GARY L. MCDONALD, AIA
***** ****** *** ***** / ************, FLORIDA 32225 / 904-***-****
*****@*********.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Experienced in all phases of architectural practice from initial client
contact, programming, preliminary design, document production, and
construction administration. Skilled in A/E business and project
management for a wide variety of building types including commercial,
industrial, institutional, educational, professional, and residential.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Architecture, Kansas State University (5 year professional
degree)
Major Short and CE courses: Passive Solar Design, University of Missouri;
Effective Writing for Managers, University of North Florida; Lessons in
Professional Liability, DPIC.
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS
Registered Architect in Florida, Georgia, and Kansas
Certificate/Record with National Council of Architectural Registration
Boards
AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of Architects
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
The Haskell Company, Jacksonville, Florida 2007 - 2013
Project Architect/AE Project Manager (acting Project Principal) -
Responsible for management and coordination of A/E project team during
design development, code analysis, construction document production, and
construction administration; worked closely with construction project
managers and teams during construction; as Principal worked with Owners to
develop their program and design objectives.
Selected Projects:
Pilot Pen of America, Jacksonville, Florida - New 33,000 SF, three story,
Corporate Headquarters on existing distribution and assembly campus
Safran Aerospace Composites, Rochester, New Hampshire - New 340,000 SF
factory and offices for manufacturing carbon fiber aircraft engine
components
OSI, West Jordan, Utah - New 55,000 SF innovative facility for meat curing,
processing, packaging, and shipping
Del Monte Pet Foods, Topeka, Kansas - New 428,000 SF automated distribution
facility
Basham & Lucas Design Group, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida 2005 - 2007
Senior Project Architect - Responsible for management of all phases of
projects from design development through construction closeout; contracted
and coordinated with engineering consultants; participated in personnel
hiring, management, and mentoring.
Selected Projects:
Professional Park at World Golf Village, St. Johns County, Florida - Four
new buildings, two 12,000 SF and two 24,000 SF two story, for medical and
office condominiums, with tenant improvement design for selected suites
Amberly Clubhouse and Athletic Facility, Cary, North Carolina - New 22,000
SF community clubhouse and recreational facilities for large planned
residential development (CA)
Montgomery Land Company, Jacksonville, Florida - New headquarters office
for developer, with additional lease spaces (unbuilt)
Gary L. McDonald, Architect, Jacksonville, Florida 1995 - 2005, 2013
- 2014
Sole Proprietor - Responsible for all areas of business management,
marketing, design, code analysis, project and personnel management, and
consultant contracts and coordination, for a wide variety of project types
including office, medical, retail, industrial, institutional, and
residential
Selected Projects:
Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida Brewery - New Employee Dining
and Service Facility
U.S. Air Force, Cape Canaveral, Florida - "Clean" GPS Satellite Storage
Facility within existing hangar (unbuilt)
Baymeadows Corner, Jacksonville, Florida - New retail center in large,
renovated structure
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO 1995:
Traylor/Wolfe Architects, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida
Partner and Principal
Education, government, and office projects
KBJ Architects, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida
Vice President and Project Manager
Medical clinics and offices, banking, and office projects
Reynolds, Smith, and Hills, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida
Project Manager
Hospitality and industrial projects
J. Douglas Snead, Jr., AIA, Architect, Jacksonville, Florida
Project Manager
Medical, religious, and office project types
The Austin Company, Kansas City, Missouri
Project Architect Intern
Industrial, transportation, and office project types
Marshall & Brown, Kansas City, Missouri
Architect Intern
Medical, education, industrial, and office projects