CAREER SUMMARY
ExperienceThe Florida State University
Department of Interior Architecture & Design Chair (2023 - Present) Associate Chair (2022-2023) Associate Professor (2015-Present) Assistant Professor (2009-2015) In the role of Chair, I serve as liaison between the Department of Interior Architecture & Design and officers and bodies outside the department. In collaboration with the Department Assembly, the Chair oversees the development and implementation of any strategic plan(s) and periodic revision(s) for the Department. The Chair will foster professional development, including research and creative activities and service and advocate for faculty on matters of department, college, university, state, regional, national, and international concern. In concert with other tenured faculty, the Chair mentors faculty in preparation for promotion and/or tenure. Additionally, the Chair coordinates the academic programs of the department. Accordingly, in consultation with faculty members, the Chair is responsible for scheduling and designating faculty assignments and related responsibilities in a fair and equitable manner. The Chair, working in conjunction with Department Assembly members, also sets priorities and goals for financial allocations.
My primary teaching responsibilities are associated with upper level design studios for both graduate and undergraduate students. Coursework focuses on interior architecture and interior design project solutions, design ideation, project brainstorming and client work sessions. Additionally, I teach classes in graphic techniques that address hand sketching with traditional media, perspective construction methods for quick idea generation and communication, and hybrid forms of conceptual, schematic, and design development drawings used in work sessions and presentations. I am a committee chair and member for numerous master’s thesis graduate students’ work focusing on architectural interiors in addition to being an active member of various departmental, college, and university committees. Vice President of the Interior Architecture and Hospitality (IAH) department, and one of four executive members on the Executive Management Team of the Company. Subject to the control of the Owner, the Executive Management Team generally supervises and controls all of the business and affairs of the Corporation. Duties included attending constantly to the business of the Corporation and maintaining strict supervision over all of its affairs and interests. IAH duties included directing and supervising all the affairs of a department of architects and designers in the pursuit and development of resort hospitality and high-end residential projects.
Culpepper, McAuliffe & Meaders, Inc (CMMI) President (01/1999-01/2000), COO (10/1997-01/1999), Architect (06/1988-09/1997) 1988–2000 Principle executive officer of the Corporation and, subject to the control of the Directors, generally supervising and controlling all of the business and affairs of the Corporation. Duties include attending constantly to the business of the Corporation and maintaining strict supervision over all of its affairs and interests. Duties also include the continuation of all the responsibilities focusing on company operational organization, implementation and resultant evaluation. Architectural and interior design duties and responsibilities included all aspects of architectural and interior design growth including project management, team leadership, drawing and specification documentation, budget evaluation.
Professional Preparation
1988 MArch, Clemson University
Major: Architecture. Supervisor: Professor Peter R. Lee Thesis: New Awakening: A New Baptist Church for Liberty, North Carolina 1987 Charles E. Daniel Center for Urban Design and Studies, Genoa, Italy Study Abroad (Clemson University) Major: Architecture. Supervisor: Dean Harlan E. McClure. 1986 BA in Design, Clemson University Major: Architecture. Magna Cum Laude. Curriculum Vitae
Professional Credentials
Registered Architect in Georgia (1992), Colorado (2001, inactive), and Florida (2014).
Memberships in Professional Organizations
DCA - Design Communication Association
IDEC - Interior Design Educators Council NEWH - The Hospitality Industry Network Honors and Awards
Slifer Designs
(Participation as architect, designer, project manager, or vice president in charge)
Professional Work
Service (The Community)
Planning Commissioner, Eagle County Planning Commission, Eagle, Colorado (2007–2009). As a Planning Commissioner I had duties and responsibilities within the unincorporated portions of Eagle County (Colorado) that included the preparation, adoption and amendment of the countywide master plan and community plans for areas of Eagle County that are not within the boundaries of a regional planning commission. Duties entailed preparing land use regulations and subsequently initiating, hearing, reviewing, considering, and making recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners to a, Eagle County Planning Commission, Eagle, Colorado (2007–2009).
Development Plan Editor, Eagle County Planning Commission, Development of the Wolcott Area Community Plan for Wolcott, CO (2009). Regional, National, and International Conferences
Professional Conferences, Symposia, Meetings, Seminars, and Workshops Attended
Continuing Education
Maintaining a regular program of continuing education allows design professionals to develop and/or expand areas of knowledge germane to their professional experience and expertise, provide a way to stay up-to-date on new developments, and fulfill requirements imposed by licensing bodies relative to professional registration. Continuing Education Units (CEU's) have been completed through a variety of online and in-person training venues. A comprehensive list of CEU’s is not included here. However, in order to maintain my architectural licenses, I complete a minimum of 24 CEU’s every two years on rolling license renewal cycles. A complete listing is available upon request.
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