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Christopher Lindes

Christopher Lindes

Los Angeles, CA, US

 
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About 

I am a Senior Project Manager with over 25 years of experience in the commercial interior design field (Corporate office, retail, call centers, tenant improvement, branch banks, critical environments, HQ campuses),

I have a strong technical and quality control background, proficient in AutoCAD/ADT (AA 2010), Revit, Deltek Vantagepoint and MS Office Suite.

Specialties: Accessibility (ADA)/Usability Specialist with ICBO
(ICBO was incorporated into the ICC and this certification is no longer available for renewal).


LEED AP ID+C

NCIDQ

Employment 

HOK, Los Angeles, CA, US, Senior Project Manager

Jun 2021 - current
 

NBBJ, Los Angeles, CA, US, Senior Project Manager

I worked with two teams on two large multi-year projects - a large entertainment company in the LA area and a large Tech company in Silicon Valley. Along with managing the team's hours, client's invoicing and design document production, I also was involved in the internal Interiors Committee and the Sustainability Committee, meeting monthly to further advance best practices firm-wide.

Mar 2019 - Apr 2020
 

M Moser Associates, San Francisco, CA, US, Associate, Project Leader

Mar 2016 - Mar 2019
 

ASD, San Francisco, CA, US, Project Manager

Jun 2014 - Mar 2016
 

Studio O+A, San Francisco, CA, US, Senior Project Manager

Senior project manager for large creative space projects primarily in the SF Bay Area. Most clientele is in the technology industry and has a very forward thinking aesthetic.

Mar 2013 - Jun 2014
 

IA Interior Architects, San Francisco, Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager and Regional Account Manager for large financial client managing projects across a 4 million square feet portfolio of real estate in California, Nevada and Arizona. Also responsible for QA/QC on a corporate level on the Technical Advisory Committee as well as project management standards on the PM Committee.

Sep 2006 - Mar 2013
 

Klawiter & Associates, Los Angeles, CA, US, Project Manager

Project Manager for both landlord tenant improvements and one-off design projects. Primary clientele was financial, insurance, and legal.

Dec 2004 - Sep 2006
 

The ID Group, Dallas, TX, US, Project Manager

Project manager responsible for mass retail roll out for Kinko's stores (Now FedEx Office) nationwide. Traveled to multiple states monthly to gather jurisdictional information, field survey and coordinate any construction activity.

Jan 2002 - Jul 2004
 

Interprise Design group, Dallas, TX, US, Technical Coordinator

Starting as an intern, I moved to the retail design team providing CAD support, and ultimately ended up on the Technical Team coordinating construction document development and doing QA/QC reviews for various internal teams.

May 1997 - Dec 2001
 

Education 

The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, US, Bachelors, Architecture

Bachelor of Science in Architecture

Aug 1993 - May 1997
 

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