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Project Manager High School

Location:
Orlando, FL
Posted:
January 02, 2013

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Christopher Highfield, AIA, NCARB

**** ****** ******, ***. #***, Orlando, FL 32814 Phone: 407-***-**** Email: abp3f1@r.postjobfree.com

Overview

Over 15 years of experience in a wide variety of projects with complex program requirements.

Ability to work closely with multi-disciplined project team members to coordinate tasks and meet

extensive project goals. Strong analytical skills to estimate and manage action items, resolve

problems and conflicts and arrive at solutions. Direct knowledge and experience as a Project

Architect with strong technical skills and design background.

Professional Experience

PROJECT ARCHITECT September, 2006 - April, 2009

HuntonBrady Architects Orlando, Florida

Joined HuntonBrady Architects after preference for returning to healthcare architecture

Responsible for assisting the Project Manager with communication to the client, consultants

and contractors through each phase of multiple projects.

Provided leadership to production staff, project analysis and organization.

Coordinated of design decisions with consultants to meet the best needs of the client.

Completed registration for the State of Ohio and the State of Florida, and presently NCARB

Certified. Actively pursing LEED AP Certification and a PMI Certification.

Involved in meetings with clients, consultants and staff to resolve coordination issues

Managed meeting minutes, action item lists, and reviews project budgets and project

schedules with the Project Manager.

Observed construction for conformance to documents during Construction Administration

and met with AHCA inspectors in DD and CD Stand-Up Reviews and Construction Final

Inspections.

Knowledge base of the 2007 FBC, 2006 AIA Guidelines for Design and Construction of

Healthcare Facilities, NFPA code, including Life Safety Code 101 and USP 797.

Developed a Room Environment Database with the use of Microsoft Access in order to

maintain architectural, mechanical, electrical, interior & equipment elements.

PROJECT COORDINATOR September, 2005 - September, 2006

KZF Architects, LLC Orlando, Florida

Responsible for the development, coordination and management of project documents.

Coordinated with clients, engineers to develop design documentation for various facilities,

including a business college addition, hazardous material testing facility, campus police

station addition, chamber of commerce and preventive medicine group facility.

Completed code reviews and specifications to meet the client s campus standards.

Christopher Highfield, AIA, NCARB

4245 Enders Street, Apt. #204, Orlando, FL 32814 Phone: 407-***-**** Email: abp3f1@r.postjobfree.com

PROJECT COORDINATOR July, 2003 - September, 2005

Karlsberger Architects Columbus, Ohio

Coordinated the development and management of project documents for various

renovations projects and additions to facilities of two healthcare clients in Ohio, with

project budgets ranging from $500,000 to $12,000,000

Completed code reviews and project specifications to meet the OBC, Guidelines and Life

Safety Code 101 requirements.

Supervised small projects as needed to aid the Project Manager.

Developed interest in focusing on healthcare renovation projects.

TECHNICAL DOCUMENT SPECIALIST June, 2000 - May, 2003

Steed Hammond Paul Architects Columbus, Ohio

Prepared construction documents and provided coordination for several educational

projects including media center additions, a new high school and middle school

renovation

Prepared presentation drawings for the Project Manager

Conducted code research to maintain project design remained compliant with the Ohio

School Facility Commission and OBC.

Technical document specialist and detailer of special areas within public areas of large

educational projects.

Construction administration for small projects and reviewed shop drawings and RFI s.

ARCHITECTURAL INTERN October, 1998 - June, 2000

Cole + Russell Architects Cincinnati, Ohio

Developed construction documents of multi-family communities in various states.

Designed schematic architectural site plans of multi-family communities for the client,

including coordinated site lighting and civil requirements.

ARCHITECTURAL INTERN September 1995 - September, 1998

Casler, Tokarsky Architects and Associates Cincinnati, Ohio

Created construction documentation for various projects ranging from single and multi

family residential to commercial and healthcare renovation projects.

Christopher Highfield, AIA, NCARB

4245 Enders Street, Apt. #204, Orlando, FL 32814 Phone: 407-***-**** Email: abp3f1@r.postjobfree.com

Other Experience and Professional Activities

AHCA Seminar, Orlando, FL (Fall, annually), Annually attend the Florida Agency for Healthcare

Administration Seminar lectures.

