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Richard Jorgensen

Richard Jorgensen

New York, NY, US

 
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About 

Richard is an award-winning architect with proven expertise in group management, design and design management, project management, design/build projects and sustainability. He has extensive experience developing presentations to the public, clients and agencies through his proven drawing, graphics, and verbal skills. 

Employment 

AECOM, New York, NY, US, Design Program Manager

Design Program Manager - New York City Department of Design and Construction, Borough-Based Jail Program, Four Boroughs of New York City – 2019 – Oct 2020.
Richard coordinated a 50-person team of architects and engineers for the $8-10 billion Design Build project in preparing scoping documents, site evaluations and test-fits for the four jail projects in Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx, and Queens which total approximately 2.5 million square feet.

Apr 2011 - Oct 2020
 

D.F. Gibson Architects, New York, NY, US, Design Director

Directed architectural design of new school projects and other institutional projects as well as historic preservation work.

Apr 2006 - Feb 2011
 

Earthtech, New York, NY, US, Director of Architecture

As director of the architecture department, Richard was responsible for the fiscal performance of the group, business development, and direction of the architectural design studio focusing on education and transportation projects.

Mar 2001 - Mar 2006
 

TAMS Consultants, Inc., New York, NY, US, Project Manager or Project Architect

Served as project manager or project architect for many education and transportation projects for such clients as; NYCSCA, DASNY, NYCDDC, AMTRAK, LIRR, NJ Transit, and others.

Nov 1980 - Mar 2001
 

Education 

City College of New York (CCNY), Manhattan, NY, BArch, Architecture

Bachelor of Architecture graduate degree.

Aug 1974 - Aug 1975
 

City College of New York (CCNY), Manhattan, NY, Bachelors, Architecture

Undergraduate B.S. degree as an architecture major.

Sep 1970 - Aug 1974
 

Awards 

Engineering Excellence, New York Association of Consulting Engineers, 1st Place

Project: Long Island Railroad Improvements, Penn Station, New York, NY

2021
 

Award of Merit, 1st Place

AIA New York State Design Awards Jury
Project: Long Island Railroad Improvements, Penn Station, New York, NY

2021
 

Excellence in Design, New York City Art Commission, 1st Place

Project: Construction of Plant Upgrades and New Facilities, Tallman Island Water Pollution Control Plant, NYCDEP, College Point, NY.

2021
 

Canstruction, NY - Best Meal Award, 1st Place

Best Meal Award

2005
 

Canstruction, NY - Best Use of Labels, 1st Place

Best Use of Labels Award

2004
 

Canstruction, NY - Best Use of Labels Award, 1st Place

Best Use of Labels Award

2002
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills