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Experience:

BRPH Architects & Engineers, Inc., Vinings, GA: Regional Director, June 2014 to February 2021

Heery International, Inc., Atlanta, GA: Various Positions, as Indicated below, June 1981 to April 2014

  • Project Designer, Project Architect, and Project Manager on numerous projects ranging from $500,000 to over $50 million in project types including Recreation, Industrial, Data Centers, Corporate Offices, and Master Planning (see attached list of key projects).

  • Director of Operations, Atlanta Architecture, 1996 to 1998. Responsibilities included project scheduling, manpower planning and recruiting, quality control, and financial management of a practice ranging in size from 40 to 60 persons.

  • Director of Atlanta Architecture, 1999 thru 2010. Responsibilities continued to include those noted above, plus increased responsibility and participation in office-wide management and strategic planning initiatives.

  • South Region Director of Design, 2011. Responsibilities for Atlanta Design continued, plus regional leadership of other design offices in Raleigh, Orlando, and Miami.

  • National Director of Design Operations, January 2012 to present. Reorganization of all design groups to a single region consolidated additional offices in Philadelphia, Iowa City, and Denver. Virginia Beach was added in 2014.

Johnson, Craven & Gibson, Architects, Charlottesville, VA:  Intern Architect, June 1977 to May 1981

  • Intern architect with a small, well established architectural firm specializing in high-end traditional residential projects and small commercial and hospitality facilities.

William J. Hughes Jr. & Assoc., Baton Rouge, LA:  Architectural Draftsman, Summers, 1975 & 1976

Architectural Draftsman

  • Architectural drafting and design for a 3 person office specializing in small commercial projects, including multi-plex theaters.

Exxon Research & Engineering, Inc., Florham Park, NJ:  Piping Draftsman, Summer 1974

  • Production technical drafting to produce process piping flow diagrams for petrochemical facilities from engineering sketches.

Education:  University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

  • Bachelor of Science in Architecture, 1977.

  • Master of Architecture, 1981

Professional Affiliations/Registrations:  Registered Architect in Georgia (1983), Tennessee (2004), New York (2004), and Mississippi (2006)

  • NCARB Certificate (1999)

  • Member International Code Council, National Fire Protection Association.

Personal:

32-year resident of Decatur, GA, now living in Smyrna, GA.  Married to wife, Debbie, since 1977 with 2 children, Christine and Ryan.  Interests include golf, travel, carpentry, team sports, hiking, and outdoor activities.

Graduate of Leadership Dekalb, Class of 2013