Arthur Collins is the co-founding principal of Collins Enterprises, LLC. He is the principal in charge of all development activities for the company. His responsibilities include sourcing new projects as well as budgeting, design, construction and timely delivery of the company’s redevelopment and development initiatives in all markets.Mr. Collins has 30 years experience in managing development and construction for major residential and commercial projects in the New York market and in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. As a planning and development feasibility consultant, Mr. Collins has also helped cities such as New Orleans, Yonkers, N.Y., and large corporations maximize their financial returns through innovative land use concepts and building design. Mr. Collins initiates company policy and charts strategic direction along with the other company directors. Mr. Collins started his career in the early 1980’s as a planner in a major architectural and urban design firm in Dublin, Ireland, designing redevelopment projects around the country. He then worked as a site planner for Do H. Chung and Partners, who continues to be the primary planner for the Collins’ projects today. Mr. Collins is an active member of the Urban Land Institute, and Collins Enterprises is a sponsor of the Connecticut/Westchester local chapter. He is asked often to speak at conferences and seminars dealing especially with creative land use and urban redevelopment.He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oregon and a Masters degree in Urban Design from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Collins serves as a trustee of the Conway School, a graduate institution in land planning in Massachusetts, and a Real Estate advisor for the Kent School Board of Trustees in Connecticut.