Experience

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  Exyte

  • Germany
  • Civil Engineering
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Architect

    • Nov 2019 - Present

    Consulting part time as a Senior Architect focused on advanced technology projects

  • Senior Project Manager

    • Dec 2008 - Nov 2019

    Design/Build Project Manager, Permitting Manager and Technical Advisor for Exyte's GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 8 Site team. Permitting Manager for SIO/Foxconn, Cree and other Advanced Technology Facilities.On site since the initial programming and site approval phases of the project, Art served as a technical member of the GLOBALFOUNDRIES/Exyte Project Management and Site Permitting Team for projects related to Fab 8. He was the recognized leader of the Exyte Building Permit/Certificate of Occupancy effort which has included a well planned and coordinated program of chemical ready and early use permits, temporary certificates of occupancy and other actions that permit client occupancy and fit up without delays to the construction schedule. Recently Art expanded his role to include the project management of the Exyte SDC team for all projects on site. In addition, Art developed strong relationships with the New York State Department of State Codes Division, the Capitol Region Variance Review Board, Town of Malta Planning and Building Department and other code and permitting authorities locally and state-wide. One of his strongest efforts was to work collaboratively with the Town of Malta to successfully negotiate code interpretations and related design approaches. He has a thorough understanding of the Alternate Means and Methods and Code Variance processes, and as the Community Communications Manager on the construction site, developed an effective neighborhood construction complaint process which in the end produced no complaints related to on-site construction. In addition to his work on the Fab 8 site, Art served as Permitting Manager for the SIO/Foxconn project in Racine, Wisconsin as well as Cree and Danfoss in Utica, NY and Project Manager for the design and construction of various projects at SUNY Poly's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering campus in Albany, NY.

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  Heery International, Inc.

  • Greater Boston Area and Albany, NY

  • Vice President, New England Area Manager

    • Jan 2006 - Dec 2008
    • Greater Boston Area and Albany, NY

    After working as a consultant for the Pike - Heery joint venture team , Art was retained by Heery International to lead the Boston and Albany offices. While at Heery, he developed and implemented a business plan for Upstate New York and New England that focused on the traditional strengths of Heery’s nationally recognized program management and CM-at-Risk successes. Managing both the Boston and Albany offices, he successfully secured business in the K-12, college and university and corporate markets providing Owner’s Project Management, staff augmentation, construction administration and design/build services to a variety of clients. In addition, Art supervised the work of his program management staff through weekly project meetings, training sessions and monthly client meetings.

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  Design Partnership of Cambridge

  • Charlestown, MA and Albany, NY

  • Principal and Director of College and University Architecture and Planning

    • Jan 2001 - Dec 2004
    • Charlestown, MA and Albany, NY

    Design Partnership (DPC) is a nationally known 65-person architecture/technology firm with strong credentials in K-12 and college and university design. The firm’s strategic plan was to expand into a new market and region within a three-year period. Art was hired to develop and implement a business plan for college and university work and at the same time help identify a new branch office location. During the first year a marketing plan was developed, a brochure focusing on educational technology was produced and commissions were secured at Northeastern University, Boston College, Union College, Hamilton College, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Siena College and Salem State College; with conceptual studies completed at Dean College and Schenectady County Community College In addition, over 200 colleges and universities were contacted with 40 campuses visited to present credentials and discuss future DPC work.Albany, New York was selected as the location for the branch office. Art was responsible for hiring key personnel and putting into position a marketing and business plan for the new office. Commissions in the Albany office included in addition to college and university projects included Bethlehem Public Library planning study, Capital District Transportation Authority rail station study, First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany church renovation and addition and the Fort William Henry Hotel expansion study.

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  EYP Architecture and Engineering PC

  • Albany, New York Area

  • Executive Principal/Member Board of Directors

    • Mar 1978 - Jan 2001
    • Albany, New York Area

    When Art joined EYP in 1978 as a project architect, there was one office, ten employees and billings of slightly over $600,000. When Art left after 23 years, the firm had grown to 10 offices, over 850 employees and billings approaching $100M. While at EYP, Art served in expanded roles from project manager to studio leader to market leader to Principal-in-Charge of Marketing to Executive Principal. His accomplishments included the management of EYP's first higher education project at Siena College, creation of the Educational Facilities Group, which provided architecture/engineering services to over 60 school districts in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania and in addition, Art served as EYP’s Corporate Director of Courthouse Planning and Design, leading projects at 12 New York State counties as well as federal facilities in Albany, Binghamton, Beckley, WV, Rochester, Washington, DC and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. .As EYP expanded to new locations, Art was actively involved in helping to establish the business development program for each new office. As a member of the Board of Directors for over 10 years, he was involved in strategic decisions that resulted in expanded locations, services, fees and opportunities for younger staff.