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Brant

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City: Arvada

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Senior Architect

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BRANT MATTHEW TATE

Objective

Senior Architect at a leading firm, advancing best practice

design and documentation through contextual and ethical

practices based in socially- and ecologically-responsive

decision making.

Pr cis

Through twenty years experience on three continents, my

passion remains melding excellent design with rigorous

documentation to realize the best possible result for all

stakeholders. Benefiting from cross-pollination within my

conceptual process, I remain a committed generalist. As

such, my recipe for great architecture includes seeking out

client needs, researching opportunities, and synthesizing

design solutions then realizing these in built form.

Positive referrals and further commissions are my final

measure of success.

Management

Supervised teams (up to 7 staff) through overlapping

deadlines on projects at different stages

Experienced in practice management, including

financials as well as staff and resource allocation

Skilled in risk and liability management strategies,

including contract review and negotiation

Engaged leader beyond project work through community

volunteering, teaching and mentoring

Skills and Capabilities

Accomplished communicator, from client collaboration

through consultant engagement and management to builder

negotiation and advisement

Expertise with multiple media and platforms: sketching,

computer design, graphics, and drafting; comfortable in

presentation environments

Project Types and Experience

Full management responsibility on projects to US$84M,

and for teams on projects to US$367M

Proficient in deliverables from briefing, concept design,

and documentation to post-occupancy

Diverse projects in Australia, Germany, USA, and Mexico.

Relevant standouts and lessons learned:

-Indooroopilly Shopping Centre=coping with scale and

time challenges

-Riverside Caf =integration of site + art +

architecture

-Olinger Mortuary Building Renovation=transformation

of 1917 brick landmark

-Bremer State High School=stakeholder management and

brief development

-St. Paul s School Science Block=owner/architect/

builder relationships

-ENERGEX Data Centre and Base Building=technical

coordination

-Denver Zoo Parking Garage=teamwork and

responsibility

-Castle Rock Town Hall=stakeholder engagement and

civic pride

-505 Geneva Avenue House=hand-drafting and lettering

Marketing and Business Development

Management and ongoing development of network around

mutually productive relationships

Practiced at targeting leads, selecting teams, and in

scope-for-fee approaches to secure work

Proficient in practice marketing, business development,

and successful proposal preparation

Licensure and Certification

Multiple licenses (USA and Australia), registered APEC

Architect and NCARB Certificate holder

Education and Experience

Earned dual Master s degrees in architecture and

business administration

Conversant in diverse building technologies, across

local preferences, and imperial and metric units.

Professional Experience

Senior Project Architect, pdt. Architects (Australia)

2006-2012

Designer, Ant Design Studio (Australia), 2005-2006

Architect, Agency for Architecture (USA), 2002-2005

Associate, RNL Design (USA), 1999-2002

Architectural Intern, Sweany + Associates (USA),

1997-1999

Competition Intern, Kraemer Sieverts und Partner

(Germany), 1994-1995

Student Intern, Fenno Hoffman & Associates (USA),

1992-1994

Academic Experience

Design Tutorial Leader, Queensland University of

Technology, Brisbane (Australia), 2008-2011

Associations

Property Council of Australia (Queensland), 2011 13

Infrastructure Committee

Licensure

Enrolled: APEC Architect (USA Register)

Certificate Holder: National Council of Architectural

Registration Boards (USA) #57127

Licensed Architect: State of Colorado (USA) #203728;

State of Queensland (Australia) #4218

Education

University of Colorado at Denver (USA) 1998 Master of

Architecture; Master of Business Administration

University of Colorado at Boulder (USA) 1994 Bachelor of

Environmental Design in Architecture

Shelter Institute, Bath, Maine (USA) 1991 Heavy Timber

Design/Build Course

Technical Skills

Brief Development / Return Briefing

Master Planning Architectural/Strategic/Facilities

Concept Design

Design Development and Documentation

Tender Packaging and Negotiation

Construction Administration and Advisement

Computer Platforms Hardware: Windows, Apple, Android

Software: AutoCAD (Highly skilled)

ArchiCAD (Highly skilled)

Revit (Newly skilled)

Adobe Creative Ste (Skilled)

MS Office (Highly Skilled)

Interests

Ice hockey, Football, Rugby & Swimming Film, Photography,

Painting & Sketching

Hiking, Camping & Fly-fishing Travel, Art, Dining, Family

References and PDF version of resume available upon request

Project Details

Commercial

Indooroopilly Shopping Centre Indooroopilly, Queensland

(Australia)--Project architect documenting addition to

existing centre, integrating 27,000m2 new trading area

across 3 mall levels and 6 parking levels, incl. fa ade,

services coordination and construction advisory roles.

Overall project valued around AU$350M.

Brendale Home & Trade Centre Brendale, Queensland

(Australia)--Concept plan for approx. AU$17M, 18,000m2

retail centre, with unique restaurant setting.

Highfields Village Shopping Centre Highfields Village,

Queensland (Australia)--Developed design for AU$7.5M,

290m2 extension to existing centre, incl. fast food pads.

Riverside Caf Brisbane, Queensland (Australia)--

Documentation and construction advice for AU$1.5M, 290m2

restaurant and information centre anchoring launch of

80ha redevelopment of former port land. Featured in two

publications to date (details available upon request).

