Experience

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  FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL QUARRY

  • Hopewell, New Jersey, United States

  • Board Member

    • Oct 2018 - Present
    • Hopewell, New Jersey, United States

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  Ayers Saint Gross

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Senior Space Planner

    • Aug 2022 - Jun 2023
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Collaborating with and managing multi-disciplinary teams on a wide range of project types serving higher education clients including master planning, space programming and analytics, and feasibility studies. • Lead, manage, and perform data analyses to determine space needs • Analyze reports, interpret outcomes, and apply metrics to determine needs projections • Gather data to verify accuracy and normalize data sets. • Audit university campus space to verify data sets and assess its qualitative effectiveness • Develop proposals to address space deficiencies or inefficiencies through new construction, renovation, and/or migration

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  The College of New Jersey

  • Ewing, NJ

  • Assistant Campus Architect

    • Feb 2013 - Jun 2022
    • Ewing, NJ

    Managed design and budgeting for 30+ projects worth a total value over $125,000,000. Prepared RFPs and contracts to hire consultants. Managed the design process from programming through construction. Collaborated with the Provost, the VPs of Administration, Finance and Student Affairs, key faculty/staff and vendors on feasibility studies, programming, budgets, contracts and design initiatives. Led large design review committees with 20+ faculty, staff and student representatives. Interacted with state agencies on design review and environmental resource management. • Award Winning Student Center Renovation and Addition – Managed the feasibility study, reprogramming, design, value engineering. Co-managed construction. Provided program and budget continuity through three VPs of Student Affairs over the course of the project. Facility was opened on time and completed in budget. Project won the 2018 ACUI Facility Design Award of Excellence. 105,000sf, $37 million.• 10 Story Twin Tower Residential Hall Renovation – 1000 beds, lounges & dining hall. Led $10 million value engineering with architect and client at the beginning of design development. 280,000sf, $75 million. On hold at Construction Document phase.• Renovations of Four Campus Dining Facilities – Design project manager with college partner Sodexo Food Services. Total value $23,000,000.• Academic Building Roof Replacement and Water Infiltration – Led consultant in basement water infiltration investigations, remediation and renovations to Nursing school labs and total roof replacement $2,100,000.• Recording Studio Acoustic Remediation – Managed an architect and acoustician to resolve sound issues coming from HVAC ductwork. $130,000.• ADA masterplan – Led committee and managed design for yearly ADA improvements. $200,000 annual budget.• Space Planning – Managed and maintained Archibus database with 2 student workers. 2,300,000sf:8,900 rooms:160 floors.

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  American University of Sharjah

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Director of Campus Development, University Architect

    • Mar 2010 - Sep 2011

    Led staff of 8 and managed active project list of ~100, with a total value of close to $47 million. Oversaw 2 major projects: Research, Technology and Innovation Park project and K-12 school. Collaborated with top administration, including the Chancellor, Provost, Board members and other senior administrators on master planning, space management, and other strategic initiatives. Prepared new initiatives for Board of Trustee approval, served as the Client Representative on high-profile projects, and managed key project budgets/resources. • RTI Research Park – Laid groundwork for complex undertaking facing such challenges as generating interest from partner firms, and responsible development of an extremely large landmass with estimated $6 billion in development costs. Requested and reviewed proposals from 16 global firms, interviewed candidates, and hired firm to create development proposals and guidelines for the 450-acre research park.• College of Architecture, Art and Design – Directed all aspects of 121,700 sq. ft. project, including design, tender management, MEP coordination, and construction supervision. Worked with 2 Deans and faculty members in reorganizing/upgrading facilities and enhancing sustainability, receiving high praise from students and faculty.• Project Management – Served as Project Manager for design of a K-12 school based on American and IB models (for 1,800 students and 150 housing units on 85 acres). Organized consultant search with Design Committee and worked extensively with Procurement in developing draft document to become standard consultant contract. Phase 1 of the school is valued at $43 million.• Energy Conservation Proposal – Assisted Facilities in writing comprehensive proposal that reversed prior failures and led to the hiring of a top company for assessing campus and subsequently reducing utility bills 30%.

