DMITRI J. KAPALIS AIA, LEED AP EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS An active and accomplished licensed Architect with exceptional technical skills in conceptual planning and 3D design formulation. Balanced with a fundamental background and knowledge of Project Management responsibilities and Client relations with the ability to generate project schedules, costs, fees, budgets, staff assignments and assessments. Over twenty-three years of professional service in architectural design, contract documentation & construction administration with numerous building types. Projects range from the design of Academic, Performing Arts, Athletic Facilities, Museums, Corporate Interiors, Workplace, Retail Businesses, Condominiums, and Custom Residences. Proficient with numerous CAD and BIM software packages: Revit Architecture, AutoCAD, Vectorworks and SketchUp EMPLOYMENT Project Manager Architectural Team Leader Revit Architecture & AutoCAD based PC Firm Platform Habeeb & Associates Architects Norwell, MA January 2012 - August 2014 Lead, managed, trained and mentored the firm s architectural team. Responsibilities include specifications writing, cost estimating, materials detailing, building code and accessibility analysis, construction documents and administration. Guided multiple teams in efficient completion of simultaneous projects while overseeing the design and financial performance of each and every project. Direct relations with Clients, Owners Project Managers & Facilities Operators. Project Types include Public School Renovations, Courthouses, Apartments, Condominiums and Commercial Retail Project Architect Revit Architecture based PC Firm Platform Perkins Eastman Architects Boston, MA 2011 PA for the historic renovation of the Forest Park Middle School, Springfield, MA MSBA funded $34,000,000 LEED certified project BIM model manger and production team leader for the one hundred year old 140,000 gsf building renovation and 7,500 gsf new gymnasium addition Generated presentation graphics and 3D Images created from Revit Information exchange specialist with Clients, Consultants and Construction Manager (CM) at Risk Project Architect Project Manager Revit Architecture based PC Firm Platform Dore & Whittier Architects, Inc. Newburyport, MA 2009-2010 PA for the new Avery Elementary School, Dedham Massachusetts, a 62,000 gsf public school housing 325 students LEED Silver Certification with a MSBA funded $24,000,000 design and construction budget 3D Design modeled in Revit, developed from Schematic thru Bid Docs Clash detection and coordination specialist using Revit Architecture and Navisworks Prime Consultant contact and integral coordinator with Engineers, interim PM, detailer, specifier, junior staff mentor Project Architect AutoCAD based PC Firm Platform Symmes Maini & McKee Associates Cambridge, MA 2008-2009 Architectural team leader for a new $32,000,000 Middle School & additions and renovations to an associated High School in RI. Projects designed to meet Northeast CHPS criteria and registered with RIDE. Responsibilities include full engineering coordination, building code analysis, construction detailing, material and product specifications research, field assessment strategies and mentoring and assisting junior staff members Demonstrated the ability to efficiently handle concurrent projects with a multitude of tasks, phases and deadlines Project Architect Project Manager Vectorworks & Adobe based Macintosh Firm Platform Flansburgh Architects, Inc. Boston, MA 1999-2008 Design facilitator and production leader of multi-million dollar school and condominium building types for public & private client sectors. QA QC committee member and implementer. Prime communicator with executive principals in charge and chief coordinator with engineering and design consultants Responsibilities range from composing initial feasibility studies, conceptual schematic presentation graphics through the construction administration and supervision phase. Technically proficient in building material assemblies and detailing, including investigative research and implementation of creative strategies and innovative design processes. Experienced in clientele relations including direct correspondence with educational school board committees, headmasters, principals, school business managers, athletic directors, faculty heads, facilities managers, development directors, and owner s project managers. Emphasis in commitment of excellence in educational design & programming. Design Honors: Lexington Christian Academy 2003 Eagle Award for Excellence in Construction Montessori School of Maui 2006 Design Share Merit Award
DMITRI J. KAPALIS AIA, LEED AP EMPLOYMENT (continued) Project Architect AutoCAD based PC Firm Platform Jung Brannen Associates, Inc. Boston, MA 1997-1999 Led a production team of four for a $24,000,000 speculative office building with a multilevel underground parking garage from conceptual schematic design phase through construction documents. Attained large scale project experience with regional commercial developers and speculative planners. High profile building as viewed from Route 128, the technology hub for the Boston Metro area. Converted 80,000 GSF of warehouse space into the regional office headquarters for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). Architect Sole Practitioner Vectorworks & Adobe based Macintosh Firm Platform Dmitri J. Kapalis, AIA, Architect Founder 1997- Present Established after successfully completing the Intern Development Program and NCARB requirements for licensing New Residential Construction, Additions, Historical Preservation, Private Retail and Commercial building types Built environments in Florida and Massachusetts Project Architect Project Manager AutoCAD based PC Firm Platform Ruyle and Masters + Jennewein Architects Tampa, FL 1995-1997 Provided project oversight for architectural buildings of up to $3,500,000 including Schools and Condominiums Developed essential production skills including construction document coordination and project scheduling Project Manager Intern Architect Macintosh & Adobe Firm Platform Renaldo Design Companies (formerly Renaldo Criswell