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Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles, California, United States

Responsible for collaborating with our regional leaders to contextualize global strategy into a local-market approach for the Healthcare business across Arup. Bringing global lessons learned to our clients thru local trusted relationships.

Americas

Responsible for the strategic direction and related project profit & loss for all businesses in the Portfolio across the Americas (Property, Government, Science, Industry, Technology, Education, Healthcare, Arts & Culture, Sports, Entertainment). Appointed to balance the firm’s focus on excellence with a client-centric culture.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Role expanded to lead healthcare for the entire Americas Region of Arup. Continued leadership of Los Angeles healthcare design and project teams. Driving operational efficiency and sustainability into our designs through project leadership as well as liaising with Owners and regulatory leaders. Among numerous other operational improvement strategies, drove.

Los Angeles

Operational leadership of an integrated team of around 150 engineers and designers (structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, facades). Annual net-revenues of around $60M.

Americas Region

Appointed to the Americas Region Board of Directors; charged with helping Arup accomplish our continued vision of delivering high-quality, valuable work for our clients and providing rewarding careers for our staff.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Charged with rebuilding the healthcare practice in the Los Angeles office through technical leadership and business development. Also expected to help expand the Americas Regional business as part of the regional healthcare team. During my first year with Arup I was able to re-establish Arup as a major player in the healthcare design & construction market.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Took leadership of a separate national healthcare business unit (division) within the firm. In 2006, was placed on the firm-wide Operations Committee running one of six business units (20% of the business). Elected to the Board of Directors of the design subsidiary. Continuous efforts focused on expanding the unit's design approach and message from.

Greater Los Angeles Area

While owning the P&L for the Los Angeles healthcare team and influencing the regional marketplace, continued to grow the LA team to $5.7M annually and the West Region healthcare backlog to $15.5M (booked YE2006). Began to establish the vision for the national healthcare team through development of a business plan, consolidated organizational structure.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Syska Hennessy Group moved my family back to Los Angeles, California to fix the healthcare group in that office and begin to manage healthcare regionally. Expanded existing Phoenix and Southern California hospital relationships into large health system accounts (CHW, SJHS) and led outreach efforts to re-establish local brand recognition for healthcare.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Syska Hennessy Group moved my family to Phoenix, Arizona to open a new office for the firm. As office manager developed business plan, established office lease agreement, maintained current project and client management responsibilities, developed new business, hired staff, managed office P&L, etc. Grew office from one person (me) to 22 MEP staff (plus.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Managed multi-discipline teams of engineers (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) to design numerous large healthcare and entertainment facilities and associated central utility plants. Focused on a balanced approach of managing client expectations and client relationships. Used strong verbal and written communication skills to ensure design responsiveness to.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Designed the mechanical engineering systems in a number of large healthcare facilities and central utility plants. Tasks included: conducting life-cycle cost analysis to determine optimum system selection and configuration considering hybrid, heat recovery, combined heat and power, etc.; establishing conceptual as well as detailed layout of systems.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

After receiving a bachelor degree was promoted to project mechanical engineer on several large jail projects. Conceptualized the mechanical systems design and layout. Managed staff for the CAD production of plans, and diagrams, edited specifications, performed calculations, etc.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Developed into a strong mechanical designer working as mechanical lead designer under the direct supervision of numerous professional mechanical engineers. Project types included large hospital, postal distribution center, prison, jail, and courthouse projects. Developed all departmental mechanical and plumbing standards as well as production efficiency.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Started on the boards drafting mechanical and plumbing systems on mylar. Developed strong analytic computer skills using spreadsheet and load calculation software. One of the first in the firm to be trained on the new computer aided drafting system (CAD). Mastered the utilization of the Unix based CAD system to layout, size and draw 2-line duct and piping.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Associate, Pre-Engineering

Education record

Leading for Organizational Impact: The Looking Glass Experience

Bachelor Of Science Mechanical Engineering

Effective Decision-Making, Communication, Accountability, and Problem Solving