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PROFESSIONAL CAREER

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VERSION FRANÇAISE

Degrees:

• Harvard University, M. Arch., 1963
• McGill University, B. Arch., 1962

 

 

Professional Career:

1. Building Inspection

In private practice as a consultant architect and city planner (self employed) since 1972, specializing in prepurchase building inspections, investigating construction defects, preparing expertise reports and testifying in court as an expert witness. Had 10 years of practical experience working for other architects and planners prior to 1972.

I started to do inspections in 1961 while working at CMHC in Ottawa (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation). Since the mid-70's inspections have been the major part of my work including residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Among the hundreds of clients I have had for prepurchase residential inspections are two former prime ministers (Trudeau and Mulroney). Clients for industrial purchases or lease renegotiation have included Provigo, Kraft General Food, Suzie Shier and Divco. I have had to examine numerous condominium apartment buildings for condominium associations including Cours Le Royer, Ritz l, Ritz ll and l"Hermitage.

I have inspected over 20 000 properties in the course of my work.

2. Architect

Consulted on or directed the renovations and extensions of approximately 1000 homes and businesses during the past 25 years

Project director, new 25 000 sq. ft. luxury house complex in Mont-Tremblant ($20 million budget), 1997-1998

Executive offices, factories and showrooms for manufacturing enterprises.

The design and renovation of more than 25 stores between 1975-2005 including 9 for American Apparel between 2002 and 2005

The Safety Supply Co., renovated an industrial building on the Trans-Canada Highway, 35 000 sq. ft., 1980

Spera Foundation, a drug rehabilitation center. The recycling of farm structures into a recreational and treatment canter for youths including new residences, 1974

1600 Seaforth conversion of a parking garage into a dental clinic containing 10 operatories, 1973

Complexe Desjardin, design and construction, chargé du projet for Lahaye and Ouellet, Planners and Architects, 1967-1972

3. City Planner

Consultant/planner to residential, tenant, cooperative and condominium associations, including: The Snowdon Residents' Association; the Redpath Crescent Residents' Committee; Hill Park Circle Residents' Committee, 1976-1986

Land use study of Centre Ville, Laval for Steinberg's Ltd., 1974

City planner for the Municipality of Montreal West, 1971

Head of the Urban Design Department at La Haye and Ouellet, Planners and Architects, 1965-1971. Some of the projects done under my supervision include:

• Colline Parlementaire, development plan in Quebec City, 1968

• Domaine de Champvert in Longueuil, a 3000 unit housing project, 1966-1967

 

 

 

Professsional Registrations:

- OAQ, Quebec Order of Architects, 1966

- AAPQ, Architect in Private Practice in Quebec 1966

- RAIC, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, 1966

- OUQ, Ordre des Urbanistes du Québec, 1970

- CIP, Canadian Institute of Planners, 1970

- AIA, Associate Member, American Institute of Architects, 1994

- IHINA Independant Home Inspectors of North America, 2003 (link)

• autome 2005, "L'inspection préachat : comment en avoir pour votre argent?"
• hiver 2004, "Amiante : une poussiere mortelle dans ma maison?"
• hiver 2003, "Cauchemar en rénovation: La poussière de plomb"
• été 2002, "Pollution par le bruit: des solutions"
• septembre 2000, "Le réchauffement global et votre maison: réflexions d'un inspecteur"
• juin 2000, "Terrains maudits"
• mars 2000, "Inspection pré-achat: trop d'incompétents"
• mai-juin 1999, "Fuites de toiture: les leçons du verglas"
• juin-juillet 1997, "Les vieux chalets sont ils malsains? "
• janvier-février 1998, "La qualité de l’air intérieur"
• décembre 1997, "Glaçons et moisissures "
• octobre-novembre 1997, "Rénover ou agrandir sans cauchemars "