The document provides a curriculum vitae for Matthew Klopper, an architect with over 15 years of experience in Australia. It details his employment history and roles at various firms working on residential, education, and commercial projects ranging from $100k to $20 million. It also outlines his skills in design, documentation, project management, contract administration, and liaising with clients and consultants.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE MATTHEW KLOPPER
UNIT 15, 7 CLIFTON CRESCENT
MOUNT LAWLEY WA, 6050
MOBILE: 0439 913 601
matt@mattklopper.com
A comprehensively skilled architect, focused on project delivery.
Interested in realizing architecture that is beautiful and useful,
that meets or exceeds the expectation of the client and stakeholders
and is delivered in a timely and cost effective manner.
SKILLS and ABILITIES
 Client liaison:
 Experienced in carrying out the full range of client liaison tasks on single residential projects.
 Experienced in multiple stakeholder client liaison.
 Undertaken lead client contact roles on projects up to $6mil.
 Experienced in acting as representative to stakeholders under project management direction.
 Design:
 Accomplished designer on single residential projects.
 Experienced in the design of educational facilities.
 Design Development:
 Strong understanding of construction detail.
 High aptitude for the realization of sketch design into contract documentation.
 Proven design development skill in a variety of building types and construction methods.
 Documentation:
 Able to produce clear, concise documentation rapidly and can work independently or in team arrangements.
 15 years’ experience producing documentation on multiple building types from $1-20mil.
 Able to adapt easily to in-house and government drawing protocols.
 Experienced as documentation check and coordinator to drafting teams.
 Consultant Liaison:
 Demonstrated capability in liaising with and managing consultant teams.
 Experienced in managing teams of 2-3 consultants up to large multi-discipline teams.
 Managed consultants for delivery to time frames in the following areas;
 Structural, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Code, Environmental and Fire.
 Authority Liaison:
 Proven experience in liaising with authorities and negotiating regulation requirements on small to medium projects.
 Negotiated complex regulatory requirements for planning scheme amendment and development approval.
 Contract Administration:
 Successfully administered and delivered ABIC SW-2008 & AS 2124 contracts up to $10mil.
 Acted as superintendent’s representative for contract delivery under the BER program.
 Experienced with Department of Treasury and Finance online contract portal.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
 Microsoft and Adobe software
 AutoCAD
 1.5 years in Revit
 Competent understanding of; Sketch up and 3D max
QUALIFICATIONS / AWARDS
 Bachelor of Environmental Design
 Bachelor of Architecture
 CCN Award for highest graduating design portfolio
 ABWA Division 1 – Practising architect registration
 AIA Member

2. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
AUG ’07 - PRES.
MATT KLOPPER ARCHITECT
Small practice established to carry out contract services and small residential projects.
http://mattklopper.com/
 Outcomes and Projects:
 Registered and indemnified practice. Established office infrastructure and protocols.
 Contracted architectural services including; design, documentation, 3d modeling and administration.
 Gloster St residence 2.
 $500K additions. Second Stage.
 Gloster St residence.
 $1.2mil additions and alterations to existing brick and tin house.
 http://mattklopper.com/projects/gloster-street-residence.html
 Rene Rd residence.
 $1.4mil addition and alterations to existing brick and tile residence.
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattklopper/show/
NOV ’12 - PRES.
PATERSON GROUP ARCHITECTS
Employed as project architect in medium to large size practice on education, commercial and single residential projects.
 Outcomes and Projects:
 Stanley St additions & alterations (In defects)
 $1.2 mil residential project
 Project architect through documentation & administration
 Duncraig SHS Yr 7 block, new admin and refurbishment works (In contract admin)
 $8.5 mil contract
 3 member documentation team. Continued as project architect through administration phase
 Barrack St awning and façade treatment (Documentation works complete)
 $200K commercial project. Design and documentation only. Single person team.
 City of Stirling Entry door (In documentation)
 $100K Commercial project
 Client liaison, design & documentation. Single person team
 Warwick leisure centre (In design development)
 $7 mil extension to existing leisure centre
 Project architect through design development. 2 person team.
MAY ’09 - AUG ’11
NOV ’07- AUG ’08
GRESLEYABAS ARCHITECTS
Contract service client engaged in a wide range of architectural projects.
http://www.gresleyabas.com.au/
 Outcomes and Projects:
 Contracted to form part of the documentation team on a $20mil multi-residential development on Malcolm St.
 http://www.sceneapartments.com.au/
 Acted as Superintendent’s Representative to Arup project management for delivery of 9 schools under the BER-E3 National School
Pride Program.
 http://www.finance.wa.gov.au/cms/content.aspx?id=3790andlinkidentifier=idanditemid=3790
 Acted as Superintendent’s Representative to Arup project management for the delivery of 6 schools under the BER-E1 Primary
Schools for the 21st
Century program. Kingsley Primary is an example in this group:
 www.finance.wa.gov.au/cms/uploadedFiles/Building_Management_and_Works/Building_the_Education_Revolution/ber_news_kingsleyps.pdf?n=8557
 Design and project architect for the Roleystone Community college Library and amalgamation project. (scroll to link)
 http://www.gresleyabas.com.au/Projects/Education/ (scroll to link)
MAR ’09 - JUN ’09
GERARD McCANN ARCHITECT
A contract service client engaged in medium cost residential projects.
 Outcomes and Projects:
 Contracted to develop from sketch design and document 2 storey residence in Yallingup.

