Seeking a Sr. Design or Design Management position that requires strong conceptual and design development skills in architecture, community and urban design as well as great presentation skills.
Work Experience
Design Consultation. 1989-Present
Projects range in scope from rendering and illustration to design and design review of architecture, urban design, interior design and set design projects. List of Clients include Warner Bros., The Irvine Company and Rancho Mission Viejo.
General Growth Properties, Inc. Real Estate Development. Chicago, IL, 2008
Director, Planning and Design-Responsible for the design management of redevelopment and mixed-use communities and building projects, including the procurement and management of outside design consultants and staff, preparing and approving contracts, change orders and payment requests, establishing design concepts and directing the project design throughout the design and construction phases.
Bassenian/Lagoni Architects. Newport Beach, CA, 2004-2007
Associate Vice President, Design Dept.-Historical research, community visioning, site planning, architectural and interior design of hotels, custom and production homes, Live/Work residences, Active Adult residences, Community Clubhouses, Community Centers and creation of residential design guidelines and other visioning documents. Additional tasks include client coordination, project management, graphic design, client presentations, sales presentations to buyers and direction of project team, junior staff and consultant teams.
William Hezmalhalch Architects Inc. Santa Ana, CA, 2001-2004
Associate, Community Design-Research and analysis of historical architecture, illustration, product testing, implementation, design review and enforcement of design guidelines for retail, mixed use, production and custom residential communities. Additional tasks include client coordination, budget analysis, preparation of contracts, project management, architectural design, graphic design, preparation of client presentations and direction of project team, junior staff and consultant teams.
The Irvine Company. Real Estate Development. Newport Beach, CA, 1997-2001
Director, Urban Planning and Design-Design review of planning, architectural, interior design and special event projects throughout The Irvine Ranch and Northern California properties. Consultant coordination and design review of projects including Residential and Apartment Communities, Hospitality, and Regional Retail Centers.
Chairman, Architectural Control Committee-Direct and oversee design review process of custom residential communities at Newport Coast. Additional tasks included reviewing, revising and generating new criteria for architectural design guidelines.
Rafael Moneo, Taller de Arquitectura. Madrid, Spain, 1992
Designer-Urban design and planning research with conceptual design explorations for an urban block along the Manzana Diagonal in Barcelona, Spain (In conjunction with Harvard University).
Machado and Silvetti Associates Inc. Architecture and Planning. Boston, MA, 1991
Designer-Urban design and planning research, surveying and design explorations for the new provincial capital of Caltagirone, Sicily (In conjunction with the government of Sicily and Harvard University).
Duany and Plater-Zyberk. Architecture and Town Planning. Miami, FL, 1989
Designer-Historical research, surveying and design explorations for the Neshoba County Fair settlement in Tennessee (In conjunction with the University of Miami).
Teaching Experience
University of Miami, Miami, FL 1995
Architectural Design Instructor, Design 101, Architectural Design Critic and Juror
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1990-1992
Architectural Design Critic and Juror
Florida International University, Miami, FL, 1992-1994
Architectural Design Critic and Juror
Education
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Master of Architecture in Urban Design, 1992
University of Miami, Miami, FL
Bachelor of Architecture, 1990
Architectural Association, London, England
Exchange Program, 1986
University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Summer Program, 1985
Skills
Experienced in traditional rendering techniques such as pastel, watercolor, acrylic and oil paint and the following computer software: Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, GOTO Meeting, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Excel and AutoCad.
Professional Associations
AIA, NCARB and the Harvard Alumni Association
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