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I provide consulting services, develop construction plans, perform construction administration, provide oversight of architecture/engineering design services on behalf of owners and private companies. I also serve as an expert witness, and consultant to property managers, developers, and other design professionals.

San Diego, CA, US

Manager of construction projects ranging from 5k to 12 million. Resposibilities included strategic planning, space planning, design services management, contractor management, building code advisor to management, project cost estimating, expert witness and advisor for legal matters, forcasting for future capital projects, and assistance with facility.

San Diego, CA, US

Supervisor of Facilities Planning and Design. Coordinated program and design of new and renovations of existing facilities; managed outside Architecture/Engineering services. I managed QREF's small space planning group, and performed some in-house design and permitting for critical operation MDF room projects with other in-house professionals.

Sr. Staff Architect and Project Manager for construction and renovation projects. Responsible for managing projects from initial concept through design, construction through occupancy. Worked directly with facility staff, city and state agencies for organizing, designing, and permitting projects for this acute care hospital. Developed cost estimates and.

Architect for the Public Works Office on board Naval Base San Diego. Architect / consultant for all facilities at this base, responsible for new construction, renovations of existing building, maintenance management, interior design efforts, and base planning. Manager of Base Exterior Appearance Guidelines. Provided in-house expertise to tenant command.

Architect for a California based Engineering / Architecture firm with offices in three states. Projects included work for the National Design Build Division of Enron Energy Services North America. Enron Broadband, and joint efforts with multiple ENRON divisions.Led design team efforts for aerospace, financial, retail, industrial, educational, municipal.

Worked as part of the production staff for various Architect / Design companies in Phoenix.Learned how to assemble construction drawings for all kinds of project types.Educational, retail, restaurant, municipal, hospitality clients. Became skilled in AutoCAD during these years, and grew to manage the design efforts of teams while in these design firms.

I worked for this Mechanical, Plumbing, and Electrical Consulting Engineering company prior to and while attending Arizona State University. There I learned mechanical systems and plumbing design, and worked as a draftsman on electrical construction plans. I grew to be a mechanical designer, and skilled in performing load calculations. This time was a.

My first job working in a design / architectural office. I prepared residential plans for many homes in the Boise, Idaho area, and participated in commercial projects for the in-house architect at this small company. I learned a lot about assembling plans, and how to think and draw while here. It was the greatest introduction to our profession than any.

Bachelor Of Science In Design, Architecture

Associate Of Applied Science, Drafting