Madison Madison International Architects & Planners

Project Manager (4 years)

At MMI, I began as technical staff but quickly advanced to project manager, coordinating different teams on four separate projects. I prepared program information by interviewing clients and users. From this data schematic designs were developed with the chief designers.

As a result of having these responsibilities so soon after graduation, I developed a project-tracking system to document the progress of the work, material research and construction techniques, systems integration with engineering consultants and other project related issues and solutions. This very effective system carried me successfully through the next 10 years.

Many of my assignments were projects that previously ended with bids in excess of the owners' requirements. My responsibility was to revise the documents, maintain the owners' standards and meet the project's construction budget: this was done successfully for each project.

My relationship with MMI extended beyond my employment. At my own office, north park studio, Architects LLC I was contacted by MMI and asked to assist with the Great Lakes Science Center Parking Structure. The project had lain dormant for 2 years lacking funding and suddenly reappeared with a 6 week deadline. The parking structure is nestled among the Science Center, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Cleveland Browns Stadium. Owner prompted delays extended the deadline by 3 weeks. The work was completed on time.

The parking structure has 500 spaces with a green roof (grass literally) that was intended to feature a firefighter's memorial and park.

Dalton, Van Dijk, Johnson & Partners, Architects

Project Manager (6 years)

My responsibilities included managing staff to complete, on time, the design development and construction documentation for hospitals, major museums, dormitories and corporate offices. It was my responsibility to assure that consultants' work was successfully integrated into all designs. I provided continuous innovation in address complex design/construction conditions to assure compliance with design intent. As a result I was recognized for most significant advancement in quality of work. Project managers in this firm adopted the project tracking system that I developed and used from my previous employment.

The renovated 1899 Italian Renaissance post office shown here now accommodates the Akron Art Museum. Lacking original drawings, I spent 2 days in below freezing weather field measuring this unheated building. After finally securing original documents fromthe U. S. Postal service the accuracy of my field work was confirmed.

Many unusual conditions had to be overcome for this project. Support for the 80.000-pound masonry chimney was removed and replace with concealed steel framing so as to open gallery space on the floors below.

Clear glass in the upper double hung windows was replaced with insulated opaque glass to minimize the effects of light sensitive photographic work displayed on this floor.

Two large custom designed lifts had to be integrated and installed to move sculpture and oversized artwork.

A new mezzanine ares was created in half of the building to house administrative offices.


One of the main objectives of this design was to take advantage of the large area behind the museum for a sculpture court.

Another museum project was the Library and Gallery Addition for the Cleveland Museum of Art. This addition along East Boulevard was to house a patron's library, rare book storage below grade and a gallery on the second floor. The gallery was to be illuminated during the day with large skylights. During deign it was determined that the air conditioning could not handle the amount of glazing proposed. As a result a checkerboard pattern of glass and insulated metal panel was developed. With a translucent ceiling position at a proper distance below the skylight, the overlapping dispersion absorbed any checkerboard patterning on the ceiling.

Helman Hurley Charvat Peacock Architects Inc.

Senior Project Coordinator (3 years)

My main responsibility was to manage the team producing the design and documentation for a number of timeshare buildings at Bonnet Creek for Wyndham Vacation Ownership in Orlando, Florida. The team included architects, technical staff, engineers and the construction manager for the production of design and construction drawings for timeshare buildings. My work began with completing drawings for Tower 4. Towers 5 and 6 followed. Additional work included a new maintenance building, a cabana, an addition to the Village Center (sales and incoming) and modifications to a number of existing buildings. The end result was 1.3 million square feet of building and 593 new units.

Towers 4 & 5.

Cover sheet for the Tower project at Bonnet Creek. The rendering/elevations are the actual BIM model.

FLOOR PLAN - This is a typical reference plan. Enlarged plans on other sheets show more detail.   A separate Slab Control Plan lays out the dimensions of only the post-tensioned concrete slab.   

ROOF PLAN - shows mansards, equipment placement, access points and other information for roof construction.

ELEVATION - A partial elevation complimented by a 3D slice of the BIM model. The 3D is here to illustrate the complexity of this portion of the elevation.

DETAILS - These details began in REVIT but completed in AutoCAD.   

DOOR SCHEDULE - automatically generated from the drawings.  As doors are added or deleted from the drawings the schedule automatically changes. 

Maintenance building as seen from the top of Tower 4.



Tower 6 under construction.