Academic Background

• The Catholic University of America, Washington,  DC.  Masters, City and Regional Planning
• United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO.  B.S., Civil Engineering

Registration

Registered Professional Civil Engineer in District of Columbia, Virginia, and Colorado
Professional Experience

RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, Maryland – General Contractor and Construction Specialist.  2010-present

Private Company. President/Owner – general contractor/construction manager and owner representation completing interior renovations and light structural modifications for office, retail projects. Licensed general contractor in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.  Licensed residential contractor in D.C and Maryland.  1996-Present

Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, Inc./Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc., Wash., DC. Vice President/Property Manager/Construction Manager 1989-1996 – managed design and construction of the Washington Office Center in Washington, DC. at a cost of $62,000,000; supervised design and construction of tenant fit out of this new building; managed leasing, operations and tenant construction for all Washington D.C. properties, approximately 900,000 SF; provided engineering and construction support for properties in various states. 1981-1996

Engineering Projects Director – directed $175M renovation of the one of the world’s largest commercial buildings, the 4.2 MSF Merchandise Mart, and the 1.8 MSF Apparel Center in Chicago, IL while occupied by tenants including new roofing, windows, HVAC, plumbing, elevators, electrical, addition of a pedestrian bridge and conversion of first two floors to a retail mall; designed and installed world’s largest thermal ice storage cooling system; estimated budget; selected architects and engineers; supervised design, bidding, award, contract negotiation, scheduling, construction, inspection and cost accounting. 1985-1989

Construction Manager – managed and supervised design and construction of the $25,000,000 conversion of and an addition to an abandoned refrigerated warehouse into the Washington Design Center; supervised design and build-out of 114 display showrooms.  1981-1985

American Arbitration Association, Arbitrator – provided services to AAA for numerous cases, most involving single member hearings on residential and commercial projects in the DC metropolitan area.  1986-2001

Boeing Engineering and Construction Company, Bellevue, WA  Construction Manager – managed fast track construction of the Boeing Computer Services Computer Facility in Bellevue, Washington including construction of a 200,000 SF computer building, 100,000 SF office building, emergency generator facility and power substation; designed facility to be earthquake proof; completed construction in ten months at a cost of $50,000,000.  1980-1981

Frank Briscoe Construction Company, Washington, DC. Project Engineer/Manager – managed the completion of construction of a computer facility and office building for Boeing Computer Services in Vienna, Virginia; provided close out support of the construction of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences at Bethesda Naval Hospital; participated on the bid team and negotiation of several projects. 1979-1980

Walter L. Phillips, Inc., Falls Church, VA.  Design Civil Engineer – conceived, designed and monitored layout and construction of site plans and site development for commercial and institutional facilities and housing subdivisions in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC. 1977-1979

United States Air Force, Washington, DC.  Base Architect/Master Planner – coordinated the design and construction of $60,000,000 of office buildings, retail space, dormitories, recreational and religious facilities and housing units; planning and congressional approval of a base master plan and support facilities for Bolling AFB, Washington DC; coordinated activities with Naval Facilities Engineering Command and Headquarters USAF; budgeted, programmed, and scheduled all maintenance and operations work on the base. 1972-1977

Associations

National Society of Professional Engineers
Construction Specifications Institute
American Society of Civil Engineers
Association of Graduates, U.S. Air Force Academy