Mike is a registered architect, LEED AP, and “Serial Innovator” with over 20 years of experience working with a broad range of clients including Corporate + Commercial, Higher Education, Hospitality, Residential, Mission Critical, Government, Life Science, and K-12. In addition to taking on conventional design team roles as lead designer, project manager/project architect, and OPR responsibilities throughout his career, Mike has also served within firms in unconventional roles focussed on bringing out the best from those around him. Such roles included leading a design enrichment initiative, leading design competitions, managing BIM adoption and design technology integration, introducing Lean process improvement, and driving design research. As the leader of the architecture department within an integrated multidisciplinary practice at SMMA, Mike is able to influence the integration of high-level design and engineering within projects and work with the architects directly to enhance performance and enjoyment simultaneously.Outside of the office, Kyes fosters knowledge-sharing and helps improve the AEC industry by his leadership of two local BSA Knowledge Communities: the BIM Roundtable and the Design Visualization group. He also teaches and volunteers in several architectural schools in New England. Globally, Kyes enjoys serving underprivileged communities through the Open Architecture Collaborative and Bridge to Nepal. He has had the pleasure of collaborating with many like-minded architects, from local and international backgrounds, through his philanthropic endeavors. Among other projects, Mike led the design of a children’s home in Nepal to care for 40 orphaned children at risk of being trafficked. It is presently under construction and slated to open in early 2020.