3. SEP ’08 - FEB ’09
SODAA
Contract service client engaged in interior and residential work.
http://www.sodaa.com.au/
 Outcomes and Projects:
 Contracted to develop from sketch design and document large rammed earth residence in Pemberton.
SEP ’04 – NOV ‘07
WRIGHTFELDHUSEN
Employed by medium sized high end residential practice.
http://www.wrightfeldhusen.com/
 Outcomes and Projects:
 Established office systems and drawing protocols.
 Worked alongside principal to develop designs from sketch proposals.
 Worked alongside principal to assist with client liaison.
 Negotiated council requirements and submitted proposals for planning application.
 Liaised with and managed consultants for design input and delivery of contract documentation.
 Liaised with and managed in-house interior design and 3D visualization teams.
 Developed designs and documented proposals for tender submission. Some examples:
 Weir Res http://www.wrightfeldhusen.com/projects/yallingup_residence/index.html
 Thompson Res. http://www.wrightfeldhusen.com/projects/mtpleasant_residence/index.html
 Emco Res. http://www.wrightfeldhusen.com/projects/minim_cove_residence/index.html
 Welborn Res. http://www.wrightfeldhusen.com/projects/maroubra/index.html
JAN ’04 - SEP ’04
RJ KNOTT and ASSOCIATES
Employed by building design firm working in residential development and the cottage home industry.
 Outcomes and Projects:
 Developed knowledge of cottage industry delivery models.
 Honed documentation speed and skillset working on high turnover documentation packages.
JUN ’03 - DEC ’03
MEYER SHIRCORE
Employed by practice specializing in commercial and industrial projects.
http://www.meyershircore.com.au/
 Outcomes and Projects:
 Conducted feasibility studies for industrial warehousing projects.
AUG ’02 - MAY ’03
MIRVAC FINI
At the time MirvacFini was the Perth branch of the Mirvac Group.
Employed by Mirvac HPA, the design department, within the new business section of the office.
http://www.mirvacdevelopment.com/western-australia
 Outcomes and Projects:
 Masterplanning and development of the Burswood Lakes structure plan for amendment of the Town of Victoria Park’s Town planning
scheme to allow the development of an urban neighborhood at Burswood.
 Feasibility and yield studies on the Burswood Lakes development.
 Project now referred to as ‘The Peninsula, Burswood’.
 http://www.mirvacdevelopment.com/peninsulaburswood?gclid=CJqc2tuk_bECFdBUpgodSzIATA
 Sketch design on typical housing typologies for the ‘Meadow Springs’ housing development.
 http://www.mirvacdevelopment.com/meadow-springs/index.html
AUG ’01 - AUG ’02
JAMES CHRISTOU
Employed as junior architect working on education facilities.
http://www.christou.com.au/
 Outcomes and Projects:
 Worked in documentation and consultant liaison roles under guidance of senior partner.
REFEREE
 Phil Gresley, Gresleyabas architects.
 Tim Wright, Wrightfeldhusen

4. SUMMARYSTARTDATE
ENDDATE
COMPANY
SAMPLEPROJECTS
CONCEPT-FEASO
DESIGN
DESIGNDEV.
DOCUMENTATION
ADMIN.
PROJ.ARCHITECT
BUDGET($mil)
Aug’07 Pres. Matt Klopper Hennessy Residence • • • • 0.5
Vijayasekaran V. Residence • • • • • 1.4
Vijayasekaran S. Residence • • • • • 1.2
Vijayasekaran S. Residence 2 • • • • 0.5
Nov’12 Pres. Paterson Group Architects Ng Residence • • • 1.2
Duncraig SHS – Yr 7 & Admin • • • 8.5
Barrack St awning • • • 0.2
Stirling entry doors • • • • • 0.1
Warwick Leisure Centre • • 7
May’09 Aug’11 Contract -Gresleyabas-2 Roleystone Amalg. and Library • • • • • 6
BER – E1 (6 schools) • 20
BER – E3 (9 schools) • 3
Mar’09 Jun’09 Contract -Gerard McCann Boffy Residence • 0.6
Sep’08 Feb’09 Contract -SODAA Pemberton Residence • • 2.2
Nov’07 Aug’08 Contract -GresleyAbas-1 Scene 33 Apartments • • 20
Sep’04 Nov’07 Wrightfeldhusen Weir Residence • • 2.6
Thompson Residence • • 2.3
Legatha Residence • • 1.6
Emco Residence • • 1.6
Palandri Residence • • 1.1
Welborn Residence • • 2.1
Jan’04 Sep’04 RJ Knott and Assoc. Cottage housing • ≤1
Jun’03 Dec’03 Meyer Shircore Industrial • 1-3
Aug’02 May’03 Mirvac Fini Peninsula Development • 300+
Aug’01 Aug’02 James Christou Education • 5-10
‘01 Colin Moore Residential • 1-2
‘00 Grounds Kent Residential • 1-2
‘99 Graduation