Associates) Tampa, FL 1991-1995 Generated marketing literature and prepared schematic through construction documents for the corporate interiors division while developing strengths & skills in space planning design & project management. Millwork detail specialist. Architectural Registration Exam (ARE) firm coordinator and study group leader of intern architects. Architectural Student Internships Multiple independent work studies and internships with design firms in McLean Virginia and East Greenbush New York EDUCATION Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI Troy, NY 1985-1990 Bachelor of Architecture May 1990 NAAB Accredited Five Year Degree Bachelor of Science in the Building Sciences May 1990 NAAB Accredited Four Year Degree Academic Honors: Deans List of Distinguished Students, top twenty percentile in graduating architectural class Thesis Project: Urban Public Elementary & Middle School Campus, Child Safety & Educational Design, New York City Wellesley High School Alumnus Wellesley, MA June 1985 Honors Student, Academic and Athletic Scholarship Recipient ACCREDITATIONS / ASSOCIATIONS / ACTIVITIES Registered Architect: Massachusetts (#9905) & Florida (AR005883) 1997, 1999-Present NCARB: Certified (#57757) and actively affiliated, 1997-Present Member: National AIA, Boston Society of Architects, 1990-1991, 1997-Present, AIA Tampa Bay Chapter, 1991-1997 An involved participant associated with several BSA committees, task forces & independent sustainable design councils Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design: LEED Accredited Professional, USGBC, (#10730750) May 2006 MCPPO: Massachusetts Certified Public Purchasing Official, Owner s Project Manager Qualified, December 2009 CPTED: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, April 2013, Speaker & Presenter at MASBO Convention DPIC: Firm delegate and participant dealing in professional liability insurance policies and client contract negotiations Alumnus Advisor Design Consultant: Delta Tau Delta Fraternity Green Initiative Renovation, Upsilon Chapter RPI COMPUTER SKILLS & EXPERTISE Platforms: Apple Macintosh and Windows PC proficient, adaptive to and adept with numerous operating systems Building Information Modeling (BIM): Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Navisworks systems clash detection 3 Dimensional Design: SketchUp proficient CAD: AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop, Vectorworks, Autodesk Design Review DWF redline export from Revit Presentations: Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Apple Pages, iwork Office: Newforma Project Center, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Apple Keynote, Numbers, FileMaker Pro
PERSONAL QUALITIES & ATTRIBUTES DMITRI J. KAPALIS AIA, LEED AP Adaptive, dedicated, organized, and resourceful, always willing to take on new challenges and responsibilities Team Leader with strong motivational and communication skills promoting and exhibiting a collaborative design process demonstrated through an exceptional work ethic and elevated level of quality standards and aesthetic ideals A proponent of alternative viewpoints fostering insight for creative problem solving through personal input & awareness Comprehensive understanding of meeting project deadlines within established timeframes and financial budgets Committed to maintaining overall Client satisfaction through the implementation & execution of design excellence SELECT PROJECT LISTINGS EDUCATIONAL Nauset Regional School District Orleans and Eastham MA Collins Middle School Salem, MA Forest Park Middle School Springfield, MA LEED certified Avery Elementary School Dedham, MA LEED certified East Greenwich Middle & High Schools RI NE CHPS Brookstone Intermediate School & Gym Columbus, GA Montessori School of Maui Maui HI LEED certified Seabury Hall Upper & Middle Schools Maui, HI McLane Middle School McLane, FL Lexington Christian Academy Lexington, MA Xaverian Brothers High School Westwood, MA The Fenn School Concord, MA McCall Middle School Winchester, MA Academy of the Pacific Rim Hyde Park, MA Malden High School Malden, MA Chelmsford High School Auditorium Chelmsford, MA CORPORATE INTERIORS Ellis and Menard Law Offices Cigna Insurance Companies Prudential Insurance Companies Raymond James Financial Services Nations Bank - Consolidated NCNB Bank - Corporate Offices COMMERCIAL & BUSINESS Waltham Corporate Center Tedeschi Food Shops NYCHA - Central Office Relocation United States Postal Service AAA - Auto Club South CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Tampa Bay Holocaust Museum Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center CONDOMINIUMS & APARTMENTS Tides Village Seaside Condominiums St. Petersburg, FL Hidden Cove Seaside Condominiums Palm Harbor, FL Malden Condominium Conversion Malden, MA Franvale Apartments Braintree, MA RESIDENTIAL Private Residence Tampa, FL Private Residences Needham, MA Private Residences Wellesley, MA Private Residences Natick, MA Private Seaside Residence Yarmouth, MA
DMITRI J. KAPALIS, AIA, LEED AP SELECT PROJECTS Lexington Christian Academy Flansburgh Architects, Inc. 2001-2006 Xaverian Brothers High School Flansburgh Architects, Inc. 1999-2003 Montessori School of Maui Flansburgh Architects, Inc. 2006-2008 Avery Elementary School Dore & Whittier Architects, Inc. 2011-2012 Waltham Corporate Center Design Competitions Jung Brannen-1999 Brookstone Intermediate School Flansburgh Architects, Inc. 2007-2008 Student Theory East Greenwich Middle School Symmes Maini & McKee Associates 2009-2010 East Greenwich Middle School
DMITRI J. KAPALIS, AIA, LEED AP SELECT RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS Private Residence Addition Needham Massachusetts 2006 3D Modeling and Rendering Full Season Sunporch Addition Needham Massachusetts 2009 Integrated Site and Landscape Contemporary Approaches Construction Documents Natick Massachusetts 2007 Competitions and Design Studies Private Seaside Residence Yarmouth Massachusetts 2004 Kitchen Remodeling
DMITRI J. KAPALIS, AIA, LEED AP DESIGN COMPETITION - SEASIDE CONDOMINIUMS
DMITRI J. KAPALIS, AIA, LEED AP PRIVATE SEASIDE RESIDENCE Yarmouth Massachusetts 2004 3D Modeling & Rendering