about

Strategic facilities, architecture, and capital-planning leader with 30+ years of experience shaping complex built environments and 16+ years of progressive leadership within NC State’s Facilities Division. Registered Architect and LEED Accredited Professional with direct executive-level experience supporting campus development, capital project governance, six-year capital planning, UNC System funding processes, Design and Construction leadership, and major stakeholder alignment. Trusted NC State leader currently responsible for coordination and execution of approximately $2.3B in capital planning, design, and construction activity, with projects ranging from $500K to $750M. Recognized for building consensus across academic, administrative, facilities, consultant, contractor, and public-sector partners; translating strategic priorities into executable capital plans; and advancing responsible stewardship of the university’s physical environment.

One source of professional pride is when I visit a completed project and see the effects of people on the space - and how the space affects the socialization, mood, and attitude of the people within.

Core Leadership Competencies

  • Strategic Campus Master Planning

  • Campus Architecture and Physical Master Plan Compliance

  • Capital Investment Strategy

  • Strategic Capital Planning

  • Campus Development Process

  • Capital Budgeting and Cashflow Forecasting

  • Capital Funding Authority Requests

  • UNC System Office Coordination

  • Cross-Functional Leadership Across the Facilities Division

  • Team Leadership and Mentoring

  • Infrastructure, Logistics, and Swing-Space Planning

  • Programming and Project Scope Definition

  • Stakeholder Engagement and Consensus Building

  • Organizational Development

  • Energy, Water & Resource Stewardship

  • Facilities Data, Reporting and Decision Support

  • Risk Management, Schedule Strategy & Project Delivery

Value Proposition

  • Strategic steward of NC State’s physical environment with deep institutional knowledge of campus development processes, capital priorities, governance structures, stakeholder expectations, and Facilities Division operations.

  • Capital Planning leader supporting a portfolio of approximately 70 active planning, design, and construction projects totaling more than $2.3B, including high-visibility academic, research, student life, athletics, infrastructure, and administrative facilities.

  • Enterprise collaborator and governance partner with experience supporting the Campus Development Committee, Six-Year Capital Plan, University Budget Office, and liaison to the UNC System Office for Board of Governors and Board of Trustees Capital Authority Requests.

  • University Architect caliber design leader able to guide programming, scope definition, design review, campus standards, aesthetics, budget/schedule realism, construction logistics, and long-term life-cycle stewardship.

  • Consensus builder selected by peer Facilities Directors to lead biweekly cross-functional director meetings focused on resolving tactical issues, improving divisional processes, breaking down silos, and finding common ground.

  • Sustainability-minded facilities professional with prior leadership in energy and water reporting, strategic energy management, resource efficiency initiatives, ARRA grant-supported projects, HB1292 Utility Reinvestment, and energy incentives.