Navigation
The Cal Poly CAED Advisory Council was formed in September of 1988 to aid the college in fulfilling its mission and goals. The Council consists of individuals who are leaders in the respective professions that are represented in the CAED as well as business and community leaders who share a profound interest in furthering the mission of the CAED. Council members assist the college in the following ways: they provide advice, advocacy, access and resources for the college and its Dean.
Council Members
Carol Antle, MPA
Executive Director
Kaiser Permanente National Facilities Services,
Northern California Region
Carol Antle, MPA, is executive director for Kaiser Permanente (KP) National Facilities Services, Northern California Region. Her entire career has been spent in health care design and construction and includes both consulting work and a 20+ year career at KP where she has held increasingly responsible roles in the areas of design, development of standards, project management, construction management and executive leadership. She was the first to sponsor formal partnering workshops for capital projects, led and oversaw the development of the Gateways Hospital templates in the late 1980s and 1990s and provides leadership for the development of the current hospital templates now under construction in Antioch, Modesto and Sand Canyon (Southern California). Her educational background includes a bachelor's degree in Interior Design and Business and an MPA in Health Care Administration. She serves on KP's Environmental Stewardship Council and is co-chair of the national committee to integrate the ASHE Green Guide for Health into the USBG's LEED accreditation system.
Brian R. Cameron
Retired - President
Concrete Shell Structures
Brian R. Cameron is the retired president of Concrete Shell Structures, Inc., which is a leading Bay Area tilt-up contractor, having constructed hundreds of buildings throughout San Francisco and the surrounding region. In 1981, Cameron started C.S.S. Construction, Inc., a full-service general contracting firm, specializing in R & D, bio-tech and tenant improvements. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Architectural Engineering from Cal Poly in 1965. He is a member of A.C.I., A.S.C.C., I.C.B.O., and the Tilt-Up Contractor’s Association. Car collecting and racing at the Bonneville Salt Flats consumes much of his free time.
Trudi Carey
Architect, General Contractor, Real Estate Broker, The Carey Group, Inc.
President, Salesworks, Inc.
Practicing since 1978, Trudi Carey is a licensed architect, real estate broker and general contractor. She is president of The Carey Group, Inc., an architectural, construction, property management and development firm headquartered in Santa Barbara. The Carey Group has been named Builder of the Year twice by the Building Industry Association (BIA), Santa Barbara Chapter. She coordinates the firm’s land planning and government processing activities, and assumes primary responsibility for project design, cost analysis and construction coordination. She also is president of Salesworks, Inc., a new home marketing, brokerage and property management firm. Trudi is past director of the BIA Santa Barbara Chapter and is a board member of Mid-State Bank & Trust. She earned her B.S. in Architecture at Cal Poly with highest honors, and completed the university’s International Program in Florence, Italy.
Arturo Castro, AIA
President
Tucker Sadler Noble Castro Architects
Arturo M. Castro has been a principal/partner of Tucker Sadler Noble Castro Architects since 1987, and is now its president and operations principal. Since 1977 he has served as project architect, project manager and principal-in-charge on several of the firm's major projects. His background is in institutional, biotechnical research, healthcare, commercial, high-rise office buildings, retail, hospitality, education, civic and criminal justice facilities, as well as a veterinary hospital for zoo animals. Projects include the San Diego Convention Center Expansion Phase II; the Miramar College Science and Technology Center in San Diego; and The Scripps Research Institute’s (TSRI) Arnold & Mabel Beckman Center for Chemical Sciences in La Jolla. He received an AA from Ventura College in 1968, and a Bachelor’s of Architecture degree from Cal Poly in 1973. Castro is a member of the AIA, Old Mission Rotary Club, and the Board of Appeals with City of San Diego Building Department. He is a licensed architect in California.
