Education

M. Arch., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987. Cambridge, MA

B.A. Human Ecology, College of the Atlantic, 1982. Bar Harbor, ME

Skills

Full range of concept/schematic design skills, management of document production and standards – design development through construction documents, general construction detailing (steel frame/concrete deck/slab, masonry veneer, glass and metal curtainwall, wood-frame), millwork & casework detailing, specifications, extensive construction administration and client relations experience, and excellent hands-on residential construction knowledge.

I have worked as project architect on laboratory shell/core (~$168 MIL), multi-family residential (~$28.5 MIL), retail/restaurant (~$3 MIL), developer shell/core buildings (~$28 MIL), and commercial office (~$1 MIL) projects. I am MA licensed, LEED AP and NCARB certified.

Computer: extensive familiarity with Macintosh OSX and Windows XP operating systems, Photoshop, Adobe In-Design, Macromedia Director, Word, Excel, Microsoft Project, AutoCAD 2008, SketchUp, and Autodesk Maya. Recent immersion in REVIT 2009 for development of a Lab Shell/Core project. Skills include typography and 2-D graphics layout, interactive design, 3-D visualization, virtual environment design, cross-platform graphics, and interface design.

Full-Time Positions

2005 – 2009 Senior Project Architect for Elkus Manfredi Architects, Boston, MA

Responsible for management & scheduling of production teams, consultant coordination, client project team relations, construction detailing, and construction administration of diverse projects from mixed-use retail & housing, multi-family master planning, and research laboratory shell/core. Team member on office CAD & project management standards, architectural technical quality control, mentoring of junior staff, and green design initiatives

Projects:

Longwood Center, Boston, MA – lab shell/core; Cambridgepark R&D, Cambridge, MA – lab & technical office shell/core; Franklin & Marshall College Row, Lancaster, PA – mixed use retail & off-campus housing; master planning studies for off-campus housing and research office developments

2003 – 2005 Director of Architecture for a.point.design, inc., Danvers, MA

Responsible for management & scheduling of production teams, consultant coordination, client project team relations, and construction administration of diverse projects from institutional, restaurant, multi-family, and residential. Responsible for office CAD standards, architectural technical quality control, mentoring of junior staff, green design initiatives, and specifications.

Projects:

Nantucket Whaling Museum, Nantucket, MA – historic renovation & new construction; Ristorante Molise, Amesbury, MA – fit-out improvements in shell/core; 242 Cambridge St., Boston, MA – multi-family renovation; Friedman Residence, Wayland, MA; Engstrom Residence (unbuilt), Nova Scotia

2002 – 2003 Project Manager for STEFFIAN BRADLEY ARCHITECTS, Boston, MA

Responsible for management of production team, consultant coordination, client project team relations, and construction administration of 1350 unit independent-living campus on 90 acre parcel with phased construction of four, 5 & 6 story multi-family residential buildings – avg. 113,000 sf each, one 2-story community building – 45,000 sf, and one fully enclosed pedestrian bridge – 120 feet length: all coordinated closely with detailed client standards for program, MEP infrastructure, finishes, fixtures, furnishings, and specifications.

Projects:

Brooksby Village, Peabody, MA (client: Erickson Retirement Communities – Baltimore)

2000 – 2002 Visiting Artist at EMERSON COLLEGE, Dept. of Visual and Media Arts, Boston, MA

Taught 3-D Computer Modeling and Animation at both undergraduate and graduate level. Courses structured for semester final project included 3-D form making using NURBS curves and surfaces, polygonal modeling, and subdivision surfaces, spatial composition, color, materials and texture, lighting, animated form and animated camera, camera point-of-view and narrative structure, dynamics simulation, particle systems, compositing, and final media rendering. Contributed to the development of core 3-D curriculum and technological resources within New Media major. Responsible for prototype 3-D Lab website design.

