Renée M. Thomas is an architect, interior designer, and lighting designer with over 18 years of experience in commercial construction in the Phoenix metro area. She has managed projects totaling over $300 million, including multi-building corporate campuses, medical facilities, and civic projects. Some highlights include designing a LEED Platinum applied science lab and business school for Northern Arizona University. She currently works as a principal at her own firm, providing architectural lighting design and sustainability consulting services.

1. Renée M. Thomas, RA, IESNA, NCIDQ Certified 602.579.8488
renee.michelle.thomas
VoIP call via Skype™
7947 W. Laurel Lane, Peoria, AZ 85345-1330 rm-thomas@cox.net
renee.michelle.thomas@gmail.com
Professional Profile
• 18 years of Multi-disciplinary AED • Commercial Construction Administrator
Experience in the Phoenix Metro Area • Broadly Experienced Architectural Lighting/
• Arizona Licensed Registered Architect Daylighting Design Consultant
• Certified Commercial Interior Designer • Experienced LEED Project Designer
Professional Experience
DAVIS, Tempe, AZ
01/2007 – 08/2008
Architect / Project Manager
Representative Achievements:
• Classic Residence by Hyatt at Silverstone - CCRC
Main Lodge – Medicare Licensed Medical Care Center – 67 Luxury Villas
750,000 total square feet
Total Completed Construction Cost – 160 Million
• Hayden Ferry Lakeside Corporate Campus – Towers I, IIB & IIIB
950,000 square feet of Class ‘A’ Office Space in 3 Mid-Rise Towers
Total Completed Construction Cost – 150 Million
• Rio Salado Lakeside Experience – Lighting Engineering Special Projects
Computer Controlled Digital Environmental Art Installation
Projected Construction Cost – 3.5 Million
Responsibilities:
• Project Architect
• Architectural Project Manager
• Architectural Lighting Design / Daylighting Design Corporate Consultant
• Architectural Sustainability Consultant
RTL Design, LLC, Phoenix, AZ
Architectural Lighting Design – Architectural Sustainability Consulting Practice
05/2003 - Present
Principal in the Firm / Architectural Lighting Designer

2. Renée M. Thomas, RA, IESNA, NCIDQ Certified • 602.579.8488 • rm-thomas@cox.net
Representative Achievements:
• Highland Center for Natural History / James Learning Center
Prescott National Forest, Prescott, Arizona
4000 square feet – Fully Off-Grid and Energy Self Sustaining
Achieved LEED Gold Rating
• BASF Corporation / Near-Zero Energy Home
Paterson, New Jersey
Pilot Design for the LEED – H Residential Rating System
BASF website link: http://www.betterhomebetterplanet.com
Achieved LEED Platinum Rating
• Northern Arizona University - Applied Research and Development
Laboratory
76,000 square foot Applied Science Research and Education Facility
Achieved LEED Platinum Rating
• Northern Arizona University - College of Business Administration
110,000 square foot Business Education Facility
Achieved LEED Gold Rating
Responsibilities:
• Full Service Architectural Lighting Designer
• Daylighting and Glazing/Envelope Systems Design Consultant
• Digital Lighting Control Systems Designer (ASHRAE 90.1 Compliant)
Gabor Lorant Architects Inc., Phoenix, AZ
01/2003 – 09/2003
Project Manager / Lighting Designer
• Scottsdale Senior Center
Scottsdale, AZ
A 37,500 square foot municipal civic center serving the retirement community
in Scottsdale, AZ. The project is designed with a super-insulating envelope
and employs advanced glazing materials and techniques to optimize daylight
harvesting. Additionally the project includes a high performance HVAC central
plant and a 50-kilowatt polycrystalline photovoltaic array for electric power
cogeneration. Achieved LEED Gold Rating
DLR Group, Phoenix, AZ
01/1999 – 01/2003
Associate in the Firm / Project Architect / Architectural Lighting Designer / Interior
Designer
Representative Achievements:
• US Airways Center Arena Renovation – 230,000 square feet
12 Major Phases – Total Completed Construction Cost - 60 Million

