Studio Director / Design Manager

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Candidate No.
474398

About this Candidate

DAVRON CV: Candidate 474398

LICENSED ARCHITECT | PROJECT & CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION | STUDIO LEADERSHIP

Core Expertise

  • Leading small architectural studios, assigning workloads, mentoring staff, and ensuring timely deliverables.
  • Managing construction administration, site observation, punch lists, and closeout for multiple concurrent projects.
  • Implementing QA/QC processes to maintain drawing quality, brand standards, and constructability.
  • Producing construction documents for retail, restaurant, high-end residential, tenant improvement, and interior projects.
  • Coordinating permitting and code compliance with building officials and multidisciplinary consultants.

Project Background

  • Delivered construction administration and QC for national restaurant and retail accounts across multiple locations.
  • Led full project lifecycle from schematic design through construction administration for commercial and residential work.
  • Prepared construction drawings and details for high-end residences, tenant improvements, and upscale interiors.
  • Managed teams of 5–6 architects and coordinated multidisciplinary teams of approximately 12–14 professionals.
  • Oversaw multiple concurrent projects, at times managing up to a dozen active projects for consistent delivery.

Key Skills

  • AutoCAD | Revit (familiar) | Bluebeam | Photoshop
  • Construction administration | Contract documentation | Site observation
  • QA/QC review of construction documents and brand-compliant deliverables
  • Project management | Staffing | Workload allocation | Mentoring junior staff
  • Permitting and code compliance | California building codes & ADA requirements
  • Design-build coordination | Constructability reviews to reduce change orders
  • Bilingual Spanish & English

Education

  • B.A., Architecture — University of California, Berkeley

Awards & Recognition

  • Architectural licensure — California, Washington, Hawaii

Why Interview this Candidate?

Seasoned, licensed architect with 30+ years delivering residential, retail, restaurant, and tenant-improvement projects. Brings proven leadership in QA/QC, construction administration, and staff development while managing multiple concurrent projects. Bilingual and proficient in AutoCAD with Revit review capability; well suited to lead a studio or design-build delivery team.

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