Experience

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  Design Consulting Services (DCS)

  • Toronto, Canada and Montepulciano, Italy

  • Architect / Interior Designer

    • 2002 - Present
    • Toronto, Canada and Montepulciano, Italy

    Architectural Design / Interior DesignResidential and Commercial ProjectsSpecializing in Preservation and Adaptive Reuse of historic buildingsSample Projects:Renovation/Space Planning/Interior Furnishings/Art for Berkman Center for the Internet and Social Justice, Harvard University School of Law...

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  Hazelton House Ltd.

  • Toronto, Canada

  • President / CEO

    • Aug 2006 - May 2017
    • Toronto, Canada

    Management / New Product Development Hazelton House is a Furnishings Fabrics company represented in Trade showrooms throughout North America and Europe. The line includes the largest collection of Classic and Contemporary Hand Block Printed designs in the industry - Exclusively 'To the Trade...

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  Technical Support Services, Inc.

  • Washington DC

  • President (1990-2001) / Executive Vice President (1980-1989)

    • 1980 - 2001
    • Washington DC

    Management / Project Leader / Technical ConsultantInternational Development Assistance in more than twenty countries (North Africa, Middle East, East/West/Southern Africa, Eastern Europe, The Caribbean, Central/South/Southeast Asia)Specialization:Housing and Urban DesignArea Development and Revit...

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  DEC Development Corp.

  • Washington DC

  • President / CEO

    • 1978 - 2001
    • Washington DC

    Management / Project Development and FinanceProject Types:Residential CondominiumsCorporate and Trade Association HeadquartersHotels and Resort Properties

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  Design Environment Collaborative

  • Washington DC

  • Owner / Architect

    • 1976 - 2001
    • Washington DC

    Management / DesignHistoric Preservation and RestorationAdaptive Reuse of Historic BuildingsNew Construction Urban 'In-Fill' and AdditionsResidential Condominium ConversionsCommercial and Mixed Use DevelopmentCorporate, Institutional and Trade Association HeadquartersHotel and Resort Prop...

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  National Savings and Loan League - USAID, Offic...

  • Washington DC

  • Senior Planning Consultant

    • 1976 - 1980
    • Washington DC

    Program / Project Design, Institutional Analysis and Technical Evaluations in the fields of:land use, low-cost housing, community infrastructure development and environmental impacts for neighborhood upgrading programs, employment generation, and new housing construction projects.Developed and fi...

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  International Journal of Urban Ecology

  • Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam

  • Editor in Chief

    • 1974 - 1980
    • Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam
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  Urban Research Center, University of Wisconsin ...

  • Milwaukee, WI

  • Associate Director and Research Program Coordinator

    • 1974 - 1976
    • Milwaukee, WI
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  International Association for Ecology (INTECOL)

  • World wide - office @ University of Wisconsin -...

  • Executive Director / Program Administrator

    • 1971 - 1974
    • World wide - office @ University of Wisconsin -...
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  UN Conference on the Human Environment - precur...

  • World wide event @ McMaster University, Hamilto...

  • Conference Organizer / Staff Coordinator

    • Sep 1970 - Aug 1971
    • World wide event @ McMaster University, Hamilto...
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  US Peace Corp, Afghanistan

  • Afghanistan

  • Consultant / Technical Training Coordinator

    • Jan 1970 - Aug 1970
    • Afghanistan
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  Metropolitan Area Planning Commission / Sam Zis...

  • Little Rock, AK / San Antonio, TX

  • Senior Planner / Urban Planner

    • 1967 - 1969
    • Little Rock, AK / San Antonio, TX
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  Ministry of Public Works and Housing / US Peace...

  • Tunis and La Goulette, Tunisia

  • Urban Design Architect - Planner / Volunteer

    • 1965 - 1967
    • Tunis and La Goulette, Tunisia