Project Designer Development Co

Deborah Budz-Merklin

Hutchinson Island, FL ***** 407-***-****

***************@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/dbmanagedesign SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER PROJECT MANAGER

Insightful, analytical, intuitive, and responsive Senior Architectural Designer Project Manager with a proven history of success. Creative and innovative problem solver who thrives on challenges, displays grace under pressure and gets the job done. Confident, precise and versatile team builder who possesses outstanding interpersonal and communications skills. Firm but fair / hands-on leader and coach, organized and thorough planner, and persuasive negotiator dealing effectively across all levels of the organization. Accustomed to a fast pace and multiple projects, fulfills priorities and meets deadlines while providing thought leadership, elevating creative standards and out-of-the-box solutions to satisfy client needs. AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Senior Level Designing including independent ability to develop general and specific design concepts and design strategy methods for a variety of project types, scopes, styles, branding and themes; ability to think conceptually across multiple platforms; experienced with architectural form and spatial analysis, programming, knowledge of integrated civil, mechanical, and structural whole-building design practices, materials and methods, building systems, construction methods and materials, furnishings, finishes, lighting products, sources, contractors and suppliers; owns highly sophisticated color “sense”, knowledge of the important role light and color temperature plays on perception of built environment, knowledge of LEED, managing contingency functions, and cross-disciplinary coordination. Applicable knowledgeable of IBC and other building codes, ADA accessibility guidelines and OSHA regulations, CSI standards and formats, working knowledge of ANSI, ISO, ASTM, and other materials testing standards. AutoCAD Arch 2020 Client Relationship Management including daily contact, relationship building, idea generation, budget management, long-range planning, meeting and conferencing, presentations, project supervision progress reporting, architectural construction administration / coordination, and building trusted-advisor relationship. Creative Direction including development of narratives and concepts, generation of images and/or architectonic vocabulary, coordinating and designing collateral materials, direction of in-house and/or freelancers, coordination and preparation of document/publication format; layout and photographic direction, visuals and graphics; coordinating product design with budget supervision, identify brand experience, assist planning and forecasting, develop vendor relationships, and executive presentations to client developers, builders and investors with follow-up. Technical Writing including historical, geographical, cultural, architectonic, and other research; data compilation and analysis; identification of theme, archetype, or other key matrix; copy writing (pamphlets, brochures, books, articles); editorial writing, and desktop publishing. EXPERIENCE

WELLTOWER, INC., Jupiter, FL October 2019 – July 2020 Fortune 1000 Financial Sector, Real Estate Industry Project Manager-Design

Recruited for 2020 Out-Patient Medical Real Estate Division business unit-expansion initiatives. Organized internal design programs and solutions for internal stakeholders. Position supported leasing and property management teams and divisions.

• Liaison with Leasing Directors and prospective Tenants designing quick-turnaround medical offices and surgery centers ranging from 800 to 8,000 RSF. Result: Shorten time lag for prospective lease initiation representing net-revenue-add ranging from $2,200 to $22,000 per month per lease.

• Reduce external sourcing for multiple-asset portfolio management. Developed cost-saving internal construction and finish deliverables in AutoCAD for common areas in multiple-asset portfolio. Result: Capital outlay reduction per asset range $15,000-$50,000. Deborah Budz-Merklin 407-***-**** Page Two

• Develop Fine Art selection packages for newly-renovated assets’ common areas with coordinated AutoCAD deliverables. Result: By utilizing in-sourced design and artistic capabilities, capital outlay was reduced by 40% per asset over a three-year term.

• Establish internal design management production department for nationwide asset portfolio. Result: Coordinated AutoCAD Architecture 2020 department installation, standards template, finishes / materials library, and design / brand coordination with division stakeholders. WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, Vero Beach, FL February 2017 – March 2018 Personal Banking and Wealth Management

Personal Banker Registered II

Customer facing, Financial reviews, Brokerage Associate KYC, Consumer / Business Deposit Accounts, Home Equity and Credit, and Personal Trust Functions. PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, Warren, NJ January 2014 – November 2016 Annuities and Life Insurance Sales

Financial Professional

Client facing equity and Fixed-Income Retirement solutions, Financial Planning, Annuities, Life Insurance. DAVID LERNER ASSOCIATES, Princeton, NJ November 2012 – January 2014 Career transition to financial services industry.

Investment Counselor

Registered Representative -General Securities Series 7 and 63, Life Insurance. Acquired 20 new accounts totaling $1.2MM with $2.0MM assets under management. PRIVATE PRACTICE, Westfield, NJ November 2008 – November 2012 Architectural Design Consultant & Space Planner

Residential Architectural Design and Space Planning

• Designed 1,200 s.f. timber, covered porch addition w/ kitchen for 4,300 s.f. residence in Sparta, NJ.

• Designed, developed and instructed architectural team on intricate traditional interiors for two, new residences (28,000 s.f. and 14,000 s.f.) in Bernardsville, NJ. POST, BUCKLEY, SCHUH & JERNIGAN, Orlando, FL January 2007 – November 2008

(PBS&J now ATKINS GLOBAL) A large, international E&A firm specializing in engineering, architecture, planning, environmental science, and construction management with over 4,000 employees. Senior Designer / Project Manager

• For two key residential components of a Greenville, SC Master Plan by Verdae Development, Inc., a Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) and Manor Homesites, as Project Manager/Senior Designer, filled role of master architect for design review board and conceived, strategized, researched, designed, authored, produced, coordinated and published residential design guidelines for each community (one for 77 pages & one for 101 pages). Result: at a combined production cost of $800K over a one- year period, Client/Developer was able to market and sell 186 tracts of undeveloped real property at strategic revenue target of $120 million. Reported to Senior Program Manager.

