Experience

Bockus Payne

• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Architect

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Rand Elliott Architects

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

• Project Architect

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2021

  -OSU Business Building: completed in 2017 -OSU McElroy Hall Classroom Addition completed in 2020 -Enid Soccer Complex Masterplan: completed 2018 -The Elliott: conceptual design -OSU Architecture Gallery Walls: completed in 2019 -OSU Engineering South Renovation and Addition: Completion Date-Summer 2023 -OSU Business Building: completed in 2017 -OSU McElroy Hall Classroom Addition completed in 2020 -Enid Soccer Complex Masterplan: completed 2018 -The Elliott: conceptual design -OSU Architecture Gallery Walls: completed in 2019 -OSU Engineering South Renovation and Addition: Completion Date-Summer 2023



EXOTERRA Architects, PLLC

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

• Project Designer

  • Mar 2014 - Oct 2015

  -Managed pre-construction aspects of $1M office building including: coordination of engineers and their drawings; establishing and managing project schedule; maintaining client communication and relationship; and production of construction documents. -Involved in feasibility studies, code analysis, design, and construction documents for multiple construction types, building types, and use groups. -Extensive involvement in custom and speculative single family home design and construction. -Responsible for building analysis, as-built documentation, and schematic design for all additions and remodel projects. -Developed firm's first BIM template for all project types. Show less



CPS Soccer Academy

• Greater Nashville Area, TN

• Technical Director

  • Aug 2013 - Oct 2015

  -Instrumental in growing the weekly academy training from 1 coach and 1 player to 6 coaches and over 50 players in the first year and a half of the academy's existence. -Instrumental in growing the annual camp from 4 coaches and 45 players in 2014 to 14 coaches and over 150 players in 2015. -Responsible for organizing and running weekly training sessions for field players and goalkeepers. -Worked with academy owner (current professional player) on weekly basis to develop strategies for growth of Academy including; player outreach, real estate development, writing session plans, and new coach recruiting/training. Show less



Medair

• Switzerland
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Shelter Project Manager

  • Feb 2013 - Jul 2013

  Medair is an international relief and recovery NGO based in Switzerland, whom works in developing countries around the world. In 2013, I completed a contract with them managing a shelter project in Haiti in response to Hurricane Sandy. -Successfully completed the project objective of 200 new homes and and 145 community members trained in Disaster Resistant Construction Techniques. -Completed the project on schedule and under budget after taking over as project manager when it was behind schedule and over budget. -Provided needs assessments, technical support, team leadership, strategic direction, and stakeholder liaising. -Successful management and oversight of of material procurement and spending of $394,000 project budget. -Ensured the project and outputs were implemented in line with donor (USAID) requirements and in accordance with Medair, donor, country, and international standards. This was done through data reporting, and continual oversight of technical design and construction. -Managed project staff, including; delegation and overview of responsibilities; skills and technical training; and and performance appraisals. Show less



Sports4HOPE

• Ituri Distric, Democratic Republic of Congo

• Program/Project Developer

  • Jul 2011 - Sep 2012

  Sports4HOPE was a US based non-profit organization using sports and peace education as a platform for reconciliation in the Ituri District of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). For one year, I lived and worked on the project on the ground in DRC. My primary responsibility was the development and management of sports projects. -Worked with multiple international organizations and engineering companies to design and beginning work on a soccer pitch in a small village in Vilo, DRC. -Wrote project proposal, budget proposal, and logistical plan for a week-long coaches education course for 30 coaches from 13 different communities in Borgoro, DRC. The proposal was accepted and the program was successfully completed within allotted budget. -Organized, planned, and coached a sitting volleyball team made up of people whom suffer from war-related lower-body disabilities. The season lasted for 8 months and consisted of more than 20 volleyball and peace education sessions. -Developed a network of 30 coaches in 3 different countries and 4 different Congolese ethic groups. -Worked with Sports4HOPE team to develop an integrated sport and peace education program. Show less