ADAM SHORE

Huntley, IL 60142

Phone:  847-961-5320

Email:  Adam.mdg@gmail.com

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER AND SALES/GENERAL MANAGER______________

Award-winning professional with 20+ years of progressive experience overseeing design, business and sales operations of architectural firms.  Possessing outstanding architectural design skills.  Proven track record of developing and maintaining strong client relationships using a consultative sales approach.  Coordinated projects with staff and won awards...

• Best Home Renovation - North Shore Renovation Show - 2008.

• Gold Key Award - Sanctuary of Bull Valley Festival of Homes - 2006.

Extensive knowledge and experience in Green Building, Engineered Components, and new design concepts. 

CAREER HISTORY & HIGHLIGHTS___   ____________________________________

Midwest Design Group, Director of Design, Elgin, IL.  10/2004-present.

Full service architectural firm that handles residential, commercial, industrial, and renovation clients.

• Initiated a marketing campaign that created awareness among contractors.
• Convinced contractors to use Midwest Design and generated $400K in sales for 2 years.
• Directed sales, conceptual design, final documents, bookkeeping, and billing.

Professional Design and Associates, Senior Designer, Carpentersville, IL.  06/1998-10/2004.  Full Service Architectural firm connected to Grand Pointe Homes.

• Managed a 3-person design team and a $ 250K budget.
• Designed all of the homes built by Grand Pointe Homes within the last 10 years. 
• Increased sales from 80 homes per year initially to 200+ homes per year.
• Overhauled the structure of Prairie Crossings that improved revenue for that community.

FM Custom Design, Senior Designer, Wayne, IL.  06/1986-06/1998.

Reported directly to the owner of this 8-person full service architectural firm.

• Promoted from Designer to Senior Designer after 3 years.
• Supervised 5 employees and created architectural documents.

FM Custom Design continued….

• Strengthened production and reduced errors.
• Established a portfolio of clients.

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT_____ ________________________

Harper College.  Associates of Applied Science.  Major:  Architectural Design.  1986.  Achieved a 3.9/4.0 GPA while working part-time.

Seminars:

• Traditional Neighborhood Development
• Multi-Family Design for the Future
• Energy Efficiency
• Green Building
• New Urban Design
• Engineered Components
• Designing for Production Builders
• Custom Home Design

COMPUTER SKILLS____________________________________________________

• AutoCAD 2005
• QuickBooks
• MS Word
• Photoshop
• Excel

MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS__________________________________________

Home Builders of Greater Chicago.  10/2004-present.

National Trust for Historic Preservation.  02/1992-present.

Excellent professional references available upon request.