Favorite Quote
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt
Professional Work Experience
LifeBuilt Architecture
January 2016-Present: Partner and Architect of Record
Architect of Record for a diverse architectural firm specializing in senior housing across the southeast. Projects range from memory care to assisted living communities. Partner in charge of consultant contracts, execution of construciton documents, construction management, drafting, coordination, and office management.
Watercrest Senior Living Group
July 2015-December 2015: Staff Architect
In house staff Architect providing consulting to develope a prototypical set of project documents for mass development across the southeast. Initial training involved project usage and working with operations on functionality of building components. Provided consultantion on design execution for the future work.
Dwell Design Studio
April 2015-July 2015: Principal In Charge
Principal in Charge supporting teams specializing in multifamily housing. Primary role was consultation with the team regarding details and the constructability of project documents.
Gary B. Coursey & Associates, Architects
2010-2015: President
Manged a full architectural office to support the Owner of the company. Role included the negotiation of contracts, management of the internal design process of the office, coordinating and negotiating with engineers, direct association and coordination with clients, marketing, construction management, and future client development. Managed a maximum staff of fourteen people with a diverse practice that included retail, government, office, land planning, interior design, warehouse, highrise, hospitality, but its primary focus was multifamily housing geared toward student housing.
2002-2010: Vice President
This position required the management of as many as six office staff including five project managers. I orgainized contracts, negotiated engineering contracts, reviewed designs and construction drawings, scheduled the work load in the office and worked with clients to attain goals. Although this position was primarily a managment position I typically kept involved with the projects in the office and frequently helped design, draft, and manage the construction.
1998-2002: Project Manager
The scope of the position required the managment of the day to day operations of specific projects. Services included the design of the project, interact with the clients and engineers for completion of the phases of the design under the contract. Supervision was by both the architect of record and the office project architect who was also the Vice President of the company.
1994-1998: Associate Project Manager/Project Manager
The position I held had a formal title of Project Manager for the smaller projects that were in the office and Associate Project Manager when a larger project needed support during the course of the design phases. Gary Coursey & Associates had a work program that allowed interns, that are still in college, which I was at that time, a position for flexibility with schedules, but also provided the necessary experience upon graduation from college.
Education
Southern Polytechnic State University-Marietta, Georgia
--- Bachlor in Architecture (five year degree)Awards/Certifications
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - LEED-AP 2009
Licensed Architect since 2007
Architectural Licenses: Georgia, Florida, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Honorable Mentioned-Design 99 Magazine- Gainesville Assited Living
Design Merit Award - American Institute of Architects, 1996
Eagle Scout Award - March 17, 1989Associations
American Institute of Architects - (AIA)
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards - NCARB member