Brief
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Reed was born in
Lynchburg Virginia, raised in San Diego California. He attended Arizona State University,
receiving his Bachelor of Architecture (Five year professional degree), with Distinction in
1974. Successfully passing his Qualification, Professional, and Oral Board on his first
attempt, received his California architectural license in 1978. He obtained his
registration certificate with the NCARB in 1981, and additional architectural licenses in
Arizona in 1982, Colorado 1984, and Oklahoma 1999. |
Always looking for new challenges Reed's Professional
Career started with Architecture and has gone on to include Developer/Builder, Expert
Witness, College Professor, Web Page Designer, and Construction Arbitrator/Mediator |
Architecture |
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Architectural challenges exist at every phase
of each project. |
Reed has been in private
practice since 1978 providing architectural services for client needs ranging from Custom
Residences, Multi-Family, Commercial, Industrial, Interior Design/Space Planning, and Land
Planning projects. Reed has also provided consulting in the area of Construction
Management, Expert Witness services and court testimony. In addition Reed as actively
developed Residential, Multi-Family and Commercial projects which included Land
Acquisition, Architectural Design, Funding, Construction, Sales, Leasing, and Building
Management services. |
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These are daily problems sitting squarely in
the face of the success of each project. Transforming these problems into Opportunities
takes experience, skill and fortitude. |
Developer |
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- Professional Office Building
- Retail Shopping Center
- Condominiums
- Town-Homes
- Speculative Residential
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After
designing so many projects for clients, a logical next step was to become involved in the
Development and Construction of residential and commercial properties. This has given him
a real sensitivity to client and project budgets and schedules. |
Expert Witness |
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Building on over two decades of Architectural
and Construction experience has lead to Problem Solving in the area of Construction
Litigation. This expertise includes:
- Destructive Testing
- Earthquake Reports
- Court Exhibits
- Deposition testimony
- Court Certified testimony
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Extensive
background in Architecture, Construction, and Property Development has prepared the way
for critical analysis, documenting, reporting, and testifying to the condition, causes,
mitigation and repair methods in a number of Construction Defect, and property
condemnation cases. |
Teaching |
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After applying the valuable experiences that
have been learned over the years, it was only natural to bring them to the classroom.
Classes focusing on architecture have been taught at: |
In addition to
his architectural practice, Reed has involved himself with teaching architectural courses
at various colleges in the western United States. As an Adjunct he instructed in the San
Diego Community College District. As a full time Lecturer he was on the Graduate Faculty
at the University of Nevada Las Vegas where he instructed classes in Codes and Life
Safety, Construction Specifications, Architectural Design Studios, Architectural Theory,
Advanced Construction Documents, Computer Aided Design. At the Newschool of Architecture
Reed has taught classes in Specifications, Construction Documents, and Computer
Aided Design. Reed also teaches a course in Plan Review for New and Existing Facilities,
at the University of California San Diego, Extended Studies. |
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- University of California San Diego
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- University of Nevada Las Vegas
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- Newschool of Architecture
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- Design Institute of San Diego
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ADR
(Alternative Dispute Resolution) |
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In response to my experiences in construction
defect cases attention has been directed to the Alternative Dispute
Resolution (ADR) process.
There simply
has to be a way to solve these very costly and involved construction related disputes in a
Fast, Friendly, and Fair manner.
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After
receiving training from the Institute of Construction Management in the processes of
Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Review Boards, application was made and I was accepted
to the CSLB (California Contractor State Licensing Board) to be a member of their panel of
Arbitrators. I conduct these arbitration hearings and make awards based on the issues of
the dispute. |
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From years
of experience in architecture and construction, plus my years in the expert witness
industry I know what works and what
does not work.
Let me put this experience
into action for you and
turn your problems into
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