Obadiah Swafford, Aia Email & Phone Number

Obadiah Swafford, principal, is a partner at Capstone Project Services and is a registered architect with over 25 years of experience. His experience includes a broad range of project types including secondary and higher education, retail, banking, medical office, single and multi family residential, mixed use and residential development planning. Obadiah.

• Created, deployed and supported value engineering processes nationally with CalAtlantic.
• Ensured cost savings ideas were implemented and communicated to maximize leverage across all 27 divisions, through best practice sharing.
• Captured the knowledge base of our national lumber suppliers, division teams, engineers, and framing trade partners to create and support the implementation of lumber usage efficiency guidelines.
• Framework created to expand efficiency guidelines to additional trade and commodity categories.
• Supported the national construction quality and safety team’s quality assessment standards creation. This tight working relationship ensured there was not a disconnect between cost savings and quality initiatives.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Responsible for planning and managing all production resources necessary to create and maintain the construction documents, marketing collateral, and lot specific permit systems for over 3,500 yearly starts in Florida.
• Provided QA leadership to ensure local division teams had the tools needed to be consistent in executing on the intent of the construction documents.
• Drove state wide value engineering efforts to ensure efficiencies were identified and captured in the construction documents and contracts.
• Ensured adherence to company-wide value creation processes and standards related to new design and design implementation.
• Lead the efforts relative to consumer validation research efforts occurring in Florida.
• Coordinated all new design work needed for Florida.

Fort Washington, PA, US

• Manned and managed three studios consisting of 32 architects, interns and technical staff.
• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of architectural and engineering documents for approximately $140 million of construction in 2012.
• Utilized central online databases and applications to ensure project consistency and client satisfaction.
• Sourced supplemental drafting labor as required to meet deadlines

• Business development and responsibility for all day to day operations of the architecture arm of Waterford Companies.
• Helped to build and manage a studio of 9 architects, interns and technical staff.
• Worked closely with and supported sales, construction, land acquisition, land entitlement and land development.
• Contracted with and coordinated the work of consulting engineers.
• Responsible for the design, coordination, and project management of single family, multifamily, small assembly, bank, commercial, and shell build-out projects.
• Created communication management tools to aid in client satisfaction and project milestone approvals.

Ruston, LA, US

• Taught 3rd and 5th year design studios as well as 2D/3D digital representation and visualization courses. The 5th year studio included a community outreach design/build component.
• Created elective coursework that included experimenting with digital fabrication techniques. This course utilized CNC routers and 3D printers to create models and architectural elements.
• Student advising.

• Managed architectural projects from design through construction administration.
• Participated as a production and design team member on multiple projects including educational, athletic, multifamily, and assembly projects.
• Created digital models and images to aid in project visualization.
• Provided expanded construction administration services as an owner’s representative to Saint Mary’s College.
• Provided support for marketing activities.
• Implemented CAD standards through application programming.

Master Of Architecture, Architecture

Bachelor Of Architecture, Architecture

Bachelor Of Environmental Design, Architecture

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