Project Manager Quality Assurance

Summary

Solutions-oriented Licensed Architect with extensive experience in all

phases and types of architectural projects, seeking to secure a Project

Manager position where my experience and accomplishments can be effectively

utilized in a challenging environment. An effective team leader who enjoys

working with others in an honest, integrity-filled work environment

Core Competencies

Project management Specification writing

Team leadership Facility planning

Quality assurance Construction administration

Professional Experience

Self Employed June 2010 to present

Architect

. Completed and closed out various architectural projects from previous

partnership

. Developed new marketing techniques for obtaining new work

. Obtained a variety of small scale projects and managed them through

completion

Axcess Architecture - Scottsdale, AZ August 2007 to May

2010

Partner

. Directed small architectural firm in completing various commercial

architectural projects

. Supervised architectural team for medium sized retail and industrial

projects and administered all phases of construction process, including

field observation

. Managed preparation of design and construction documents for 134 bed

nursing home. Completed project to comply with strict HUD requirements

APEX Architecture - Scottsdale, AZ July 2005 to

August 2007

Senior Architect

. Led architectural team specializing in small to medium sized retail

projects throughout the Phoenix metro area. Worked exclusively for

Retail Brokers, Inc., Scottsdale

. Developed Proposed Master Site Plans for future developments by RBI, Inc.

. Acquired extensive experience in designing retail shell buildings and

tenant improvements, both office and retail

K & I Architects - Phoenix, AZ May 2002 to July

2005

Project Manager

. Managed others in developing ground up retail projects from inception

through design development and construction documents, and on to project

completion

. Established client rapport and interpreted design agenda

. Represented K & I Architects at public hearings to move projects through

design development and into construction document phase. Guided projects

through building permit process and into project close-out

. Conducted project coordination meetings between owners and contractors

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory - Batavia, Il 1997 to Oct.

2001

Lead Architect

. Managed and implemented projects for the U.S. Department of Energy and

learned to meet rigid D.O.E. requirements

. Developed programs, generated designs, and provided construction

documents for all building projects throughout Fermilab, including office

renovations

. Conceptualized designs for buildings to enclose high energy physics

experiments, including industrial buildings, science labs, and clean

rooms

. Coordinated projects with outside consultants and executed projects to

completion

Emma & Vasilion Architects - Geneva, Il 1991 to 1997

Project Manager

. Managed all projects in office

. Generated and produced office plans for a variety of client types in

medium sized office buildings, with particular emphasis on health care.

Created outpatient facilities for Loyola University Health Care System in

suburban Chicago and Delnor Hospital in Geneva, Illinois

. Acquired in-depth knowledge of many commercial and residential building

types, including considerable experience in remodeling procedures

. Achieved proficiency in specification writing and excelled at integrating

specifications into construction documents

. Developed excellent drafting skills, including CADD experience working

with AutoCAD

Education

. University of Illinois Chicago, Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, Design

Major

. Construction Specifications Institute Refresher Course

. LEED Ready course and various A.I.A. continuing education units

Community Involvement

. 1996: Architect, Russian Ministries, Wheaton, Illinois; spent two weeks

in Moscow, Russia, designing a new office facility for overseas based

missionaries

. 1992-1995: Youth leader, Habitat for Humanity, Cairo, Illinois; led youth

group on summer trips to participate in low income housing rehabilitation

Professional Licenses

. Arizona Registered Architect #36479

Hobbies

Bicycling, woodworking

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