Charles Wittleder
Denver,Colorado
Summary
Senior architectural project leader, experienced with the design, technical development and execution of complex building designs across multiple typologies - commercial office, mixed-use, high rise multi-family, hospitality, sports, civic, education, and transportation. Proven leader that participates in all phases of design from concept through construction administration. Experience as a Project Architect responsible for the management of the project team and the overall technical development and execution of projects; as a Project Manager responsible for the organization of the project team, design phase fees, design contracts, day-to-day client relations and the financial success of the project; and as a Technical Director insuring excellence in the development, documentation, and execution of projects across the studio. Champion for Quality with a passion for the design of well-crafted, high-performance buildings that exceed Client expectations, while maintaining project budgets, schedules, and goals.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Principal
Goettsch Partners
02.2023 - Current
- Senior Project Manager / Project Architect – Technical project design lead; Responsible for day-to-day client relationship management, consultant team selection, design phase fees, Owner and Consultant contracts, consultant coordination, design team management and technical development of the project
- Coordinated Denver Entitlement efforts for Site Development Plan and Urban Design Review.
Senior Associate
Perkins and Will
07.2018 - 02.2023
- Technical Director Denver Studio – Responsible for office QA/QC program, project delivery standards, and working with all project teams in the office to insure excellence in both the technical development of our designs and the documentation of those designs
- Champion for Quality
- Project Manager/Project Architect – 8,000 seat USL League Soccer Stadium
- Responsible day to day client interaction, design and consultant coordination, design team management and construction administration – Weidner Field - Switchbacks Stadium – Colorado Springs, Colorado Project Manager - Visitor Center Upgrades – Responsible for design, consultant, and client management – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado Senior Project Architect / Project Manager – 24 story, 431 Unit Apartment Tower – Responsible for all technical project development, design and consultant team management, and Client relationship - Kenect Denver – Denver, Colorado
Associate Principal
Goettsch Partners
10.2007 - 06.2018
- Senior Project Architect – 180-key boutique hotel
- Responsible for construction administration, design and consultant coordination, and day to day client relationship management – Viceroy Chicago – Chicago, Illinois Senior Project Architect – 783,000 sf LEED Platinum corporate headquarters
- Responsible for all technical project development and design, leadership and design and consultant teams and construction administration – Zurich North America Headquarters - Schaumburg, Illinois Senior Project Architect – Three tower, 150m commercial office complex and retail podium
- Responsible for all technical project development and production team leadership - Vanke Business Center - Shanghai, China Senior Project Architect – Three, 100m service apartment tower complex
- Responsible for all technical project development and production team leadership - Moonbay B-06 - Suzhou, China Senior Project Architect – 200m office tower with retail podium
- Responsible for all technical project development and production team leadership – Moonbay Tower B-05 - Suzhou, China Senior Project Architect – 5-star hotel and service apartment twin tower complex
- Responsible for enclosure design and detailing – Gosi Hilton Hotel and Residences - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Senior Project Architect / Co-Team Leader for 5,000,000+sf, 5 building, class AA corporate office complex
- Responsible for overall project coordination, technical coordination and detailing of building enclosure systems, design team management, oversight and mentoring of project team, quality of project deliverables, construction administration and site observation – ADFC / Sowwah Square - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Associate
Solomon Cordwell Buenz
08.2005 - 10.2007
- Project Architect for 62 story mixed-use 5-star hotel / condominium tower
- Responsible for overall project coordination, oversight and mentoring of project team and quality of project deliverables – Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Residences - Chicago, Illinois (un-built) Technical lead on multiple commercial office concept design projects
Associate
Lohan Caprile Goettsch Architects
07.1999 - 08.2005
- Member of firm’s Technical Services Group
- Responsibilities included focused support of project teams for the solution of individual technical issues and the technical development of exterior enclosure systems
- Author of various condition assessment and system review reports to assist clients with the management of their capital improvement programs and the development of renovation or repair budgets for the planning of major projects
- Exterior Project Architect - 32-story 5-star hotel
- Responsible for detailing, coordination, mockup testing review and shop drawing review of curtain wall, metal panel and stone façade systems –Four Seasons Hotel - Mumbai, India Exterior Project Architect - $632 million NFL stadium adaptive re-use and new construction
- Responsible for exterior enclosure system detailing, coordination, shop drawing review and field coordination of all curtain wall, storefront, roofing and metal panel enclosure systems –Soldier Field - Chicago, Illinois
- Technical Coordinator - 36-story hotel tower curtain wall replacement
- Responsible for detail development and all construction documentation – Grand Hyatt - Seoul, Korea
- Member of firms Computer Aided Design Committee
Senior Architect
Murphy/Jahn Architects
10.1997 - 07.1999
- Technical Coordinator - $40 million corporate headquarters
- Responsible for development and organization of document set, detailing of typical curtain wall system, structural glazing systems, waterproofing systems and various interior components, MEP/FP coordination, shop drawing review, construction administration – Ha-Lo Headquarters - Niles, Illinois
- Technical Coordinator – New airport terminal
- Responsible for detailing and coordination of interior cladding systems, retail facades, and miscellaneous interior details – Flughafen Koln Bonn - Cologne/Bonn, Germany.