P. Woodward Dike
Creative Director of Landscape Architecture
Wallace Group
After 30 years of award-winning design, Woody joined Wallace Group in 2001 to establish its Landscape Architecture Division. He has an extensive background in the planning and design of cultural and educational facilities, parks and recreation projects, commercial and residential developments. His notable works include community planning and site planning, notably a long-term relationship with the Claremont McKenna College, in which he provided campus master planning and landscape design for numerous facilities for a period of 25 years. Woody has received honors and awards from the Southern California Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), American Institute of Architects, Pacific Coast Building Conference (NAHB) and the American Institute of Planners. He has also been recognized by the American Society of Landscape Architects as a Fellow Member for outstanding contributions to the profession. Woody earned a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona and a Master’s in Fine Arts at Claremont Graduate School. He has served on the board of the Cayucos Land Conservancy, and as a member of the Laguna Art Museum, and Discovery History Museum of Orange County.
M. Wayne Donaldson
State of California
Historic Preservation Officer
Served as president of the award winning firm Architect Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA, since 1978, specializing in historic preservation services. He is licensed to practice architecture in California, Nevada and Arizona and holds a certified license from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. He is affiliated with several historical and preservation organizations and is a past president of the California Preservation Foundation (CPF) and past chairs of the State Historical Building Safety Board, the State Historical Resources Commission, and the Historic State Capitol Commission. He is one of the leading figures in preservation architecture in California and the Western U.S., most notably the restoration of San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, now a National Historic Landmark District. On April 7, 2004, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his appointment as the new State Historic Preservation Officer. The SHPO serves as chief administrative officer of the Office of Historic Preservation in Sacramento and as executive secretary of the State Historical Resources Commission. Previously an instructor at Cal Poly, he continues to lecture at California community colleges and universities. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Cal Poly, with post-graduate studies at Uppsala University, Sweden, received a Master of Science degree in Architecture from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, and a Master of Arts degree in Public History and Teaching from University of San Diego. He was the CAED’s 2002 honored alumnus.
John Drew
Division Vice President, Operations
Pulte Homes, Corona, CA
John Drew is the vice president of construction for the Pulte Homes North Inland Empire business operation. Pulte Homes is an industry leading homebuilder recognized in more than 52 real estate markets. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Construction Management from Colorado State University. He has more than twenty years of industry experience including both residential and commercial contracting. During his career he has been very active with the NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) and NAHB Student Chapter. His affiliation with the NAHB has included serving on the Student Chapter Advisory Board and participating as a panel judge for the Residential National Student Competition. Additionally, he has served on numerous community projects including Habit for Humanity and Home Aid.
Vicki Estrada, FASLA
President
Estrada Land Planning
Vicki Estrada is president of Estrada Land Planning, San Diego. She has more than 24 years of experience in all aspects of land planning, landscape architecture and urban design for a wide variety of residential, commercial and recreational projects. Estrada was project manager for the Balboa Park Development and Management Plan and its Central Mesa Precise Plan. She created the plan for Las Palms Ranch in Salinas, CA, and has planned several other master planned communities. Estrada received a B.S. in Landscape Architecture from Cal Poly in 1975, is a fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, and a member of the American Planning Association.
Larry Etcheverry
Vice President and Chief Estimator
C. Overaa & Co.
Larry Etcheverry, vice president and chief estimator at C. Overaa & Co., joined the company in 1982. Overaa is a San Francisco Bay Area-based commercial/industrial general contractor, in business since 1907. Larry is responsible for all construction estimates, bidding and business development. Additionally, Larry manages all pre-construction services, which include trade-by-trade budget estimates, constructability reviews, historical cost data analysis, phasing and schedule analysis. Larry earned his Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering from Cal Poly in 1978. He is a guest lecturer for the CAED’s Construction Management Department. Larry also actively supports the Multiple Sclerosis Society, and is one of their top Walk-A-Thon fundraisers.
Scott Gaudineer, AIA
Chief Executive Officer
Flewelling and Moody
Scott F. Gaudineer, AIA, is president & CEO of Flewelling & Moody Architecture in Pasadena. As a chief strategist for business solutions, Gaudineer develops creative, cost-effective designs for educational and housing environments and is a veteran facilitator of school district design committees. He received a B.S. in Architecture from Cal Poly in 1979 and his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture in 1980. Gaudineer is a member of ACSA, CASH, AIA, the California Association for School Board Officials, the Construction Specifications Institute, the Small School Districts Association and the Council of Educational Facilities Planners, International.
