Hänsel Hernandez

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Professional Summary

Have worked in historic preservation nationally and internationally for over twenty years and meet the requirements for an architectural historian according to the National Park Service Qualifications Standards 36 CFR61. Hold a Masters of Science from Columbia University in Historic Preservation. Work includes restoration project management, cultural resource surveys, Section 106 compliance, eligibility and effects determinations, State and National Register listing and significance analysis. Overseas, have worked in heritage conservation in England, Portugal, Italy, and India. Have worked as Preservation Officer at the New York City Landmarks Commission; have been Member of the Board of docomomo/NYC-Tri State where I served as Keeper of the Register of significant buildings; Certificate of Appropriateness

construction administration:
design and specifications review, exterior repair and restoration projects, historic preservation, NYC’s Façade Inspection & Safety Program (FSIP); on-site inspections, conditions surveys, specifications preparation, façade investigations, leak investigations, field report writing, masonry conservation, waterproofing, and construction documents preparation, local landmarks permits,scaffolding certification

material science and treatments:
design and specifications review, historic plaster repair, historic stone patching and dutchman, and historic masonry & terracotta cleaning, repair, pointing and grouting

 Skills

• Architecture review       

• SOIS compliance

• Section 106 Federal review

• Eligibility Determination

• Effects Determination

• MOA/MOU/PA preparation

• Preservation technical assistance

• Architectural conservation

• On-site consultation

• Architectural historian

• Architectural surveyor

• Historic Resource Reports

• Construction Administration

• French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Experience

WSP, USA, Lead Architectural Historian, Chicago, IL 2021-2023

• National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) compliance 

• Section 106 review process

• National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) determinations of eligibility and    documentation

• Cultural resources surveys

• Material science treatments and restoration project management

Texas Historical Commission (SHPO), Federal and State  Reviewer, Austin, TX  2019 - 2021

• Review and perform advanced historical research

• Provide technical assistance on preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration of historic properties

• Perform on-site consultation with the public, consultants, and government officials regarding appropriate preservation techniques

• Review construction projects under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act

• Make determinations of NRHP eligibility and the effect of a project on eligible properties

• Administer grants under the Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund 

• Participate in conferences and workshops and speak to communities and professional groups about the Texas Historical Commission’s programs to encourage participation

• Serve as a liaison to agency staff, government agencies, community organizations, consultants, project professionals, and the general public to explain and provide technical assistance on program specifics and requirements. Working with local, state, and national preservation-related organizations 

• Develop agreement documents

Environmental Science Associates, ESA, Architectural Historian, LA, CA  2018 - 2019

• Conducted archival research and surveys, and wrote a variety of cultural resource management documents.  

• Section 106 and  CEQA compliance 

• Mitigation Monitoring reports

• HABS/HAER documentation

• SOIS compliance reviews, historic context statements

• Historic Resource Assessment reports 

• National Register nominations

• Local Landmark Assessments for Mills Act support

• preparation of California DPR 523 forms

• Architectural Salvage inventories

JRP Historical Consulting, LLC, Architectural Historian III, Fresno, CA   2017 - 2018

• Contractor for Caltrans (CA DOT)  District 6-Central Valley, Cultural Resources Branch 

• Cultural resource reviews pursuant to Section 106 of the NHPA and PRC 5024

• NEPA, CEQA, and Section 4(f) of the DOTA reviews

• Environment surveys 

• Determinations of eligibility

• DPR 523 forms evaluations

                   BUILDING ENVELOPE REHABILITATION

Project  Manager,  ARGO,  Lisbon,  Portugal   Freelance     2011   -  2012  

● Surveys,  inspections,  project  proposals  for  repair  and  restoration  of  historic  buildings  and  monuments  

Assistant  Project Manager,  MK  Judy  Cultural  Heritage  ,  NYC   Freelance   2009  

● Completed  historical  and  conditions  survey  report  of  historic  St.  Paul's  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church,  Williamsburgh,  Brooklyn    

Assistant  Project Manager,  Charles  H.  Henkels,  architect,  NYC  Freelance   2009  

●  Performed  field  measurements  and  CAD  drafting  on  historic  storefronts  in  Greenwich  Village  and  SoHo          

Project  Manager,  Superstructures  Engineers  +  Architects,  NYC     2007  -  2009  