3. Renée M. Thomas, RA, IESNA, NCIDQ Certified • 602.579.8488 • rm-thomas@cox.net
CM@Risk Delivery
Specific project experience included:
Coordination with Design Architect (Richard Orne+Associates) - Architectural
detailing and construction administration of lighting and Audio Visual design
features of Main and Upper Concourse renovation (Phase 3-3A).
Coordination of the relocation of primary and secondary high voltage
electrical utilities on the east side of US Airways Center Arena site in
preparation for new and renovation construction. This work included
supervision of civil engineering, structural and MPE engineering consultants
as well as coordination with CM@Risk& General Contractor (Hunt
Construction Group), Arena Partnership (Owner/Operator), City of Phoenix
and Arizona Public Service (APS) in the relocation and reconnection of all
electrical and wet utilities for the east side of the Arena site. (Phase 4)
55,000 square feet.
Interior Designer and Construction Administrator - Renovation/expansion
of Phoenix Suns Administration Offices (Phase 6A) 35,000 square feet.
Project Architect – New 5-story glass curtainwall and enclosure of the
Northwest Entry Pavilion (Phase 7) 18,000 square feet.
Project Architect - Lighting Designer– Expanded New Phoenix Suns Team
Shop 4,500 square feet.
• Amazon.Com Corporate Headquarters at Union Station - Seattle
Tenant Improvement - 460,000 square feet in Two Mid-Rise Buildings
Total Completed Construction Cost - 8.2 Million
• Clark County Unified School District - Prototype Schools Design
Competition - Clark County (Nevada)
2-Story Prototype Elementary School – DLR Group-Chicago (Design
Architect) and Friedmutter Group (Architect of Record), Las Vegas, NV. Multi-
Site Energy Optimization and Student Performance Case Studies were
employed as the design generators for the prototype design of 60 new public
elementary schools to be built over a ten year period.
• Saint Thomas More Catholic Community
Glendale, Arizona – 1600 seat church – Lighting/Daylighting Designer.
DLR Group-Phoenix – Architect of Record
Recognized by Southwest Contractors Magazine 2003 Best of Awards –
Masonry Building Category.
Recognized by DLR Group Corporate as a 2003 Outstanding Project for
Client Responsiveness and Outstanding Design.
Responsibilities:

4. Renée M. Thomas, RA, IESNA, NCIDQ Certified • 602.579.8488 • rm-thomas@cox.net
• Project Architect – Production and Construction Administration
• Architectural Lighting Designer – Recognized DLR Corporate Consultant
Special Projects – Audio Visual Designer and Systems Integrator.

5. Renée M. Thomas, RA, IESNA, NCIDQ Certified • 602.579.8488 • rm-thomas@cox.net
CornoyerHedrick, Inc., Phoenix, AZ
01/1997 to 01/1999
Senior Job Captain (Interior Architecture Division Quality Control – Quality Assurance
Manager) Architectural Lighting Designer
Responsibilities:
Architectural project management, City process and code review administration,
Construction administration and staff training/quality control. Additional duties
include lighting design consultation for Architecture, Landscape Architecture and
Interior Architecture Studios. Project types include; High-rise office, Hospitality,
Financial operations campus and Multi phase facilities management. Major
projects included:
• Camelback Esplanade Office Towers 1-4, Phoenix, AZ
900,000 square feet of Class ‘A’ Office Space in 4 Mid-Rise Towers.
• Wells Fargo Regional Operations – Departmental Reconfiguration
and Restack, Tempe, AZ
Secured Financial Processing Center - 500,000 square feet
Additionally assisted CornoyerHedrick Interiors and Facilities departmental
managers to implement systems and procedures to facilitate the
management of over 3.5 million square feet of active real estate inventory
in the Phoenix Metro Area.
Robert Kubicek Architects and Associates, Inc., Phoenix, AZ & Las Vegas, Nevada
Project Manager /Designer
08/1994 to 01/1997
Responsibilities:
Project design development, architectural interior design and specification, tenant
improvement design and construction administration. Project types included;
Retail, Office, Entertainment (Cineplex), Hospitality and Light Industrial.
Education
Arizona State University – College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Tempe, AZ
Bachelor Science in Design, Cum Laude (3.48 GPA) 1994
Professional Licenses, Certifications and Core Competencies
Registered Professional Architect (Arizona) Certificate #48025
NCIDQ Certified - National Council for Interior Design Qualification – Certificate #13518
Member - Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) Certificate #29121
AutoCAD Architecture 2008, Autodesk Revit Architecture 2009, Lumen Micro, Lumen
Designer, AGI32, Photoshop, Microsoft Office Suite, Meridian System – Prolog Manager
Project Management Software Suite
Currently scheduled to take USGBC - LEED 3.0 NC Examination

6. Renée M. Thomas, RA, IESNA, NCIDQ Certified • 602.579.8488 • rm-thomas@cox.net