C. Thomas Gilman, AIA
President
DES Architects + Engineers
C. Thomas Gilman, AIA, is a principal and president of DES Architects + Engineers in Redwood City, with more than 30 years experience at the firm. Gilman leads the firm’s design team across all industry sectors and heads the growing healthcare practice. Gilman is involved in community planning and has led numerous charrettes for cities to leverage their transit/pedestrian downtown re-development opportunities creating vibrant centers balanced by residents and commerce. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Cal Poly in 1972, and his Master’s degree in Architecture from Ohio State University in 1973. He is a licensed architect in six states, holds an NCARB certificate and is a California certified interior designer. Gilman has served as president of AIA San Mateo County and is currently the chair of the Redwood City Architectural Review Committee.
Wallace B. Gordon, AIA
President
Deems Lewis McKinley, Architects
Wallace B. Gordon, AIA, is president of DLM Architects with offices in San Francisco, San Diego and Sacramento. After receiving his Bachelor’s of Architecture from Cal Poly in 1980, the majority of his work has been for corporate and public agencies, including a wide range of high technology, municipal and educational projects. During the past several years DLM increased its focus on educational facilities design and has been honored with several AIACC/CASH educational facility design awards. Gordon started with DLM's San Diego office in 1981 and became a principal of the firm in 1988. His project efforts have included the full range of project involvement such as community and committee meetings, to the execution of construction documents and construction administration. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the Coalition for Adequate School Housing. Mr. Gordon's experience also includes the technical coordination and execution of construction documents and construction administration for many K-12 school facilities for school districts in Newark, Pleasanton, Roseville, San Francisco and Santa Ana. And municipal work in Pacific Grove, Westlake Village and San Diego.
Robert S. Green, Jr.
Executive Vice President
LDW Resort & Hotel Development, LLC
Robert S. Green, Jr. is executive vice president of LDW Resort & Hotel Development, LLC, a joint venture of Louis-Dreyfus Property Group and The Woodbridge Company Limited. Green is responsible for managing all activities related to the development of hotels and resorts. His expertise includes acquisition and feasibility analysis, transaction structuring, finance, development management, entitlement processing, design supervision, construction management and operator interface and coordination. Hotel and resort development have been most notable throughout his career including the Aventine in La Jolla, which includes the Hyatt Regency La Jolla; Aviara, which includes the Four Seasons Hotel, resort club, and Palomar Golf Course; the Four Seasons Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; and plans to develop a Four Seasons Resort in Park City, Utah, and hotel in the Silicon Valley near Stanford University. He received a B.S. in Architectural Engineering from Cal Poly and a Master's degree in Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California. Green is a member of the Urban Land Institute.
Nancy J. Hamilton, SE
Principal
Arup
Nancy Hamilton is a principal with Arup, leading their Chicago office and the Midwest region. Arup is an international firm of engineers and designers with 70 offices around the globe. Nancy’s expertise is in structural design and leading large complex multi-disciplinary projects, from tension structures to long-span stadia roofs to hospitals, labs, and airports. She was the project engineering director for the $1.4 billion Terminal 4 at New York’s JFK International Airport, which garnered the top national award – the Grand Conceptor - from ACEC in 2002. Prior to moving to New York, Nancy was in the Los Angeles office of Arup, where she led other national award winning projects such as the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the Phoenix Central Library, and the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. The hallmark of her projects is integrated design and structural excellence. She was project leader for schematics for the Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park Stadium, with a 600-ft span moveable fan roof that re-defined the analysis of lateral bracing of compression chords. She was appointed to the FEMA funded SAC Steel committee of industry experts, charged with finding solutions to the cracked steel moment frame joints after the Northridge Earthquake. She is a 1981 ArcE graduate of Cal Poly, and received her Masters from MIT in 1984. She is a registered Structural Engineer in California, as well as 10 other states. She has taught and guest-lectured at UCLA, Cal Poly, USC, and Illinois Institute of Technology, and has published articles for books and national professional magazines on airport and performing arts design and engineering.
