Ben Miller Email & Phone Number

Foxtrot Exteriors is a full service subcontractor specializing in building envelope/exteriors. Services include, but are not limited to:-Construction: *Roofs - Underlayment, Shingles, Flashing, Gutters, Skylights, etc. *Walls - Weather Resistive Barrier (WRB), Siding, Stone Veneer, Stucco, Metal Panel, Brick Veneer, etc. *Doors / Windows - Exterior/Envelope specific.-Design Review: *Construction Document & Detail Review, specifically regarding building envelope/exteriors and waterproofing detailing.-Inspections: *Hail damage assessments. *Construction defect analysis. *Construction Quality Assurance / Control *Third Party Construction / Conformance Observations

Real Estate Development, Architectural Design, Visualization & BIM Consulting services.

Charles Taylor is a UK based insurance company. At Charles Taylor Engineering Technical Services, a subsidiary of Charles Taylor, we perform a variety of services, including, but not limited to: Providing Third-party Architectural Peer Review, FHA/ADA/ANSI Compliance Review, Conformance Observations during Construction, Architectural Design and Detail Support, Repair and Rehabilitation Design, and Construction Defect Litigation Support.

Englewood, Colorado, Us

Project Architect, working primarily on healthcare facilities for the VA.

Denver, Co, Us

SLA is a small “lean and mean” type firm, where each person is responsible for wearing many hats, from programming and conceptual design, construction document and specifications development to project management and contract administration services. While the title of Project Architect infers a certain level of responsibilities, at SLA, every day duties can transcend beyond that to include full project management responsibilities as well as tasks typically performed by principals such as business development, ongoing client management, proposal writing, and project procurement. • Architectural design and documentation work for industrial facilities on chemical and oil refining plants.o Niche specialization in blast resistant building design and as such, Ben is well versed with blast criteria and the means & methods to mitigate explosion events to protect the facility and occupants within.• Project Management – Multi-disciplinary coordination & collaboration with clients, contractors, design consultants, jurisdictions, etc. Budget development and ongoing budget maintenance, development team task allocation, running design & coordination meetings, team and schedule management, determining scope & when potential Add Service Requests are required, drafting said ASR’s, writing schematic design reports, findings and feasibility reports, etc.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

As a Lab Designer and BIM/VDC Engineer, I worked with our sales force, clients, project managers, general contractors, other sub-contractors, BIM Coordinators and other design professionals to design and develop laboratory and research spaces for institutes of higher learning, healthcare and government facilities. In this role, typical daily work included, but was not limited to creating casework, laboratory equipment, work surface, plumbing fixture and ventilation layouts, space planning, shop drawing production, compiling submittal and product data, interfacing with VDC/BIM professionals in design and coordination meetings, creating LOD 400 parametric Revit content, developing Dynamo scripts for production work, site visitations, punch list creation, and more. I also helped train and advise senior leadership on BIM, VDC, BIM Execution Plans and Dynamo scripting processes, as well as advised on architectural and code compliance issues/questions as they came up across the company.

Bloomington, Il, Us

As an architectural designer, I worked alongside our Director of Design and Project Architects to help design buildings that brought the vision of our clients to life. This type of work included site feasibility and code studies, massing exercises, design charrettes, entitlements, conceptual and photorealistic rendering production, client presentations, and ongoing design development, both conceptual and technical as necessary.As a Job Captain, I was responsible for assisting Project Architects and Managers in coordinating production teams to ensure that deadlines were met and projects were delivered profitably for our clients and our firm. From technical and BIM coordination to client and consultant management, my responsibilities varied on a daily basis. These responsibilities touched all phases of a project, with the main focus having been on construction document development, QA/QC, specifications, reviewing and responding to building department review comments, reviewing pay apps, shop drawings and submittals, responding to RFI’s, issuing addendums, ASI’s, CCD’s, etc.In addition to project work, I also served as Farnsworth Group's Architectural BIM Leader on the BIM Management team. In this role, my responsibilities were primarily to help develop and direct workflow standards, internal and external discipline collaboration efforts, Revit template development and coordination, Revit family content production and oversight, federated model coordination and clash detection, and assistance with Revit training for both new and existing employees. In this role, I also served on the Farnsworth Group architectural graphics standards committee.

Responsibilities included but were not limited to:• Architectural design work for various healthcare, commercial, and residential construction projects.• Project Management – Multi-disciplinary coordination with clients, contractors, design teams, jurisdictions, etc.• Construction documentation production / design team oversight.• Photo-realistic/conceptual rendering production – Using Autodesk Revit, SketchUp, Kerkythea, V-ray, Photoshop.• Leadership, planning, and technical BIM/Revit support, as well as project modeling, QA/QC, BIM workflow/standards development, and BIM content creation.

In this role my primary responsibilities included architectural design work for light commercial and residential construction projects, as well as project management and the in-field fabrication of those projects. I touched all aspects of the design and construction process, from pre-design, schematic design and design development, to construction documents, construction administration and project management. The primary software used in this role for design was Autodesk Revit, along with AutoCAD, SketchUp, and the Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, In-Design, and Photoshop).

As a drafter and designer, my responsibilities included producing construction documents, typically through the use of AutoCAD and Autodesk Revit, but also by hand drafting documents, resolving construction design issues, redlining existing construction documents, and developing strategies for design completion within time and budget constraints.As a carpenter, foreman, and project manager, my jobs were to carry the design through to completion. From demolition to finished product, various trade skills were employed, such as deconstruction/demolition, site preparation, pouring concrete, wood and light gauge steel framing, installing doors, windows, drywall, fixtures, roofs and roofing finishes, etc., as well as project management, scheduling, and estimating.

Responsibilities included establishing and maintaining relationships with mortgage broker offices in order to obtain mortgage loan business. I provided a point of contact between the processors, underwriters and loan officers. I obtained a thorough knowledge and understanding of a wide variety of mortgage products - Wachovia's own plus competitor’s products, and presented product comparison and competitive edge as well as needs/features/benefits analysis. Worked with appraisers, loan officers, processors, underwriters, and borrowers; anticipated potential challenges and roadblocks to ensure timely, efficient and satisfactory loan closure.• Hit sales targets within 3 months of hire with no prior broker accounts or experience on the wholesale side of the industry.• Consistently closed more than $2mm worth of loans per month using niche products.• Created multiple presentations using PowerPoint and Excel that were used by other sales reps within Wachovia.

Responsibilities as Internal Loan Officer included but were not limited to:• First person to handle all new loan applications.• Imported information and the application into Calyx Point (loan origination software).• Placed and priced each loan with the best-suited lender for the client (worked with up to 50 lenders – 10-15 on a regular basis).As a Customer Service Specialist, serviced both our independent consultants and lenders. Assisted in moving loans through the administrative process as quickly and efficiently as possible. In addition, became the liaison between the corporate and sales sides of the company by being the first point of contact at corporate for the sales consultants. Took on additional responsibilities in order to help this fast growing start-up company, such as:• Updated company graphics for multiple documents and forms.• Designed company logo for Paragon Solutions Network, Inc. (subsidiary of PLS).• Re-designed company logo for Paragon Lending Solutions, Inc.• Designed all graphical changes and updates for version 2.0 of the PLS website.

Responded to inbound calls with additional responsibility to cross sell products. Interacted with customers, providing advice in the selection of products. Set up new accounts and service; researched and provided account information to customers. Responded to customer questions and complaints; resolved problem elements; discerned when to escalate calls to supervisor.

Bachelor Of Science, Architecture

Bachelor Of Environmental Design, Architecture Emphasis

Architecture