• Managed  exterior  repair  and  restoration projects  on  historic  buildings  and Façade Inspection & Safety Program (FSIP);   

• Developed  survey  form  and  conducted  comprehensive  terra  cotta  survey  of  historic  Newtown  High  School  

• Conducted  roof  replacement  at  1930s  Goldwater  Hospital,  Roosevelt  Island   

Project  Director,  Thornton-Tomasetti  Group,  NYC     2006  -  2007  

● Managed  exterior  repair  and  restoration projects   of  historic  landmarks  William  Lescaze  House  and  historic  Cherokee  Apartments

● Façade Inspection & Safety Program (FSIP)

Project  Associate,  Rand  Engineering  &  Architecture,  NYC    2005  -  2006  

• Directed  masonry repair,  cleaning,  and  marble  restoration  of  historic  One  Williams  Street  

• Conducted  exterior  repair  and  restoration  projects on  historic  buildings  and Façade Inspection & Safety Program (FSIP);   

Preservation  Officer,  NYC  Landmarks  Preservation  Commission           2001  -  2005  

• Reviewed  proposals  and  issued  permits  to  restore  and   rehabilitate  city  designated  landmarks  

• Presided  at  public hearings  

• Interacted  with  homeowners,  architects,  conservators,  and  contractors  

• Special  desk  assignment:  historic  houses,  telecom  antennae    

Assistant  Conservator,  A.  Ottavino  Stone  Corporation,  NYC                   2000  - 2 001  

● Performed  survey  and  documentation,  treatment  application,  and  assessment  on  stoned  monuments  at  historic  Bethel  Cemetery,  Croton-on-Hudson,  New  York   

Graduate  Researcher,  Getty  Conservation  Institute,  Los  Angeles,  CA     1998  -  2000  

● Undertook  advanced  research  of  literature  on  conservation  issues  related  to contested   heritage and   the  conservation  of architecture   of  the  modern  movement  

● In-house  website  

Preservation  Assistant/Intern,  Allee  King  Rosen  &  Fleming,  Inc.,  NYC      1997  

• New  York  City  Second  Avenue  Subway  project;   the  preparation  of  a  Major  Investment  Study  (MIS)  and  Draft  Environmental  Impact  Statement  (DEIS)  that  analyzed  numerous  transit  alternatives  to  improve  mobility  on  the  East  Side  

• The  project  included:  Section  4(f)  and  Section  6(f)  evaluation  of  alternatives  to  the  use  of  historic  resources  and  parkland;  Section  106  evaluation  of  historic  and  archaeological  resources,  consultation  with  Section  106  consulting  parties,  and  preparation  of  the  project’s  Programmatic  Agreement  to  protect  historic  and  archaeological  resources  

Continuing Education

• National Preservation Institute,  Introduction to Section 106 Review - 2019

• West Dean College, West Sussex, England, Structural Repair of Historic Masonry and Mortar - 2003

Education

Columbia University, NYC, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, & Preservation

• MSc, Master of Science, Historic Preservation 

Columbia University Scholarship       National Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholarship 

University of Georgia, Athens, GA 

• Bachelor of Arts, Broadcasting Production

 Volunteer Activities

Housing Works Bookstore, NYC 2013-2015

• Housing Works’ mission is to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS through relentless advocacy, the provision of lifesaving services, and entrepreneurial businesses that sustain our efforts

St. Vincent de Paul Church, New York       2006 - 2013

• Site sponsor and tour guide during Open House NY Weekend with historic presentations of NYC’s oldest French congregation

Hebrew Home for the Aged, Bronx, New York 2010 - 2012

• Companionship visits to elder residents

• Developed extracurricular program for the residents featuring PowerPoint presentations on the history of New York's architecture and urban development

The International Center, New York 2010 - 2012

• One-on-one English language instruction and conversation practice with immigrant students to improve their language fluidity and skills

Habitat for Humanity-NYC             2009 - 2010

• Habitat for Humanity-NYC helping to build homes in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Sunset Park, East Flatbush and Ocean Hill-Brownsville. Extremely diverse building models, from single family homes to a LEED Gold certified 41-condominium complex. Minor construction tasks such as setting up doors and locks and setting up dry walling systems

Waterfront Museum, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY 2009

• Maintenance, repair, cleaning, and repainting of historic 1914 wooden barge, the Lehigh Valley Railroad Barge #79, a State and National Register landmark