Alan Hanson
Sales Manager
Simpson Strong-Tie Southwest Division
Alan Hanson is the Regional Sales Manager for Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc., located in Brea, California. He started with the company shortly after the Northridge earthquake in 1994, following a 10-year stint as a distributor of Simpson products. His responsibilities include supervision of the Southern California connector sales force, as well as coordination of the Brea lead generation and pricing programs. Alan was previously a Senior Sales Representative handling the north Los Angeles, Central Coast and Kern County areas, calling on local architects, engineers and building officials. He is a member of SEAOC, BIA and ICC, among other trade associations and has been active with Cal Poly University for many years. His association began with the Structural Forum and was cemented with Ken Kohlen, long-time Architectural Professor in the CAED Department. Ken and Alan initiated the first Simpson Strong-Tie/ Cal Poly symposium in 1996, in which Poly alums come back to conduct career fairs and hands-on training for the students. Simpson’s relationship with Cal Poly culminated in their donation to the Simpson Strong-Tie Materials Demonstration Lab, an interdisciplinary training center adjacent to the new Construction Management Building.
Douglas A. Lowe, AIA
Vice President, Cuningham Group Architecture, P.A.
President, Cuningham Group Construction Services, LLC
Douglas A. Lowe, AIA, is the vice president of Cuningham Group Architecture, P.A., in Marina del Rey, and president of Cuningham Group Construction Services, LLC. Lowe’s expertise lies in turning design drawings into real buildings within budget and on time by committing the resources of the firm and his knowledge of construction methods, techniques and detailing. His talents can be seen in a variety of projects including auditoriums, hotels, housing, and entertainment and multi-use facilities such as the Brandeis-Bardin Art Conference Center, Encino; Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Children's Center, West Los Angeles; the Star Trek Theater, Universal Studios Hollywood; and the renovations of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and Pasadena Hilton Hotel. Lowe received a B.S. in Architecture from Cal Poly in 1974. He is a member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Certification, is a licensed general contractor in California and Arizona, and is licensed to practice architecture in several states.
Dasol Mashaka
Associate
3D/International
Dasol Mashaka is an associate with 3D/International, a national leader in program and construction management. He is based in Los Angeles and has more than 30 years of experience in professional construction management, architectural design and general contracting in the U.S. and internationally in England, Greece and Saudi Arabia. Some of his notable projects include the Emporium-Bloomingdale’s Market Street Mall (in progress); Los Angeles Pierce College $400 million expansion and renovation (in progress); Los Angeles Unified School District Accelerated Building Program; and the Kaiser Permanente Construction Services statewide organization development study. He received an AA degree in Mathematics from Compton Community College and received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cal Poly in 1972. Mashaka is chairman of the AAMOBOYS Mentoring Organization, past chairman of the ABC Unified School District Goals 2000 Committee and a former USMC reserve.
Victor Montgomery, AIA
President and Chief Executive Officer
RRM Design Group
Victor Montgomery, AIA, is president, CEO and a founding member of RRM Design Group in San Luis Obispo. Having more than 25 years of experience at RRM Design Group, Montgomery has had full responsibility as both architect and planner for a wide variety of projects ranging from individual building structures to multi-building urban design and master planning. Projects include the renovation of the San Luis Obispo County Courthouse, development of the San Luis Obispo Country Club Estates, and master plans for the Santa Margarita Ranch and French Hospital. Montgomery received a B.S. in Architecture from Cal Poly in 1975 and became a registered architect in California in 1980. He is a member of the San Luis Obispo County Economic Advisory Committee, member of the City of San Luis Obispo General Plan Land Use Committee, and past president and director of the legislative affairs for the AIA California Central Coast Chapter.
