Experience

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  Tennant Coatings, Inc.

  • 701 North Lilac Drive Minneaplois, MN 55450

  • Inside Specification Wrter

    • Jul 2014 - Present
    • 701 North Lilac Drive Minneaplois, MN 55450

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  Colonnade Design Group

  • Founder/Owner/Head Designer

    • Jan 1995 - Present

    Co-founded and managed all business and personnel aspects of an architectural firm including design direction, new business development, drawing and document production and contractor and client relations.Selected ContributionsEuropean inspired 14,000 sq./ft. 7 million dollar Private Residence; - Architectural and Interior Design, supervision of staff and consultants in the preparation of construction documents along with representing the owner throughout the construction process. Craftsmen styled Private Estate on the Mississippi River comprising of Main House, Boat House and Garage/Shop Outbuilding; -Architectural and Interior design. Californian Rustic inspired private residence located on the Legends Golf Course; -Architectural and Interior design.Numerous other commissions from some of the top custom home building firms throughout the Twin Cities, the North Shore of Minnesota and Western Wisconsin including DeWitt Construction-Paul DeWitt, A. Mass Construction-Allan Mass, Avid Builders-Lamont Steinwand, Anderson Master Builders-Larry Anderson and M. Hoops Construction-Mike Hoops along with private commissions in Texas

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  Meadowcroft Homes

  • Founding Partner/Designer/Project Manager

    • Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

    Co-founded with the intent of bringing quality cutting edge design and urban planning to production housing while maintaining affordability.Selected contributionsCobblestone Lake Traditional Designed Neighborhood; - Architectural and Interior Design, Marketing and Sales of single-family production housing constructed within a brown field urban renewal.; -Located and negotiated purchase of property along with developing conceptual site planning and marketing materials.; -Located and negotiated purchase of property. Created marketing pieces and directed sales.

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  Derrick Construction

  • Designer/Project Manager/Sales

    • Jan 1990 - Jan 1995

    Worked directly with ownership in the expansion and profitability of the custom home division by directing marketing, sales, design and customer relations.Selected ContributionsProduction of custom home projects from a previous year total of two to the new company average of twenty.

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  T. Scholz & Associates

  • Founder/Owner/Head Designer

    • Jan 1988 - Jan 1990

    Guided clients in defining their goals, wants and needs to assure that the design of their new custom home exceeded their expectations as well as remaining within their budgetary limitations. Selected ContributionsDesigned 5 of the 7 and constructed 1 of the featured homes in the original Street of Dreams located in

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  Bloodgood Architects

  • Director of Plan Services

    • Jan 1986 - Jan 1988

    Brought a new design direction, increased sales and improved productivity of a staff of five in the monthly production of a minimum of 6-12 home plans for international sales through a number of leading consumer and trade magazines. Selected ContributionsDesigned the first two homes constructed and featured on the PBS Series Hometime.

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  Charles Cudd Company

  • Head Designer/Project Manager/Sales

    • Jan 1980 - Jan 1986

    Collaborated with ownership in directing the company from a production builder to the area's leading custom homebuilder as the companies first Director of Design along with assisting with project management and sales.Selected ContributionContributed to the business concept and establishment of Custom One, a national company created to organize homebuilders into a franchised organization offering national and local marketing, large volume purchasing, construction management and design.