Richard Brand, AIA
1528 6th St. Apt. 501   Santa Monica, CA 90401   213-663-9661    brandx3@me.com

PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Design   Construction   Real Estate

Experienced program and project manager responsible for managing multi-billion dollar, multi-site new construction and renovation projects throughout the United States.  Proven leadership skills for executing design and construction contracts on time and under budget. Established nationwide program management policies and procedures for branding of new retail facilities based upon established design guidelines and design criteria. Prepared Real Estate Assessment Analysis Reports for the procurement of new properties. Implemented a “tiger team approach” to expedite property procurement, state matching funds, facility design and construction, and user group occupancy.  Developed strategies for winning projects, proposal costs, proactive risk analysis and strategic mitigation suggestions, joint venture teaming requirements, cost flow performance, labor and budget projections, and project approach recommendations.

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Government Institutions
• Managed 10 year, nationwide, $1B United States Postal Service Construction Management Program that included Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build new construction and modernization projects.
• Managed $234M County of Los Angeles Hall of Justice Repair and Reuse project.
• Real Estate Project Manager for acquisition of new properties and pre-construction services.
• Owner’s Representative managing construction projects.
• Developed new post office branding design for over 44,000 postal facilities
• Managed the installation of 14,000 APC (automated postal center) units throughout the country.
• Developed Design Guidelines and Specifications

Educational Facilities
• Managed $270M Glendale Unified School District construction bond program.
• Campus Project Director for the $6.2B Los Angeles Community College District Sustainable Building Program.
• Supervised execution of design and construction of forty-four school campuses as part of the $19.2B Los Angeles Unified School District construction bond program.

Commercial Projects
• Managed design and construction of hotel resorts and high-rise office buildings in Southern California and Hawaii.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Capital Projects, Project Manager III, County of Los Angeles Dept of Public Works, Hall of Justice
RWBID Construction Management   Los Angeles, CA   2012 - present
• $234M renovation, seismic improvements, hazardous materials abatement LEED Gold project on an existing 470,000sf, 14-story historic landmark (1928) building with a new 1,000 car parking garage.
• Responsible for the cost management and risk assessment on over 70 cost events ($36M) on a Design Build project.
• Responsible for the design and construction management of the County of Los Angeles Sheriff Dept and District Attorneys headquarters tenant improvements
• Responsible for the design and construction of the IT system for the Core and Shell and Tenant Improvement

Sr. Program Manager/Project Manager, Glendale School District Construction Bond Program
Cumming Program Management   Glendale, CA   2011-2012
• Responsible for the design of ten oversized relief grant (ORG) projects including the management of three separate architectural teams on an accelerated design schedule in order to obtain $40M in OPSC state matching funds.
• Managed photovoltaic solar contract including conducting a cost reduction analysis that saved the District $270K.

Campus Project Director, Los Angeles Community College District Sustainable Building Program
JG Management Consultants    Los Angeles, CA   2009-2011
• Supervised 12 construction management staff for a new $82M Van de Kamp Innovation Campus including: LEED Gold New Education Building, LEED Gold and BREEM certified renovation of a historic landmark Van de Kamp Bakery Building, and New Central Plant Building and associated site improvements.
• Developed and implemented an accelerated construction schedule for all buildings by three months to accommodate programmatic change in schedule without significant budget impact.

Senior Design Manager, Los Angeles Unified School District New Construction & Modernization
SGI Construction Management   Los Angeles, CA 2006-2009
• Supervised the design and the construction administration staff (including 10 Design Managers) for 44 facilities in Los Angeles.  Project budgets ranged from $15M to $250M with a total construction cost budget of nearly $1.5B.
• Developed and implemented an accelerated design schedule using tiger team approach that reduced the schedule by four months in order to obtain $500M in state funding.

Sr. Project Manager, United States Postal Service National Program Service Contract
Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group   Pasadena, CA 1996-2006
• Led nationwide $1B USPS Construction Management Program that included over 40 Design-Build new construction and 60 Design-Bid-Build modernization projects.
• Developed program approach for execution of contracts including construction, design criteria/performance specifications, prioritization of tasks and supervision of staff, labor and budgets, design/construction schedules, and management of profit and NOI.

Project Manager
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA   1993 -1996
•  Project Manager for over 700,000 sq. ft. of laboratory expansions and renovations of aeronautical engineering, chemical engineering and behavioral biology, computer facilities, and administrative offices. 
• Developed phased construction packages including temporary relocation of user groups to mitigate disruption to ongoing laboratory research during construction.  Participated in campus / division administrator meetings and reported on status of projects.
• Performed A/E design services, construction management, project closeout and assisted user move-in.

Principal Architect, Ralph M. Parsons Company 1992 -1993

Project Manager, Associate Officer, Hellmuth, Obata, and Kassabaum 1990 -1991

Project Architect, Langdon Wilson Architects 1988 –1990

Project Architect, Associate Officer, Gin Wong Associates 1982 –1988

Assistant Construction Administrator, Albert C. Martin & Associates 1979 –1982

EDUCATION & REGISTRATIONS

Bachelor of Architecture, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Licensed Architect, State of California C18405
Member, United States Green Building Council
Member, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
Member, American Institute of Architects
Member, Green Chamber of Commerce