of architectural contract documents for a variety of project types. I have received Design Excellence Awards thru the AIA for a variety of project types over the years.  I am proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite of products as well as Microsoft Project, Adobe, Photoshop, AutoCAD and Google SketchUp.

·         I am a self-starter and bring an entrepreneurial style of management to a team of professionals.   By empowering my staff with a vested interest in the Company’s goals and success, I found that they were highly motivated and results oriented.   

·         I have a proven track record of delivering a variety of projects from concept through construction within designated timelines using Microsoft Project as a tool for planning and coordination. 

More recently over the past several years, I have led the firm in developing retail branding for their primary financial services client at their new branch locations.  By expanding the traditional financial institution customer experience into one which is more retail focused, the customer base has expanded, increasing deposits at those locations.  These strategies continue to be fine-tuned at each new branch, whether it’s a stand-alone pad site or interior fit-out.  Key to all of them is a consistent brand image, both internal and external, which successfully competes against other aging financial institutions in the area.  Efforts are currently being deployed to modify their existing branch locations to incorporate similar strategies to create a more consistent brand image throughout their branch bank portfolio including their main office location.

This strategy was so successful that in fact, Danversbank, a publicly owned corporation for the past five years, was recently acquired by People’s United Bank in an effort to expand their foothold in the Boston metropolitan area.  Along with three downtown Boston branches, People’s United Bank acquired an additional 26 branches through the merger.