Certifications:

 

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE REGISTRATION BOARDS

 

BLUE COVER  ‘BROADLY EXPERIENCED ARCHITECT’ - RECORD NO.  64301

 

FEMA Certificates of Completion:

 

RAPID VISUAL SCREENING OF BUILDINGS FOR POTENTIAL SEISMIC HAZARDS, 09.16.09

 

POST EARTHQUAKE SAFETY EVALUATION OF BUILDINGS, 09.17.09

 

United States Green Building Council:

 

LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL ‘LEED AP’

 

Autodesk:

 

AUTOCAD REL. 2015 PROFICIENT; REVIT ARCHITECTURE 2011 CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL

 

Architectural Licenses:

 

CALIFORNIA  (28394); COLORADO  (203438); IDAHO ( 985968); MISSOURI) (2013004227); 

NEVADA  (6224). ALL LICENSES ARE CURRENT.

 

Professional  Memberships:

 

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (NATIONAL & LAS VEGAS CHAPTER)

 

Education:

 

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY

COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, AB W/ HONORS, ARCH. MAJOR, JUNE 1980; (TEACHING ASSISTANT)

Julia Morgan Memorial Scholar, 78-80; Kenneth Foster Strong Memorial Scholar, 78-80

 

Architectural Studio Classic Graphics Internship: Carlos Diniz & Associates – Los Angeles, CA (Winter 77/78)

Construction Internship: Eden & Eden Architects – San Francisco, CA (5/80 – 3/82)

Architecture Internship: ASAI Architects – Kansas City, MO (11/82 - 5/84)

Interior Design Internship: Sally Sirkin Interior Design – W. Hollywood, CA (6/84 –  9/85)

Architectural CAD Internship: MAZRIA Asssociates - Santa Fe, NM (96/97)

 

Relevant Experience:

 

DRAGON SPEED DESIGN GROUP, Earth (2007 – Present)

Co-Designer/Innovator of Futurist Environments:

 

Dome of a Home (‘Interiors’ Consultation) – Pensacola Beach, FL

Sky Bird Lodge – Project for HGTV ‘Extreme Building’ Pilot

McCormick Residence (w/ Dante Amato, AIA) – St. Louis, MO vicinity

Resnik Residence (w/ Dante Amato, AIA) – South Eastern Florida

Fischer Residence (w/ Dante Amato, AIA) - Point Pleasant Beach, NJ

Nor’Easter Warrior Proto-typical Shoreline Housing Concept

‘Lattice’ Proto-typical Multi-Occupancy Structure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6242_W8-8M

http://dragonspeeddesigngroup.com

 

RDH Interests, Inc., Henderson, NV (7/10 –  8/15  Senior Project Architect:

 

Bellagio Casino & Hotel & Spa Tower Suites & Guestrms. Remodeling – Las Vegas

Bellagio Casino & Hotel Villa Gaming Salon Addition – Las Vegas

Bellagio Casino & Hotel Executive VIP Check-In Lounge Expansion – Las Vegas

Four Seasons Hotel Guestrms. Remodeling – Las Vegas

Mandalay Bay Resort ‘Lobby Gift Shop’ Remodeling – Las Vegas

Mandalay Bay Resort ‘Shark Reef Meeting/Function Room’ Remodeling – Las Vegas

New York New York Strip Retail Remodeling – Starbucks New Store – Las Vegas

Baldwin Residence Landscape Installation – Las Vegas

Misc. Retail Store Graphic Concepts for MGM Resorts Int’l ‘Retail’

 

DANTE AMATO, AIA – Architect, Las Vegas, NV (3/09 – Present) Consultant:

 

Monte Carlo ‘Floor 32’ Remodeling Construction Admin. – Las Vegas (for FRCH)

CityCenter Quality Assurance ‘ARIA’, ‘Vdara’, ‘VEER Towers’ – Global Sourcing Group – Las Vegas

Zois/Hodge Cabin – Mt. Charleston, NV (Design Architect)

Moredock Residence Remodeling, Peccole Ranch, Las Vegas, NV (AOR)

Design for a 'NEW RESTAURANT' Roll-out, Internat'l (Concept Designer)

‘Innovation in Refugee Housing Proto-type - NuHaus’ U.S. Copyright

'Temporary Shelter - Readily Erectable and Demountable Prototype' U.S. Copyright Application