Mark. A. Montoya
Vice President, Residential Division Manager
Morley Builders (AKA Benchmark Contractors)
Mark A. Montoya is a vice president of Morley Builders and the manager of their residential division. Since joining the firm in 1984 he has progressed from project engineer, project manager, project executive, to his current responsibilities for all residential projects under the Morley Builders umbrella of general contracting work. The variety of Montoya’s building experience includes Casa Heiwa, Los Angeles, a 100-unit senior and low-income housing community in Little Tokyo; the 705-unit Playa Vista Fountain Park Apartments, Westchester; the Holly Street Village, Pasadena; Jewish Community Center Campus, Long Beach; Loyola Marymount University Jesuit Housing, and Leavey Student Apartments, Westchester; Pepperdine University Faculty Housing, and University Towers Residence Hall, Malibu; the Leslie and Susan Gonda Diabetes and Genetic Research Center, Duarte; Cal Tech Wilson Avenue Parking Structure, Pasadena; and the Sheraton Redondo Beach Hotel. He received his B.S. in Construction Management from Cal Poly in 1984, and completed the Anderson School at UCLA Graduate School of Management, Executive Program. Montoya is a California State Licensed Contractor, Class B. Most recently he was the CAED’s 2004 Honored Alumnus.
Kenneth D. O'Dell, S.E.
Vice President & Partner
MHP
Ken O’Dell is vice president and partner of MHP structural engineers, leading design groups working in a diverse range of projects including commercial office buildings, K-12 schools, higher education, big box retail, multi-family housing and hospitality projects. He is the partner in charge of staff resources and provides guidance on the firm’s corporate marketing efforts and business direction. He received his B.S. in Architectural Engineering from Cal Poly in 1989. He holds a Structural Engineering license in California and Oregon as well as professional engineering licenses in several other states. He is also an active member in several engineering organizations including SEAOSC, ASCE, AISC and ACI. With years of experience in the structural engineering field and a creative approach to business and design, he provides the firm with invaluable leadership in realizing creative solutions to meet clients' needs.
Arthur E. Ross, S.E., FSEAOC, FASCE
President/CEO
CYS Structural Engineers, Inc.
Arthur E. Ross leads a 45-year-old structural engineering firm that provides structural design of new structures, investigation of existing structures, seismic analysis and retrofit, plan checking and peer review to the public and private sector. Art received a B.S. in Architectural Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 1966 and an M.S. in Civil-Structural Engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle in 1972. He has been very active in professional organizations, taking part on numerous committees, and serving as Board member and President of both the Applied Technology Council (ATC) and the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC). He has been recognized on several occasions for his contributions, including being honored by his peers with the designation of Fellow of the Structural Engineers Association of California and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Art has chaired and served on the Division of the State Architect Advisory Board, is currently an appointed member to the City of Sacramento Fire and Life Safety Board and is a Structural Engineer Member of the SB588 California Community College Alternative Process. He is a licensed structural engineer in California, Nevada and Washington.
John A. Ruffo, FAIA, RIBA
Partner & President
WRNS Studio. LLP
John A. Ruffo, FAIA, RIBA is one of four founding partners of WRNS Studio, LLP, in San Francisco, and leads the firm’s design of healthcare and higher education projects. John has 30 years experience specializing in the planning and design of healthcare and higher education facilities, and the development of long-term relationships with major public and private clients including the University of California, Catholic Healthcare West, Kaiser Permanente, and Stanford University. Notable projects include the UC San Francisco Mission Bay Campus master plan, and in collaboration with Renzo Piano Building Workshop, the replacement of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. John and his three partners formed WRNS Studio in the spring of 2005, after leaving Chong Partners Architecture, where they collectively led the majority of the firm’s work. During his tenure at Chong Partners, John led the development of one of the nation’s leading healthcare practices, and served as the firm’s managing partner and managing director of Chong Partners London. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Cal Poly in 1976, his Master’s degree in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley, and certification by the NCARB. Ruffo is a Founding Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Architecture, is on the Board of Directors of the Society of College and University Planners, and past president of the Architectural Foundation of San Francisco.
