Past Governor, National YEA Chair, American Society of Heating and Refrigeration Engineers Chair, Stantec Innovation Committee
OFF THE CLOCK Passion for inventing. Over the years I have designed and built a go kart from a power washer, destroyed and then rebuilt a working car before I even had my driver’s license, designed a real-time residential energy meter (more details below), and developed a travel hot tub. Hobbies: Amateur astronomy, camping, golfing, hiking, inventing Most memorable vacation: A month-long, cross-country, post-university trip from Vancouver to Kingston, Ontario, in 2006, to sail an autonomous sailboat in the first national autonomous sailboat competition.
Hi all.As some of you know, I have a small firm. Projects are precious and I say yes to everything and give it the best design twist I can. With that said, I received a call today from an out of state architect who has a project in my state. They have taken the project to DD and need an.
Gruen Associates, Los Angeles, CA, US, Senior Project Manager
As Senior Project Manager for an eighty person Architecture, Urban Planning, Landscape, and Interiors office, I oversaw projects while worked integrally with small and large teams. In addition to reporting to the Partners, I am the primary point of client contact with authority on projects for program elements to ensure successful completion and construction. Managerial tasks include scheduling, staffing, code analysis and accessibility compliance, correspondence, construction detailing, progress confirmation, and engineering coordination. I assist PM training and mentoring junior staff in document organization and technical understanding. Notable Projects are the Santa Monica Gateway Office and Parking Structure; Accessibility upgrades for multiple LAUSD Middle and Elementary School Projects; a 600kW Rooftop Canopy Solar Array Project for LAPD and a Bus Rapid Transit Pr