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 was also a professor of architecture at Louisiana Tech University where he taught classes and design studios focused on digital fabrication and design-build. He most recently was part of the national operations team for the number one publicly traded homebuilder in America.Obadiah earned his Bachelor of Environmental Design from Ball State University and his Bachelor and Master of Architecture degrees from the University of Arizona. He holds his NCARB certification and is a member of the American Institute of Architects. He is registered in Florida, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, and Louisiana.

• 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.• Responsible for overall budget development, management, and spend validation.

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.• Integrated Florida Building Green Coalition requirements into the construction documents and specifications for multifamily projects. • Enforced office best practice and CAD drafting standards.

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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