Thor Wynkoop-architect

7557 N. Dreamy draw dr. unit 257 Phoenix, Arizona 85020

Cell: 480.427.1703 OBJECTIVE:

Contribute my diverse experience and skills, working with-in a team environment, to generate prosperity and maintaining your firm’s standards for producing high quality projects.

WORK EXPERIENCE: 1/10 - current: Thor Wynkoop – architect Phoenix, Arizona + Las Vegas, Nevada (Title: Architectural designer / project architect consultant)

Overseeing all administrative and accounting efforts. Marketing strategy/tasks and image projection. Conduct all project client meetings. Compose master planning, building, space plan and interior design. Production staff hiring and management. Agency coordination / plan check. Construction Administration.

11/07 – 1/10: Nadel Architects – Las Vegas, Nevada Office (Title: Principal in-charge of the commercial division) Managed the day to day operations for the Commercial division which included:

All marketing efforts. Contract composition and negotiations. Staffing. Project budget and schedule management. Project Q.C. oversight. Direct client contact, to assure their needs were being met. Monthly invoice coordination with our corporate accounting division. Management of all aged accounts. Implementation of all continuing education effort regarding new computer

programs and LEED upgrades. Direct reporting to our corporate office regarding prospective projects and

active projects status. PROJECTS EXPERIENCE AT NADEL: - This Project moved with me to Nadel from Kling/Stubbins- Project Architect / designer on the Club fortune Casino Renovation (33,000 sq ft.

existing interior and exterior renovation) with duties as listed below:

Designed conceptual master plan for new 7 & 8 acre parcels adjacent to the 7 acre existing casino parcel. Coordinated with Civil engineers and Landscape architects to combine all parcels with the City of Henderson Planning department.

Conducted Construction Administration efforts and coordinated all interior design F. F. & E installations.

Managed and Produced all documents for the plan check and permit process.

Organized and ran the OAC (preliminary design and C.D. coordination) meetings.

Project Architect / Designer for the famous 3,000 sq. ft. “Butterfly house” in Carmel California:

Conducted all as-built site information gathering efforts and production of as-built drawings.

Produced demo drawings and conducted efforts to obtain demo. permit.

Produced new floor plan designs and supervised the composition of the production drawings. Conducted efforts to obtain building permit and approval from the California Coastal commission and the historical society.

5/04 – 11/07: KS design (an affiliate of Kling/Stubbins) – Las Vegas, Nevada (Title: Associate) Project Architect / designer on the Club fortune Casino Renovation (33,000 sq ft.

existing interior and exterior renovation) with duties as listed below:

Designed all improvements and coordinated all interior design efforts. Managed staff and Production of all documents for the plan check and

permit process. Organized and ran the OAC (preliminary design and C.D. coordination)

meetings. Conducted all the C.A. efforts.

Project Architect on the Santa Fe Station Casino North Expansion (90,000 sq ft. addition/remodel) with duties as listed below:

Managed all staff and Production of all documents for the design review and special use permit process and presented to the Las Vegas City Planning commission.

Organized and ran the OAC (preliminary design and C.D. coordination) meetings.

Orchestrated and produced the construction documents for the temporary exiting, Core and Shell and Tenant Improvement phases.

Submitted and represented the C.D.s at the “express plan check” session for all phases of this projects plan check comment submittals.

Assisted with the C.A. efforts and attended weekly O.A.C. meetings while running other projects.

Project Architect on the Boulder Station Casino Expansion (123,000 sq ft. addition/remodel) with duties as listed below:

Conducted and assisted in the production of a design/exiting analysis presentation booklet. This design analysis was conducted to point out major short comings in the original design (produced by another firm three years prior) in required exiting, parking, buffet, meeting rooms, bowling center, casino and B.O.H.

Interfaced with Movie Theater Architect to accommodate a mega-plex Theater to be incorporated in the remodel/expansion design.

10/96 – 5/04: WA designs, ltd. – Las Vegas, Nevada (Title: Principal-owner)

Established WA designs, ltd., an Architectural / Interior design firm. As soul Principal my duties included:

Overseeing all administrative and financial tasks. Marketing strategy/tasks and company image projection.

Conduct all project client meetings. Compose master planning, building, space plan and interior design. Staff hiring and management. Agency coordination / plan check. Construction Administration.

1/94 - 10/96: Del Webb – Sun City-Las Vegas, Nevada & Corporate Architectural services division-Headquarters-Phoenix, AZ.

(Title: Department Architect) Sun City – Las Vegas:

Department Architect of the “Gold Key” program, a Simi-custom design division.

Conducted meetings with new home owners for design programming. Strategize production of construction documents. Produced working drawings (acad). Hired and managed staff. Coordinated project scheduling with interior design and construction

departments. Oversaw agency plan check process.

Architectural services – Phoenix, Az.

Oversaw staff of 3 and produced corporate architectural C.D. standards for all projects to be used across the United States.

6/92 – 1/94: Holmes / Sabitini Architects – Hendrson, Nevada (Title: Project Architect)

Project Architect on several projects with duties as listed below:

Orchestrated and produced construction docs. for the Green Valley town center a 75,000 sq. ft. retail center.

Conducted all construction administration efforts for the new Physics building and remodel of the existing Chemistry building at the main campus of U.N.L.V.

Conducted construction administration efforts for the American Nevada headquarters building-a 2 story, 60,000 sq. ft. corporate office structure.

11/89 -6/92: Studio One Architecture & Planning – Reno, Nevada (Title: Project manager)

Project Manager on several projects with duties as listed below:

Managed production staff Participated on design teams Project manager on following project types: Corporate offices Custom residences Retail / Restaurants

Life safety retrofits of all buildings at the main and satellite campuses of U.N.R. Medical office building and suites

CERTIFICATES / ACTIVE LICENSES:

NCARB - #68302 Arizona - #30390 California - #C-25174 Nevada - #3749

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

USGBC

Misc. past activities: Board member and chairman of the continuing education committee- Las

Vegas AIA chapter. Activities committee co-chair for the AIA western region conference- Reno

chapter. “Beau Arts” event committee co-chair – Reno AIA chapter.

Computer software skills:

ACAD 2011 Photoshop Deltek vision Micro-soft: Power point, Word, Excel, Outlook Word perfect. Bluebeam PDF Revu reader/writer Adobe acrobat PDF reader/writer

References: available upon request. Professional experience extending back further: information

available upon request.