Fernando Santos AIA.
42 Springbrook Road
Springfield, New Jersey 07081
Cell: 919-799-1014
Home: 919-900-7648
Email: fshousedesign[at]yahoo.com

Summary
Twenty five years as a Registered Architect with international experience.
Ability to direct complex projects from concept to fully built status.
Goal-oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities.
Organised, highly motivated, and detail-directed problem solver.
Proven ability to work in unison with staff, consultants, and contractors.
Bilingual English/Portuguese

Fentress Architects (03/23/2009 to present) On-Site Representative
Denver, Colorado
Serve as the firm's main on site representative responsible for ensuring that the design intent and quality are carried through the completion of the project in a constructible manner.
Monitor and report on the status and progress of work, performing quality assurance checks on work in progress and reviewing completed work to insure priorities, methods, deadlines, budget and quality are being met.
Coordinate with the USA Army Corps contracting officer representative to resolve design issues during construction on this design build project.
Project:
FORSCOM/USARC Command Headquarters Office Building, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Owner US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District.

EDI Architecture (10/15/2005 05/2008) Area Office Manager
Angola, West Africa
Supervising international staff engaged in the design and review of numerous complex and routine construction projects worth over $350M annual.
Plan, prioritize and direct the area office's work and manage international and national staff for firms local staff house.
Reviewing local zoning regulations, design concepts studies, cost estimates, construction documents.
Exercise supervisory and administration functions, hiring, evaluations and resource budgeting.
Serve as the firm's main representative and interpreter for new business negotiations and on going projects with Angolan, foreign and U.S. clients.
Projects:
Schools, office buildings, residential condominiums, hotels, medical facilities, interior office renovations and industrial equipment facilities.

US Army Corps of Engineers (06/14/2004 10/2005) - Senior Design Architect,
New York, New York
Served as senior design architect under the general guidance of the Design Branch Chief. My responsibilities included the preparation of design documents (charettes, drawings, calculations and specifications), coordination of design with various trades, shop drawings review & approval, scope preparation and resolving field issues. Ensured designs met project manager (PM), customer/ using agency, life safety, American with Disabilities Act (ADA), budgetary and schedule requirements. My active projects were as follows:
Military Entrance Processing Station, Niagara Falls, NY (24,000 SF - $6.2M).
Pine Plain Fitness Center Renovation/ Add Project, Fort Drum, NY ($6.8M).
Military Police Station, Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, New York ($3M).
Army Modularity Program (Aviation Facilities I & II Design charette) Fort Drum, NY. ($80M).
Dept. Homeland Security, Air & Marine Office Renovation, US Customs, Plattsburgh, NY. ($4.5M).
Worked with construction quality assurance representatives to resolve project issues brought up in the resident management information system.
Coordinated with the PMs on resolving scope and design changes brought up by the using agencies for each of the projects as part of the project management business process (PMBP) project delivery team (PDT) partnership goals.

Stantec Inc. (03/15/2002 - 06/15/2004) - Project Architect
Melville, New York
Project Architect under the guidance of the Vice President of Pharmaceutical Projects.
Preparation of the design documents: drawings, calculations and specifications. Scope of work included all architectural design, specifications, and field surveys. Special requirement and design consideration for classified areas, hose-down areas, clean rooms.
Projects:
Ivax Laboratories, Pilot Plant Facility Renovation,
Lederle QC Labs, Pearl River, NY
Mutual Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rosenbaum Design Group (03/15/2000 - 03/01/2002) - Project Architect
Lake Success, New York
As a project architect under the general guidance of the Principal Architect who assigned work for overall objectives and results for the projects. My responsibilities included the preparation of the design documents: drawings, calculations and specifications. My projects were as follows:
Various Sears Department Stores surveys for American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance and design implementation
Various supermarkets renovations and new construction.
Low rise office building with lower parking garage, New Jersey
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EDI Architecture (08/15/1996 - 03/15/2000) - Sr. Architect
Angola, West Africa
Served as a project architect/project overseeing the construction of all infrastructures, including roads, underground utilities, and sewage treatment plant and water storage system. Coordinated efforts with the international work force and the local government representatives to ensure all project areas met client's budgetary, quality and schedule requirements.
Projects:
Homes (four hundred), schools, a medical clinic, a community center and various support facilities.
The scope of work includes underground power distribution, communications, roads, building site preparation and storm water piping.


EDI Architecture (Branch Office) (08/15/1996 - 03/15/2000) - Sr. Architect
NYC, New York
Served as project architect on various projects and was responsible for the coordination and preparation of design documents and specifications of the following Projects:
Projects:
1. Multi family residential projects that include town houses, multi-story buildings and single family units.

Duchscherer Oberst Design (06/15/1984 08/15/1996) - Branch Office Manager
Jericho, New York
Responsible for firm's branch office operations and design activities, supervising an architectural staff engaged in the design and review of numerous complex and routine construction projects worth over $25M annual. Planned, prioritized and directed the branch office's work such as concepts, studies, designs, cost estimates, construction documents. Administration functions such as hiring, evaluations and resource budgeting and tech advice to the project managers, clients and contractors. Worked to ensure milestones were met and issues resolved; design followed appropriate standards and codes. Duties included representing the firm in contract negotiations with owners and contractors.
Projects:
Municipal - schools, firehouses, transit facilities, US Post Office facilities, Commuter rail stations.
Private; Major bus lines facilities, distribution centers for shipping companies, shopping centers.

Cashin Associates (1984-1986)
Mineola, New York
Responsibilities as Project Manager included the following.
Successfully worked with public entities board members in developing programmatic requirements, conceptualizing and ensuring client requirements are implemented in the design.
Exercised in-depth knowledge in interpreting local zoning and building codes.
Responsible for taking projects from Design Development through Construction Documents and into final construction stage.
Prepared the complete design packages on complex projects including drawings, specifications and construction administration.
Projects:
Firehouses, public schools, public transportation, vehicle facilities, post offices.

Whithofft Associates Architects (1982-1984)
New York, New York
The daily routine of work included the following on high end residential and commercial work
Project field surveys. Preparation of construction documents (drawings, calculations, code reviews and specifications).
Conducted walk-through and prepared man-hours and technical proposal for the projects.
Provided review during the construction phase of contractor shop drawing submittals, work schedules and payment requisitions.
Provided quality assurance review before the submittal of the design document.
Projects:
Art gallery renovations, high end residences, bank renovations.


EDUCATION:
New York Institute of Technology (09/04/1972 - 06/15/1975)
Old Westbury, New York
Degree: B.S. in Architecture - Major: Architectural Studies

Additional Training:
Various courses on computer drafting (AUTOCAD and MicroStation)
Means estimating Workshop (12/05/1992)
Training class on Revit 2009.

Professional
License - Registered Architect (05/15/1992) for New York State
Member - American Institute of Architects