To secure a senior management position within a development company, hotel operator or architectural firm.
Douglas Swank
426 Santa Louisa Irvine, CA 92606
949.651.0721 Home
949.466.3424 Mobile
Career Summary
25+ years of experience in all aspects of architectural practice.
5+ years of experience as a Hotel Operator or Owner’s Representative.
20+ years of experience on luxury hospitality projects.
5+ years of experience on high-rise office buildings.
Capabilities
Programming, design and planning of luxury hotels and resorts.
Directing the consultant team from project inception through completion.
Soliciting and evaluating consultant proposals.
Negotiating consultant fees and agreements.
Preparing pre-construction and FF&E budgets.
Managing the FF&E procurement and installation process.
Professional Experience
Montage Hotels & Resorts - Director of Technical Services
Laguna Beach, California 2007 – 2009
Responsibilities consisted of managing ultra-luxury resort projects; providing design and planning hospitality expertise; directing consultant teams; and managing the FF&E procurement process Projects included:
Royal Island Resort – Royal Island, Bahamas, a master-planned resort island;
Vista Serena – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, a master-planned resort community.
The Kor Group - Director – Design & Construction
Los Angeles, California 2006 - 2007
Responsibilities consisted of providing hotel design and technical advice to the developer; preparing hotel construction and FF&E budgets; reviewing and directing consultants’ work. Projects included:
Viceroy Icon Brickell – Miami, a 150-room urban condo-hotel;
Viceroy South Beach, a 125-room luxury condo-resort;
Friedmutter Group - Senior Project Manager
Newport Beach, California 2005 - 2006
Responsibilities consist of providing office leadership and managing the following mixed-use gaming projects:
Horseshoe Hammond, a $450 million casino expansion;
Harrah’s St. Louis, a $50 million event center.
Three Architecture - Senior Associate
Dallas, Texas 2003 – 2005
Responsibilities included marketing, firm management, programming and planning of luxury hotels and resorts. Projects included:
Mandarin Oriental – South Coast Plaza, a 200-room urban resort;
Legato – La Paz, Mexico, a 6,000-acre luxury resort community;
Four Seasons Hotel – Dubai, a 250-room urban resort.
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts - Director – Design & Construction
Dallas, Texas 2001 - 2003
Responsibilities consisted of managing luxury hotel and resort projects; preparing budget and feasibility studies; reviewing and directing consultants’ work; and writing Rosewood’s Design & Construction Guidelines. Projects included:
Luttrellstown Castle – Dublin, a 113-room ultra-luxury golf/spa resort;
Playa Mujeres – Cancun, a 100-room ultra-luxury resort;
65 East Huron Street – Chicago, a 152-room ultra-luxury urban hotel;
Olympia Resort - Greece, a 130-room ultra-luxury resort hotel;
Silver Bear Lodge – Telluride, a 65-room ultra-luxury ski resort.
Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo - Senior Project Manager
Newport Beach, California 1988 - 2001
Promoted to Associate in 1998. Responsibilities included participating in marketing efforts; preparing proposals and contracts; assisting in project staffing and managing the following projects:
Four Seasons Hotel – Dublin, a 259-room luxury urban hotel;
Four Seasons Resort – Aviara, a 331-room luxury resort hotel;
Four Seasons Hotel - Newport Beach, a 25,000 sf ballroom addition;
Palm Beach Resort, a 200-room luxury resort hotel in Cannes, France;
Little America Hotel, a 600-room urban hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah;
Hale O Malia - Lifecare, a senior housing project in Honolulu, Hawaii;
The Crescent at Tanglin, a 360-room luxury hotel in Singapore.
Ware & Malcomb Architects - Project Architect
Irvine, California 1987 – 1988
Prepared construction documents, secured building permit and provided construction administration for Warner Center Plaza VI, a 20-story office building in Woodland Hills, California..
Albert C. Martin & Associates - Project Director
Los Angeles, California 1984 - 1986
Managed tenant improvement projects and served as the Owners’ Consulting Architect for the Atlantic Richfield Plaza, ManuLife Plaza and Wells Fargo Building in Los Angeles, California.
Managed a 350,000sf tenant improvement project for General Telephone of California’s headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California.
Managed design development and construction documents for the SCRTD MetroRail - Wilshire/ Fairfax Station in Los Angeles, California.
Skidmore Owings & Merrill - Architect I, II, & III
Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California 1977 - 1984
Prepared design studies and construction documents for the following projects:
Getty Plaza, a 36-story office building in Los Angeles, California;
875 Third Avenue, a 30-story office building in New York, New York;
Olympia Centre, a 63-story mixed-use building in Chicago, Illinois;
33 West Monroe, a 28-story office building in Chicago, Illinois;
Block 248, two 50-story office buildings in Dallas, Texas;
O’Hare Plaza West, a 10-story office building in Chicago, Illinois. Red Sea Palace Hotel, a 300-room hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; The Boston Globe, a satellite printing plant in Billerica, Massachusetts.
Daniel B. Czekanski & Associates - Designer / Draftsman
Urbana, Illinois 1973 - 1974
Prepared design studies and construction documents for health-care projects.
Education
University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois 1977
Master of Architecture, 1977
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies, 1973
Registration
California, 1984
Illinois, 1982
References are available upon request.
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