Masters Degrees in Museum Studies and Architecture. Baccalaureate in Political Science/Philosophy/Comparative Religion. My career brings decades of museum leadership to development and design, successful completion comprehensive remodels, significant expansions and new facilities. Building teams, we can take new ideas and aging institutions and usher them into the present though thoughtful leadership and attracting the right team of professionals. Guiding teams with the clear vision of the stakeholders and the facility's audience, understanding that architecture prepares the visitor by introducing vision, mission, and setting expectations and the cadence that is conducive to engaging with the exhibit and stories. I continue to lead teams to plan new additions and knit existing architecture with public spaces. Using some of the best consultants, my teams have cared for some of this nations most treasured exhibits, iconic art and done so with finesse, style and taste. The result is a carefully conceived, leading cultural institution, a museum that celebrates the museum experience, natural history, changing times, industrial development and world class art.Museum & Cultural Facility Development, Planning, Design Recent Projects: Qatar National Archives, King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture (KSA), Military Museum Curatorial Centre (UAE), Combined Collections Centre (Louvre, Guggenheim, Sheik Zayad National Museum, UAE), Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History (Renovation, Exhibit Halls, Laboratories, Collection Storage, Staff Research Areas), National Museum of the Marine Corps Collections Holding Facility, John O'Quinn Automobile Museum (Houston-proposed), USS Texas, USS New Jersey, Pink Place Natural History Museum (Memphis, TN), Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Mt Vernon, IL), Puget Sound Naval History Museum (Bremerton, WA), Strategic Air & Space Museum (Ashland, NE), Nauticus (Norfolk, VA), Pechanga Cultural Centre (Temecula, CA), many more