1. DANIEL J TURVEY AIA, RA, NCARB
734.428.1900 info@djawest.com
ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION
Administration of Planning, Design & Construction Activities
ARCHITECT/CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION – Rare and uniquely qualified QUALIFICATIONS
as a multi-talented, broadly experienced, Nationally Certified, Licensed Architect and
Construction Administrator. Founder and manager of a high capacity Architecture Masters Degree - Architecture
firm and a top performing, competitive, bid-build, Commercial Construction 15 plus years Experience
Enterprise; estimating, negotiating, securing and completing University, Educational,
Microsoft Projects Scheduling
Public, Commercial and other like projects. Direct oversight for activities of office
personnel, operations, field supervision, sub-trades and 200 plus union direct payroll Collaboration & Teamwork
employees. Outstanding Work Ethic
Customer Oriented
Directly responsible for supervision, management and activities of licensed
professionals including: Architects, Engineers, Designers, Consultants, Contractors Single Source Accountable
and others retained in the delivery of planning, design, detailed cost analysis, Detailed Cost Analysis
budgeting, scheduling and the construction of new, capital improvements and Award Winning Design
adaptive reuse facilities.
LEED Project Experience
Ability to lead and manage all Professional and Construction disciplines; supervise OSHA Safety Program
concurrent projects at various stages of development; ability to manage and advance Knowledge
projects against rigid deadlines.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS
Managing Partner – Owner 2001 to Present
DAN JOSEPH ARCHITECTS, LLC, USA
(Successfully completing over 100 projects ranging in size, budget, complexity and client performance standards)
Founder: Recognized for ground-up management of top performing, Professional Service Teams
Results: Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC), Single Point of Contact Services
Estimated Construction Cost: $85.5MM.
Day-One responsible for supervising and leading licensed professionals, business development, operations and logistics;
project specific and office related to consistently deliver a variety of evolving task assignments.
Architecture, Engineering and Construction Services (AEC): Bid, negotiate and delivery of US Government, City,
Research and Science, Urban, Health, Retail, Recreational, National Brand, Administrative and Office. Delivery of a
speculative Professional Park; creating and managing all AEC services from concept to completion, orchestrating
entire development including: land acquisition, legal, finance; master planning, City approval, ADA code compliance
and Construction Administration.
Champion of Public Services - Washtenaw County Administration, Ann Arbor, MI: Demonstrating exceptional
capacity and value besting dozens of local and regional Architecture and Engineering firms for the delivery of
Professional A&E Services County wide. Research, compare and ensure programming, design, time-lines and budgets
for renovation and Capital Improvement projects. Attend and conduct meetings, prepare reports, work with staff to
define plans, tasks, services and responsibilities; assist with project close-out. Coordinate Owners procurement and
facility wide placement of equipment and furniture; assist with repairs and displacement of staff, functions and
activities during the Construction Phase.
Distinguished, Award Winning Plan, Design and Construction Administration: Securing and maintaining Owner-
Client relationships, negotiating contracts for A&E master planning of Duplexes, Condominiums and remote, exclusive
Private Residences, Lodge and Encampments; LEED project experience.
Professional Consultant, cost evaluation and value engineering: (Estimated Construction Cost: $261MM) Initiate, lead
and provide comprehensive evaluation, detailed construction costs and value engineering for use as a competitive bid
of large, significant multi-hundred million dollar University Medical and Research Facilities
Continued
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Managing Partner – Former Owner
ACOUSTIC CEILING & PARTITON, INC, Ann Arbor, MI
(Launch, organized and established a current day Engineering News Record - Top 500 Commercial Contracting Co.)
Founder: Recognized for ground-up management of a top performing, bonded, Bid-Build Construction Enterprise.
Results: Regional Excellence of Bid-Build Construction Services
Completed Sales: $45 to $50MM (approx)
Day-One responsible for all aspects of professional service; General Contractor – “Project Wide Management,” Prime – “Self
Performing and Project Oversight” and Specialty Construction – “Specific Task Contracting.”
Complete profit and loss accountability for operations, management, business development, positioning,
communication and corporate identity to drive growth in a highly competitive, commercial bid-build practice.
Caring, committed, performance based construction; delivering profitable, complex commercial projects on schedule,
on budget, while meeting complete customer satisfaction. Responsible for office administration, procedures, staff
recruitment, training and mentorship; cost estimations, contract negotiations, payables, receivables, payroll, job
costing, material and sub-trade procurement, general and field supervision, union trade negations and agreements for
over 200 plus direct payroll employees.
Competitive Bid-Build/Negotiate: Hundreds of assignments, multi-million completed works; construction plan, detail
and specification interpretation, project feasibility, estimates, value engineering, management and contract
negotiations.
Related Experiences – Other
CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION, ARCHITECT, Montana
(Successfully completing Capital Improvement and Private Practice tasking ranging in size, budget and complexity)
Administrator / Architect: Owners Professional Consultant and On-Site Representative; Architect-Plan Delivery
Results: Identified $75k of inferior substitutions & task omission; improved plan details resulting in reduced change orders.
Estimated Construction Cost: $20 to $28.5MM (approx)
Owners Representation of Elementary School remodel, expansion (Estimated Construction Cost: $3.5MM, 89,000 square
feet); providing onsite observation, direction and consultation of the built response. Additional experience as Architect
assisting with the preparation of Plans, Details and Specifications for a multi-state licensed, practitioner (Estimated
Construction Cost: $20 to $25MM)
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Combining a Comprehensive understanding of the Built Environment with a Professional Degreed perspective.
Knowing how to build is a matter of science and technology that often times calls into question morality, ethics, and aesthetic
responsibility. To this end, my desire has been to empower every Owner from a critical, responsible and fully informed
perspective.
Master of Architecture (M Arch): Montana State National Council of Architectural Registration Board
University, School of Architecture, Bozeman, Montana (NCARB) – Board Certified #638xx
Bachelor of Architecture (B Arch): Tau Sigma Delta Professional Registration & Licensure
Honors Graduate, Montana State University, Bozeman, State of Michigan # 1301049xxx, State of Montana # 30xx
Montana Washington State # 81xx
Top 500 Engineering News Record (ENR) United States Green Building Council
Founder & Former Owner (USGBC) – LEED Platinum
Eastern Michigan University: Former member Industry Advisory Board - Construction Management Program in
preparation of American Council on Construction Education Accreditation.
Charity: I support the “NO KID HUNGRY” campaign; a National movement committed to ending childhood hunger in
America by the year 2015. http://nokidhungry.org