Fred L. Sweeney, AIA
College of Architecture and Environmental Design Foundation President
Principal, Phillips Metsch Sweeney Moore Architects
Fred Sweeney graduated from Cal Poly with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1974 and is now the principal in charge of design and marketing at Phillips Metsch Sweeney Moore Architects. Fred’s chief interest as an architect is in advancement of education and how architecture affects and enhances the teaching and learning environment. Fred has more than twenty years of experience designing higher education projects. He presents regularly at professional conferences such as the Society for College and University Planning and the Community College Facility Coalition. Fred was chair of the $1.5 million campaign for the George Hasslein Endowed Chair and is a president of CAEDF. He is a member of the Santa Barbara Hispanic Achievement Council, Cuesta College Business Partners’ Roundtable, and the Santa Barbara Art Museum’s Collectors Council. He is the founding president of the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara and has served as past president of the Santa Barbara Chapter AIA and past director of the California Council AIA. He mentors high school and college students who aspire to be architects.
Jim Taylor
Vice-President, Landscape Architecture
The Lightfoot Planning Group
Jim Taylor has almost two decades of experience managing the Landscape Architecture division of The Lightfoot Planning Group, becoming a Partner in 2005. Since joining the firm, Jim has provided design team management as well as preparation of site plans, restoration and recreation plans, view analysis, and landscape construction documents for a wide variety of public and private development and design clients. His work experience includes developing successful large-scale landscape designs for residential, commercial, recreational, educational and institutional projects throughout San Diego and Riverside Counties.
Jim has a proven history of working with competing interests and multi-disciplinary teams to determine workable solutions to complex environmental and development-related issues. Jim has worked on numerous wetland and riparian habitat creation and enhancement projects. He has created innovative conceptual designs, handled complex permit coordination, and worked on construction documents and field monitoring for a variety of projects. Currently, Jim consults with close to 50 major Homeowner Associations; including Aviara in Carlsbad, San Elijo Hills in San Marcos, and The Summit @ East Lake in Chula Vista.
Jim has served as an expert grader, and later as a writer and preparer, for the Professional Examination for Landscape Architects. Jim is the past chair of the Landscape Architecture Department Advisory Council at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo where he received a Bachelor of Science, Landscape Architecture. Jim also received a Bachelor of Science, Biology at San Diego State University. Jim is a member of the? American Society of Landscape Architects and Vice President of the San Diego Chapter of ASLA.
Linda Taylor, AIA
President
Taylor & Associates Architects
Linda Taylor, AIA, is founder, president and owner of Taylor and Associates Architects in Newport Beach, a full-service architectural and interior design firm specializing in healthcare facilities. For more than 23 years she has devoted her attention to the creative and conceptual aspects of the firm's projects as well as the business and management of the firm. She received her Master’s in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley. Taylor is well recognized for her contributions to the architectural community and has served as the president of the Orange County Chapter of the AIA and as a board member of the AIA California Council. She is a recipient of the AIA Orange County Public Service Honor Award, Design Award and Interior Design Merit Award; as well as the Orange County Business Journal Women in Business Award and the Modern Healthcare Magazine Design Award. She is a licensed architect in California.
Warren D. Thompson, FAIA
President
T-Squared Architects
Warren D. Thompson, FAIA, is president of T-Squared Architects in Fresno and is the author and inventor of the mini-R/Udat and the California Emergency Design Assistance Team (CEDAT). The later is a disaster relief effort that gained him national recognition and a resolution of appreciation from then President Ronald Reagan. In 1984 he received presidential and governor’s resolutions from Reagan and former Governor George Duekmejian for activities related to the Coalinga earthquake effort. He has garnered numerous certificates of appreciation for outstanding service from AIA chapters, Gold Nugget Awards, and many others. Thompson received his Bachelor’s in Architecture in Industrial Technology from California State University, Fresno and a Master’s degree in Architecture from Cal Poly in 1988. He has lectured at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Pomona; California State University, Fresno; and Fresno City College. Thompson has held many leadership positions including vice president, chairman External Affairs Commission of the AIA, president of the California Chapter and San Joaquin Chapter AIA, president of the Fresno Art Museum, board president of the United Way of Fresno, chairman of the Ronald McDonald House, and member of the California State Architects Design Review Board.