  • Director of Facilities and Campus Development

    • Oct 2005 - Mar 2010

    Promoted to manage both facilities and campus development departments following departure of Facilities Director, managing team of up to 150 and a maintenance budget of over $4 million. Oversaw all maintenance activities for the academic campus. Provided leadership and mentoring to staff members, conducted annual performance evaluations, and initiated strategic reassignment of duties as needed. Translated needs into plans for administrative approval. • Management by Objective – Directed employees to provide MBOs annually for appraisal and strategic planning, consolidating input into departmental MBOs and thus creating a comprehensive, inclusive process for formulating departmental direction. As a result, maximized limited resources and budget over a 5-year period.• Team Growth & Management – Grew the department strategically, managed personnel changes and increased staff retention through training, recognition, and empowerment. Contributed to writing, tendering, and awarding of the university’s 2 largest contracts (AC maintenance and custodial services), ensuring the most cost-effective contract services available.• Technology Integration – Influenced implementation of groupware tool Twiki used to document departmental and inter-departmental procedures, as well as creating a collaborative knowledge base for project data. Worked with IT to implement project development tracking application Trac, resulting in tracking of 99 ongoing projects, 103 completed projects, and 75 deferred (unfunded) requests. • Design and Construction – Arranged design team for large, new business school (146,5000 sq. ft.) managed by AUS without the Sharjah government; facility opened successfully in 2011 to rave reviews.

  • Campus Architect

    • Jan 2001 - Oct 2005

    Interacted with senior administration officials to develop and execute strategic planning for campus growth and renewal. Collaborated with managers, faculty, and staff members on defining scope for project proposals. Served as a university representative in working with government figures, consultants, and contractors on construction project design and management. Designed, managed, and controlled costs for in-house renovations.• Executive-Level Relationships – Established a high level of trust with top administrators, including Chancellor and Provost, through consistent interactions and delivering on expectations.• Engineering-Architecture Teamwork – Collaborated closely with top-performing site engineers to produce outstanding work and raise building/design standards each year. Co-led construction of 199 housing units in 7 phases throughout tenure and provided guidance to other units.• MEP Design Improvement – Influenced mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design through interactions with MEP engineers, gaining valuable experience leveraged within future projects.

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  mwk design

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Principal

    • Jun 1999 - Oct 2000
    • Honolulu, Hawaii

    Providing consultancy services in Architecture and web-presence for • Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Atlanta• Anderson Anderson, Seattle• University of Hawaii, Honolulu.

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  HOK

  • Atlanta, Georgia

  • Architect and Laboratory Planner

    • Jan 1997 - Jun 1999
    • Atlanta, Georgia

    Major projects include:• Yerkes Vaccine Research Center, Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia. Size: 70,000 sf.• Biosciences & Bioengineering Laboratory, Georgia Tech.. Atlanta, Georgia. Size: 150,000 sf.• Environmental Science & Technology Facility, Georgia Tech. Atlanta, Georgia. Size: 261,000 sf.

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  HPCR

  • Atlanta, Georgia

  • Architecture Intern, Systems Administrator

    • Jul 1995 - Jan 1997
    • Atlanta, Georgia

    ARCHITECTURAL INTERNWorked on two elementary school additions, an archival library renovation for the Atlanta History Center, and a Food Science Laboratory addition for the University of Georgia. SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATORResponsible for researching new technologies for architectural use, including: Lantastic Network 7.0, Microsoft NT and Windows 95, Microstation 95, SpecLink. Directed computerization of the Marketing department and conducted seminars in Microstation 95, Pagemaker 5.0, Canvas 3.5, Netscape 3.0.

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  Georgia Institute of Technology

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Consultant for the IMAGINE Lab, The School of Architecture

    • 1995 - 1996

    The IMAGINE (Interactive Media Architecture Group in Education) lab is a group of students and faculty interested in the development and integration of digital technology for design visualization. Involved with the group as a student, I continued to work as a consultant after graduation on various projects including work focused on architectural modeling and animation for George Tech, the Atlanta Olympics, developers and inventors.

  • Student Lab Manager for The School of Architecture

    • 1992 - 1995

    Managed two computer labs and four student employees, provided technical support to faculty and the school IT department. Wrote software to control lab computers for auto-updates, and to turn them into a render farm during off hours. As an employee of the IMAGINE Lab, worked on various 3d computer models and animations.

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  Friday Systems, Inc.

  • Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area

  • Programmer, Research and Development Lead

    • 1986 - 1991
    • Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area

    Lead designer during development and test implementation of customer tracking database software. Wrote and maintained custom financial and leasing software. Provided user training, hardware installation and maintenance, customer support.