MCGACC FITNESS FACILITY REMODEL - 29 Palms U.S. Marine Corps Base (Designer of Record) 

 

FRCH Design Worldwide, Cincinnati, OH (10/06 – 3/09) Staff Architect/Director:

 

Tropicana Hotel/Casino ‘Mega-Resort’ Project – Las Vegas

Monte Carlo 2008 Fire Remediation ‘Construction Loss Documentation – Las Vegas

Monte Carlo Floor 32 Renovation ‘Construction Administration Consultant’

 

JMA ARCHITECTURE, Las Vegas, NV (10/04 –  9/06)

Project Manager/Vice President (Hospitality & Commercial Studios):

 

LAS VEGAS CENTRAL Project (Phase One) – Las Vegas

ICON Condominiums Project – Las Vegas

IVANA/Summit Condominiums Project – Las Vegas

FLAMINGO ‘GO’ Hotel Tower Guestrms. Remodeling – Las Vegas (HD Award w/ Cagley & Tanner)

VEGAS GRAND Condominiums – Las Vegas

 

 

WPH Architecture, Las Vegas, NV (9/03 – 10/04) Project Manager:

 

TOURO UNIVERSITY Osteopathic College – Henderson, NV

Wallace Multi-Plex Theaters - Topeka,KS; St.Joseph, MO

Wallace Multi-Plex Theaters Project – Grand Cayman Island

 

 

Terra Verde Architects, Boulder, CO (7/00 – 6/03) Project Manager/Senior Project Architect:

 

Schilke Residence – Scottsbluff, NE

Grubb Residence – Niwot, CO

Zimmer Residence Project – Castle Rock, CO

Tuscany 8 Condominiums – Denver, CO

Sunflower Meadows Apartments Project – Aurora, CO

Bridger’s Cache Condominiums Project – Winter Park, CO

The Cabin Club Spa and Luxury Cabins – Fox Meadows, CO

 

 

H+L Architecture LTD., Denver, CO (2/98 – 3/00) Project Manager/Project Architect:

 

Outpatient Pavilion/Anschutz Center for Advanced Medicine/University of Colorado, Aurora, CO

Porter Adventist Hospital Remodeling - Denver, CO

Mountain States Employers Council Mid-Rise Office Tower - Denver, CO

Ivinson Memorial Hospital/Meredith & Jeannie Ray Cancer Center – Laramie, WY

 

 

M+O+A Architectural Partnership, Denver, CO (7/96 – 2/98) Project Manager/Designer:

 

Balzers Thin-Films Offices and Clean Room Facility – Golden, CO

Colorado Avalanche Practice Facility – Greenwood, CO

 

 

Mazria Associates Architects, Santa Fe, NM (7/95 – 6/96) Project Manager/ProjectDesigner:

 

Fuller Lodge ADAAG Renovation – Los Alamos, NM

City of Rocks Visitors Center, Silver City Vicinity, NM (First Autocad ‘Drafted’ Project)

Inaugural 2030 Challenge Adopter

 

 

DANTE AMATO Environmental Design, Los Angeles, CA (85 – 96)

 

A ‘Sampling’ of Misc. Designs and Constructions:

Mr & Mrs Peter Sealey Residence - Beverly Hills, CA; Mr & Mrs Roberto Zecca Residence - Beverly Hills, CA;

Mr & Mrs Gary Nardino Residence - Beverly Hills, CA; Keith Addis Residence (w/ Douglas Joyce/AMATO+JOYCE) – West Hollywood, CA; Mr & Mrs Bernard Lewis Residence – Beverly Hills, CA (w/ SSID), Takahashi Penthouse (w/ SSID) – Singapore; Walter Annenberg Residence, Bel Air, CA (w/ Douglas Joyce/AMATO+JOYCE), 119 So. Lafayette Residence – Denver, CO, Charles Bragg ‘Asylum’ Art Gallery – Beverly Hills, CA; Erewhon Natural Foods Market & Corporate Offices – West Hollywood, CA (w/ CAMDI Int’l); ‘Argyll Flats’ Condominiums – Denver, CO (w/ Brad Buell/ AMATO+BUELL);  Assorted Furniture Designs… Misc. 'Projects' for Sally Sirkin Lewis/SSID... Misc. 'Projects' for Hendrix/Allardyce Interior Design...

 

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