Energetic and responsible participation in an office team that produces well-designed sustainable projects. Application of environmental logic in a design process that utilizes my broad-based experience in design, construction documentation and project management.
GREGORY D. RICARDS, AIA, LEED AP
MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE
Energetic and responsible participation in an office team that produces well-designed sustainable projects. Application of environmental logic in a design process that utilizes my broad-based experience in design, construction documentation and project management.
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
01/07 - present GDR Associates Novato/San Rafael, CA
Architectural firm with 2 associate design professionals. Projects included: 11-unit luxury condominium project, Type IB 4 story CMU construction, South Padre Island, TX; assisted living condominiums, Type V 1hr, San Rafael, CA; residential work, focused on sustainable design, including Title 24 analysis; remodeling, structural calculations and seismic evaluation.
09/04 - 12/06 Itay Architectural and Interiors Design Group San Rafael, CA
Worked with associate. Projects included: 2 luxury residences on a difficult sloping site, Oakland, CA; 5-story hospitality project, Type lA, Ocean City, MD; and residential remodeling, focused on sustainable design and green building principles.
www.itayarchitects.com
04/80 - 11/98 Ricards Design & Construction Belvedere, CA
Design/Build Construction Company. Design projects included: 3 houses, 7 extensive remodels and 15 small projects, with passive solar features and green applications as a specialty. Construction projects included: more than 50 projects of various scopes.
EMPLOYMENT
09/00 - 09/04 William E. Cullen, AIA & Associates Mill Valley, CA
Associate Architect in small office with 2 professionals involved principally in Type lV residential work, but also encompassing tenant improvement, ADA, historical preservation, low-income residential urban infill, public safety building, educational and ecclesiastical project design.
11/98 - 09/00 David Ruffin, Principal - Ruffin Environmental Design Oakland, CA
Project Architect, Project Manager and CAD Draftsman in small office with 2 professionals and 3 AutoCad workstations. Fifty percent of the work was residential; fifty percent was commercial and tenant improvement.
03/79 - 03/84 Roger Hartley, PE - Designer/Builder Tiburon, CA
Job Supervisor, Construction Foreman and Draftsman
09/73 - 09/75 Paolo Soleri, Cosanti Foundation Scottsdale, AZ
Construction Supervisor at Arcosanti
08/72 - 11/72 Walter A. Smith, Project Management Los Angeles, CA
Regional Shopping Centers
Draftsman/Management Trainee
EDUCATION
04/3/09 Revit Architecture Fundamentals Certificate
Ideate, Inc. San Francisco, CA
09/05 – 04/10 Energy classes (20) with topics including: retro-commissioning, energy modeling, BPI Building Analyst training, LEED for homes, 2005 Title 24 requirements, the passive house and steam boilers
PG&E Energy Training Center San Francisco, CA
09/75 - 09/78 Master of Architecture
California State Polytechnic University Pomona, CA
09/68 - 06/72 Bachelor of Science, Physics
University of California Santa Cruz, CA
09/70 - 06/71 University of California, Education Abroad
University of Padua Padua, Italy
09/67 - 06/68 International Scholarship
Liceo Cantonale Lugano, Switzerland
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY AutoCad, ADT, Revit, Photoshop, MS Word and MS Excel
AFFILIATIONS AIASF, USGBC, ADSPR and SPUR
LICENSING STATUS
09/08 LEED AP
01/06 NCARB Registration
09/00 Registered Architect, California
11/83 California General Building Contractor License
02/77 Engineer-In-Training Certificate
*References Available Upon Request
15 Albion Street • San Rafael, CA 94901 • (415) 485-4971 • E-Mail: gricards[at]gmail.com
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