Donald Koppy, Aia, Ccs, Ncarb Email & Phone Number

North Las Vegas, Nv, Us

Middleton, Wi, Us

As master construction specifier, I endeavor to constantly improve our architects’ and engineers’ abilities to effectively provide clear, concise, correct, and complete technical specifications for their projects, from conceptual design through project closeout. This includes developing and maintaining our company’s master construction specifications systems, assisting in product research and evaluations to stay current with products, materials, technologies, and standards developments, assisting in interdisciplinary and procurement requirements coordination of project manuals, and providing training recommendations and mentoring of team members.

Middleton, Wi, Us

Responsible for supervising, managing, and mentoring department team members as well as project management for architecture projects and assisting in business development opportunities for the Dallas, Lexington, Charleston, and Tampa offices.Experienced leader of design teams; managing the creative process throughout the design and construction phases while creating strong collaborative relationships with public and private owners, contractors, engineers, and prime designers to deliver project success. Comprehensive understanding of all facility engineering systems and skilled at creatively co-developing alternative inter-disciplinary designs to maintain project progress and minimize coordination risks. Project types include aviation, commercial, institutional, civic, healthcare, education, retail, mixed-use, senior living, multi-family, and financial facilities. Fluent in the innovative use of design and project management software (Revit, MS Project, ProjectWise, Newforma, Bluebeam, MS Office,) for delivery of projects from conceptual design, through procurement, construction, and facilities management.Extensive knowledge in all methods and types of interior and exterior construction and project procurement and delivery, including collaborative uses of BIM, laser scanning and point-cloud generation, coordinating multi-disciplinary scopes of work, writing project work-plans, developing fees, contracts, agreements, and specifications, for various project delivery methods of new and renovation work, throughout the United States and Canada. Attained a broad base of expertise by assuming multiple roles in design and construction management assignments:- Project Director- Architecture Team Leader- Design Manager - Senior Project Manager- Director of Architecture- Operations Quality Manager- On-site Construction Engineer- Specifier

Epsom, Surrey, Gb

Epsom, Surrey, Gb

Manages and leads the Architectural Practice of the Tampa Office of Atkins, North America providing leadership, technical direction, and guidance. Responsible for overall team metrics, relationships, quality, and schedules. Interfaces with full service engineering, landscape and planning consultancies, while managing staff, expanding and improving design and production capabilities, and office staff's professional growth.

Having tracked the accomplishments of HPD Cambridge since 1989, I coupled my broad experience in managing the design and construction of successful projects, with a proven senior living development model. As project developer, I connected residential, commercial, retail, cultural, and institutional developers with an opportunity to expand their business portfolio into this demographically growing market. HPD Cambridge, Inc. was established in 1988 with a single goal and philosophy to enhance the life of senior residents by maintaining an active life-style which fosters independence. The firm’s expertise in senior living has evolved over decades of research, planning, design and development of successful facilities nationwide. HPD pioneered the "mixed-use" senior concept which conjoins residential living with commercial, retail, cultural, and institutional developments found in walkable communities. HPD unites three disciplines specializing in senior housing development; Research, Planning/Design, and Development Services, to collectively provide co-development partners with the knowledge and capacity for success. HPD is very unique among other senior housing developers, researchers, and designers in that its office is located within a senior living campus. What HPD Cambridge, Inc. offers it co-development partners:Research:HPD’s research specializes in providing practical straightforward market assessments, market research and market studies, focus groups, attitude surveys, and demographic research analysis which provides a good foundation for decision making.Innovative & Practical Design ConceptsHPD planning and design has an extensive resume including over 200 projects completed on a national and international basis. Development ServicesHPD brings the experience of owner, designer and developer to every project.

