Experience

DBI Projects

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • Jul 2022 - Present



Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Principal

  • Feb 2018 - Jul 2022

  Oversight of the Architectural Project Team in all phases to achieve design, technical, and financial success. Assist in management of the education sector studio with a key senior management role in all aspects of firm's strategic planning; proposal writing; major presentations, etc. Manage consultants and knowledge resources to ensure that deliverables are coordinated, integrated, and support the performance goals of the project including high performance and sustainability design aspirations. Project management establishing project budgets, schedules, and work plans. Established as an office wide resource for the K-12 education sector. Provide technical on site construction supervision and lead regular owner/contractor meetings on large mixed use commercial and institutional jobs. Representative Projects: -Farley Development-Moynihan Train Hall/ New York, NY 1.2 M sf mixed use adaptive re-use conversion of Federally protected Farley Post Office facility in midtown Manhattan. -Waldorf Astoria/ New York, NY Conversion of landmarked Waldorf Astoria Hotel into 375 key residential tower and 375 key boutique hotel. Preservation of key historic interior and facade elements in dialogue with SHPO. Show less



Self-employed

• Washington D.C./New York City

• Independent Contractor/Architect

  • Mar 2016 - Feb 2018

  Managed new construction and renovation projects. Developed conceptual project programs, budgets, and schedules. Selected and managed multi-disciplined project teams of designers, engineers, construction managers, and contractors. Coordinated land use, environmental, construction permitting and approvals processes with city and state agencies. Provided technical review of construction documents. Performed feasibility studies for mixed use low income residential projects in collaboration with acquisition teams assessing financial viability of various project uses and make-ups. Successfully proposed and implemented entitlement strategies towards planned urban development applications in the District of Columbia. Representative Projects: - Residential Development/ Brooklyn, NY Client: Confidential; Architect: Project Space - Interior Residential Conversion/ Manhattan, NY Client: Confidential; Architect: Rawlins Design - CM Services - Bidding, Scheduling and Construction Logistics/ Washington, D.C. Client: Confidential; Architect: IStudio Show less



Hickok Cole

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Designer

  • 2014 - 2016

  Led design and entitlement for a $50 million project on a site adjacent St Thomas Episcopalian Church in historic Dupont Circle - a capital project being undertaken specifically to enable a major expansion of the community outreach mission and a re-envisioning of core programs for parishioners. The 80,000-square-foot, mixed-use project includes a revenue-generating residential development of 55 units adjacent to a new Church and Parish Center offering a variety of public gathering spaces, education space, and exhibition space. Project underwent extensive reviews with the DC State Historic Preservation Office. Representative Projects: -1772 Church St NW/ Washington DC. 70k sf mixed use multifamily/sacred development. -Reed St NE Development/ Washington DC. 400ksf multifamily development Entitlement/PUD Show less



Shinberg Levinas Architects

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Architect

  • 2009 - 2014

  Primary client contact, consultant and contractor interface from initial proposals and feasibility studies through construction. Developed and administered education project documents, budgets, and schedules. Conducted consultant selection, coordination, and management, Coordinated planning, zoning, and environmental approvals. Provided technical quality assurance and construction observation. Representative Projects: -Hyde Addison Elementary/ Georgetown Washington DC. 30k sf athletic/media center addition w/30k sf historic renovation Approved by Old Georgetown Board, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, D.C. Office of Historic Preservation -Paul PCS/ Washington D.C. 25k sf athletic/dance addition w/150k sf renovation of historic school Approved by U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, D.C. Office of Historic Preservation -Eagle Academy PCS/ Washington D.C. 25k sf athletic/natatorium addition w/50k sf renovation Approved by U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, -E.L. Haynes PCS/ Washington D.C. 30k sf gymnasium and specialty classroom addition w/50k sf renovation Approved by U.S. Commission of Fine Arts -Kol Shalom Synagogue/ Rockville, MD. 19k sf synagogue w/worship space, classroom wing and catering hall Show less



Handel Architects

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate

  • 2006 - 2009

  Designed and managed a variety of mixed-use hotel/office and residential projects. Responsible for coordination of the A/E team towards project delivery. Representative Projects: -505 W 37th St/ New York, NY. 860k sf multifamily/mixed use towers w/amenity and retail program. Interior team Rockwell Group Approved by NYC Landmarks Commission -W Hotel/ Philadelphia PA 320k sf hospitality/short term residences. Interior team AvroKo Approved by Philadelphia Historical Commission -Dora Long Dock Eco-Hotel/ Beacon, NY 200k sf hotel and conference space on bio-retention park Show less