Professional Experience

• Project experience includes mixed use high-rise buildings with commercial and residential components, hotels, office complexes, shopping centers, international airports, mixed athletic and academic facilities, museums and libraries, performing art centers, federal courthouse, hospital, jail and detention center, laboratories, higher education academic buildings, K-8 schools, student housing, golf clubhouses, police stations, vehicle maintenance facilities, multi-family and single family residences, historic preservation and restoration, site planning, landscape designs and master plans.
•  Led project teams in Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Documentation phases.
• Developed initial design concepts, organized and prepared design presentations for client user group through freehand sketches, rendered 2D & 3D drawings, 3D modeling of projects, image and material selection boards, brochures and slide show presentations, rendered interior and exterior perspectives and architectural models.
• Provided design direction on projects and participated in office design charettes, team design critiques, pin-ups and  design awards and publications efforts.
• Supervised preparation of various contract packages: aluminum and glass curtain wall systems, atrium glass skylights and canopies, pre-cast concrete external cladding systems, waterproofing systems and various types of roofing systems, architectural interiors, storefronts, balustrades and railings, aquariums, fountains and waterfalls, hydrotherapy pools, swimming pools, MRI Rooms, Wind Tunnel Lab, signage and graphic systems, internal and external lighting, systems furniture and equipment, interior and exterior landscaping, Astroturf indoor athletic fields, window washing and curtain wall cleaning equipment.
• As Project Manager for construction, provided Contract Administration services for various projects; attended and prepared meeting minutes, RFI responses, submittal reviews, bulletins, field observation reports, progress photos and project tracking, LEED documentation, billing and invoice reviews, change orders, site inspection and supervision of works during construction and close-out documents and procedures.
• Set goals, prioritized, and planned work activities for Project teams.  Estimated hours for assigned tasks and finished tasks within agreed-upon budget hours.
• Assisted in preparation and development of project marketing interview materials and proposals and participated in  interviews. Prepared project proposals, consultant contracts, project schedules, work plans, project drawing lists, manpower production schedules, existing site and building investigation reports.  . 
• Liaison and discussions with government and city authorities for building plan approval, resolving technical, and Code related issues. 
• Set goals, prioritized, and planned work activities for Project teams.  Estimated hours for assigned tasks and finished tasks within agreed-upon budget hours.
• Assisted in preparation and development of project marketing interview materials and proposals and participated in  interviews. Prepared project proposals, consultant contracts, project schedules, work plans, project drawing lists, manpower production schedules, existing site and building investigation reports.