University of Kentucky, Summer Internship (July-August, 1993), Architectural Internship in

California for six weeks from San Francisco to San Diego.

Education

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE August, 1989 - May, 1994

Bachelor of Architecture Lexington, Kentucky

Barnette and Bagely Architects Design Scholarship

Clyde R. Carpenter Design Scholarship

College of Architecture - Architectural Book Award

Licensing

Registered Architect, State of Florida, 2008 License # AR-94396

Registered Architect, State of Ohio, 2007 License # ARC-0714375

Christopher Highfield, AIA, NCARB

4245 Enders Street, Apt. #204, Orlando, FL 32814 Phone: 407-***-**** Email: abp3f1@r.postjobfree.com

Project List

Institutional Projects

Viera Hospital Viera, Florida

Project Architect of a 262,000 sq. ft, five story, 84 bed hospital

with surgery, imaging, observation, laboratory, pharmacy and

emergency department suites.

Palms West Pharmacy Relocation Palms West, Florida

Project Architect for a pharmacy relocation project to an

existing PACU suite within the Palms West Hospital facility.

Pharmacy needed to meet and upgrade to new code

requirements by complying with USP 797.

Endoscopy Renovation, Cape Canaveral Hospital Cape Canaveral, Florida

Project Architect to a multi-phased renovation project in an

existing endoscopy suite for a new clean scope room and

offices.

Offsite Outpatient Pain Management / Hyperbaric Renovation Palm Bay, Florida

Project Architect of multi-person hyperbaric chamber facility

renovation with exam rooms and waiting area.

Dublin Hospital Dublin, Ohio

Project Coordinator and team member to a new 280,000 sq. ft

hospital located in Dublin, Ohio.. Researched special areas,

including MRI equipment phasing and Surgery suite.

ED Renovation, Wooster Community Hospital Wooster, Ohio

Project Coordinator to a 23 bed multi-phased renovation project

to an existing community hospital. Department converted from

an open bed exam area, to 19 private patient rooms and 4 fast

track exam rooms. Additional staff locker room area was also

provided.

OR Renovation, Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis, Ohio

Project Coordinator to a multi-phased two room OR renovation

for Holzer Medical Center. Project required new air handler unit

to feed the OR suite from the roof deck above.

Holzer Cancer Center Gallipolis, Ohio

Project Coordinator and team member to a 15,000 sq. ft new

two-story Cancer Center with infusion space and linear

accelerator room, including offices, exam rooms and waiting

area.

Christopher Highfield, AIA, NCARB

4245 Enders Street, Apt. #204, Orlando, FL 32814 Phone: 407-***-**** Email: abp3f1@r.postjobfree.com

Educational Projects

University of Central Florida, College of Business Orlando, Florida

Project Coordinator to an Einstein Brother s Bagels Food Service

addition to the College of Business at UCF.

University of Central Florida, Petrobras Facilities Research Orlando, Florida

Project Coordinator of an H-3 Hazardous occupancy crude oil

research facility for UCF.

Marion Harding High School Marion, Ohio

Team member during design development and construction

documents for a 280,000 sq. ft new high school with two

gymnasiums, a media center and cafetorium.

Shawnee High School - Media Center Addition Springfield, Ohio

Project Coordinator to a 15,000 sq. ft media center addition and

classroom renovation project with storefront replacement.

Other Projects

Longwood Alternative Medicine Group Addition Longwood, Florida

Project Coordinator in for a two-story addition to an alternative

medicine business in the historical business district of Longwood.

City of Winter Park Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center Winter Park, Florida

Project Coordinator of a two-story 30,000 sq ft CMU and stucco

building for the City of Winter Park.

Jackson MOB Renovation Jackson, Ohio

Project Coordinator of a 4,500 sq. ft interior renovation project to

a medical office building suite.

Duke Realty Cincinnati, Ohio

Miscellaneous tenant space renovation projects at various

locations ranging from office buildings to mixed used facilities.

Tri-Health Bethesda Cincinnati, Ohio

Miscellaneous medical office building tenant space projects.



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