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www.BDCnetwork.com BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION JANUARY 2008 S1
� e 40 remarkable individuals profi led on the
following pages are some of the brightest stars in
the AEC universe—and they’re under the age of 40.
� ese young architects, engineers, contractors,
designers, and developers stood out among a
group of 275 outstanding entrants in our third
annual “40 Under 40” competition.
Join us in congratulating the AEC industry’s
next generation of leadership.
By Maggie Koerth-Baker, Contributing Editor
and Jay W. Schneider, Senior Editor
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The Honor RollDonald J. Anderson, Jr., S8Commercial and infrastructure division manager Fugro Consultants LPHouston
Jill Bergman, S16Associate VP and operations managerCannon DesignSan Francisco
Jay Bhatt, S9Senior VPAutodeskWaltham, Mass.
Wendy Burke, S10 VP, client development LinbeckHouston
Howard Chen, S11 Associate principal TVS InternationalAtlanta
Ramin Cherafat, S16 Partner, VP of operations McCownGordon ConstructionKansas City, Mo.
Kerry Cheung, S14 VP, senior medical plannerHOKSt. Louis
Brian Cook, S7 Division manager, contract manager Hoar ConstructionHouston
Kurt J. Dannwolf, S14 President O’Donnell Dannwolf + Partners ArchitectsHollywood, Fla.
Vicki Ford, S8 Principal Walter P MooreHouston
Bradley T. French, S8 Project captain, project architect, business development associate Mekus Studios Ltd.Chicago
Kendall Griffi th, S12 Director of operations M. A. Mortenson ConstructionMinneapolis
Edward Hohmann, S16 VP, corporate treasurer Feinknopf Macioce Schappa ArchitectsColumbus, Ohio
William H. Holly, S10PresidentHolly Real EstateMiami
Karie Johnson, S9 Director of virtual construction Adolfson & Peterson ConstructionPlymouth, Minn.
Sadhu Aufochs Johnston, S18 Deputy Chief of Staff, City of Chicago Chicago
Tom Kaiman, S16 Manager of operations Walton Construction Co.St. Louis
Roger L. Klein, S18Principal, director of architectural designSwanke Hayden Connell ArchitectsNew York, N.Y.(now design principal, RMJM Hillier, Princeton, N.J.)
David Koren, S6 Associate principal, director of marketing Perkins Eastman ArchitectsNew York, N.Y.
Joanna Kwan, S18PrincipalRead Jones Christoffersen Ltd.Vancouver, B.C.
Mark J. Ladd, S9 Managing director Millennium Development GroupChicago
Andrea Lamberti, S12 Project director Rafael Viñoly ArchitectsNew York, N.Y.
Kevin R. Mitchell, S9 Director of construction services, Special Projects Division Grunley ConstructionRockville, Md.
Drew Mucci, S6 VP, director of law fi rms market division HITT Contracting Inc. Fairfax, Va.
James O’Reilly, S10 Director of construction, Facilities Services Division Los Angeles Unifi ed School DistrictLos Angeles
Haril Pandya, S12 Senior associate, senior project manager/designer CBT ArchitectsBoston
Pietro Perelli-Rocco, S18 Project director HinesMilan, Italy
Thomas J. Sherry, S11 Design principal Hamilton Anderson AssociatesDetroit
Ian Sinnett, S8 Associate Perkins+WillDallas
Scott Skidelsky, S10 VP and general manager Turner Construction Corp.Orlando, Fla.
Marijke Smit, S14 Senior associate Perkins EastmanNew York, N.Y.
Sean B. Smith, S11 Division VP, partner Gresham, Smith & PartnersNashville, Tenn.
Sara M. Snodgrass, S7 CEO The CFP GroupNashville, Tenn.
Kevin Tartaglione, S7 SVP, COO Advance Realty GroupBedminster, N.J.
Nayan B. Trivedi, S14 Senior associateLeslie E. Robertson AssociatesNew York, N.Y.
Clay Vogel, S7 Founder, principal, lead designerKazia Design CollaborativeChicago
Diane Vrkic, S11 Global COO, head of the Americas region, Energy and Sustainability Services Jones Lang LaSalleSan Francisco
Kathy Wardle, S6 Senior associate, director of research Busby Perkins + WillVancouver, B.C.
Peter Weingarten, S6 Associate principal, director of international projects FXFOWLE ArchitectsNew York, N.Y.
Qi Song (Kent) Yu, S12 Associate principal Degenkolb EngineersPortland, Ore.
DREW MUCCI DAVID KOREN KATHY WARDLE PETER WEINGARTEN
SARA M. SNODGRASS
CLAY VOGEL BRIAN COOK KEVIN TARTAGLIONE
IAN SINNETT BRADLEY T. FRENCH
DONALD J. ANDERSON, JR. VICKI FORD
JAY BHATT KARIE JOHNSON KEVIN R. MITCHELL
MARK J. LADD
SCOTT SKIDELSKY
JAMES O’REILLY WENDY BURKE WILLIAM H. HOLLY
DIANE VRKIC HOWARD CHEN THOMAS J. SHERRY
QI SONG (KENT) YU KENDALL GRIFFITH
HARIL PANDYA ANDREA LAMBERTI
KURT J. DANNWOLF MARIJKE SMIT KERRY CHEUNG NAYAN B. TRIVEDI
JILL BERGMAN
TOM KAIMAN RAMIN CHERAFAT EDWARD HOHMANN
PIETRO PERELLI-ROCCO ROGER L. KLEIN JOANNA KWAN
SADHU AUFOCHS JOHNSTON
SEAN B. SMITH
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David Koren, 37Associate principal, director of marketing
Perkins Eastman Architects,
New York, N.Y.
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
CPSM, AIA
EDUCATION
BFA, NYU
MPhil, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Responsible for fi rm’s overall marketing
strategy, leads business development
efforts for 10 worldwide offi ces; fi rm
has doubled in size in past three years.
Former director of marketing for Gensler’s
Northeast region, responsible for $110
million of revenue, 500+ professionals.
Society for Marketing Professional Ser-
vices Mentor Award (NY chapter, 2003).
EXTRACURRICULAR
Authored Architect’s Essentials of
Marketing (2004).
Wrote marketing strategy chapter for
The Architect’s Handbook of Professional
Practice, 14th Edition (in press).
President, SMPS NY chapter, 2005-06.
Guest lecturer, Columbia University,
Parsons the New School for Design, AIA
National Conference, and SMPS North-
east Regional Conference.
OFF THE CLOCK
Founded FIGMENT, a participatory arts
festival on Governors Island, N.Y.
Attends annual Burning Man event in
Nevada’s Black Rock Desert.
SECRET LIFE
Professional playwright with two pub-
lished works.
Drew Mucci, 31VP, director of law fi rms market division
HITT Contracting Inc., Fairfax, Va.
EDUCATION
BS, Wentworth Institute of Technology
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Oversees 30-person law fi rms market
division.
Doubled team’s annual revenues in one
year, to $83 million.
Attracted 10 new clients within past year.
Youngest VP and market sector leader
in fi rm history; promoted from project
manager to VP in less than four years.
During 10-year career (HITT and previous
fi rms), completed 5 million sf of con-
struction (more than $250 million).
RECENT PROJECTS
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary,
Washington, D.C.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP,
Washington, D.C.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Chair, in-house committee producing
company operations manual.
Active in fi rm’s continuing education and
training program.
Executive board member, Law Firm
Vendors Association.
OFF THE CLOCK
Put himself through college working as a
carpenter for a small GC.
Memorable outing: 18 holes at Pebble
Beach Golf Links.
Favorite meal: grandmother’s gnocchi.
SECRET LIFE
Played Division III basketball at Went-
worth (height: 5-8).
Kathy Wardle, 32Senior associate, director of research
Busby Perkins + Will, Vancouver, B.C.
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
LEED AP
EDUCATION
BA, University of Oregon
MES, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
First non-designer to join fi rm’s senior
management team.
Conducts fi rm’s product research and
building analysis.
Secured $300,000+ in product sponsor-
ship for fi rm’s award-winning “Sustain-
able Condo” tour, which has attracted
more than 100,000 visitors since 2004.
Co-chaired fi rm’s national Sustainable
Design Initiative since 2004.
Formalized fi rm’s commitment to
sustainability and created strategic
implementation plan (launched 2007).
Oversaw accreditation of 750 new LEED
APs within fi rm by coordinating and
overseeing in-house training.
RECENT PROJECTS
Developed USGBC’s Playbook for Green
Buildings + Neighborhoods (2007)
EXTRACURRICULAR
Chair, Cascadia Region Green Building
Council.
Teaches green building design, University
of British Columbia.
OFF THE CLOCK
Favorite getaways: Hornby Island and
Whistler, B.C.
SECRET LIFE
Makes chocolate truffl es.
Peter Weingarten, 37Associate principal, director of
international projects
FXFOWLE Architects, New York, N.Y.
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
AIA, LEED AP
EDUCATION
BArch, Syracuse University
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Manages 40-person International Studio,
oversees fi rm’s international projects,
with a particular focus on work in India
and the Middle East.
Leads fi rm’s Team Green, promoting sus-
tainability through in-house education on
products, issues, and philosophy.
Helped establish fi rst comprehensive
green guidelines for urban high-rise resi-
dential developments. First implemented
in 2000 by Battery Park City Authority.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Guest jury critic, Syracuse and Columbia
Universities, New Jersey Institute of
Technology, and New York Institute of
Technology.
Taught sustainability courses, Baruch
College’s Newman Institute (2005).
Board offi cer, USGBC NY chapter.
Member, Emirates Green Building
Council.
Member, AIA New York’s Planning and
Urban Design Committee.
OFF THE CLOCK
Favorite food: Blue Ribbon fried chicken.
Favorite music: Audioslave.
SECRET LIFE
Almost ditched architecture to pursue
Hollywood dream.
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Kevin Tartaglione, 36SVP, COO
Advance Realty Group, Bedminster, N.J.
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
AIA
EDUCATION
BS, MS, The Catholic University of
America
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Currently overseeing 10 large residential,
mixed-use, and offi ce sites in New Jersey
(portfolio value: more than $3 billion).
Responsible for the fi rm’s development
activity, from land acquisition through
tenant occupancy.
Manages the development treasury
function, site due diligence, regulatory
approvals, fi nancing, design and con-
struction, marketing, and leasing.
Doubled size of fi rm’s development divi-
sion to 25 professionals.
Instrumental in fi rm’s repositioning to
diversifi ed developer/owner/advisory
partner fi rm, which provides third-party
development, asset management, build-
to-suit, and tenant advisory services.
Named to the fi rm’s Executive Manage-
ment Committee.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Member, Real Estate Board of New York,
NAIOP, SAVE International.
OFF THE CLOCK
Coaches son’s fl ag football and T-ball
teams.
Favorite book: The Seven Habits of Highly
Effective People, by Steven Covey.
SECRET LIFE
Learning how to fl y fi sh.
Brian Cook, 34Division manager, contract manager
Hoar Construction, Houston
EDUCATION
BS, Auburn University
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Oversees Hoar’s 20-person Houston
offi ce.
Responsible for more than $200 million
in projects.
Helped triple Houston offi ce’s revenues in
fi ve years.
First assignment as project manager
(age 30)—a 12-story, 202-unit hotel
project—was awarded the National Ex-
cellence in Construction Award from the
Associated Builders and Contractors.
Instituted 20-week training program to
pump up offi ce’s knowledge of change
orders, submittal process, and company
policies and procedures.
RECENT PROJECTS
Sugarland (Texas) Rehabilitation Hospital
Hilton Grand Vacations Club, Sanibel
Island, Fla.
Granite Westchase 2, Houston
OFF THE CLOCK
Twice bicycled the MS150 charity ride
from Houston to Austin (180 miles).
Active in Rebuilding Together, an organi-
zation that repairs homes for low-income
families.
Favorite meal: Fuddruckers Mushroom
Swiss Burger and a chocolate malt.
Avid snowboarder.
SECRET LIFE
Training for a marathon he’s determined
to run before turning 35.
Sara M. Snodgrass, 39CEO
The CFP Group, Nashville, Tenn.
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
AIA
EDUCATION
BA, Auburn University
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Named CEO of 28-person fi rm special-
izing in medical facility design (January
2007); rose from project architect to CEO
in eight years. Revenues for ’07 to exceed
$5 million, up from $3.9 million in 2005.
Licensed through NCARB in 48 states.
RECENT PROJECTS
St. Cecilia Academy, Nashville
Southwest Surgical Hospital Campus,
Hurst, Texas
Alta Vista Regional Hospital, Las Vegas
Facility Master Plan for the Supreme
Court of Tennessee, Nashville
EXTRACURRICULAR
Member, Tennessee Board of Licensure of
Health Care Facilities.
OFF THE CLOCK
Board member, Williamson Works, a non-
profi t that supports economic develop-
ment in central Tennessee.
Favorite escape: Piloting her 1980-vin-
tage 38-foot Carver Yacht “It’s All Good”
along the Cumberland River.
Football fan: Tennessee Titans season
ticket holder. Fondest Titans memory:
“Music City Miracle,” January 8, 2000,
when they beat the Buffalo Bills in a
wildcard game on a last-play, three-
player, 75-yard kickoff return.
SECRET LIFE
Amateur black & white photographer.
Clay Vogel, 32Founder, principal, lead designer
Kazia Design Collaborative, Chicago
EDUCATION
BArch, University of Tennessee
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Founded own fi rm in 2006 at age 31.
Grew fi rm to fi ve employees in the U.S.,
20 abroad in fi rst year; gross annual
revenues of $1.2 million.
Overseeing the opening of fi rm’s interna-
tional offi ce in Tianjin, China.
Won international competition to design
the $190 million Haixin Steel headquar-
ters in Taiyuan, China.
Currently in competition to design
Shenyang (China) Concert Hall against
Zaha Hadid and others.
Nationally recognized BIM expert,
speaker.
RECENT PROJECTS
Changchun (China) Science and Cultural
Museum Complex
Tianjin (China) Urban Planning Museum
Main Street Urban Renewal Project, Las
Vegas
OFF THE CLOCK
Helped build 18 Habitat for Humanity
homes.
Enjoys piecing together complex puzzles.
Backyard BBQ expert, self-proclaimed
foodie.
Most unusual meals: jelly fi sh, bee larva.
SECRET LIFE
Played on a middle school team that
defeated NFL superstar Randy Moss (John
Adams vs. DuPont, Kanawha County,
W.Va.).
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Ian Sinnett, 30Associate
Perkins+Will, Dallas
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
LEED AP
EDUCATION
BArch, Kansas State University
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Leads 30-person Sustainable Design
Initiative group in P+W’s Dallas offi ce.
Handles education, research, and special
projects.
Responsible for LEED training sessions.
Oversaw LEED accreditation of 85% of
offi ce’s technical staff.
Managed $10 million Mountain Vista
Medical Center (Mesa, Ariz.), the largest
project completed by Dallas offi ce (2007).
Successfully managed a classifi ed multi-
million dollar project just one year out of
college.
One of 14 employees (from more than
1,300) chosen for P+W’s Leadership
Institute.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Guest teacher, Sustainable Design for
Healthcare class, University of Texas,
Arlington.
Helped design affordable, easily built
housing for sustainable community in El
Lagatillo, Nicaragua.
OFF THE CLOCK
Completed American Stroke Association
marathon (2004).
Builds his own furniture—chairs, tables,
platform beds.
SECRET LIFE
Trained storm chaser and tornado
spotter.
Vicki Ford, 33Principal
Walter P Moore, Houston
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
PE
EDUCATION
BSCE, MS, Clemson University
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Project manager specializing in struc-
tural renovation of historic buildings and
complex 3D structures.
One of the youngest of the fi rm’s 72
principals.
Appointed to Vision 2014, 12 young lead-
ers helping to chart the fi rm’s future.
Increased profi ts by 20% and generated
more than $600,000 in extra fees on two
projects.
In-house mentor for younger engineers.
Faculty member for fi rm’s FastStart
program for graduate engineers.
RECENT PROJECTS
Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Palazzo Resort Hotel and Casino, Las
Vegas
EXTRACURRICULAR
President-elect, Structural Engineers
Association of Texas.
OFF THE CLOCK
Member, Preservation Dallas.
Member, Jane Austen Society of North
America.
Raises hybrid tea roses.
SECRET LIFE
Direct descendent of Mary Boleyn,
mistress of England’s King Henry VIII,
and related to Ann Boleyn, Henry’s second
wife.
Donald J. Anderson, Jr., 31Commercial and infrastructure division
manager
Fugro Consultants LP, Houston
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
PE, LEED AP
EDUCATION
BS, MS, Louisiana State University
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Oversees 45-person team (annual
revenue: $6+ million).
Supervises all geotechnical services for
fi rm’s commercial and infrastructure
work in the U.S., Venezuela, Singapore,
Russia, and Nigeria.
Projects include aviation, healthcare,
hotels, parking garages, and dams.
Expert forensic technical consultant.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Author, Cement and Concrete Research
journal articles.
Member, ASFE National Professional
Practice Committee; helping to update
Geotechnical Engineer of Record
guidelines.
ASFE Young Leader, 2007.
President-elect, ASCE, Houston chapter.
Winner, 2006 ASCE Texas Daniel W. Mead
Prize for a paper on professional ethics.
OFF THE CLOCK
Completed 12 marathons, one ultra-
marathon (31 miles).
Helps organize annual 5K run benefi ting
inner-city Catholic schools.
SECRET LIFE
Met his wife competing in a triathlon.
Culinary Sherlock Holmes: Can re-create
a restaurant meal from memory at home.
Bradley T. French, 25Project captain, project architect,
business development associate
Mekus Studios Ltd., Chicago
EDUCATION
BArch, MArch, University of Cincinnati
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Promoted from CADD drafter to project
captain in less than two years.
Serves as project architect, IT support,
3D graphics designer, business develop-
ment associate, and BIM expert.
3D design work helped fi rm win $4.3
million, 13,500-sf sustainable project for
Archdiocese of Chicago.
Helped land two national accounts,
winning six competitions for Motorola
offi ce buildings and integrated brand-
ing and securing a contract to create
master furniture standards and branding
integration for U.S. Cellular.
RECENT PROJECTS
Administration Building, Archdiocese of
Chicago
Motorola offi ces, various locations
EXTRACURRICULAR
Does pro bono 3D renderings, Web site
creation, animations, and Flash presen-
tations for various nonprofi t clients.
OFF THE CLOCK
Gutted and rehabbed his condo in less
than four weeks.
Favorite read: Everyone Poops, by Taro
Gomi and Amanda Mayer Stinchecum.
Volunteer, Human Rights Campaign;
Children International.
SECRET LIFE
Expert “Guitar Hero” and “Dance Dance
Revolution” player.
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Jay Bhatt, 38Senior VP
Autodesk, Waltham, Mass.
EDUCATION
BA, University of Pennsylvania
JD, UCLA
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Manages Autodesk’s strategic planning
and M&A, including acquisition of Revit
Technology Corporation in 2002.
Oversaw expansion of Revit product into
a complete BIM platform; currently driv-
ing development of 2D AutoCAD and 3D
BIM products.
Doubled Revit seats in one year, to
200,000.
Has responsibility within Autodesk for
mainstream adoption of sustainable
design practices in emerging economies
(India, China, Brazil, etc.)
Manages 750+ employees worldwide.
His AEC Solutions Division is ranked
internally as having the fi rm’s most
engaged employees, and has seen 38%
average annual compound growth in last
four years.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Member, Technet, a political network
of CEOs and senior executives that
promotes the growth of technology and
innovation economy.
OFF THE CLOCK
Tends the family vegetable garden with
his three daughters.
Favorite books: The Devil in the White
City, by Erik Larson; The Kite Runner, by
Khaled Hosseini.
SECRET LIFE
Converted Boston Red Sox fan.
Karie Johnson, 39Director of virtual construction
Adolfson & Peterson Construction,
Plymouth, Minn.
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
AIA
EDUCATION
BArch, University of Minnesota
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Within six months of joining fi rm,
instituted BIM technology, created BIM
portfolio from scratch. Currently imple-
menting BIM fi rm-wide.
Responsible for building fi rm’s BIM staff,
including hiring and training current
employees. Goal: create in-house group
dedicated to BIM and other construction
technologies.
Instrumental in improving fi rm’s commu-
nication, collaboration, and interopera-
bility by implementing fi rm-wide software
programs.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Member, board of directors, AIA Min-
neapolis.
Co-chair, BIM Breakfast Club (an AIA
committee).
Member, Center for Integrated Facility
Engineering, Stanford University.
Pursuing BAS degree at the University of
Minnesota
OFF THE CLOCK
Loves all things aquatic: scuba diving,
snorkeling, swimming, and boating.
Favorite book: A Whole New Mind: Why
Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, by
Daniel H. Pink.
SECRET LIFE
Can ride a unicycle.
Mark J. Ladd, 37Managing director
Millennium Development Group, Chicago
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
AIA, LEED AP
EDUCATION
BA, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
Advanced study, Corpus Christi College,
Oxford University
MArch, University of Illinois at Chicago
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Responsible for public-private partner-
ships with government entities on
design/build/leaseback procurements.
Firm’s BIM expert.
Previous experience with Skidmore
Owings & Merrill; Graham, Anderson,
Probst and White; and Lester B. Knight &
Associates.
RECENT PROJECTS
NATO Headquarters, Brussels
Everett M. Dirksen Federal Building
renovation, Chicago
EXTRACURRICULAR
Youngest-ever appointee to Illinois State
Capital Development Board. Provides
agency oversight; initiated ISCD Board’s
Design Excellence Program.
Guest critic for student juries, University
of Illinois at Chicago.
OFF THE CLOCK
Favorite vacation: ski trip to Zermatt,
Switzerland, where combustion engines
are forbidden.
SECRET LIFE
Played drums at college parties with
ACACIA frat brothers.
Kevin R. Mitchell, 38Director of construction services, Special
Projects Division
Grunley Construction, Rockville, Md.
EDUCATION
BArch, MArch, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Promoted to director of construction ser-
vices in fi rm’s Special Projects Division
within fi ve years.
Manages construction of complex federal
projects involving historic preservation
and heightened security controls. Project
values: $100,000-$70+ million.
Senior project manager on three-year,
$75 million modernization of U.S. Su-
preme Court (completed March 2007).
2006 GSA and Treasury Department
Outstanding Service Award for IRS Head-
quarters Flood Recovery Project.
Instructor, in-house training program.
RECENT PROJECTS
Supreme Court modernization Phase II,
Washington, D.C.
IRS Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Volunteer, craftsmanship judge, Wash-
ington Building Congress.
OFF THE CLOCK
Pursuing JD, Concord Law School, Kaplan
University.
Shops thrift stores for handcrafted items.
Favorite authors: Douglas Adams, Tom
Robbins, Kurt Vonnegut.
SECRET LIFE
Can solve Rubik’s cube in less than three
minutes.
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Scott Skidelsky, 37VP and general manager
Turner Construction Corp., Orlando, Fla.
EDUCATION
BS, University of Illinois
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Manages 133-person business unit
(Orlando’s largest CM fi rm), with $250
million in current projects. Total project
revenues procured: $2 billion.
Named VP in 2003 at age 33, youngest in
the fi rm’s 104-year history.
Other Turner fi rsts: youngest offi cer (age
30); youngest manager (age 27).
RECENT PROJECTS
Sanctuary Downtown condo tower,
Orlando, Fla.
Citigroup Citi Center, Jacksonville.
Florida A&M University College of Law,
Orlando, Fla.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Member, Society of American Military
Engineers; Associated General Contrac-
tors of America; and Associated Builders
and Contractors.
Lieutenant (ret.), U.S. Navy Civil Engineer
Corps; awarded Navy Achievement Medal
for service.
OFF THE CLOCK
Attends all home games of NBA Orlando
Magic with wife Julie, son Tyler, and
daughter Kalie.
Toured China with the Magic, fall 2007,
one of eight Orlando community leaders
traveling as team guests.
SECRET LIFE
Home was featured on HGTV show
“Designer’s Challenge” (2006).
James O’Reilly, 38Director of construction, Facilities
Services Division
Los Angeles Unifi ed School District,
Los Angeles
EDUCATION
BS, MS, Eastern Michigan University
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Oversees 300-person department
responsible for all Los Angeles USD facil-
ity planning and construction (700,000
students, 1,190 schools).
Manages LAUSD’s $19.3 billion New
School Construction Program, the
nation’s largest; goal: 145 new schools
by 2012.
Opened 10 new schools since promotion
to director in September ’06. Expects to
open seven more this year.
Monarch Award from Council of Edu-
cational Facility Planners International
for Panorama High School; Green Apple
Award for LAUSD’s commitment to
sustainable and high-performing schools
from Collaborative for High Performing
Schools.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Member, Construction Management
Association of America and Associated
General Contractors of America.
OFF THE CLOCK
Favorite foods (all Middle Eastern): tab-
bouleh, baba ghannooj, kibbi.
Favorite movie: “Pulp Fiction” (director:
Quentin Tarantino, 1994).
SECRET LIFE
Once had very long hair.
Fourth-generation family member
involved in construction.
Wendy Burke, 37VP, client development
Linbeck, Houston
EDUCATION
BA, Brown University
MBA, NYU Stern School of Business
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Helped double fi rm’s revenues in two
years.
Achieved 20% growth from overseas
clients.
Oversees $1.5 billion project backlog.
Firm fi rsts: youngest VP and corporate
offi cer, fastest promotion to VP.
Founder/chair, Laboratory Innovation and
Implementation Council.
Developed fi rm’s integrated design and
delivery business model using BIM.
Teaches six in-house sales and com-
munications classes.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Adjunct professor, management commu-
nications, NYU Stern School of Business.
Coordinator of externship programs, Rice
University’s Jones School of Business,.
Coordinator, 2008 Rowlett Distinguished
Firm Lecture Series, Texas A&M School of
Architecture.
Advisory board member, BioHouston.
Board member, Bio-Medical Technology
Club.
OFF THE CLOCK
Tropical gardener (51 oleanders, 36
hibiscuses, assorted birds-of-paradise).
Finished her climb to Peru’s Machu Pic-
chu backwards (she’s afraid of heights).
SECRET LIFE
Handbag junkie, owns 35 purses.
William H. Holly, 38President
Holly Real Estate, Miami
EDUCATION
BA, Florida State University
BS, Louisiana State University
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Founder/owner, Florida commercial real
estate fi rm.
Grew fi rm from two employees to 40+ in
fi ve years; $1 billion-plus in real estate
transactions.
Donates 10% of profi ts to nonprofi ts.
Developing Miami’s fi rst green high-rise
offi ce building (Miami Green).
Espirito Santo Plaza won Project of the
Year and Mixed-use Project of the Year
awards from NAIOP (2005).
RECENT PROJECTS
Miami Green, Miami
Espirito Santo Plaza Building, Miami
4000 Ponce de Leon, Miami
EXTRACURRICULAR
Board member, Coral Gables Trust.
Founding shareholder, Florida Gulf Bank,
Ft. Myers.
Chair, Vision Coral Gables Campaign,
seeking to raise $2 million for new
Chamber of Commerce building.
OFF THE CLOCK
Traveled in El Salvador during its civil
war.
Best rock & roll band ever: Led Zeppelin.
Volunteer, Ransom Everglades School
Board, St. Philip’s Church (Coral Gables),
Historical Museum of Southern Florida.
SECRET LIFE
Plays the trombone.
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Howard Chen, 32Associate principal
TVS International, Atlanta
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
EDUCATION
BS, MS, Georgia Institute of Technology
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Associate principal, leads fi rm’s inter-
national studio with projects in Dubai,
Libya, China, and Lebanon.
Youngest associate principal in fi rm’s
history.
Lead designer on 88-fl oor Dubai Towers,
part of an $18 billion development and
one of the fi rm’s largest, most compli-
cated projects ever.
Mentors fi rm’s junior and senior design-
ers in 3D modeling.
Winner, TVS’s 2000 Thomas W. Ventulett
Illustration Award.
RECENT PROJECTS
Dubai Towers, United Arab Emirates
CDC Edward R. Roybal Campus Trans-
shipping Facility and Campus Infrastruc-
ture, Atlanta
West Hall, McCormick Place Convention
Center, Chicago
Suzhou (China) Commercial Street
Development/Retail Complex
OFF THE CLOCK
Origami expert, created 40-50 original
designs.
Favorite fi lm: “Run, Lola, Run.”
Fluent in Mandarin (born and raised in
Taiwan).
SECRET LIFE
Cultivates carnivorous plants, such as
the Dionaea muscipula (Venus Fly Trap).
Sean B. Smith, 37Division VP, partner
Gresham, Smith & Partners, Nashville,
Tenn.
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
PE, SE
EDUCATION
BS, University of Southern California
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Named fi rm’s youngest partner at 32.
Named VP (at 36) of 60-person, $8.5 mil-
lion Architecture Consulting Engineering
division, which provides MEP, structural,
and civil engineering services for health-
care, aviation, corporate, urban design,
and other major projects.
Leads several internal task forces
responsible for BIM planning, implemen-
tation, and benchmarking.
Pilots fi rmwide BIM education.
Manages pre-qualifi cation of IPD build-
ing partners.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Teaches senior-level design at Tennessee
Technological University.
Assists in development of Tennessee
State University’s master’s of structural
engineering program.
Expert in designing for earthquake- and
hurricane-prone regions.
OFF THE CLOCK
Training to run 25 half-marathons in 25
states.
SECRET LIFE
Lived through the ’94 Northridge, Calif.,
earthquake.
Nephew of Larry Smith, one-time football
coach at Tulane, Arizona, and USC.
Thomas J. Sherry, 38Design principal
Hamilton Anderson Associates, Detroit
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
AIA, LEED AP
EDUCATION
BS, MArch University of Michigan
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Manages 40-person team, plans overall
design approach for all projects.
Made associate and shareholder in 1999,
VP of design in 2002.
Promoted to principal in ’07, fi rst person
outside fi rm’s founders at this level.
Opened fi rm’s six-person Las Vegas offi ce
in 2006; infl uential in expanding fi rm’s
work on national scale and growing fi rm
to 120 professionals.
Mentors in-house design talent.
RECENT PROJECTS
MGM Grand, Detroit
CityCenter, Blocks B & C (hotel/residen-
tial), Las Vegas
EXTRACURRICULAR
Young Architect of the Year (2007), AIA
Michigan chapter.
Six-time team leader, University of
Michigan Detroit Design Charrette
Volunteer, University of Michigan’s
Detroit High School studio. Assists with
curriculum development, instruction, and
career advocacy.
OFF THE CLOCK
Collects vinyl records (more than 1,000),
mostly electric soul from late ’60s and
early ’70s.
SECRET LIFE
Juggles bowling pins.
Diane Vrkic, 33Global COO, head of the Americas region,
Energy and Sustainability Services
Jones Lang LaSalle, San Francisco
EDUCATION
BS, Fordham University
MBA, Stanford University
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Promoted to global senior management
position in only three years, a fi rst in
fi rm’s history.
Helped launch and currently heads fi rm’s
Energy and Sustainability Services divi-
sion, responsible for the Americas (2007
revenue: $5 million).
Working on development and standard-
ization in Europe, the Middle East, Africa,
and Asia Pacifi c.
Hand-picked by CEO to head internal
Environmental Sustainability Board.
Co-created fi rm’s workplace scenario
modeling tool that allows clients to
analyze the effects of implementing
workplace solutions at several properties
at one time.
OFF THE CLOCK
Works with venture philanthropy group
Full Circle Fund to support nonprofi ts
in education, housing, technology, and
environmental sectors.
Volunteer, Women for Women Interna-
tional, providing job skills and business
services to women in war-torn countries.
Left medical school to pursue business
and entrepreneurial interests.
Enjoys trail running and hiking.
SECRET LIFE
Speaks a dialect of Croatian spoken by
fewer than 2,000 people worldwide.
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Kendall Griffi th, 38Director of operations
Mortenson Construction, Minneapolis
EDUCATION
BS, Iowa State UniversityACCOMPLISHMENTS
Firm’s youngest director of operations, leads 150-person Minneapolis Operating Group. Responsible for $1.4 billion in projects, the largest volume ever for the offi ce. Leading two major projects: $367 million
Minnesota Twins Ballpark; $288 mil-lion University of Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium. Oversaw expansion of Minneapolis’s Walker Art Center, designed by Herzog & de Meuron. RECENT PROJECTS
Minnesota Twins Ballpark, MinneapolisUniversity of Minnesota TCF Bank Sta-dium, MinneapolisWalker Art Center, MinneapolisUniversity of Minnesota McNamara Alumni Center, MinneapolisEXTRACURRICULAR
Created fi rm’s mentorship program, focused on development and recruiting.Member, Associated General Contractors Union Negotiating Committee.OFF THE CLOCK
Named a United Way Leader in Giving for philanthropic efforts.Football fan and memorabilia collector. Has more than 2,500 songs in his iPod. Favorite food: Nestlé Quik at bedtime.SECRET LIFE
He was “Cy,” the Iowa State Cyclones mascot (a red & gold cardinal), 1989-90.
Andrea Lamberti, 38Project director
Rafael Viñoly Architects, New York, N.Y.
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
AIAEDUCATION
BS, MIT MArch, Harvard UniversityACCOMPLISHMENTS
Develops and leads new in-house mar-keting and business initiatives. Project director, $252 million National
Institutes of Health Porter Neuroscience Research Center (Bethesda, Md.) project; lived on-site through completion of Phase 1. Project director, Columbia University Medical Center’s $1 billion master plan. Helped implement fi rm’s use of BIM as a presentation and design tool.RECENT PROJECTS
University of Arizona Science Center, Tucson, Ariz.Oslo Opera HouseMaster Plan, Cairo Stock Exchange and Financial Center Van Andel Institute for Education and Medical Research, Grand Rapids, Mich.EXTRACURRICULAR
Lecturer, in-house education programs, 2006-07.Lecturer, MENSA organization.OFF THE CLOCK
Fluent in Japanese. Passed the Japanese national language exam Level II. Favorite reads: 100 Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Márquez; Life of Pi, by Yann Martel.SECRET LIFE
Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 1991.
Haril Pandya, 35Senior associate, senior project manager/designerCBT Architects, BostonPROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
AIAEDUCATION
BS, BArch, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteACCOMPLISHMENTS
Oversees team handling all phases of design on projects up to $500 million.
Develops and implements project strat-egy; manages implementation of design concepts, architectural drawings, and shop details.Managed several of CBT’s biggest projects—$500 million mixed-use center in Boston and Blackstone Group projects totaling $135 million.Owner/principal, Pandya Architects: high-end residential, institutional, corporate, and resort design.EXTRACURRICULAR
Youngest elected board member, Boston Society of Architects.Visiting critic, teaching assistant, Boston Architectural Center.CADD trainer/instructor, Boston Univer-sity College of Fine Arts. OFF THE CLOCK
Donated design services and funding for two start-up schools in India. Lead guitarist for indo-jazz fusion band, Karyshma; also for Red Square Boston.Produced, directed short fi lm, “Static” (2008): www.fi rstthursdayfi lms.com.SECRET LIFE
Had short-lived career as a stand-up comic.
Qi Song (Kent) Yu, 38Associate principal
Degenkolb Engineers, Portland, Ore.
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
CEEDUCATION
BS, ME, Tongji University, China PhD, University of California, San DiegoACCOMPLISHMENTS
Manager of fi rm’s eight-person Portland, Ore., offi ce (annual revenue: more than $1 million).
Member, Oregon’s Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission.Member, NSF-funded U.S.-Japan initia-tive to convert academic research into practical construction applications. EXTRACURRICULAR
Conducted earthquake reconnaissance for the August 15, 2007, temblor in Peru.Contributed to Earthquake Engineer-
ing (2004), a graduate-level university textbook.Author of 30+ technical papers on steel movement-resisting frame construction and related subjects.Taught graduate courses on earthquake engineering at SF State, Portland State. ASCE Raymond C. Reese Research Prize (2001) for research into damage to steel-frame structures during California’s Northridge earthquake. Results led to rehabilitation methodologies now used worldwide. OFF THE CLOCK
Avid crabber (Dungeness).Favorite movie: “Jurassic Park.”SECRET LIFE
WWE wrestling fan.
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Kurt J. Dannwolf, 36President
O’Donnell Dannwolf + Partners Architects,
Hollywood, Fla.
EDUCATION
BArch, Pratt Institute
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Co-founded 10-person fi rm in 2004;
manages $450 million in projects and
oversees fi rm’s large-scale, mixed-use
building projects.
Leading fi rm’s expansion into markets
outside Florida.
Award for Design Excellence (2006) from
AIA-Ft. Lauderdale for $23 million ICE
on the Ocean, a 60,000-sf mixed-use
complex, Melbourne, Fla.
Project Design of the Year (2004) from
National Association of Industrial and Of-
fi ce Properties for Miami’s Four Seasons
Hotel and Tower, a 2.2-million-sf, $300
million project (while senior designer at
Gary E. Handel + Associates).
RECENT PROJECTS
International Convention Center, Madrid
Fernandina (Fla.) Beach Townhouses
San Sebastian Inland Harbor Hotel, St.
Augustine, Fla.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Teaches thesis-level architectural design,
Florida Atlantic’s School of Architecture.
OFF THE CLOCK
Favorite author: Kurt Vonnegut.
Favorite fi lm: “Le Mans” (director: Lee H.
Katzin, 1971), with Steve McQueen.
SECRET LIFE
Auto racing enthusiast. Owns a Porsche
911 RS America and a track-ready 944
Turbo.
Nayan B. Trivedi, 34Senior associate
Leslie E. Robertson Associates,
New York, N.Y.
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
PE
EDUCATION
BE, ME, Gujarat University, India
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Promoted to senior associate in 2006.
Splits duties between engineering and
marketing.
Credited with helping fi rm enter new
markets; responsible for several hundred
million dollars in new projects in India
and Dubai in three years.
Worked on the engineering of I.M. Pei’s
Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar.
RECENT PROJECTS
Oberoi Skyz Tower, Mumbai, India
Financial Tower, Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam
Hyderabad (India) Offi ce Tower
Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar
EXTRACURRICULAR
VP, past president, Society of Indo-Ameri-
can Engineers and Architects.
U.S. chair, ASCE Spring Seminar Series.
Member, Structural Engineers of New York
and NYC Building Codes Committee.
OFF THE CLOCK
Loves: spicy Mexican food, barbecuing for
friends in his garden.
SECRET LIFE
While vacationing in Mumbai, met
chief architect from Oberoi Construc-
tion; landed 60-story Oberoi Skyz Tower
project.
Marijke Smit, 35Senior associate
Perkins Eastman, New York, N.Y.
EDUCATION
BA, MS, Columbia University
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Leads the fi rm’s development of strategic
plans, needs assessments, and master
plans for educational, cultural, govern-
ment, and private developments.
Founded Perkins Eastman Strategies in
2005 to focus on clients’ pre-develop-
ment needs.
Created sustainable criteria and guide-
lines for carbon-neutral projects.
Oversaw team developing needs assess-
ment and architectural program for 1.3
million-sf NYPD training facility.
RECENT PROJECTS
NYC Police Department Academy
Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing
Flushing Commons, Flushing, N.Y.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Amateur archaeologist; searched N.J.
Meadowlands for original architectural
elements dumped there in the ’60s after
demolition of original Penn Station.
Member, Advocates for Privately Owned
Public Spaces.
Urbanist with Municipal Art Society of
New York.
OFF THE CLOCK
Performed for choreographer George
Balanchine at age eight.
Has traveled to Cuba.
SECRET LIFE
Grandma was Salvador Dali’s “Sleeping
Venus” in the surrealist pavilion at the
1939 New York World’s Fair.
Kerry Cheung, 39VP, senior medical planner
HOK, St. Louis
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
AIA, Academy of Architecture for Health
EDUCATION
BArch, University of Kansas
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Manages $2 billion in healthcare work.
Created or worked on master plans for
several major healthcare projects.
Helped HOK advance beyond individual
healthcare projects and into ongoing,
big-picture facility planning by working
with CEOs, CFOs, and facilities execu-
tives to create long-term building and
campus development strategies.
Co-developed case study used to improve
patient experience and emergency room
effi ciency at Detroit’s William Beaumont
Hospital (2007).
RECENT PROJECTS
Methodist Hospital-Sugarland and Wil-
lowbrook Expansion, Houston
BJC Health Care Campus Integration
Project and Center for Advanced Medi-
cine, St. Louis
EXTRACURRICULAR
Mentors younger HOK professionals,
particularly women and minorities.
OFF THE CLOCK
Volunteers with More than Carpentry, a
ministry that provides carpentry skills
training in St. Louis.
SECRET LIFE
Animated fi lm collector, particularly Dis-
ney and Pixar fl icks. Favorite character:
Mulan.
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Jill Bergman, 38Associate VP and operations manager
Cannon Design, San Francisco
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
AIA, LEED AP
EDUCATION
MA, BA Clemson University
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Founding member, American College of
Healthcare Architects.
Opened fi rm’s San Francisco offi ce in
2004. Grew offi ce from two employees to
15; annual revenue, $3.2 million.
Lead medical planner, $129 million
expansion of University of Massachusetts
Medical Center.
Lead master plan programmer, $100
million Sierra Vista (Ariz.) regional health
facility.
National AIA/Academy of Architecture
for Health (AAH) graduate fellowship in
health facility planning and design.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Past board member, AIA/AAH.
Chair, AAH Fellowships and Scholarships
task force.
Organized and moderated national
AIA/AAH online healthcare architecture
training conferences.
OFF THE CLOCK
Favorite movies: “The Thin Man,”
“Pleasantville.”
Past spokesperson, American Heart
Association’s Operation Heartbeat.
Volunteer art teacher, LEAP Architects in
Schools Program.
SECRET LIFE
Booed off stage—twice—at open-mike
comedy nights.
Edward Hohmann, 38VP, corporate treasurer
Feinknopf Macioce Schappa Architects,
Columbus, Ohio
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
EDUCATION
BA, Yale University
MArch, Ohio State University
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Member of fi rm’s executive team.
Manages projects in the fi rm’s major dis-
ciplines: education, retail, and corporate.
Managed $27 million project—largest
in the fi rm’s history—at Columbus State
Community College and completed it
early and under budget.
Led Ohio Department of Natural
Resources building project, Ohio’s fi rst
state-funded LEED-certifi ed project
(2006).
EXTRACURRICULAR
1995 Fulbright Award fi nalist.
Visiting scholar, Krakow (Poland) Poly-
technic University (1995-96).
OFF THE CLOCK
Graduate of Leadership Columbus
(2006); completed a service project for
the Salesian Boys and Girls Club.
Favorite book: In the Heart of the Sea, by
Nathaniel Philbrick.
Favorite meal: steak (cooked medium)
and a glass of dry red wine.
Completed the Columbus Marathon—his
fi rst—in ’07.
SECRET LIFE
Grew up on a 230-acre farm in
Pataskala, Ohio.
Ramin Cherafat, 35 Partner, VP of operations
McCownGordon Construction,
Kansas City, Mo.
EDUCATION
BS, Kansas State University
MBA, University of Missouri
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Leads fi rm’s design-build initiatives.
Helped grow revenues by $192 million
during past seven years.
Named VP within four years of joining
fi rm.
Serves on executive management team,
helps plan corporate strategy.
Winner, Design-Build Institute of
America’s Design-Build Project of the
Year Awards (2006) for Johnson County
Sunset Drive Offi ce Building, Olathe, Kan.
DBIA Outstanding Service Award (2007).
EXTRACURRICULAR
Past treasurer, vice chair, and chair,
Design-Build Institute of America.
Frequent speaker at University of Kansas
Masters Program for Architecture, state
AIA conferences (Missouri and Kansas),
and DBIA National Conferences.
OFF THE CLOCK
Vice chair, CommunityLinc, an organiza-
tion that provides temporary housing, life
skills, and services to homeless families.
Enjoys running and golfi ng.
Favorite book: Straight from the Gut, by
Jack Welch.
SECRET LIFE
Born in Tehran. Came to the U.S. in 1980
to escape Iran’s revolution. Conversant
in Farsi.
Tom Kaiman, 28Manager of operations
Walton Construction Co., St. Louis
EDUCATION
BS, Michigan Technological University
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Supervises 40-person team working on
11 projects in three states. Total con-
struction value: more than $100 million.
Project director for all of the fi rm’s Wal-
Mart distribution center projects. Over-
sees design, estimating and budgeting,
construction operations, and startup.
Developed project management protocols
and reports that the fi rm implemented on
a national level.
Created internal project management
training program.
RECENT PROJECTS-
Wal-Mart Mechanized Distribution Center
#7024, Sterling, Ill.
Wal-Mart Food Distribution Center #6059,
Olney, Ill.
St. Louis Blues Practice Facility,
Hazelwood, Mo.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Completed Southern Illinois University’s
“Construction Spanish” program.
Member, National Civil Engineering Hon-
ors Society; Young Constructors Forum.
OFF THE CLOCK
Relaxation: Taking Golden Retriever
Tatum for walks.
Favorite football team: Any team that
beats Ohio State.
Favorite food: pizza.
SECRET LIFE
Played hockey with AHL’s Lowell (Mass.)
Lock Monsters (AAA affi liate of NHL’s
Carolina Hurricanes).
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Pietro Perelli-Rocco, 38Project director
Hines, Milan, Italy
EDUCATION
Honors degree in building engineering,
University of Trieste, Italy
MArch, University of Queensland, Bris-
bane, Australia
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Oversees 35-person team; responsible for
three mixed-use developments account-
ing for $2.6 billion worth of construction.
Firm liaison with public offi cials, inter-
national equity partners, tenants, and
design and Building Teams.
Previously, project manager at Jacobs En-
gineering, Milan, responsible for facility
business sector.
Speaker, Urban Land Institute European
Conference (2006).
EXTRACURRICULAR
Member, Institution of Structural
Engineers.
Member, Council and Institution of
Engineers and Architects, Milan.
OFF THE CLOCK
Won Sailing World Championship in
quarter-ton class (Germany, 1994) by one
point on last leg. Now sails a Melges 24.
Self-taught woodworker; has built models
of sailing boats and a rocking horse for
his niece.
Accompanies himself on an accordion
made in Castelfi dardo, singing ballads
from native Trieste in local dialect.
SECRET LIFE
Sailed 15 years for Italy; third in Olympic
Class 470 junior world championship
(Poland, 1988).
Roger L. Klein, 38Principal, director of architectural design
Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, New
York, N.Y.
(now design principal, RMJM Hillier,
Princeton, N.J.)
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
AIA
EDUCATION
BS, MArch, University of Wisconsin
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Joined Swanke Hayden Connell Architects
(SHCA) in 2003 as associate principal
and architectural design director, ap-
pointed principal in 2004.
Oversaw all architectural projects in
SHCA’s New York offi ce; managed staff of
125 (annual revenues: $20 million).
Co-managing principal of SHCA’s U.S.
practice; contributed to fi rm’s expansion
into Russia and Eastern Europe.
Developed master plans for NYU and
Detroit’s Center for Creative Studies.
Principal for the fi rst major offi ce tower in
Harlem in 30 years (seeking LEED Silver).
RECENT PROJECTS
Moscow International Business Center
tower
NYC Offi ce of Emergency Management,
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Harlem Park Offi ce Tower, New York, N.Y.
OFF THE CLOCK
Plays football on the weekends.
Self-taught carpenter and landscaper;
has renovated and landscaped family’s
102-year-old Victorian in Maplewood, N.J.
SECRET LIFE
Can moonwalk like Michael Jackson.
Joanna Kwan, 38Principal
Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd., Vancouver,
B.C.
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
PE, PEng, LEED AP
EDUCATION
BA, MSc, University of British Columbia,
Vancouver
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Named principal of the 300-plus-member
fi rm, one of Canada’s largest consulting
engineers, in 2006. First female principal
in the fi rm’s history.
Responsible for 40% of the fi rm’s Inter-
national Group business development
and production; responsible for growing
fi rm’s U.S. work.
Registered engineer in Canada and U.S.
Specialist in structural design of high-
rises and large-scale seismic upgrades.
Manages projects involving variety of
construction techniques, including con-
crete, timber-frame, and structural steel.
RECENT PROJECTS
Tavern Road Mixed Use Development,
Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
Sullivan Square at Sunset and Durango,
Las Vegas
EXTRACURRICULAR
Mentors younger engineers in the fi rm’s
International Group.
OFF THE CLOCK
Runs weekly nonprofi t dance party
promoting Argentine tango.
Favorite singer/songwriter: Diana Krall.
SECRET LIFE
Does laundry to relax.
Sadhu Aufochs Johnston, 33
Deputy Chief of Staff, City of Chicago
EDUCATION
BA, Oberlin College
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Chief environmental offi cer for Mayor
Richard M. Daley; coordinates Chicago’s
environmental programs, including
Climate Action Plan and Zero Waste
plan; works with city agencies to promote
green initiatives.
Commissioner, Department of Environ-
ment, 2005-07; managed 100-person
staff responsible for city’s Environmental
Action Agenda.
Assistant to Mayor Daley for Green Initia-
tives, 2003-05.
Founder, executive director, Cleveland
Green Building Coalition, 1999-2003.
RECENT PROJECTS
Co-chair, USGBC Chicago chapter
organizing committee, 2007 Greenbuild
International Conference & Expo.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Guest speaker, U.S. Conference of May-
ors, AIA, Greenbuild, and others.
OFF THE CLOCK
Lives eco-deliberate lifestyle with wife
and daughter—buys organic foods,
shops with canvas bags, etc.
Vermicomposter: maintains a composting
bin that uses worms to digest waste.
Can’t live without Earl Gray tea.
SECRET LIFE
Makes furniture using wood from local
fallen trees.
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