Senior Project Architect with 20 years of NYC architectural experience on a broad range of project types in all phases of the profession.
Responsibilities included:
Architectural design; Programming and planning studies; Designed and detailed complex exterior wall systems including several types of curtain wall, green roofs, precast concrete panels, masonry cavity wall, cast stone, storefront, windows, metal panel, stone cladding , steel, concrete & wood framing systems, canopies, sunscreens & awnings, stairs & ladders, etc;; Coordinated and managed several consultants; Code analysis; Client/ user group meetings; Worked through approvals process with City agencies such as LPC, NYC Design Commission, DOB, DEP, LEED, etc. Mentored junior architectural staff; Exterior wall product research and worked with product vendors; Checked shop drawings; Administered punch lists;;Answered RFI’s; Negotiated change orders; Approved payment requisitions & Attended construction site meetings.
EXPERIENCE
2000 – 2009 COOPER, ROBERTSON & PARTNERS, NYC
Senior Associate/ Exterior Project Architect
• Worked as Senior Exterior Technical liaison directly under Design Partner on complex exterior wall systems for many cultural & educational projects
• Analyzed & researched NYC Bldg Code, LEED regulations, NYC Zoning Resolution, NYC Design Commission & exterior wall products
• Sketched out & designed exterior wall sections/ details for & mentored junior architectural staff/ checked their work
• Architectural detailing, AutoCAD 2010 drafting, created cartoon CD sets, supervised Construction Document quality & production
• Coordinated & checked consultants’ work including MEP, structural, civil, exterior wall consultant, landscape, lighting, AV, acoustical & spec writer
• Checked & logged in shop drawings, answered RFI’s, attended site meetings, administered punch lists & issued field sketches to contractors
Select Clients:
Columbia University School of Social Work:137k SF, $70M new facility (Curtain wall, brick cavity wall, granite base, cast stone & green roof/ pavers)
Ethical Culture Fieldston School, LEED Silver: 40k SF, $60M new facility (Curtain wall, stone base, Prodema rain screen, green roof & mtl. panel)
University of Maine at Orono, Maine Center for the Arts: $12M addition & renovation (Curtain wall, EPDM roof, mtl panel & glass entry canopy)
SoHo Loft: NYC: 6k SF, $3.5M Renovation (High-end millwork, custom alum pergola, teak Jacuzzi & deck, new windows w/ exterior shade system)
CUNY Hunter College School of Social Work: LEED Silver, $75M new facility (Unitized & stick curtain wall, green roof, precast concrete panels)
NYC Dept. of Parks & Recreation, Marcus Garvey Park Band Shell & Amphitheater: $4.5M addition & renovation (Brick cavity wall, mtl panel, EPDM roof & ptd. steel standing seam roof)
Orient Express Hotels, Inn at Perry Cabin: 39 new rooms, new restaurant & conference center on 25-acre site (traditional wood frame construction)
Harlem Village Academy, LEED Gold, 30k SF, $62M new building (Cast stone & brick cavity wall, mtl panel, green roof, custom steel pergola)
1998 – 2000 GWATHMEY SIEGEL & ASSOCIATES LLC ARCHITECTS, NYC
Project Architect
• Acad drafting, architectural detailing, code analyses, prepared CD’s & coordinated Structural & MEP consultants
• Architectural designer under PM and Principal on residential and health care projects.
Select Clients:
N.Y. Presbyterian Hospital Pediatric Oncology Center, 15k SF interior renovation (High-end millwork, linoleum laser-cut floor, curved gypbd.)
Private House addition, Bel Air, CA, 6k SF (Wood frame construction, custom high-end millwork, curved gypbd & skylights)
Select Clients:
General Motors Inc. New York Office, $6 M, 18 k SF interior renovation (Hign-end millwork, office partition systems & curved gypbd.)
Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel, 700k SF new terminal (Jerusalem stone, metal panel, curtain wall & metal stairs)
1989 -1993 CONKLIN ROSSANT ARCHITECTS PC, NYC
Architectural Designer/Junior Architect
• Acad drafting, architectural detailing, code analyses, prepared CD’s & coordinated Structural & MEP consultants’ work
• Prepared presentation drawings & built scale models for client as assistant architectural designer under Principal.
Select Clients:
Congregation Sons of Israel, Briarcliff Manor, NY: 10k SF addition and renovation (Brick on metal studs, EPDM roof, standing seam roof & mtl panel)
CUNY The College of Staten Island Sports and Recreation Facility: 77k SF new facility (Brick cavity wall, cast stone, gymnasium & pool details)
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
• Proficient in AutoCAD 2010, Word, Excel, Newforma, PowerPoint, Outlook & Adobe Photoshop
• Adept at NYC Bldg Code, NYC LPC approvals process, NYC Design Commission Process, ADA Guidelines, NYC Zoning Resolution & LEED regulations
• Manual Drafting, Sketching & Watercolor
• Fluent in Spanish
• I have traveled to 29 countries visiting historic works of architecture
EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY: Bachelor’s of Architecture with Honors
Member, Jackson Heights Beautification Group (a neighborhood volunteer organization)
Vice President of my Co-op apartment corp. from 2007 to present (Project manager for $1M LPC windows & exterior envelope renovation project)
Member: The Municipal Art Society of New York
Member, The Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC
Member, The Beaux Arts Alliance of New York
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