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Brandon Township, Mi, Us

Providing creative solutions for single-family residential and small commercial architecture

Flint,, Mi, Us

Produce 2D & 3D home plans with Chief Architect X10 for clients embarking on construction of modular or stick-built homes throughout Michigan. Coordinate all finishes and material selections as well provide design options for exterior and interior aesthetics. Manage up to 25 projects at one time with extremely tight drawing schedules. Coordinate with outside engineers, architects and modular factory personnel during design process.

Progressed to the Design / Project Manager position within 2 years to lead and develop the design team, expand the scope and develop processes for project management of approximately 20 ongoing projects at a time, and establish milestone schedule Gantt charts (CPM Scheduling) and overall Design Department schedules to maintain critical project deadlines and metrics. Reviewed high dollar material orders to verify accuracy prior to order placement. Managed and produced detailed shop drawing packages for luxury window orders ranging from $100k to $1.5M in value. Collaborated with Project Architects, General Contractors, Interior Designers and the Grabill production staff to provide custom detailing and specify custom finishes per the client’s requirements, as well as working daily with the sales team to develop new custom detailing.

Sterling Heights, Mi, Us

Located potential jobs via online resources and in-person efforts, and generated bid proposals for materials and labor for a variety of commercial project types. Expanded the diversity of the portfolio by winning a high number of retail projects, increasing the company’s exposure to new General Contractors and Owners. Managed the ordering of material and tracking deliveries to the jobsite. Assisted with accounting duties, including accounts payable and receivable. Coordinated staffing requirements and material inventory needs.

Formerly Cleveland, OH branch of EwingCole

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Independence, Ohio, Us

Submitted large industrial projects to planning departments in the quickly growing area of Palm Desert, California, including presentations at several Architectural Review Board Meetings. Gained valuable experience with large-scale site planning and municipality zoning research.⇨ Legacy Corporate Center - Large industrial complex made up of three tilt-up concrete buildings in Temecula, CA.Developed 6.7 acre site, including 3 large industrial buildings, per stringent municipality zoning and owner driven requirements. Defended building design at several planning meetings. Generated computer renderings during schematic design process.⇨ Walker Desert Business Park Indoor Sportcourts - Tilt-up concrete 17,800 sq. ft. industrial building in County of Riverside, CA.Managed design development and construction document phases, including extensive research into code requirements, spatial issues and materials required for indoor sportcourt use. Ensured design of the building would allow for future flexibility as speculative office use.⇨ D'Mundo Tile - Retail tile showroom, warehouse and offices in Palm Desert, CA.Worked closely with client to incorporate program and material requirements into 15,000 sq.ft. facility.

⇨ Qualcomm Building 'W' Complex - New 12-story office tower, 6-story parking garage and central plant in San Diego, CA.Participated in design development and construction document production for one million sq.ft. Research and Development campus⇨ Qualcomm Building 'W' Manufacturing and Testing Facility Renovation - 2-story manufacturing building in San Diego, CA.Supervised a team of three during the construction document phase for existing manufacturing building renovation. Coordinated extensively with MPE consultants for utility locations and requirements. Attended weekly owner-hosted coordination meetings as office representative. Researched and documented environmental demolition and reuse options to obtain a LEED Silver Certification, as well as the use of Solatube daylight transfer skylights in the main testing facility in place of fluorescent lighting.

⇨ Memec Corporate Offices - 90,000 sq.ft. corporate headquarters interiors project in San Diego, CA.Managed the construction document team and construction administration for 90,000 s.f. corporate headquarters interiors project from design development through construction administration. Responsibilities included building department processing and all construction administration. Conducted weekly construction meetings, job walks and processing of submittals, RFI's, field reports and punchlists. Exceeded expectations by ensuring construction documents were well-coordinated and offering innovative solutions during construction to minimize change orders and meet all deadlines.

Independence, Ohio, Us

Generated several interior space plan exhibits and construction document sets for a speculative office building owner, ranging from 1,500 sq.ft. to 9,000 sq.ft. Developed exterior elevations and site circulation solutions as a member of the design team for a 270,000 sq. ft. retail / mixed-use center and parking garage. Collaborated extensively with seven satellite offices on various design and production projects.⇨ JoAnn Fabrics & JoAnn ETC Stores - New and renovated retail fabric stores in various locations.Assumed role of primary client contact and liaison, coordinating closely with the client, contractors, consultants and turnkey architecture firms. Responsibilities included site feasibility studies, management of construction schedules and construction document teams, agency processing and construction administration. Managed approximately 25 projects concurrently.⇨ Aurora City Center - 538,500 sq. ft. "lifestyle" retail center in Aurora, CO.Led the construction document team for twelve buildings, while collaborating extensively with the Denver, CO office staff.⇨ Phoenixville Town Center - 300,000 sq.ft. retail shopping center in Phoenixville, PA.Produced construction documents for a retail center, including an anchor supermarket, outlot buildings and small shops.

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

Participated in all aspects of museum space utilization and exhibit design. Assisted the museum lighting designer with display lighting.⇨ Cleveland Museum of Art Armor Court Renovation - Armor gallery case design and interior renovations in Cleveland, OH.Member of the renovation design team for the world renowned historical armor collection gallery. Developed design for custom glass and wood display cases, collaborated with lighting design consultant and generated historical preservation construction documents for existing interior elements.