Larry O'Shaughnessy architecte


 

21, rue Olympia
Blainville (Québec)
J7C 3X5
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Larry O'Shaughnessy
architect

Summary and Objective

Presently self-employed architect with Masters Degree in project management with 18 years experience in residential, commercial and industrial projects. Specialised experience in design and construction management of design-build projects. Eleven years teaching experience at college and university level. Seeking new challenge through full-time employment as project architect / manager at senior level.

Current employment

1992 – present Larry O'Shaughnessy, architect Ste-Thérèse (QC)

Owner / Principal

bulletMontank Inc.: Overall planning, design, supervision of production of working drawings and specifications, and site supervision for new 3,000 sq.ft. office building.
bulletMusée des Arts et Traditions Populaires du Québec: interior design, coordination with engineers, supervised production of working drawings and specifications for a museum to house the Lionel Séguin Collection of traditional Québec art and other objects. Project consisted of three phases: New Museum: $9.4M, Warehouse for reserves: $2.2M, and restoration of historical jail building: $1.4M. Acted as freelance project architect for Les Architectes Bigué & Lord, Trois-Rivières (Québec).
bulletJardins Glendale: Planning, preliminary drawings and budget estimation for 70-unit luxury residential development including co-ordination with engineers and urban planners for site development and services. Pending provincial approval. Estimated budget: $10-12M.
bulletÉcole Chaumont: Planning, design, supervision of production of working drawings and specifications, interior design, site supervision for $0,45M kindergarten school expansion and re-roofing of existing school.
bulletPro-Shop - Glendale Golf & CC: Planning, envelope and interior design, supervision of production of working drawings and specifications, site supervision and construction project management for new mixed-use $0,6M Pro-Shop with equipment storage, electric cart storage and maintenance facility including two flats.
bulletAerospace Welding: Planning, design, supervision of production of working drawings and specifications for $0,6M extension to factory.
bulletGlendale Golf & CC: Master Plan and Preliminary drawings and specifications for $2.2M Clubhouse Expansion.
bulletDome UFO: Planning, design, working drawings and specifications as well as construction management for 602,000 sq.ft. $1,2M air-supported indoor golf driving range and adjacent steel-framed clubhouse including bar and locker facilities.

Other: numerous other small-scale residential and commercial projects.

1995 – present AERMQ Ste-Thérèse (QC)

General Director

bulletResponsible for overall co-ordination and management of the Association des Entrepreneurs en Revêtement Métallique du Québec (AERMQ), an association of specialised metal-siding contractors.
bulletEditor-in-chief for the AERMQ technical manual.

1993 - present École de Technologie Supérieure Montréal (QC)

"Chargé de cours" (lecturer)

bulletTeach the following courses on a contract basis according to enrolment to 1st and 3rd year university level students:
bulletPlanning and control II
bulletConstruction Project Management
bulletBuilding Envelope
bulletElements of Construction
Previous Employment

1984 –1992 Victor Grusko & Associates, architects &

Lerner Construction Inc. Montréal (QC)

Project Architect / Construction Manager / Chief Estimator

These two associated firms specialised in design-build projects, project management, and general contracting. As well as being a staff architect and construction manager for the firm's design-build jobs, responsibilities also included quantity take-offs and competitive tendering for construction projects designed by others. Major projects include:
bulletCAE Electronics: Planning, design, working drawings and specifications as well as construction management including estimation & sub-contract negotiation for several fast-track-design-build expansion phases varying from $2-5M totalling about $12M for this high-tech electronics firm specialising in the manufacture of flight and other simulators and software.
bulletInterfriction Canada Inc: Construction project manager responsible for all aspects of construction phase including estimation, sub-contract negotiation, presiding site meetings and preparing minutes, cost and quality control and billings for $7M new industrial plant for the fabrication of brake liners.
bulletIKEA: assistant project manager for new 45,000 sq.ft. retail store.
bulletPrivate Residences: construction manager responsible for all aspects related to the construction management luxury custom homes with budgets varyinh from $0,9 - $2.1M.
bulletPizza Hut: construction management for three restaurants to budgets of approximately $0,4M each.

1980–1984 Bigué & Lord, architectes Trois-Rivières (Québec)

Staff architect

bulletInvolved in general architectural practice including production of working drawings and presentations for numerous residential, commercial, and institutional projects. Firm had extensive expertise in restoration and renovation projects.
bulletPrepared winning presentation for Renovation to Old Port of Trois-Rivières Concept Competition.

Summer 1983 Beate Schnitter architect Zürich, Switzerland

Junior architect

bulletPrepared presentations for three architectural competitions. Obtained mention for the Oberreiden Town Center.
Education

1983 Université du Québec à Montréal Montréal (QC)

bulletMasters Degree in Project Management

1980 McGill University Montréal (QC)

bulletB. Arch.

1979 McGill University Montréal (QC)

bulletB. Sc. (Arch.)
Professional & Technical Qualifications
bulletMember of the Order of Architects of Québec since 1983 (RAIC and NCARB compliant).
bulletMember of the Association of Architects in Private Practice of Québec.
bulletComputer skills include AutoCAD 13 & 14, Microsoft: Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Publisher, Project, Internet Explorer, Netscape: Navigator, Adobe: PhotoShop and Illustrator and several other CAD / graphics and Internet-related software packages.
bulletSpecial interest: mastery of FrontPage 98 and other HTML-generating software used for creation of Web Sites. Authored several sites.
bulletVery strong organisational and interpersonal skills. Team leader.
bulletLanguages: Fluent in spoken and written English, French, and Spanish. Tourist level German and Italian.
Personal Info and other Interests
bulletCanadian born, Canadian citizen.
bulletSports: Golf, skiing, squash, volleyball. Certified Master Scuba Diver.
bulletComputer software and technology. Oenology. Travel.

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Date de la dernière mise à jour de cette page: 2012-04-09