Senior Architect, led OWH’s role of Associate Architect with HOK, for the technical design and delivery of BJC HealthCare’s $1B+ Washington University Medical Center Campus Renewal Program. Co-located on-campus with Jacobs and BR+A, helped guide the project through the Conceptual Design Phase. Utilizing Lean, the project team is implemented the latest design and programming technologies, collaborating with the constructor entity ACW Alliance.As Senior Architect, I combined OWH’s renowned high quality standards in the successful technical delivery of healthcare, research, and entertainment projects, with my own experience in senior housing, higher education, K-12 and child development, and continued my collaboration with specialist in these areas.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Responsible for the project management, oversight, hiring, training, and financial performance of up to 60 staff and contract employees, effectively utilized remote technology and contract labor to adjust for special designs and workflow variances while developing a skilled core staff. Completely overhauled staff from minority-subconsultant, service-oriented group to a skilled prime-consultant design and delivery-oriented team, focused on in-budget, on-time completion of projects.Implemented 100% BIM use (Revit) in 2006 with creation of BIM Coordinator position, leading to the formation of KAI’s Build-Before-You-Build BIM Technical Services. Implemented use of workplans for creation and managing of project fees, averaging annual $5.7M in net labor revenue equating to $100M in construction cost. Created and implemented monthly Project Status reporting system utilizing Microsoft CRM software, directly linking project performance with sales and marketing’s database.Created and implemented Profit-per-Project reporting system directly tied to office payroll and invoicing accounting software via SQL Support Manager, allowing monthly analysis of each project’s financial performance based upon team provided Estimates to Complete.Developed KAI’s SharePoint-based project websites, with both public face and private access ports.Developed proposals and fees, and analyzed/reworked as necessary all design contracts and agreements, including sub-consultants. Successfully managed clients and department without a single claim.Created “KAI University” for the continued education, training, and development of all staff.Greatly improved recognition of KAI’s capabilities to clients and fellow professionals Created nationally-operating Housing Studio specializing in affordable housing, and Texas-based Education and Healthcare Studios, managing leaders for each.

As part my role at KAI Design and Build, managed 10+ staff in charge of architecture in subsidiary offices in Dallas and Fort Worth.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Taught senior level course on the principles of design practice to Bachelors of Architectural Technology candidates.

Saint Louis, Mo, Us

Responsible for improving technical capabilities and reorganizing project staffing for high quality, efficient production of signature design projects.Developed company-wide Project Status and Cost Reports utilizing DELTEK FMS software, and training Project Managers in managing the financial performance of 42 staff and contract employees with an average 50 on-going projects, Trained Project Managers in proper mobilization procedures, implementing workplan development, reverse fee analysis and quality assurance protocols.Managed production of an average annual $6.7M in fees equating to $250M in construction cost.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Led the coordination and pre-construction start-up/mobilization, including contract review, scope/workplan/staffing analysis, definition of client expectations, generation of QA/QC procedures, and associated team management training for the following representative projects:Milwaukee County Airport, Construction Management for GMIA Second Parking Garage and Expansion. University of New Mexico, Children’s Hospital and Critical Care Pavilion, Program Management for Expansion, Albuquerque, NM, Gulfport Federal Courthouse, CM-Advisor for a new 220,00 square foot new tower and adaptive reuse for the U.S. Marshals: New Residence Hall, Design Services for a 300 bed, “Flash-track” dormitory for Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau Federal Courthouse, CM-Advisor for design-build delivered new building Clarian Health Care North and West Hospital, Program Management for two new level one facilities, Indianapolis, IN, 2002 Bond Program, Dallas Independent School District, Program Management for new and renovation work to 95 campusesNew Recreation Center Facility, City of Columbia, Missouri, Design Services for Recreational Complex with indoor poolsNew Performing Arts Center, Design Services for Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.On-Site Project Field Engineer for the completion of the McDonnell Pediatrics Research Building, 11-story laboratory facility for Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MOCo-developed and implemented automated intranet-based flight gage system (JPOD) for monthly operational reviews of all regional projects; connects to Oracle accounting, SPMS project controls, and QMS quality databases to generate standard financial reports. Sponsored the following performance improvement initiatives: Proposed Contract Status System Project Technology Specialists “Quality Management for Project Managers.” “Document QC Procedures”

Responsible for the hiring, training, and financial performance of 44 staff and contract employees, effectively utilized contract labor to adjust for workflow variances while developing a skilled core staff. Managed production of an average annual $6.7M in fees equating to $250M in construction cost.Improved billability of department from 79% to 87% while increasing staff size by 50%.Directed the integration of three separate departments; design, interiors, and production into a single unified delivery system with improved staff capabilities, design coordination, and cost-efficiency. Mentored the re-creation of a separate interiors department, including training of new leadership.Corporate Alpha-tester for DBIA’s PerSpective Software.

Responsible for the hiring, training, and financial performance of 8 staff and contract employees, including coordination of engineering, for over fifty custom design-build financial facilities. Effectively utilized contract labor to adjust for workflow variances while developing a skilled core staff. Co-developed standard general conditions and wrote architectural specifications for over 200 design-build facilities.Managed production of an average annual $1.2M in fees equating to $40M in construction cost.Streamlined operations and developed production standards and templates enabling completion of construction documents in 15% less man-hours.Developed Production System for 120-day Design, and Turn-key Construction Delivery of Modular Branch Banking Facilities

Bachelors, Architecture

Architectural Design