R E S U M E
CR IS W. B ER R Y
GRAND RAPIDS, MI. 49506
CELL: 616-***-****
EXE CUTI V E
SUMARY
Designed Residential architectu re since 1960
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Licensed Builder for 30 years
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S/sgt. Medic U S Ai r force 1967- 1971
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BS Degree from Grand Valley State University 1973
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Designed & Buil t Passi ve Solar Thermal Env elope stru ctu res 1973 -1980
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Teaching Experi ence- Part-ti me Tech Instru ctor for Jordan College, Cedar Springs MI. 1979-1980
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Facilities Man agement & Space Planning Designer with ENVIRONETICS INTERNATIONAL,
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Chicag o, IL. 1981 -82
Facilities Man agement training wi th Siedman Sch ool of B usiness, Gran d Valley State Universi ty
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1984-85
Practi cing Faciliti es Design & Man agement Consultant 1 985-1991
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Custom Design/Build Con tractor 1991- presen t, s peci alizing in Green Built H omes wi th en erg y-
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efficien t sys tems controlled envi ronmen ts.
PR OF ES S I ON AL
EXPER I E NC E CBA ENVIRONMENT S INC. Principal
OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT Incorporated in Febru ary 1985 as CBA En vironments, In c., to form a facilities design &
managemen t consulting firm wi th oth er ass ociates connected to Gran d Valley State Universi ty’s
Siedman Sch ool of Business.
Firs t P roject- 1 s t A n n u a l I n t e r n a t i o n a l C A D T r i - C o n f e r e n c e, an educati onal conference hel d
at the Amway Grand Hotel for architectural designers, facilities managers & computer engineers.
Positi on- Executiv e Di rector & Moderator
FACILITIES DESIGN &
PLANT LAY OUT My Consulting Servi ces provi ded comprehensive anal ysis of Clients operati ons, thei r s pace
utilization / to w ork efficien cy ratios, an alysis of exis ting condi tions resulting in appropriate
recommendati ons for restru ctu ring of manufactu ring facilities and th en, drafted plant layou t
drawings to facilitate constru cti on of a new envi ronmen t and the transition plan to a more effi cient
utilization of av ailable s pace.
CLIE NTS :
SEARS TOWER Chicag o, IL. 9/80- 6/81
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Designed space: 56,000 s q. ft.
AMWAY CORPORATION, MI. 9/81-5/82
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Designed space: 21,000 s q. ft.
OPPENHUISEN INT ERIOR SY STEMS FU RNITU RE 6/82 -3/8 3
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(A Division of AMERICAN SEATING CO.)
Designed space: 22,292 s q. ft.
PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL L EASING, INC. 1 /84-7/84
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Designed space: 6,800 s q. ft. in fou r offi ce facilities
CINEBAR Entertainment dance bar 5/84 -10/84
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Designed space: 7,952 s q. ft.
LIPPERT ENTERP RISES / ROANOAK FU RNITU RE CO. I2/8 4-10/85
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Designed space: Bldg. #1- 78,000 sq. ft. Manu f. & Offi ce
Bldg. #2 – 35,000 s q. ft. Manu factu ring
RAPID ENGINEERING INC. 12/85-9 /86
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Designed space: Bldg. #1- 34,650 sq. ft. Manu facturing
Bldg.#2- 15,000 s q. ft. Office Space
TRENDWAY CORPORATION 10/86-9 -89
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Designed space: Office Space – 7,800 s q. ft.
Showroom – 12,000 s q. ft.
HOEK SEMA Buil ders & Designers 1987- 1990
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Designed space: 42 Condominiums totaling 50,400 s q. ft.
R ES ID EN TIAL
DES I GN &
CO NSTRUC TIO N Over the pas t 42 years as a Profession al Designer of both residential an d commercial spaces &
stru ctures, my w ork h as required a stru ctu red an d l ogical approach to creating an d drafting
designs that w ere si te s pecifi c for my clients needs. My cons truction pl ans an d s peci fications
always meet or ex ceed local & s tate building codes an d ordinan ces.
My plans alw ays inclu de the following:
Site Plan with s etback requiremen ts & local restricti ons & s oil erosi on control, Foundati on
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plans with footing sections, s oil drainage requi rements & Loading limits .
All four Exteri or Elevations drawn with Manu facture details & s pecs of finish materials
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along wi th Finish Grade Lines.
Univers al Design fun damentals are incorporated in to th e Main Floor Plan with eg ress &
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daylight Window requi rements al ong wi th all Mechani cal & El ectri cal Layou ts for each fl oor.
2nd Fl oor Plans and/or Low er lev el w alkou t details meeti ng safety & eg ress requi remen ts.
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Cross-Secti on el evati ons detailing all construction materials as well as P oint L oads & Roof
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Truss and/or Rafter Sys tem L ayou ts an d manu facture’s engineering s pecs.
Stair Sections & details, Fire blocking, v apor barriers, Roof v entilation an d Insulati on
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requiremen ts are also inclu ded.
Deck plans sh ow grade, elev ati ons, frame pl an, s tai r & railing details.
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All Plans are drafted in 1/4 ” s cale an d Spaces are l abel ed clearl y wi th room sizes and door
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openings.
DES I GN A ND
MA NA GE M EN T Cons tru ction and managemen t of an y project requires a logical recording sys tem that becomes th e
databas e u pon whi ch an alysis and es timates for cost benefit realizati on are based. As a consultant
and a buil der, my logi cal observ ati ons of real con diti ons helped to develop design criteri a for each
project th rough stru ctu red records an d analysis. This information w as used appropriatel y to
dev elop a comprehensiv e planned g rowth approach.
Techniqu es used included s ome of th e following:
Observation an d An alysis of exis ting stru ctu re
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Interview key man agers an d operation indivi duals
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Survey Corporate cultu re an d general task performan ce
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Devel oped Ch arts of Analysis & Comparisons
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Recorded and implemented Planned Grow th P rog rams with Cos t / Benefit Anal ysis
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Documen ts.
TECH NI CAL
SKILLS
Proficien t in PC and Macin tosh compu ters: Mi cros oft Office 2004, Excel an d Ph otosh op s oftw are.
Well v ers ed in the In ternation al Residential Code for Resi denti al Dwellings an d the Michigan Uniform
Energ y Code.
PHYSICAL
CO ND ITI ON I am in excellen t physi cal condi tion with no pre-existing con diti ons or disabilities.