I have approximately thirty-eight years of architectural experience, as a Design Principal, Studio Director and Project Manager, with firms in Denver, Hartford, New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, and Florence, Italy including a three-years undertaking of my own practice. Throughout the years, I have actively and eagerly assumed increasing and more comprehensive senior level responsibility for project design, design and project management and, in addition, for practice management. I have a sharpened ability to solve complex problems creatively and encourage and facilitate others to do so in a team-based environment. I have developed a keen interest and expertise in the design of education, multi-family housing, commercial/corporate, mixed-use and urban design as well as a refined aptitude for practice management. In projects, my role encompassed the primary client contact, client guardianship, establishment and development of design direction and parameters, consultant relationships in all project phases and project management oversight from programming and concept through to construction, on a multitude of projects in variety of scale, scope, and building types. In the office, my role has been equally thorough, spanning client development, marketing and interviews, staff recruitment to staff assignments, and project and office-wide focused financial responsibilities and accountability.
Jamie Cali, Architect, Denver, CO, US, Principal
Architectural design firm providing full architectural design services for several residential projects. Projects included renovation and restoration to mid-century modern houses. Additionally, provided design consultation services to firms on a number of higher education, K-12 and multi-family housing projects.
KSQ Design, Denver, CO, US, Associate Principal / Studio Leader
Responsible for establishing, developing and/or facilitating the design of various higher education, K-12 and multi-family housing projects and working “hand-in-hand” with Principal in all marketing efforts; Responsible for primary client contact and lead design team from programming through Design Development; worked closely with project team to provide design guidance throughout documentation and construction; Lead project presentations to client and managed consultants during design phases; Acted as Project Manager during Construction Documents and Construction Administration on local projects when documents were produced in another office; Project teams were often multi-office based involving coordination of multiple design teams either via video conferencing, virtual meetings or extended stays. Supported Principal in and/or lead marketing efforts, interview preparations and presentations.
Responsible for managing the Denver office; responsible for project and staff assignments; staff recruitment, hiring, evaluation and retention; studio budgeting and management; monthly fee projections for studio
JCJ Architecture, Hartford, CT, US, Design Principal / Studio Director
Design Principal and Studio Director responsible for establishing and developing design direction for Education (K-12 & Higher Ed.), Civic, Corporate, Mixed-Use and Hospitality projects; responsible for client contact, project design and project team management during Programming, Concept Design, Schematic Design and Design Development phases; Supported Project Manager during Construction Documents and Construction Administration; Established and/or developed all design presentations and lead design presentations; In addition, assisted with marketing and proposal writing; Established and/or developed presentation materials for prospective client interviews and; Responsibilities were primarily focused in Hartford, but often involved extended stays in San Diego and New York City offices. Previously served as Studio Director for the 30+ person design studio. Responsible for project and staff assignments; staff recruitment, hiring, evaluation and retention; studio budgeting and management; monthly fee projections for studio.
Perkins Eastman, New York, NY, US & Toronto, ON, CA, Vice President / Senior Designer / Studio Director
Senior Designer responsible for establishing and developing project design direction as well as management of an Education (K-12 & Higher Ed), Mixed-Use and Senior Housing studio; Responsible or interfaced with principal-in-charge for client contact; primary responsibility for project design and project team management through all project phases from Programming and Schematic Design through Construction Administration; In addition, assisted with marketing and proposal writing and participated in prospective client/project interviews and presentations;
Studio Director responsible for studio and project fee budgeting and management; monthly fee projections for studio and office; project and staff assignments; Staff recruitment, evaluation and retention. In Toronto, served as Design Director for Education, Senior Housing and Long-Term Care projects responsible for project design and project team management through all project phases from Programming through Construction Administration; In addition, provided liaison to New York City office to implement office administrative standards and practice accounting procedures and standards; practice financial, project forecasting/projections, project fee budgeting and firm’s IT systems and CAD standards:
Jamie Cali, Architect, New York, NY, US, Principal
Architectural design firm providing full architectural design services for several residential projects. Projects included renovation and restoration to mid-century modern houses. Additionally, provided design consultation services to firms on a number of higher education, K-12 and multi-family housing projects.
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Pomona, CA, US, BArch, Architecture