6660 E. Hampden Avenue Denver, Colorado (USA)--Full-

service, US$0.5M addition and renovation of 10,000ft2

medical office building.

Olinger Mortuary Building Renovation Denver, Colorado

(USA)--Designed, documented and provided construction

advice for US$0.8M core and shell transformation of

historic 1917 building into 5 retail and office condos.

Preferred Paper Products Boulder, Colorado (USA)--

Developed design and documented 13,000ft2 corporate

office and warehouse facility.

Stadt-und-Kreissparkasse Erlangen, Freistaat Bayern

(Germany)--Competition support for new bank design.

Educational / Religious

Northwest Trade Training Centre Mitchelton, Queensland

(Australia)--Design and construct documentation of

AU$1.5M industrial arts certification facility.

Lockyer District Trade Training Centre Lockyer,

Queensland (Australia)--Documentation of AU$1.0M Centre

for training in Welding, Metal Working and Automotive.

Bremer State High School Relocation Ipswich, Queensland

(Australia)--Master plan and schematic design of AU$80M,

12ha high school relocation into 26 new buildings on

challenging site.

St. Paul s School Centre for Scientific Discovery Bald

Hills, Queensland (Australia)--Delivered full traditional

scope on two-storey AU$4.1M, 1400mM facility providing 8

student labs, 2 prep labs and other support rooms.

Anchored future master-planned Central Court.

St. John's Cathedral Denver, Colorado (USA)--Documented

36,000ft2 and US$3M renovation of Roberts Education

Building, with scope for offices, classrooms, choir

rehearsal studio, and additions linking to historic

Cathedral.

HEAT Center at Lowry Denver Colorado (USA)--Supported

documentation for renovation of the Community College of

Denver Dental Teaching Lab (Bldg. 753-3,500ft2) and the

Community College of Denver Health & Human Services

(Bldg. 849-47,000ft2), as well as the Community College

of Aurora Teaching Research Lab (Bldg. 853-10,000ft2),

all on decommissioned Lowry Air Force Base.

Government / Municipal / Institutional

ENERGEX Data Centre and Base Building Upgrade Brisbane,

Queensland (Australia)--Full-service, AU$24.5M

refurbishment of long-term state asset into modern data

centre.

Denver Zoo Parking Garage Denver, Colorado (USA)--

Designed, documented and provided construction advice for

US$17.5M facility. The below-grade, 764-space,

post-tensioned concrete structure features a dynamic

pedestrian focus linking to the Zoo s Main Entry.

Castle Rock Town Hall Castle Rock, Colorado (USA)--

Completed documentation and construction administration

for the 25,000ft2, US$3.1M facility, including offices

and council chambers.

United States Postal Service Palmer Lake, Kersey and

Dacono, Colorado (USA)--Supported documentation

completion for (3) full-service postal facilities of

~4,800ft2 each.

Felix Nussbaum-Haus Osnabruck (Germany)--Competition

support for the expansion of a historic museum

celebrating the artist.

Master Planning

Whyanbeel Valley Master Plan Miallo, Queensland

(Australia)--Planning of 4-year AU$2.6M multi-phase

development: host-farm accommodation on a functioning

taro farm and a private residence at a secluded 56 ha

rainforest site.

Commerce City Comprehensive Facilities Master Plan

Commerce City, Colorado (USA)--Project planner for a

20-year facilities master plan, including city

administration, courts and police operations.

Wrexham Barracks M lheim an der Ruhr,

Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany)--Competition entry for

urban renewal on former British barracks site.

Multi-Unit Residential

Osprey Port Douglas, Queensland (Australia)--

Completed documentation of AU$4.5M speculative 6 unit

development (~300m2 each). 2006 Documentation Award

winner, Building Designers Association of Queensland.

ecco Port Douglas, Queensland (Australia)--Design

and documentation of AU$1.6M tropical 4-bedroom duplex

(340m2) with 25m pool.

Elevator Lofts Denver, Colorado (USA)--Schematic

design of US$3.5M, 4-story condo project over

structured parking.

Bingo Connection Lofts Edgewater, Colorado (USA)--

Researched market and assisted concept design of 3-phase,

US$21M 7-story mixed-use facility incl. 29,000ft2 retail,

6-stories of scissor loft condos, 10 townhomes, and a

200-space 3-story structured parking garage.

Park Avenue Tower Denver, Colorado (USA)--Completed

documentation and construction administration for

fast-track renovation of 21-story building, converting

single-bed retirement units into two-bedroom apartments.

Garfield Townhomes Denver, Colorado (USA)--Completed

construction documentation on (4) upscale town homes.

Detached Residential

Londres-Mannering Residence Port Douglas, Queensland

(Australia)--Documentation of AU$1.M4, 5-bed, 250m2,

hybrid post-and-beam vacation home.

Smith Residence Port Douglas, Queensland (Australia)--

Documentation and tender of AU$1.5M, 4-bed, 300m2

uniquely sun-shaded home.

Anderson Residence Santa Cruz de los Zachitas, Baja

California Sur (Mexico)--Supported design drawings for

4,000ft2 beach-front vacation home.

Farkas Residence Denver, Colorado (USA)--Documentation

for 7,500ft2 addition and remodel of historic home.

505 Geneva Avenue House Boulder, Colorado (USA)--

Documentation of 5,500ft2 private residence.

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