Experience

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  FEMA

  • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

  • Architect/ Program Manager

    • Jan 2016 - Present
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

    Continuing disaster recovery work for communities through Public Assistance, I am currently program delivery manager for the recovery of a major city hit hard by 3 recent disasters.

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  LMM Architect

  • New Orleans, LA

  • Sole Proprietor

    • Aug 2014 - Aug 2019
    • New Orleans, LA

    My architectural practice currently includes architectural design, space planning, furniture specifications, and project cost/ feasibility studies for custom residences, historic home renovations and additions, religious facilities, and commercial projects.Ongoing studies in:- Revit 3D computer ...

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  Tulane University

  • New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Architect

    • Aug 2005 - Aug 2014
    • New Orleans, Louisiana

    Project architect responsible for post-Katrina restorations for the downtown health science campus. Managed the delivery of design proposals, estimates, construction documents and construction administration for numerous concurrent projects. Projects began with Hurricane Katrina recovery work, in...

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  Sizeler Thompson Brown

  • New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Architect

    • 2001 - 2005
    • New Orleans, Louisiana

    Project architect for healthcare projects including the emergency department and surgical areas at Mercy Baptist Hospital, and a new facility for Diagnostic Imaging Services; and higher education projects for Holy Cross College and Dillard University.Project team member coordinating medical equip...

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  McDonald Architects

  • New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Partner

    • 1992 - 2001
    • New Orleans, Louisiana

    As co-owner of this architectural practice, I collaborated with my partner on various types of projects, including healthcare, higher education, and retail. My responsibilities included architectural design, drawings and specifications; interior design; and management.Project architect responsibl...

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  Lisa Meyer McDonald, Architect

  • New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Sole Proprietor

    • 1987 - 1992
    • New Orleans, Louisiana

    My architectural practice included health care projects and added banking, retail and restaurant projects to my list of project experience. Project architect and space planner for several large projects for Hibernia National Bank, now Capital One. Amongst the many projects were the main bank va...

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  Sizeler Architects

  • New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Architect

    • 1983 - 1987
    • New Orleans, Louisiana

    New to New Orleans and back from the West Coast, my management experience was immediately utilized as the construction administrator for a large multi-story hotel addition. Working with this firm offered me continued experience in the healthcare design field, as well as adding hospitality and la...

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  Rex Allen Drever Lechowski Architects (RADL)

  • San Francisco, CA

  • Project Manager/ Intern Architect

    • 1981 - 1983
    • San Francisco, CA

    Knowing that I wanted to become established as a healthcare architect, I was fortunate to be hired by RADL, a healthcare-focused architectural firm. I began as an intern, assisting the project architect in managing 2 large additions and 27 smaller interior renovations for Kaiser Permanente hospi...

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  Louisiana State University

  • Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

  • Team Manager

    • Sep 1975 - May 1980
    • Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

    Pentagon Cafeteria Dishroom Manager