Project Manager Design

Gregg A. Lewis

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Salem, Virginia 24153

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Curriculum Vitae

Education

**/** ****** ** ******** Administration, Wake Forest University Schools of Business, Winston-Salem, NC

Executive Program studies focused on sustainable business strategies

12/97 Master of Architecture, Yale University School of Architecture, New Haven, CT

Studies focused on planning, design, and urban revitalization

05/93 Bachelor of Arts, Art and Architectural History, Trinity College, Hartford, CT

Drawing thesis focused on suburbanization and its impact on the urban core

Licensure and Certifications

2002-Current Registered Architect, Commonwealth of Virginia

2001-Current National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Certificate

2002-Current LEED Accredited Professional, United States Green Building Council

2007-Current EarthCraft Home Builder Certificate, Virginia Sustainable Buildings Network

Work Experience

2003 – Present SmithLewis Architecture PC, 220 Roanoke Boulevard, Salem, Virginia

Co-Founder, Principal, and Director of Sustainability responsible for all phases of firm financial

performance, staffing, business development, project management, contract negotiations, client contact, code

analysis, design, construction documents, and construction administration. Also responsible for LEED

advocacy with clients and community groups, project grants funding consulting, research and technical

writing support.

Project Highlights

Claude Moore Education Complex (LEED Gold), Roanoke Higher Education Center

- $6 Million, 11,000 SF urban revitalization and historic reconstruction project

- identified and secured $65,000 Kresge Green Planning Grant for client group

Strategic Planning Consultant for Community Design Studio, Christiansburg, VA

-facilitated strategic planning stakeholder sessions and developed planning documents

Salem Museum Additions and Renovations (Pending LEED Certification), Salem, VA

-$3 Million downtown redevelopment project constructed with public and private funding

Woolworth Building Renovations (LEED Registered), Private Developer, Roanoke, VA

- $4 Million urban redevelopment project including a planted roof and energy features

347 Campbell Avenue Renovations, Southeast Rural Community Assistance Center

-Headquarters design for a regional organization focusing on rural housing and water initiatives

-Project funded through a variety of local, state, and federal funding programs

Agnew Hall Renovations, Tenant Upfit, Virginia Tech

Planning Study for Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Virginia Tech

Campus Planning Study, Camp Mitchell Foundation, Craig County, VA

Design Consultant, Blue Ridge Housing Development Corporation

-Construction oversight of the first new house in a Roanoke city neighborhood in 100+ years

Shalom Homes, Affordable Housing Design in Petersburg, VA

Development and Planning, Roanoke Regional Housing Network, Roanoke, VA

-Organized and managed the council’s annual Housing Symposium, raised $20,000+

2005 – 2007 C2C HOME, Inc.

Founding Board Chairman and Founding Executive Director responsible for organization start-up, program

development, board formation, budget analysis and strategic planning for this non-profit organization formed

to manage the international success of the C2C Home Competition orchestrated by Gregg Lewis for the

Council of Community Services.

2001-2003 HSMM (now AECOM), 109 Norfolk Avenue Southwest, Roanoke, Virginia

Project Manager, Green Champion and Project Architect overseeing all phases of project planning, design,

construction documentation, and construction administration; developed internal curriculum for green

building training for company staff

Project Highlights:

Lead Design Consultant, Pfizer Global Headquarters, New York, NY

Womack Army Hospital Renovation Planning Study for Soldier Support Center, Fort Bragg, NC

Women and Children’s Center (Housing), Rescue Mission, Roanoke, VA

2000-2001 Balzer and Associates Inc., 1208 Corporate Circle, Roanoke, VA

Project Manager and Project Designer responsible for all phases of project development including

stakeholder consensus building initiatives and government liaison

Project Highlights:

Dumas Center for Artistic Development, Total Action Against Poverty, Roanoke, VA

1998-2000 Centerbrook Architects + Planners, 67 Main Street, Essex, Connecticut

Project Manager and Project Designer responsible for all phases of project development

Community Workshop Team Member coordinating stakeholder group work sessions during pre-design

Activities for a variety of community, governmental, and institutional projects

Project Highlights:

Phelps Science Center, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH

Townsend Knight House (dormitory), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Huntington, NY

1997 Teaching Assistant, Intermediate Planning and Development, Professor Alexander Garvin

Graduate Level Urban Planning and Real Estate Development course at Yale University

1996 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Planning and Development, Professor Alexander Garvin

Graduate Level Urban Planning and Real Estate Development course at Yale University

1993-1997 Charney Architects, Chapel Street, New Haven, CT

Architectural Designer responsible for concept development and construction drawings

Honors and Awards

2010 Recipient, Full Scholarship to attend the Washington Campus Executive MBA Public Policy Program

2010 Featured Student, “Ones to Watch”, Wake Business Magazine

2009 “Top Commercial Project” for Claude Moore Education Complex, Valley Business Front

2009 Recipient, Full scholarship, Wake Forest University Schools of Business, Executive MBA program

2008 Residential design project selected for publication by Sarah Susanka for Not So Big Remodeling

2008 “40 & Under Movers and Shakers” Roanoker Magazine

2008 Small Business of the Year, Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce

2005 Featured Alumni, Trinity Reporter, Trinity College Alumni Magazine, “Architecture for a Livable Planet”

2005 “National Environmental Champion” EnvironDesign Journal

2005 Environmental Innovation Award, Roanoker Magazine

2005 Dogwood Award for “Outsanding Environmental Leadership”, Virginia Conservation Network

2003 “20 Under 40” Blue Ridge Business Journal

2002 “Crow Island Citation” for Phelps Science Center, Phillips Exeter Academy, American School + University

1996 Fellow of the Office of the University Secretary, Yale University

1996 Urban Planning Project Published, Retrospecta, Yale University School of Architecture

1996 Redevelopment Design Competition Project Selected for Exhibition, Van Alen Institute, New York NY

1995 Design Studio Project Published, Retrospecta, Yale University School of Architecture

1994 Competition Winner, Special Olympics World Games Awards Platform Design

1994 Urban Outreach Effort Recognized, Retrospecta, Yale University School of Architecture

1993 Friends of Art Award for Excellence in Drawing, Trinity College

1992 Internship, Hartford Architecture Conservancy

Presentations

05/10 Guest Lecturer, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Virginia Tech

10/09 Invited Speaker, Virginia Outdoors Foundation Annual Meeting, Richmond, VA

06/09 Keynote Speaker, Roanoke Regional Home Builders Association, Annual Dinner Meeting

05/09 Guest Lecturer, Roanoke Governor’s School

05/08 Invited Speaker, Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition Annual Conference, Roanoke, VA

04/08 Guest Lecturer, Community High School, Roanoke, VA

03/08 Guest Lecturer, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Virginia Tech

03/08 Keynote Speaker, Symposium 2008, North Cross School, Roanoke, VA

11/07 Keynote Speaker, American Society of Civil Engineers, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Annual Meeting

10/07 Invited Speaker, Renovate Roanoke Symposium, City of Roanoke, Roanoke, VA

10/07 Invited Speaker, Governor’s Housing Conference, VA DHCD, Roanoke, VA

06/07 Invited Speaker, Conference on Virginia Energy and Sustainability, VMI, Lexington, VA

11/06 Keynote Speaker, Ferrum College Environmental Symposium, Ferrum, VA

10/06 Invited Speaker, Energy Virginia, VMI Center for Leadership and Ethics, Lexington, VA

10/06 Invited Speaker, Appalachian Regional Commission Annual Conference, Pikesville, KY

09/06 Invited Speaker, Assoc. for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities Annual Meeting, Williamsburg

05/06 Invited Speaker, Bike Walk Virginia Annual Conference, Richmond, VA

05/06 Guest Lecturer, University of Virginia School of Architecture

03/06 Guest Lecturer, College of Architecture and Urban Design, Virginia Tech

03/06 Invited Speaker, Environment Virginia, VMI, Center for Leadership and Ethics, Lexington, VA