Schematic design, design development and construction documentation of education and health care facilities
O’Donnell Wicklund Pigozzi & Peterson Architects (OWP&P)
01.1995 - 10.1997
- Schematic design, design development and construction documentation of education and health care facilities
Graduate Research Assistant
USACERL - U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories
12.1992 - 12.1994
- Investigated distresses in clay and concrete masonry building components, conducted condition assessments of Army and Naval facilities, provided technical assistance in the development of the BUILDER Engineered Management System software prototype.
Architectural Internship
Legat Architects
08.1994 - 08.1992
- Schematic design, design development and construction documentation of education and health care facilities
Architectural Internship
Lineworks, LTD.
05.1991 - 08.1990
- Construction documentation of new and remodeled residential construction
Education
Master of Architecture -
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
12.1994
Master of Science in Civil Engineering -
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
12.1994
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies -
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
05.1992
Study Abroad Program -
University of Illinois
05.1991
Skills
- AutoCAD – Expert
- Revit – Proficient
- Adobe Suite – Proficient
- Project Management
- Contract Management
- Project Planning
- Team Leadership
- Client Management
- Scheduling
- QA/QC
- Technical Design
- Sustainability
- Enclosure Design
- Critical Thinking – Problem Solving
Certification
- Licensed Architect – State of Illinois 2001, State of Colorado 2018
- USGBC LEED AP
- CSI Certified Document Technologist (CDT)
- Fitwel Ambassador
References
- James Zheng, AIA, Goettsch Partners, +1.312.356.0600, jzheng@gpchicago.com
- Joseph Dolinar, AIA, Goettsch Partners, +1.312.356.0600, jdolinar@gpchicago.com
- Ernest Joyner, AIA, Perkins & Will, +1.720.974.6139, Ernest.joyner@perkinswill.com
- John Viise, SE, PE, DeSimone Consulting Engineers, +1.312.493.4100, John.Viise@de-simone.com
- Chris Rockey, SE, AIA, Rockey Structures, LLC, +1.312.462.3599, crockey@rockeystructures.com
- Kim Clawson, AIA, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., +1.847.753.6413, kclawson@wje.com
Timeline
Associate Principal
Goettsch Partners
02.2023 - Current
Senior Associate
Perkins and Will
07.2018 - 02.2023
Associate Principal
Goettsch Partners
10.2007 - 06.2018
Associate
Solomon Cordwell Buenz
08.2005 - 10.2007
Associate
Lohan Caprile Goettsch Architects
07.1999 - 08.2005
Senior Architect
Murphy/Jahn Architects
10.1997 - 07.1999
Schematic design, design development and construction documentation of education and health care facilities
O’Donnell Wicklund Pigozzi & Peterson Architects (OWP&P)
01.1995 - 10.1997
Architectural Internship
Legat Architects
08.1994 - 08.1992
Graduate Research Assistant
USACERL - U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories
12.1992 - 12.1994
Architectural Internship
Lineworks, LTD.
05.1991 - 08.1990
Master of Architecture -
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Master of Science in Civil Engineering -
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies -
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Study Abroad Program -
University of Illinois
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