Awards

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Achieved 1st LEED Platinum home in the City of Cincinnati – View Project

Achieved LEED Silver home in the City of Cincinnati, 2009

Honorable Mentions

Honorable Mention Award at the 1st Annual AIA Cincinnati CORA (Congress of Residential Architecture) Awards – View Project

Honorable Mention Award at the 1st Annual AIA Cincinnati CORA (Congress of Residential Architecture) Awards – View Project
Two Honorable Mention Awards for Private Hillside Residence at the 1st Annual AIA Cincinnati CORA (Congress of Residential Architecture) Awards – View Project
Honorable Mention Award for River Gazebo at the 1st Annual AIA Cincinnati CORA (Congress of Residential Architecture) Awards, 2009
Honor Award Winner at the AIA Cincinnati Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) a LEED Platinum Residence – View Project
Honorable Mention Award Winner for “New Custom Home (under 3,000 square feet)” at the 2nd Annual AIA Cincinnati CORA (Congress of Residential Architecture) Awards – View Project
Honorable Mention Award Winner, New Custom Home Category at the 3rd Annual AIA Cincinnati CORA (Congress of Residential Architecture) Awards – View Project
Honor Award Winner, New Custom Home Category at the AIA Cincinnati Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) – View Project
Honorable Mention Award Winner at the AIA Cincinnati Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) for Kitchen Renovation, 2012
Honor Award Winner, New Custom Home Category at the AIA Cincinnati Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) – View Project
Honor Award Winner, Architectural Addition Category at the AIA Cincinnati Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) – View Project
Honorable Mention Award Winner, Exterior Environment Category at the AIA Cincinnati Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) – View Project
Honor Award Winner for a Condo Remodeling at the AIA Cincinnati Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) Awards, 2016 – View Project

Merit Awards

Merit Award Winner at the AIA Cincinnati Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) for a Private Residence – View Project
Merit Award Winner, “Addition or Remodel over 3,000 square feet” Category at the 3rd Annual AIA Cincinnati CORA (Congress of Residential Architecture) Awards, 2011
Merit Award Winner, “Residential Interior” Category at the 3rd Annual AIA Cincinnati CORA (Congress of Residential Architecture) Awards, 2011
Merit Award Winner, “Addition and Remodel under 1,000 square feet” Category at the 3rd Annual AIA Cincinnati CORA (Congress of Architecture) Awards – View Project
Merit Awards for Master Bath Remodel at the 1st Annual AIA Cincinnati CORA (Congress of Residential Architecture) Awards, 2009
Merit Awards for Family Room Remodel at the 1st Annual AIA Cincinnati CORA (Congress of Residential Architecture) Awards, 2009
Merit Award Winner for ‘Architectural Addition’ from the AIA Cincinnati Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) – View Project
Merit Award Winner, Architectural Interior Category at the AIA Cincinnati Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) – View Project

Restoration/Preservation

Historic Preservation Recognition Award, awarded by the former Miami Purchase Association (now the Cincinnati Preservation Association), 1989
Preservation Award from the Cincinnati Preservation Association, for work on Private Residence in Cincinnati, Ohio – View Project
Heritage Ohio 2017 Annual Awards Recipient of the Best Public Building Rehabilitation for the Norwood Fire Company – View Project
Rehabilitation Award from the Cincinnati Preservation Association for the Florence Weaver House – View Project
Rehabilitation Award from the Cincinnati Preservation Association for the Norwood Fire Company No. 2, 2016 – View Project
Multi-Award Winner at the AIA Cincinnati Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) for two awards: Merit Award for Historic Tudor Renovation and an Honorable Mention for a Private Residence, 2013

Other Acknowledgements

Featured in February/March 2008 issue of Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest Publications, “Remodel” View Project
Juror’s Acknowledgement for Private Home Theater at Cincinnati Design Awards – View Project
Award Winner of best “Bath” design in Cincinnati Magazines 5th Annual Interior Design Competition, 2007
Award Winner of best “Kitchen” design in Cincinnati Magazines 5th Annual Interior Design Competition – View Project
Gold Medal, 2006 CEDIA, Large Home Theater “Best Overall” category with A/V Consultant Doherty Design Group – View Project
Gold Medal, 2006 CEDIA, Large Home Theater Level VI category “Technical Design” with A/V Consultant Doherty Design Group – View Project
Award Winner in “Singular Commercial Space” in Cincinnati Magazines 4th Annual Interior Design Competition – View Project
Award Winner in “Singular Residential Space” in Cincinnati Magazines 4th Annual Interior Design Competition – View Project
“Best Dressed System” Excellence Awards, presented by Lutron Electronics, for work in conjunction with Doherty Design Group – View Project
“Most Unique Wireless Installation” Excellence Awards, presented by Lutron Electronics, for work in conjunction with Doherty Design Group – View Project
“VELUX View” Award Program, first prize, awarded by VELUX Skylight Company, 1999.
Creating Your Dream House, Winner, awarded by The Business Record, 1993.
Award of Excellence, awarded by The Architectural Woodwork Institute for our work – View Project
Award Winner for Commercial Space under 3,500 square feet in Cincinnati Magazines 7th Annual Interior Design Competition – View Project
Awarded 1st Runner Up in the Unlimited Residential Category at the ICF Builder Awards, 2016 – View Project
2019 OCEA Distinguished Employer Award

Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Registered to practice architecture in the states of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan and is NCARB certified

Received his Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Environmental Design Degrees from Ball State University

LEED™ Accredited Professional Homes Specialty

Director, AIA Cincinnati Chapter 2011 – 2012, Treasurer 2013 to present

Member City of Cincinnati Energy Conservation Grant Committee 2010 -2012

Member of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Cincinnati Regional Chapter

Co-Chair of the Cincinnati AIA Congress of Residential Architecture Committee (CORA), 2005-2007

AIA CRAN AG Chairman 2013, AIA CRAN AG Incoming Chairman, 2012

Founding Member of CRAN KC Advisory Group, 2006 – 2011

Member of the National AIA Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) advisory committee 2005 – Present

Member of Cincinnati AIA Cincinnati Design Awards (CDA) Committee, 2005-Present

Recipient of AIA Cincinnati Chapter Presidents Award, 2005

American Ground Water Trust Workshop, LEED Platinum Design: A Path to Net Zero Energy Building Considerations in the going the Distance to Net Zero, 2013

Co-presenter of presentation entitled “Are Your Residential Architects Providing (or Finding) Membership Value,” AIA Grassroots, Washington, D.C. 2012

Design Legacy, AIA Cincinnati, Vision Program, Session 07, 2012

Co-presenter of presentation entitled “Adding Value to Your Members and Dollars to Your Budget through Knowledge Community Connections,” AIA CACE/KLA, Philadelphia. 2011

Served on the Steering Committee for the AIA Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) 2013 National Symposium, “Elevating the Art of Residential Design & Practice” Santa Fe, NM

Served on the Steering Committee for the AIA Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) 2012 National Symposium, “Elevating the Art of Residential Design & Practice” Newport, RI

Served on the Steering Committee for the AIA Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) 2011 National Symposium, “Elevating the Art of Residential Design & Practice” New Orleans

Served on the Steering Committee for the AIA Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) 2010 National Symposium, “Looking back to Move Forward” Austin, TX
Served on the Steering Committee for the AIA Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) 2008 Leadership Conference in Minneapolis, “Learning from the Lakers” Minneapolis, MN

Served on the Steering Committee for the AIA Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) 2007 National Symposium, “Full Spectrum Practice” Chicago, IL

Co-presenter of presentation entitled “Trends and Tools for Custom Residential Architects” at the 2006 AIA National Convention for Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN)

Co-presenter of presentation entitled “What to Look for in Best Practices for Residential Contractors” Congress of Residential Architects (CORA), Reinvention 2005, Coral Gables, FL December 2005

Member of Contemporary Art Center – Present

Member of Cincinnati Art Museum – Present

Docent, Cincinnati Art Museum, 2008 – Present

Member of the Hyde Park Business Association

Member of the Board of Directors for Mercy Neighborhood Ministries, 2007-Present

President of the Board of Directors for Healing Connections Associates, Inc., 2005-2007

Past Member of the Board of Directors for Healing Connections Associates, Inc., 1998-2005

Past Member of the Board of Directors for Chatfield College, 1999- 2005

Past Member of the Mariemont Planning Commission, 1999-2002

Past President and Board Member of Historic Southwest Ohio (HSO), 1990-1996

Participated in a charrette for the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood on January 19, 2008, sponsored by the Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Preservation Association, and AIA Cincinnati. The charrette highlighted design opportunities for in-fill projects within the historic neighborhood. Approximately 120 people attended.

One of six jurors who reviewed spring semester graduate thesis presentations at Miami University Department of Architecture and Interior Design 2015

Juror for the Master’s degree program, SEC Studio, Advanced Building Design, University of Cincinnati SAID, Summer Semester 2017