01/06 Guest Lecturer, Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC

11/05 Guest Lecturer, UNC Greensboro, School of Interior Architecture

05/05 Keynote Speaker, ASHRAE Region III Annual Conference, Roanoke, VA

04/05 Invited Speaker, EnvironDesign 9, New York, NY

03/05 Invited Speaker, Kenan-Flagler Business School, Innovation Weekend, UNC Chapel Hill

10/04 Invited Participant, Southface and Penn State, Design for Disassembly Summit, Atlanta, GA

Special Projects

08/07 Contributor, Roanoke Times, “A Sustainable Future is Within Reach”

2004-2006 C2C Home Competition; organized, managed and developed this first-of-its-kind, internationally acclaimed

affordable and sustainable housing design competition with thousands of registrations from 41 countries and

formal participation from 88 universities worldwide.

11/06 Organizer, Public Lecture by Sarah Susanka FAIA, best-selling author of Not So Big House

09/05 Contributor, ASHRAE Journal, “Designing Cradle to Cradle”

08/05 Contributor, Roanoke Times, “Balancing Profit, People and the Earth”

06/05 Contributor, Environmental Design + Construction Magazine

02/05 Curator, C2C Home Exhibition, Art Museum of Western Virginia – best attended exhibit in museum’s history

01/05 Contributor, Roanoke Times, “C2C Home Exhibition Aspires to Healthier Living”

07/04 Contributor, Focus on Business Magazine, “Building a Sustainable Future”

02/04 Contributor, Roanoke Times, “Green Building is Advancing in Southwest Virginia”

12/03 Contributor, Roanoke Times, “Gobbling Up the Landscape Isn’t Smart”

10/03 Organizer, Public Event, William McDonough, author: Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

09/03 Contributor, Roanoke Times, “We Need a Policy Diet Plan to Fight Middle-American Sprawl”

04/03 Organizer, Public Lecture by Alexander Garvin, Author: The American City: What Works, What Doesn’t

03/03 Contributor, Blue Ridge Business Journal, “Building Industry Must Consider the Future”

12/02 Contributor, Roanoke Times, “Architecture as a Work of Art”

Community Service

10/07 – Present Member, Board of Directors, Community Housing Partners, Christiansburg, VA

10/07 – Present Member, Program and Assets Committee, Community Housing Partners, Christiansburg, VA

01/08- Present Intern Development Program Mentor for several architecture interns across Southwest Virginia

06/06-06/08 Founding Member, Board of Directors, Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition

03/08-06/08 Member, Comprehensive Planning Committee, Salem City Schools

2005 Chair, “Downtown This is Living” tour, most successful fundraising event in the Arts Council’s history

2003-2007 Member, Board of Directors (Board VP, 06-07), Arts Council of the Blue Ridge

2004-2007 Board President, Cabell Brand Center for International Poverty and Resource Studies, Salem, VA

2004-2007 Coordinator, Interfaith Hospitality Network, “Sheltering Homeless Families”

2006 Member, Radford University Interior Design Program Advisory Board

2004-2006 Member, Board of Directors, Virginia Sustainable Buildings Network

04/03-03/05 Volunteer, Art Museum of Western Virginia (now, Taubman Museum of Art)

2005 Founding Executive Director, C2C Home, Inc., Green Affordable Housing Non Profit

2004 Chapter Organizing Member, United States Green Building Council, SW Virginia Chapter

2003-2011 Member, Roanoke Regional Housing Network

09/03-11/03 Volunteer, Council of Community Services, Roanoke, VA

12/01-01/03 Member, Board of Directors, AIA Blue Ridge Chapter

03/98-03/00 Member, Board of Directors, Deep River Land Trust, Deep River, Connecticut

1999-2000 Member, Building Committee, Connecticut Region #4 Schools Construction Projects

1994-1995 Volunteer, Urban Design Workshop, Yale University

1993-1994 Co-Founder, Dwight-Edgewood Design Collaborative, Urban Redevelopment Volunteer Organization

1994 President, American Institute of Architecture Students, Yale University Chapter

International Study and Travel

Spain (2), China, Italy(2), Japan, Thailand, Morocco, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Greece, France, French Polynesia, Hungary,

Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and Canada

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