Ronald O. Van Pelt, AIA
Senior Vice President and Director
Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, Inc.
Ronald Van Pelt, AIA, is senior vice president of Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo based in Irvine, California. Since joining the firm in 1984, Van Pelt has served as both senior designer and principal-in-charge of a number of major hospitality, leisure, residential, mixed-use and large-scale planning projects throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean and the U.S. Among his many projects completed around the globe are: LEGOLAND Windsor Theme Park in England; Marriott’s Newport Coast Villas, California; Tropicana Casino & Resort Expansion (The Quarter) in Atlantic City; the Ritz-Carlton Dubai, UAE; and several mixed-use urban developments in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. He received his Bachelor’s in Architecture from Cal Poly in 1976, and is NCARB certified. He is member of the AIA and the International Hotel Association. He is a licensed architect in California, New Jersey and The Netherlands.
C. Nicholas Watry, AIA, P.E.
Founder
Watry Design, Inc.
C. Nicholas Watry, AIA, P.E., is the founder and former president of Watry Design, Inc., Redwood City, established in 1975. The firm specializes in the design of concrete buildings and parking structures. He has designed structures in Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Venezuela and Great Britain and has won numerous parking structure design competitions, most notably Stanford I. Watry holds a U.S. patent on precast, prestressed concrete. He received a B.S. in Architectural Engineering in 1964 and an Executive M.S. in Architecture in 2000 from Cal Poly, and was the CAED’s 1987 honored alumnus. He is currently a lecturer in the CAED’s Construction Management Department and has guest lectured at Stanford University. Watry has been the past president for the National Society of Architectural Engineers, the local chapter American Concrete Institute, the National Concrete Industry Board and the local chapter International Concrete Repair Institute. Watry is also a member of the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, the Pre-Stressed Concrete Institute, the Post-Tensioning Institute and the Cal Poly Alumni Association. He is a licensed architect and engineer in California. Nick received the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award for 2004 and was the CAED’s first George Hasslein Endowed Chair.
Mario Wijtman
Principal-owner / Vice President
XL Construction Corporation
Mario Wijtman is a principal-owner and vice president of XL Construction Corporation based in San Jose, California, and founded in 1992. XL Construction is a general contractor that focuses on technical construction for the biotechnology, healthcare, microelectronics, telecommunications and education industries. With more than 20 years of industry experience, Mario has been involved with the successful completion of over 1 million square feet of biotechnology laboratory and manufacturing facilities in California. Mario obtained a Bachelor’s of Science in Construction Management in 1983 from Cal Poly. He is a member of the US Green Building Council, International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers and the Bay Area Bioscience Center.
Marguerite Wilbur, MP, MBA
Principal
Economic Development & Planning Consulting
Marguerite Wilbur works with communities that are experiencing profound change -- developing strategies and directing programs to rebuild after earthquakes, military base closures, manufacturing facility closures, and related challenges. As former president and CEO of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, Marguerite directed initiatives for economic and social innovation. As the program director for the California Center for Land Recycling she specialized in brownfield remediation. In the late 90's her Connecticut-based company directed projects from Maine to Georgia. As a redevelopment manager in San Jose, Seaside and Santa Cruz, her projects included the San Jose Arena, Fort Ord reuse and downtown Santa Cruz. She holds a Master’s of Planning from UVA, an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a BS degree in City and Regional Planning from Cal Poly. Marguerite is a member of ULI and the Institute for Global Ethics.
Adjunct Members
President of CAED Foundation
CAED Student Council Chair
CAED College Based Fee Committee Student Consultative Committee Chair