Position:
Director of Real Estate Development at Historic Boston Incorporated, Managing Partner at Fitch Studios, LLC, Managing Partner at Quest Properties, LLC, Architecture Advisory Council Member at Iowa State University Department of Architecture
Work:
Historic Boston Incorporated
- Roxbury, MA since 2012
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Director of Real Estate Development
Fitch Studios, LLC
- Des Moines, Iowa Area since 2004
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Managing Partner
Quest Properties, LLC
- Des Moines, Iowa Area since 1995
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Managing Partner
Iowa State University Department of Architecture
- Ames, Iowa since 1995
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Architecture Advisory Council Member
TEDxDesMoines
- Des Moines, Iowa Area Oct 2012 - Oct 2012
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Guest Speaker
Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies
- Cambridge, MA Apr 2011 - Apr 2012
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Edward M. Gramlich Fellow
NeighborWorks America
2011 - 2012
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Gramlich Fellow
American Institute of Architects
1986 - 2012
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Member
Polk County Housing Trust Fund
- Des Moines, Iowa Area Jun 2011 - Jun 2011
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Affordable Housing Studies Consultant
Just A Start a community development corporation
- Cambridge, Ma Jan 2011 - May 2011
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Asset Management Consultant
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Jan 2011 - Mar 2011
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Teaching Assistant
Jeffrey Morgan Architecture Studio
- Des Moines, Iowa Area Jan 2001 - Jan 2011
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Principal/Owner
Quest Properties, LLC
1994 - 2011
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Co-Manger
N.A.A.B. National Architectural Accreditation Board
2006 - 2010
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Architecture Accreditation Visiting Team Member
City of Des Moines Urban Design Review Board
2003 - 2010
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Chair
National Council of Architecture Registration Boards
1986 - Nov 2010
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Member
Iowa State University
1983 - 2010
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Visiting Design Critic
Iowa State University
Jan 2008 - Dec 2009
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Adjunct Faculty in Architecture
NCARB
2008 - 2009
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Chair of the Committee on Education
NCARB
2004 - 2009
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Committee on Education
Des Moines Metro Opera, Inc.
2001 - 2009
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Board Member
Iowa Architectural Examining Board - Vilsack Appointment
May 2000 - May 2009
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Board Member
Neighborhood Development Corporation
2001 - 2006
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Board Member
Brooks Borg Skiles Architecture Engineering LLP
1997 - 2000
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Senior Associate
Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck
1987 - 1993
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Architect
Drake University
1984 - 1990
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Adjunct Faculty - College of Arts & Sciences - Design Studio Instructor
Bussard Dikis
1983 - 1986
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Intern Architect
Education:
Harvard University Graduate School of Design 2010 - 2012
Master in Design Studies, Real Estate & Urban Development
Harvard University Kennedy School of Government 2011 - 2011
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2011 - 2011
Iowa State University 1982 - 1983
Bachelor of Architecture, Architecture
Iowa State University 1976 - 1981
Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, Architecture
Roosevelt High School 1974 - 1977
Honor & Awards:
19 design awards in architecture, interiors, urban design, master planning and historic preservation including:
2011 Charles L. Edson Affordable Housing Tax Credit Excellence Award - Disaster Relief Housing
Cedar Rapids Oak Hill Jackson Brickstones
2010 Iowa Chapter-American Society of Landscape Architects
Honor Award for Design-Urban Design
City of Des Moines Market District of East Village Study
2010 Iowa Chapter-American Society of Landscape Architects
Merit Award for Design-Planning
State of Iowa – Master Plan Update
2008 City of Des Moines Excellence in Historic Preservation
Wherry Block Building
Neighborhood Development Corporation
2008 City of Des Moines Excellence in Historic Preservation
Temple Block Building
Neighborhood Development Corporation
2008 City of Des Moines Excellence in Historic Preservation
Niebur Residence Addition