• Licensed Architect with twenty-five years experience in residential, light commercial, and retail architecture, and includes positions in Design, Project Management, and Executive Management.
• A hands-on, results oriented, Architect / executive who combines well-developed analytical and operational skills with strong interpersonal and communication skills and business acumen.
• Proficient ability to use technology to enhance data and information management, as well as the design and development of architectural project solutions.
• An effective, dynamic and resourceful team player with strong work ethic and values, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and competitive environment.
• Areas of expertise include: Residential Architecture; Single and Multi-Family ( Townhomes, Apartments, Condominiums, Low-rise and Mid-Rise residential structures ), Light Commercial, Retail and Mixed-Use.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BSB Design
( Formally Bloodgood Sharp Buster Architects and Planners ) Palatine, Illinois
Director of Design July 2000 – Present
Director of Loop Office
BSB Design is a national Architecture and Planning firm with 14 offices in ten states, specializing in residential projects ranging from Single Family homes and Townhomes to Low-Rise and Mid-Rise apartment and condominiums. Other project types include Mixed-Use projects combining Residential with Light Commercial and Retail components.
As Director of Design, my responsibilities include the design and development of a wide range of projects; working with the client to establish project scope and program requirements, development of conceptual design strategies and drawings, and successfully bringing the project through the entitlement process. Responsibilities also included working with the production staff to oversee the transition of the schematic design work into design development and construction documents phases to ensure the integrity of the design intent.
As Director of BSB’s Chicago Loop office, responsibilities included staff management, development of marketing / business development strategies, general office management administrative responsibilities (negotiating office leases, project financial projections, reviewing and approving invoicing, etc.), contract writing and negotiating, and project / staff scheduling. Mentoring younger staff members was also a key responsibility as Director; helping the younger, less experienced staff members gain the knowledge and confidence needed to successfully complete their project tasks.
Barton & Fowler Associates was an Architecture and Planning firm with offices in Hoffman Estates, IL. and Philadelphia, PA., specializing in residential projects ranging from Single Family homes and Townhomes to Low-Rise and Mid-Rise apartment and condominiums. Our client base included many of the larger builders in the Chicago-land area, and involved a wide range of residential projects.
As Partner in charge of the Illinois office, responsibilities included staff management, development of marketing / business development strategies, general office management administrative responsibilities (negotiating office leases, project financial projections, reviewing and approving invoicing, etc.), contract writing and negotiating, and project / staff scheduling. Mentoring younger staff members; helping the younger, less experience staff members gain the knowledge and confidence needed to successfully complete their project tasks, was also a key responsibility.
GLF Architect, Ltd. St. Charles,Illinois
Owner 1992 - 1997
As a relatively small architectural firm, GLF Architect, Ltd. had a diverse range of projects including single family custom homes and small residential remodeling, a small train station for Lake Villa, IL, a tire recycling facility, and several small office and retail facilities. As sole owner, my responsibilities encompassed every aspect involved in running a small business; accounting, staffing, marketing, client contact and contract negotiation, as well as project design, development, and construction documents.
Matthias Jans and Associates Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Manager 1989 – 1992
Draftsman / Project Manager 1986 - 1989 1986 - 1992
Matthias Jans and Assoc. is a small architectural firm specializing in residential architecture, including single family homes, single family custom homes, multi-family homes; duplexes, townhomes, and similar product types.
As a Draftsman / Project Manager, responsibilities included working with the client to establish the project scope and program requirements, completion and presentation of conceptual designs, and carrying the project through the design development and construction documents phases.
As Manager, responsibilities shifted to staff management and oversight of all projects on schedule, and included tasks such as project scheduling, plan checking, on site construction observation, and project accounting
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa
B.A., Architecture 1983
Architecture / Architectural Design
LICENSURE
• Illinois
• Wisconsin
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
A.I.A. – American Institute of Architects National, State of Illinois Chapter
USGBC – United States Green Building Council Member
PROJECTS OF INTEREST
ABOD – The Future of Low Cost, High Quality Housing
As part of a BSB Design team of Architects and Planners, we were challenged to develop a small, low cost, high quality home that could be assembled on site in one day by one to two persons using simple hand tools. BSB Design’s patent-pending AbÅd® homes provide a wide range of new options for lowest-cost, low-income starter homes and inspiring community design in areas that presently are squatter’s camps, informal settlements or where large numbers of families lack homes of any kind.
AbÅd® is the opportunity for us to give something back to society. It's time to realize our dream of making the world a better place in which to live."
—Doug Sharp, Chairman of the Board, BSB Design
http://www.myabod.com/
CUSTOM BUILDER DESIGN CHALLENGE – Sept. 2007 Third Place
In-city, infill single family custom home.
The concept focused on sustainable “Green†solutions to residential design, and is noteworthy for it’s green spaces and green-building concepts.
Lake Villa Train Station Lake Villa, Illinois
The Lake Villa’s Metra Train station was designed to replicate the original train station that sat on this same site in 1886. Every attention was paid to the details of the original station taken from original photographs and drawings.
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