NAME: Peter Guy Hall

Date of Birth: 21 May 1977

Profession: Architecture
Address: 8 Locksley Ave, Apt.1G, San Francisco, CA 94122
Telephone: (415)637 3568
E-mail: phf10cfe@westpost.net
Website: http://home.comcast.net/~peterguyhall/
Languages: English, French, Shona
PROFILE: Project Manager with wide-ranging experience in architecture and constr
uction fields. Excellent background as an Owner's Representative coordinating pr
oject teams throughout the life of a project. Skilled in managing design develop
ment, standard detailing, construction documentation, permitting, bid review, co
nstruction management and project closeout. Experienced developing and implement
ing regional and nationwide remodel programs for major retail organizations. Equ
ipped with the knowhow to improve efficiency whilst managing projects with a con
stant eye to their cost, schedule and quality.

SKILLS:
* Proven ability to develop projects and ideas
* Great attention to detail especially in a fast-paced environment
* Logical thinking with creative problem solving ability
* Able to research, analyze & report information accurately
* Very good at working out how to deal with things that have gone wrong
* Quick & eager to learn new concepts and improve current abilities
EXPERIENCE:
Project Management
* Remodel projects, programs and Rollouts
* New Store projects
* Total Cost of Ownership
* Risk management
* General Contractor management
* Consultant management and coordination
* Purchasing coordination
* Co-ordinate Store Designers, Visual Merchandisers, Marketing
Documentation
* Consultant's lead for Architecture & coordination with MEP & Structural
* Standard Template creation
* Detail development
* Specifications
* Shop Drawing Review
* Construction Documents, incl. feasibility, DD, permit and bid
* Lease construction exhibit co-ordination with scope of work & responsibilitie
s
Administration
* Managed and responded to General Contractor's RFI's and Change Orders
* Scheduling
* Budgeting
Brand Management
* New design concept development & implementation
* Existing design vintage upgrade &/or maintenance
Initiative Development
* Remodel initiatives
* Stakeholder feedback
 * In-house software system reviews & rollouts

EDUCATION:
Yale University New Haven, CT, USA
Undergraduate Degree 1996 - 2000
* Bachelors of Arts in Architecture Graduated with Distinction GPA: 3.59
Coursework:
* 4 Design Studios
* Philosophy & Theory of Art, Architect & Urban Design
* Architectural Drawing, Drafting & Model Making
* Materials; Structures; Electrical Engineering, Computer Science
* Multi-variable Calculus, Linear Algebra, Economics, Accounting*
St. John's College Harare, Zimbabwe
Secondary Education 1990 - 1996
GCSEs:
* A-Levels: 3 subjects, all A grades
* O-Levels: 12 subjects, all A grades
* SAT Scores: Math:710; Verbal 670
* Awards/Honors: Dux of the School(Best Academic Results); Captain, Golf Team
; School Prefect

EMPLOYMENT:
Looking for Work San Francisco, CA, USA
Unemployed 2009 - Present
* Actively seeking employment having recently returned to the Bay Area from an
extended leave to visit to Africa, the United Kingdom and Europe.
Sabbatical Leave 2006-2008
BCV Architects San Francisco, CA, USA
Intermediate Designer 2006
Woodbury Town Center - Retail Shopping Center
* Worked with a dual role impacting both design side & construction administrati
on for a large multi-million dollar, ground-up project for an outdoor shopping c
enter
o Construction Documentation
o Construction Administration
o Shop Drawing Review
GAP Inc. San Bruno, CA, USA
Project Manager (Transferred) - Architecture & Engineering 2004 - 2005
Design & Construction Standards - GAP Brands
* Managed & oversaw the production of Templates used to generate construction do
cuments for creation of new brand image for over 30 stores, influencing a budget
of approximately $20 million.
o New design concept development & implementation
o Consultant's lead for Architecture including liaison with store designers on
spatial planning and layouts and coordination with MEP & Structural
o Standard Template creation
o New Stores consisted of 4 different concepts formatted both for interior and
exterior location, with typical size as follows:
* Gap Adult - 7,500 Sq. Ft.
* Gap Kids - 5,000 Sq. Ft.
* Gap Baby - 3,500 Sq. Ft.
 * Gap Body - 4,000 Sq. Ft.
o Remodels projects varied with "low", "medium" and "high" scopes, whilst the t
emplate detailing was based upon historical store formats from which a store was
being upgraded from.
Project Manager (promoted)- Corporate Architecture & Construction 2002 - 2004
Store Construction - Old Navy
* Managed & oversaw major remodel projects and programs that affected over 75 st
ores during a 2-year period, with a total budget of approximately $7 million.
o General Contractor management
o Existing design vintage upgrade &/or maintenance
o Partnered with Store Designers, for store spatial planning and layouts Visual
Merchandisers, Marketing
o Major remodels typically comprised of projects that impacted most, if not all
of the sales floor (ranging from 12,000 sq. ft. to 25,000 sq. ft.) 2 main types
of projects were undertaken:
1. Most work took the existing store from a historical format and upgraded it
to the current new store design.
2. Less frequently, we reduced store square footage of underperforming stores,
returning space back to the landlord.
Job Captain (Promoted) - Corporate Architecture & Construction 2001 - 2002
Remodels Group - Old Navy
* Produced documentation and managed remodel projects and rollouts to over 150 s
tores, with a total budget of approximately $450,000
o Prepared feasibility studies and provided recommendations for projects
o Partnered with Store Operations, Store Design and other business partners in
order to successfully complete projects.
o Both prepared construction documentation and managed outside architectural en
gineering consultants to create project documents.
o Managed project cost through bid review and project value engineering
o Managed project schedule through partnership with store staff and general con
tractor.
o Ensured quality of construction through participation in project closeout pro
cesses.
Design Drafter - Corporate Architecture & Construction 2000 - 2001
Remodels Group - Old Navy
* Produced documentation and managed minor remodel projects and rollouts to over
200 stores and 1 new store, with a total budget of approximately $300,000
o Construction Documentation
o Construction Administration
o Shop Drawing Review

Pearce Partnership Harare, Zimbabwe

Architectural Intern Summer 1999
* Worked with partners to prepare project proposal brochures for distribution to
potential investors.
* Built conceptual models for competition.
* Worked in the design process of future possible hotel developments
Price, Ward, Wilson Partnership Harare, Zimbabwe
Architectural Intern Summer 1997
* Learnt basic drafting techniques and helped prepare working drawings.
* Observed the day to day running of an architectural practice from the office t
o the building site.
IT ABILITY:
* Excel, Word, Outlook, MS-Project, Powerpoint, Access, Acrobat, Oracle Project
Costing, AutoCAD 2009, ArrisCAD, Revit, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, HTML, Various A/
V editing software
OUTSIDE INTERESTS:
* Hobbies: My Dog, Photography, Tropical & Marine Fish Keeping.
* Sports: Golf (Active member of Yale Golf Team for 4 years), Football, Squash,
Waterpolo, Tennis, Swimming.
* Travel: 40 US States, France, Italy, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, England,
Mexico, Germany, Greece, Czech Republic.
WORK PERMITS:
* USA: US Citizen by Naturalization
* UK & EU: British Citizen by decent
* Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Citizen by birth