David Best
Senior Technical Professional at The Switzer Group- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Autodesk Revit Architecture Certified User
Certiport - A Pearson VUE BusinessJan, 2021- Sep, 2024
Experience
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The Switzer Group
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United States
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Technical Professional
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Jun 2022 - Present
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Kahn Architecture
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United States
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Project Architect
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Aug 2021 - May 2022
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Ted Moudis Associates
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United States
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager/Senior Project Architect/Project Architect
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Aug 2013 - Apr 2020
Manage all phases of interior projects from conception through construction ensuring on-time completion. Provide support to studio team leads by regularly providing status updates on field conditions and project progress. Collaborate with team members across project phases, from design development to construction document production to project administration. Provide cost analysis, bid procurement, bid leveling and value engineering services to bring projects within clients’ budgets. Create lease work letters, attend weekly meetings, conduct site visits to monitor progress and ascertain whether phases of the construction process are in compliance with plans and specifications. Show less
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Project Architect
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May 2009 - Jul 2013
Lead and/or collaborate with team on all aspects of architectural design for 50+ commercial projects per year, including client kick-off meetings and needs assessments, programming, design, development of construction documentation and supervision of MEP trades/suppliers. Create conceptual design renderings for presentations using AutoCAD and other 3D design-rendering software. Representative projects include a 7,500-square-foot showroom and office space for fashion designer Vivienne Tam; 5,000-square-foot Center for HIV Educational Studies & Training, Hunter College; LED-illuminated showroom display systems and tables for a Skechers (apparel company) showroom. Show less
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Configuration Manager
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May 2004 - Jul 2005
Turned around a U.S. Air Force gas separator black project that was 14 months late, over budget and in jeopardy of collapse; oversaw all aspects of configuration management and design. Turned around a U.S. Air Force gas separator black project that was 14 months late, over budget and in jeopardy of collapse; oversaw all aspects of configuration management and design.
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Northrop Grumman Corporation
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Mechanical Designer
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Aug 1998 - May 2003
Designed modular electro-mechanical packaging solutions for the Advanced Multiple Emitter Stimulator (AMES) line of electronic radar stimulators. Identified and prioritized project design requirements. Managed the mechanical aspects of overlapping projects; lowered project design costs by identifying and leveraging common design objectives. Created technical drawing sets (TDS) per military, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) and commercial standards.
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Mechanical Designer
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May 1990 - Jul 1998
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Technical Illustrator
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Jun 1988 - Apr 1990
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Education
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New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury
Bachelor of Science (BS), Architecture -
Queens College
Computer Science -
High School of Art & Design
Industrial Design