Design Director – Design PrincipalAward-winning principal designer and mentor. Expertise in leadership of large firm project teams for all aspects of architectural design. Proven achievement as a senior executive/management-level contributor in high performance design culture. Successful practice building in organizational turnaround focused on design excellence. Graduate of Harvard and Columbia universities with experience as a guest critic and adjunct faculty instructor of design studios at all levels. Wide-ranging portfolio of U.S. and international projects. Selected project images online: www.slideshare.net/rfdz3.Design Philosophy: Building language rooted in the sense of place: integration of function, site, climate, materials, technology, precedent and local culture. Solutions based on program, context and structure. Synthesis of formal invention and internal project logic.Specialties: Diverse Building Types and Scales: Competition-winning public art canopy structure. Complex multi-phase, multi-stakeholder programs.Diverse Market Sector Experience: Corporate, Commercial, Residential, Interiors, Mixed-use, Historic Structures, Arts, Education, Research, Sport and Transportation. Practice/Project Management: Design values fostered in both systems/budget-driven and signature projects. Strong conceptual basis for design. Commitment to schedules and budgets.