John P. Fredrickson, RA, NCARB

10119 Venango Lane
Richmond, Virginia 23236 (804) 447-6274
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
Over 20 years of architectural leadership on a wide variety of project types including commercial, governmental, industrial and residential projects.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects with excellent communication skills and the vision to lead project teams with professional interpersonal skills.
Exceptional technical expertise with creative problem solving ability and focus on the important details to resolve critical issues that ensure project success.
Experience in creating proposals for new work, administering contracts with consultants, tracking schedules, establishing budgets and creating accurate cost estimates and reports.

EDUCATION:
Master of Architecture, with honors, University of Texas at Arlington, 1980, 3.9 GPA
Bachelor of Arts, History Major with honors, SMU (Southern Methodist University), Dallas, Texas, 1976
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Registered Architect since 1983 - currently registered in Virginia.
NCARB certified
Member, American Institute of Architects 1983 - 1990
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, Powerpoint
AutoCAD 2008 proficient, Architectural Desktop Experience
Google SketchUp experience
Knowledge of Revit capabilities
SPECIAL AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS:
The AIA Scholastic Award, the AIA School Medal and the Certificate of Merit for excellence in the study of Architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington, May, 1980
Recipient of the Monarch Tile Academic Scholarship 1978-79
Member of the Dallas Landmark Committee, 1984 - 85
JOB EXPERIENCE:
1/2008 to 9/2008PBS&J (Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan)
Title:Senior ArchitectAtlanta, Georgia
Gained in-depth experience in Federal, Department of Defense contracts including the following projects:

Armed Forces Chaplain Training Center, Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Senior/lead architect responsible for the facility design and creation of construction documents. The Chaplain Training Center will provide training for chaplains in all of the Armed Forces in a new 45,000-square-foot facility that will have shared facilities such as a 300-person auditorium as well as classrooms, seminar rooms, labs, and administrative offices. His redesign of the conceptual plan given in the request for proposal (RFP) resulted in the award of the design-build contract.

Regional Training Institute, Ohio National Guard, Columbus, Ohio. Senior architect responsible for directing the architectural team in the production of construction documents. This facility is a 123,000-square-foot regional training institute including attached dormitories to house 200 soldiers during their training. Included in the project are 16 classrooms, 300-person auditorium, large multipurpose room, administrative offices, library, learning center, and dining facilities.
9/98 12/2007: ARCON Development
Title:Principal & OwnerRichmond, VA
Architectural services including commercial and residential project design, real estate development consulting, feasibility analysis, and construction management. Management of the entire design and development process for a wide variety of project types including adaptive re-use, retail, interior design, commercial office, fitness centers, residential, and industrial projects.
Services included:
Feasibility Studies & Property Condition Assessments
Site Development consulting directing the entire design team
Space Planning, Schematic Design and Master Planning
Project Design & full Construction Document production
Professional Construction Administration
Construction Management
Major Projects:
Design for Diamond Family Fitness, a 100,000 sf Fitness Center in Winchester, VA.
Construction Management of the Historic Hydro Electric Plant Building adaptive reuse for retail at the Riverside on the James Mixed Use Development in Richmond, VA for the Cordish Company developers, of Baltimore.
Design and development consultant for a unique residential community, James River Commons, detached, low-maintenance villas, in Richmond for Wilton Development.
Clients included:
Paragon Consultants retail developer for Wal-mart and other retailers
The Cordish Company, retail developer, Baltimore
Land America Corporation
Chesapeake Contracting Group, Inc.
Alliance Engineering Inc. - serving industrial clients Phillip Morris and Unilever
Wilton Development, Richmond, VA
CareMatrix Senior Living

9/94 to 9/98Circuit City Stores, Inc.
Title: Corporate Design Manager Richmond, VA
Managed the design and development of over 100 projects throughout the United States and Canada. Effectively presented projects to corporate executive committees and localities for approval, negotiated deal points with real estate developers on design and real estate issues. Directed the site due diligence studies, obtained entitlements through re-zonings and variances, directed the work of dozens of designers, architects, engineers, planners and attorneys to adapt store prototypes to widely different sites. Obtained local planning & zoning approvals on over 20 sites per year. Favorably negotiated difficult real estate agreements. Responsible for directing the work of outside consultants and administering contracts. Managed and supervised the work of internal staff to meet project deadlines. Prepared and maintained internal schedules and budgets.
9/93 9/94Ballou Justice & Upton Assoc. Architects
Title: Project Architect Richmond, VA
Full design and project architecture responsibility for Educational and Institutional projects. Projects included a Science/Laboratory classroom addition & administration offices to Amherst County High School, the design of a multi-story emergency room and OB/ GYN facility to the South Side Regional Medical Center in South Hill, Virginia, assistance on several Medical College of Virginia and VCU projects.
9/90 - 6/93Fluor Daniel, Engineers & Contractors,
Title Senior ArchitectRichmond, VA
Directed the architectural design of major Industrial Projects for Philip Morris, McCormick Spice, and Nabisco. Managed a team of international architects from Germany, Turkey and the US for the design of a 750,000 SF Tobacco Manufacturing Plant known as the PHILSA PROJECT, a Philip Morris venture in Izmir, Turkey, comprised of approx. 750,000 sf in 20 buildings. PHILSA included the design of a Medical Office Suite for the staff. Other projects included several industrial additions and warehouse distribution centers.


9/89 - 9/90Smithey & Boynton Associates
Title:Project ArchitectRichmond, VA
Managed the design and administered the construction of several Educational, Commercial, and Institutional projects including several Chesterfield County School renovations, Dominion Bank, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV Office Fairfax), State Employment Commission Office Building, Henrico County Library at Innsbruck, renovation work at VCU and Medical Offices at VCU / MCV
9/88 - 9/89Errol J. Warren, Jr. Architect
Title:Project ManagerRocky Mount, NC
Managed the design and administered the construction of several Commercial projects including the Holiday Inn, Lumberton, NC, Benvenue Country Club Addition and Alterations, Rocky Mount, NC, Mixed Use Office Retail Project, Rocky Mount, NC
2/84 - 9/88Steve Waddell, Inc.
Title:Project Architect Dallas, Texas
Project Architect responsible for the design and construction of Bank interiors, Office and retail tenant finish-outs. Specialized in Bank and Office finish-out for corporate clients, medical offices, retail, and high end residential design. Provided space planning and design documents for many office projects.


6/81 - 1/84Summey, Weeter & Associates
Title:Intern /Project ArchitectDallas, Texas
Intern & Project Architect for corporate commercial work including Banks, Retail & offices. Designed architectural and interior projects, administered construction and prepared construction documents & cost estimates for, Bank, Retail & Office projects. Significant projects were Penn Square Mall renovation in Oklahoma City, Texas American Bank, Dallas, Lyne Oil Building, and the Dallas Academy of Medicine in the Dallas area.
6/80 - 6/81Hunt Properties, Inc.
Title:Intern Architect Dallas, Texas
Provided Site Planning and tenant finish-out design drawings for various properties of the Hunt family in Dallas, Texas. Various projects included Retail leases, Offices, Office-Warehouses. Gained familiarity with Retail & Office Developments.