SENIOR PROJECT DESIGNER

Design leader with 30+ years of experience delivering educational, civic, high-end residential, commercial, and mixed-use architectural projects. Proven ability to lead design from concept through construction, collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, and produce compelling, buildable solutions aligned with client vision and market demands. Strong background in design excellence, project execution, and mentoring teams—well aligned with senior designer roles at top-tier design firms.

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CORE COMPETENCIES

• Conceptual & Schematic Design Leadership

• Parti Driven Design Team Leadership and Team Alignment

• Master Planning and Site Planning 

• Architectural design solutions appropriate for the project criteria

• Expertise in SketchUp, Lumion, Thea Render, AutoCAD, and Adobe Suite

• Extensive Knowledge of 21st Century Learning Design

• Rapid Iterative Design Thought and Collaboration

• High Quality Presentation Skills

• Marketing Support and Strategic Positioning

• Project Management, Scheduling, Budgets and Staffing

• Entitlement & Zoning and Building Code Navigation

• Client & Stakeholder Design Process and Presentation

• Construction Documentation Oversight

• Consultant Coordination

• Sustainable & Context-Driven Design

• ​Open, Curious, self driven learner

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Consulting Project Designer
2008 to Present

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• Closely Collaborated with Firm Principals to Creative Develop Architectural Solutions

• Lead design direction for Education, Mixed-use and Marketing Projects  

• Master Planning for School Districts, Colleges and Universities

• Collaborated directly with developers, private clients, and consultants to align design intent with financial and regulatory constraints.

• Produced and reviewed schematic designs, design development packages, and construction documents.

• Directed multidisciplinary teams including structural, MEP, and landscape consultants.

• Mentored junior designers and established design standards and workflows.

 

Studio Director / Senior Project Designer  NTD Atrchitecture
1998 to 2008

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• Closely Collaborated with Firm Principals to develop creative architectural solutions

• Lead design direction for Education, Civic and Marketing Projects  

• Master Planning for School Districts, Colleges and Universities, and Cities

• Collaborated directly with stakeholders, community groups, and consultants to align design intent with financial and regulatory constraints.

• Produced and reviewed schematic designs, design development packages, and construction documents.

• Product and material Selection and detailing

• Directed multidisciplinary teams including structural, MEP, and landscape consultants.

• Mentored junior designers and established design standards and workflows.

• Created project schedule, budgets and managed staffing requirements

• Participated in steering firm decisions to improve business outcomes

• Anything and everything necessary to legally advance and protect the firms interests

 

Project Manager  WET Design
1996 to 1998

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• Closely Collaborated with Firm Principals, designers, marketing, manufacturing, engineering, and CEO to deliver intended design solutions.

• Coordinated Engineering for complex architectural, electrical, and mechanical systems 

• Managed client expectations and coordinated with Project Architects

• Traveled extensively for international client base and collaborated with top tier firms

• Managed material design, detailing, and procurement.

• Managed project budgets, staffing requirements, and logistics.

• Participated in design presentations and client meetings.

• Support marketing efforts with project estimates and schedules.

 

Job Captain  Wilson Associates
1995 to 1996

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• Coordinated 5 star Resort Hotel projects with design team

• Produced interior architecture design documentation

• Developed design detailing and support interior designers with iterative sketch and drawn solutions to desired effect

• Traveled to client coordination meetings

• Extensively detailed casework, trim, electrical, mechanical, lighting and furnishings

 

Job Captain  GM Associates
1989 to 1991  and 1994 to 1995

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• Project Design for medical and restaurant projects

• Construction drawings both hand drafting and CAD 

• Coordination of electrical, mechanical, medical systems

• Design detailing

 

Drafter  JR Miller Associates Structural Engineers
1987 to 1989 

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• Drafting support for both architectural and structural departments

• Produced blueprints

• Field measuring and survey assisting

• Anything and everything to be involved and learning