Versatile, licensed architect with 20+ years of experience across various project types, proficient in all project phases, single or multiple projects. Inclusive team leader and mentor adept at elevating staff contributions. Seeking to return from entrepreneurial adventure to provide a collaborative, enriching, and innovative addition to your staff!
The Nutshell
Versatile, licensed architect with 20+ years of experience across various project types, proficient in all project phases, single or multiple projects. Inclusive team leader and mentor adept at elevating staff contributions. Seeking to return from entrepreneurial adventure to provide a collaborative, enriching, and innovative addition to your staff!
Professional Experience
McLeod DesignBuild| December 2011 – current
Owner, Architect, & Builder
Home Renovation Design/Build Firm | Washington DC
Roles & Responsibilities
Sole design practitioner and primary labor in personalized residential design-build firm
Everything…
Key Achievements
self-taught in several trades including plumbing, electrical, and carpentry
HNTB| November 2010 – November 2011
Multi-Discipline, National Design Firm | Arlington, VA
Senior Project Architect
Roles & Responsibilities
successor project architect for large, multi-year, in-progress GSA project
coordinated multi-disciplinary design requirements for an artificial island and lighthouse
Key Achievements
quickly developed knowledge of legacy project, collated disjointed documents, and readily integrated into large team to bring difficult project to successful completion
eagerly tackled unfamiliar project type whilst learning about a foreign culture
Westlake Reed Leskosky | February 2010 – August 2010
Multi-Discipline, National Design Firm | Washington DC
Director of Building Information Modeling
Roles & Responsibilities
Promote use of BIM technologies and process through coaching and championing individuals for 4 offices and 250 staff
Implemented BIM tools and best practices based on evolving industry direction
Provide and coordinate customized BIM instruction and training
Led initial Revit project start up and provided ongoing, in-project support
Key Achievements
Created custom training curriculum in conjunction with Autodesk
Cannon Design |October 2008 – September 2009
Multi-Discipline, National Design Firm | Arlington, VA
Firm-Wide BIM Coordinator
Roles & Responsibilities
Partnered with firm leadership and discipline directors to carry out BIM mandate
Researched, developed, and implemented BIM tools and best practices
Coordinated BIM software instruction and training for 900 staff in 15 offices
Led initial Revit project start up and provided ongoing, in-project support
Key Achievements
Created virtual training room seamlessly offering training across entire firm
Promoted firm as BIM market leader at multiple public speaking appearances
SmithGroup, Inc. | 1998 - 2008
Multi-Discipline, National Design Firm | Washington DC
Regional BIM Coordinator (2006 – 2008)
Roles & Responsibilities
Researched, developed, and implemented BIM tools and best practices
Coordinated Revit instruction and training for 300 staff in two offices
Led initial Revit project start up and provided ongoing, in-project support
‘Evangelized’ on use of Revit and associated BIM processes and technologies
Key Achievements
Created Revit training curriculum and trained many local staff
Organized and presented weekly firm-wide BIM user group and forum
Project Architect (1998 –2006)
Roles & Responsibilities
Versatile and dependable team member with broad talent and experience across the full range of project phases.
Successfully delivered several projects of various scope, size and budget either as a team of many or a “team of one”
Studio Leader and Mentor focused on evolving and maintaining best practices through example and education
Key Achievements
Balanced various roles among various projects, from self-managed to large teams
Championed, executed, and celebrated first SmithGroup Revit project!
Registration & Accreditation
Registered Architect | District of Columbia, #ARC100451, 2003
LEED Accredited Professional 2.0| USGBC, 2004
Education
Bachelor of Architecture, Catholic University of America, Washington DC, 1993
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