• For Walt Disney World, to expand and renovate a newly-vacated retail space as a themed restaurant/bar and share and expand kitchen with an existing restaurant (separated by rated egress corridor), as Project Architect organized pre-design data, assembled production team, established timeline for design & build process, solved the program, code compliance, aesthetic and other coordination issues, maximized seating/occupancy for new space and designed new addition- structure to meet client's requirements for seating and viability. Result: expanded existing building; enlarged and renovated kitchen and restrooms; solved site utilities impacted by expansion; coordination with WDW Co. compliance committee; brought existing and new uses into code compliance; saved client time & allowed for value engineering; narrowed responsibility to a single source. Reported to Senior Project Manager.

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• For Harmony Development Co., selected to provide environmental stewardship over the development of a Master Plan for Florida's first sustainable community (historically native Kissimmee, Florida prairie flatwoods vegetation, ranches and settlements of Central Florida). As Architectural Project Designer in concert with PBS&J Landscape Architects conceived, researched, designed, and produced drawings for several community amenities buildings such as: clubhouse; bathhouse

(camping, play, and picnic grounds); and boathouse (boating & fishing). Result: historically and environmentally sensitive Master Plan created which attracted significant new financial partners and investors to the multi-million dollar project development vision. Reported to Senior Program Manager.

• For City of St. Cloud Parks & Recreation, to turnaround and revitalize the design and presentation of a 170,622 s.f., two-phase Civic & Aquatic Center, as Senior Project Designer identified conceptual needs for the redevelopment, solved complex building massing and program issues, and presented a diagrammatic concept plan and architectural modeling approach to the St. Cloud City Council for their review. Result: solution presented to client and government officials. (weak result) Reported to Senior Program Manager.

• To provide architectural design and direction to PBS&J Landscape Team, as Project Designer conceived, researched, and designed several buildings for a proposed research facility. Result: achieved historically and environmentally sensitive Master Plan; attracted important new financial partners and investors to the multi-million dollar project development vision. Reported to Senior Program Manager.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

L2 STUDIOS, INC., Orlando, FL November 2005 – November2012 A 26-person boutique firm specializing in hotels and hospitality architecture and interiors. Senior Designer

Expanded development of WorldMark Orlando resort by 180 units ($325 million) in two new, five-story buildings with on-site parking. As Project Designer worked strategically with client to accommodate ambitious plan on a tight site. After two design failures by other notable firms, selected as Project Designer

& Manager for personal residences for owner/developer (8,080 s.f.) and son (1,432 s.f.) at Emerald Grande at Boardwalk Village, Destin, FL. As Project Designer / Project Manager for upscale Italian restaurant and cabaret (10,000 s.f./ 280 seats) on International Drive, Orlando, FL. Themed, designed, managed and detailed all aspects of the renovation.

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE, Orlando, FL

Specialized in hospitality, residential new construction, architectural interiors, and kitchen and bath design for select clientele. As Project Architect for Harter Adams Architects, Winter Park, FL, provided concept and design development for new 100-room hotel addition with conferencing center. Unit design and planning for a new 175-room, mid-market condo-hotel from a prototype for an international franchise hotel owner/developer. Senior Designer for Canin Associates, Urban Planners, Landscape Architects, Orlando, FL. TND Residential Products; Architectural Design Guidelines for Tradition, Port St. Lucie, FL; provided tactical expertise consultancy in residential design to resort developer, as Project Designer/Project Architect, produced and rendered by hand, and assembled for publication, eight Mediterranean-style villas

(floor plans with front elevations) in five weeks. Designer for Morris Architects, Orlando, FL on condominium and mixed-use development for 40-story, twin tower, Pinnacle Place in Tampa Bay Channel-side district revival. Instructor-part-time, Seminole State College, Lake Mary, FL. Taught first-year Architectural Design. SMITH ARCHITECTURAL GROUP, Palm Beach, FL

Project Architect

To build an Italian Renaissance Mediterranean style ocean-front residence, designed, detailed, intricate custom architectural interior for 15,000 s.f. Palm Beach residence with guest house, pool and garage. Result: spectacularly beautiful, fully custom, Italian Renaissance residence in the tradition of Addison Mizner completed.

ROSENBLUM & HARB ARCHITECTS, New York, NY

Project Manager for a new Calvin Klein retail boutique in Costa Mesa, CA Deborah Budz-Merklin 407-***-**** Page Four

PETER MARINO ARCHITECTS, New York, NY

Staff Architect

New residence for Ronald Perelman.

JOHN BURGEE ARCHITECTS with PHILIP JOHNSON, New York, NY Staff Architect

Developed and coordinated all construction documents for Tycon Towers, Tysons Corner, VA; construction documents for MBank Tower, Dallas, TX. John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson. MICHAEL GRAVES, Princeton, NJ

Staff Architect

Built the models of Humana Headquarters Tower and Cincinnati Theater now in the Museum of Modern Art, NY, NY.

DEBORAH ANN BUDZ PAINTINGS CONSERVATION, Westfield, NJ Director Business Owner

The company performed services in the management, conservation, and restoration of art works. Consultant to museums, private, and corporate clients, including The Montclair Museum, Dahesh Museum, J.V. Zimmerli Museum, The Jersey City Museum, AT&T, Prudential Insurance Company. EDUCATION

Master Gardener Certification RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick

(Master) Diplomat Di Restauro (2-year professional degree) ISTITUTO PER L’ARTE E IL RESTAURO, Florence, Italy

Bachelor of Architecture (5-year professional degree) PRATT INSTITUTE, Brooklyn, NY LANGUAGES

Italian (conversational; read and write)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

AutoCAD Arch 2020 Experience with PC document / information management Some competency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), SketchUp, and REVIT Willing to travel and open to relocation.

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