1997 – 2000 Project Architect for ELKUS / MANFREDI ARCHITECTS LTD, Boston, MA

Responsible for several person teams in design development, construction document production, client relations, and construction administration in specialty retail prototyping and mixed-use development. Full range of experience with project management structure, standards, and quality control.

Projects:

House of Blues & Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen - landlord shell/core, Downtown Disney, Anaheim, CA

House of Blues - tenant improvements, Downtown Disney, Anaheim, CA

Foot Locker and Champs Sports prototype stores, Massachusetts, New York, Florida, Minnesota, Connecticut, and Alberta, Canada

1989 – 1993 Project Architect for Fifield Piaker & Associates, New York, NY

Experience includes all phases of design, construction documents and specifications, construction administration for mid-to-high end residential projects, retail & commercial office: 500 - 60,000 sf, and field performance of multi-unit building energy audits.

Projects:

Coach Leatherware Corporate Offices - New York, NY, 1989 - 1992

Stone, Kugler, and Meister Residences - New York, NY, 1989 - 1992

Daily Caffé, New York, NY, 1991 & 1992

1988 – 1989 Job Captain for Natsios & Associates, New York, NY

Experience includes all phases of work for a 4000 sf ad agency studio and contract document production for a 6000 sf restaurant.

Projects:

P.J. Wolff's Restaurant at Aventine, La Jolla, CA, 1989

Armando Testa Advertising, New York, NY, 1988

1987 – 1988 Job Captain for Mitchell Goldman Associates, Boston, MA

Experience included all phases of work for residential, small office building, corporate interiors, and schematic office space planning: 10,000 - 45,000 sf

Projects:

The Boot Mills, Lawrence, MA

The Educational Foundation Corporate Offices, Cambridge, MA

Stratouly Residence, Boston, MA

1986 Research Assoc. for JUNG/BRANNEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP., Boston, MA

Work included research/development of database and facilities management software with comprehensive AutoCad drawing and custom menu templates.

Summers 1984 & 1985 Architectural Drafter for DiMella Shaffer, Boston, MA

Responsible for maintaining shop drawings & submittal records for three projects. Also production of working drawings for contract set of historic warehouse restoration project on Charlestown waterfront.

Consulting Positions

1992 – 2008 Architecture

Architect for residential renovations, office master planning, and project management coordination.

Projects:

Ahmed Residence (unbuilt), Lincoln, MA 2007

Jevon Residence, Lincoln, MA 2006

Delahunty Residence, Lincoln, MA 2006

Bennett Residence, Lincoln, MA 2005-2008

264 Mass Ave (27-unit multi-family, new construction) – John Cole Architect, Arlington, MA 2004

Salm Residence, Lincoln, MA 2002

Haviland Residence, Lincoln, MA 2001-2002

Peoplestream (office master planning), Cambridge, MA 2001-2002

Takacs Residence, Boston, MA 2000-2001

Takacs Residence, New York, NY 2001

Claussen Residence and Garage/Studio; Cherry Valley, IL 2000-2001

Takacs Residence, Stratford, VT 1998

Fifield Piaker & Associates, New York, NY 1997

Managed construction documents for 27-story exterior limestone re-hab with 3-story addition and monolithic glass storefront of new retail for The GAP flagship store on Madison Avenue

Takacs Residence, Boston, MA 1994

Glassman Residence, New York, NY 1993

Ceres Gallery, New York, NY 1992

Presentations

June 2003 - Panelist at Multifamily Buildings 2003 conference, New York City - "Greening Multifamily Housing: Roadblocks to Success."

Awards

1994 - Frank G. Wells Environmental Literacy Fellowship. Monetary Stipend for CD-ROM prototype, “Planet Lab” designed for Rene Dubos Center for Human Environments, Inc., New York, NY

Affiliations

Registered Architect: Commonwealth of Massachusetts – #10153

State of New York – #024400 (inactive)

NCARB Certified

LEED AP Registered 2006

References available upon request