ROBERT A. HART ARCHITECT SUMMARYThirty-three years experience in progressively advanced positions of responsibility on a variety of projects: hospitality, hospitals, shopping centers, other large commercial complexes, schools and custom residential. Those responsibilities included design, general supervision, inter-discipline coordination, specification writing, reports, code analysis and construction supervision. EXPERIENCE
SWA Architects, Project Manager, May 2008 to July Provided construction management for hospitals. Reviewed documents for conformance with Building Codes and office standards. Processed RFIs, reviewed shop drawings and attended weekly meetings with contractor and owner to confirm and facilitate the construction process. Projects include Linda Vista Hospital and White Memorial Hospital.
Langdon & Wilson Architects, Project Architect, Oct 2006 to Sept 2007 Provided quality control for hospitals and hospitality projects. Reviewed documents for conformance with Building Codes and office standards. Mentored junior architects. Projects include Tahiti Village, Las Vegas , Olive View Hospital Emergency Expansion and Acute Care Unit, Sylmar and South Sura, a 1,000 bed hospital in Kuwait.
Leidenfrost/Horowitz & Associates, Project Architect, Feb 2005 to Oct 2006 Provided construction administration and quality control for large shopping center projects. Reviewed shop drawings and prepared change orders. Reviewed documents for building and planning code and for conformance with LHA standards and constructability.
Richard Chong & Associates, Project Architect and Los Angeles Office Manager, Nov 2003 to Feb 2005 Managed the Los Angeles branch office. Worked on the production of construction documents for the San Fernando Valley Rapid Way bus stations and platforms for the MTA as well as construction documents for two Big Lots stores located in Las Vegas among other projects. Aided in preparation of documents for Irwendale ARB for Foothill Transit facility.
TJD-JI, South Korea, Project Architect, Jan 2002 to Nov 2003 Designed and managed the production of construction documents for the US military in South Korea. Projects designed included an Aquatics Park for Camp Humphreys, Community Club for Camp Humphreys, Barracks for Yongsan, Contingency Dining Facility or Camp Carroll, Youth Center for Hannam Village, and numerous site adaptations of standard designs to meet anti- terrorist blast- resistance criteria.
Flair Architects, Project Architect, July 2001 to Oct 2001 Developed proposals for city parks and supervised production of construction documents. Checked housing tract plans for practical use and constructability. Supervised updating of detail library.
Greenberg Farrow, Project Architect and Project Manager, Oct 1996 to July 2001 Managed the design and production of construction documents for Home Depots projects for the North-West Region of the United States. Made presentations to building departments and dealt with same through acquisition of building permits. Traveled extensively in pursuit of these goals.
Vinelle, Brown & Root, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Lead Architect, Jan 1994 to Jan 1996 Oversaw multiple design projects by Turkish Architectural and Engineering firms and executed in-house design projects for Base Civil Engineering. Architectural Consultant for development of Base Comprehensive Plan Architectural Compatibility Study, basically a small city planning project. As Carpet Monitor, approved and monitored of all carpet installed on base and developed a. spread sheet with data regarding all carpet on base. Provided architectural photographic service for Civil Base Projects Support.
Clair Earl Associates, Project Architect, Jan 1987 to Jan 1993 Met with clients, developed multiple schematic designs for 10,000+ S.F. homes, managed production of structural drawings and other construction documents, interfaced with applicable building departments and provided construction supervision. Advised clients regarding resolution of client/contractor conflicts during the building phase. Made all residential presentations to the Glendale DRB Projects include: Van Halen Residence (12,000 S.F.); Carter Residence (17,000 S.F.); addition and remodel of a Wallis Neff house.
Lucky Homes, Chief Architect, Aug 1986 to Jan 1987 Hired to head a future Architectural Division, I did all site research and investigations. Based on research and the clients needs, I designed homes and additions, managed the production of construction documents and saw that they were approved by the applicable building departments. Began setting up the organization for the future separate architectural department, but the office failed before the Plan could be implemented.
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Ernest P. Howard & Assoc., Project Coordinator, June 1984 to Aug 1986 Managed production of construction documents, did code analysis, and reviewed new design proposals for residential, school, library and commercial projects. Checked military construction documents for conformance to U.S. Naval Facilities standards.
Robert A Hart, Design Consultant, July 1982 to June 1984 Provided architectural services for a variety of projects including custom residences, remodels, multi-family complexes, restaurants and commercial buildings. Designed and prepared code analysis, construction documents and did site supervision. Projects included: Riviera Finance Company Headquarters, Burbank, CA; Burger Depot Restaurant, Pasadena, CA; Crocker Bank Expansion, San Diego, CA. Ralph M. Parsons Co., Ltd., Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, Senior Project Engineer, 1982 We were building a city from scratch which had been divided in to five sections with each segment being designed by large international design firms. Monitored progress of contract documents and reviewed shop drawings by those firms. Verified progress of work at sites. Reviewed new design proposals and suggested alternatives. Prepared progress reports and assisted in presentation of same to the Kings Representative and Director of Community Development.
The Ralph M. Parsons Co., Project Coordinator, 1980 to 1982 Prepared feasibility studies. Did code analysis, fire protection and other reports to be submitted to the Alaskan Fire Marshall. Checked and coordinated work between disciplines and clients. Projects included: North Slope Project Facilities for Atlantic Richfield Company, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska and Martinez Auxiliary Facilities, Shell Oil Company, Martinez, California.
The Ralph M. Parsons Co., Saudi Arabia, Design Consultant, 1980 Redesigned Chevron Oils American compound for Rihad and rewrote the specifications after it had gone over budget. Worked with the head of Chevron in Saudi Arabia in his negotiations with the contractor to assure that the design would be built for agreed price.
Lyman Ennis, Architect, Lou Rodwell & Assoc., Lee B. Kline, Project Architect, 1973 to 1980 Designed and prepared construction documents and supervised construction for custom residences, schools, commercial projects and recreational facilities.
EDUCATION
1972BA in Architectural Design California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA
1982Construction Specification Institute, Los Angeles, CA Courses: Principles and Practices of Specification Writing; Construction Contracts and Specifications.
July, 1986 to March 1987Ph.D. Candidate Glendale University College of Law, Glendale, CA
April, 1995 to 2001Incirlik Air Base Basic Excel & Power Point CADD Training and Resource Center, Beginning Microstation CADD Training and Resource Center, Advanced Microstation RBIs Carpet Installation Seminar CADD Training, Autocad 2000
April, 2003TJD-JI Course:Globetech Group, Inc., AHERA Asbestos Project Designer Initial Training Course. Certificate No. GGI-APO-641803-12M
REGISTRATIONRegistered Architect #C-11174
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