John D.R. Ware
Senior PM, Project Delivery Director Dynamic INTERNATIONAL CAREER
Self-Directed CLIENT FOCUSED
Team Leader QUALITY DRIVEN
John D.R. Ware U.S. Citizen, Abu Dhabi resident AIA, PMP, Lean 6-Sigma LEED AP, Estidama PQP
John.DR.Ware@gmail.com mobile: +971 56 685-2328 Portfolio: https://issuu.com/johnware/
Architect, Senior Project Manager with 30 years’ experience in the US; six years in the Arabian Gulf. Comprehensive expertise, departmental leadership, resource management, process improvement and project delivery process from negotiation to contract closeout. Long history of “getting it done.” Successful project delivery of design and construction stages. Strong focus on rigorous planning efficient project delivery. Inclined to rigorous planning and risk minimization. Meeting budget and quality expectations. Satisfying Client expectations. Negotiating strong agreements. Optimizing concept solutions. Organizing cohesive documents, BIM oversight. Evaluating bids. Managing construction and ensuring orderly contract closeout. Steeped in building science. Nurturing enthusiasm for excellence. Empowering leaders at every level.
Principal Construction Stage Sr. Architect
2010 to Current
KEO INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS
Abu Dhabi, UAE www.keoic.com PM International Technical Team: Construction stage oversight and support of KEO’s 500 person construction division; PM and CM/CS site-based teams. Focus on construction stage start-up, project procedures and trouble shooting. Supported dozens of simultaneous projects. QAQC: Established formal Constructability Review (preconstruction) and Condition Analyses (postconstruction) procedures. 40+ project reviews for life safety, VE, buildability, quality and completeness.
Successes, roles and responsibilities
Author and driver of improved quality assurance procedures Built strong, friendly cross-divisional relationships Developed templates for Division 01 Specs and Bid Evaluations Wrote Field Guides and rolled out Electronic Inspection System program Facilitated VE Workshops and KEO’s Quality Improvement Taskforce. Helped win commission; embedding KEO within Abu Dhabi’s 3 municipal Building Permits Departments. Developed user-friendly automated IBC code analysis system in order to significantly reduce code challenges for Consultants, Plan Reviewers and Municipal Inspectors. Mastered continuous stream of new roles and responsibilities. Developed tools and process improvements and hard wire a culture of quality.
John D.R. Ware Entrepreneur
2009 to 2010
WARE CONSULTING, LLC
Fairway, Kansas USA Specialty Consultant: Providing sustainability and LEED certification services for design/construction projects. Designed net-zero energy residential scale projects Provided LEED EBOM consulting services Facilitated climate change research focus groups of business leaders in Successes, roles and collaboration with Center for Environmental and Atmospheric Research at responsibilities University of Missouri, Kansas City Produced and taught “Sustainable Business Leaders” seminars for Kansas City area executives at KC community college Produced and taught classes in thermodynamics and building science
Director of Sustainability
2007 to 2009
360 ARCHITECTURE
Kansas City, MO now acquired by HOK Responsible for enterprise-wide procedures and staff fluency in sustainability design methods; Integrated Design Process, energy efficiency, and envelope integrity, LEED certifications. Mentored the firm’s A/E/C teams from concept to completion. Facilitated design brainstorming re. sustainability. Provided subject matter expertise regarding specific sustainability and building technology issues. Developed and implemented phase-end sustainability reviews. Promoted the firm’s sustainability leadership in the community and press. Successes, roles and Integrated “quality-first” sustainability mindset into company ethos. responsibilities Delivered seminars on LEED Accreditation and sustainable design to over 300 professionals. Raised LEED Accreditation in the firm from 14% to 45% in 2 years.
Senior Project Manager GOULD EVANS ASSOCIATES
1997 to 2007
Kansas City, Missouri www.gouldevans.com Senior Associate: Project Manager on many project types with prime end-to-end responsibility for negotiating contracts, maintaining profitability, managing Client relationships, balancing aspirations and constraints, analyzing alternatives, overseeing development of concepts and design solutions, supervising architectural documentation, writing specifications, evaluating bids, administering construction contracts, overseeing construction, and ensuring Client delight by managing orderly handover, warrantee period attention and contract closeout. Managed Cerner World HQ, the 2nd largest project in firm’s history Through personal passion, became the enterprise-wide Green Team leader and subject matter expert for LEED and sustainability Successes, roles and Forged methodologies and tracking tools for LEED certification responsibilities Facilitated concept design charrettes Helped win many new commissions
John D.R. Ware Project Architect
1986 to 1996
As an intern and young licensed professional in various architectural firms, learned the art and science of producing organized, clear and concise project drawings backed up by strong specifications. VOA ASSOCIATES Chicago, IL 1995 to 1996 GOULD EVANS GOODMAN Lawrence, KS 1993 to 1995 TREANOR ARCHITECTS Lawrence, KS 1990 to 1993 WATSON BREIDENTHAL BURK Wichita, KS 1986 to 1990
Restaurateur
1995 to 1996
TRIBAL GRILL Wicker Park, Chicago, IL Named one of Chicago’s Best New Restaurants, 1996. Sold the restaurant later that year. While an architect by day and partner in a restaurant at night, I learned my limits. Here’s the #1 metric for a profitable restaurant; stay in the black on Tuesday - breakeven when business is slow.
Realtor
1983 to 1985
RE-MAX REALTORS Wichita, Kansas Leaned the art of negotiation and closing the deal.
Design / Builder
1981 to 1983
SOLACE CONSTRUCTION
Lawrence, Kansas Co-Owner: Primary responsibilities for marketing, design and estimating. Learned how to run a team and how to communicate with Clients and subcontractors.
Student Entrepreneur
1972 to 1980
Owner: Funded my college education with a carpet cleaning business. Sold it upon graduation. Learned that anything is possible and that the art of Architecture is my calling (still true today). Construction Tradesman: carpentry, concrete flatwork, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, gyp board, painter, roofer, and gardener… and spent 3 brilliant years as a ski bum along the way.
John D.R. Ware CERTIFICATES Project Management Professional Pearl Qualified Professional Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Home Energy Rater Home Energy Auditor Green Charrette Facilitator LEED Accredited Professional
Project Management Institute Urban Planning Council, Abu Dhabi, UAE Johnson County Community College RESNET- Residential Energy Services Network Energy & Environment Training Center Enterprise Green Communities US Green Building Council
2012 2011 2010 2009 2009 2008 2001
Board of Directors Founding Member and Committee Chair Chairman
2008 2004 1999
State of Kansas
1992
University of Kansas School of Architecture
1980
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AIA – State of Missouri USGBC, Kansas City Chapter KCMO Environmental Mgmt. Commission
LICENSE Licensed Architect
EDUCATION Bachelor of Environmental Design
THIS I BELIEVE “I believe that strong organizations are built on adherence to well-developed procedures, that the #1 priority of every leader is to build leaders under him, that good people can find true brilliance when they put their heads together, and that there is a breakout opportunity behind every challenge.”
“I believe that generally people are doing their best, that relationships drive success, and that blaming individuals is usually counterproductive.”
“I believe in the power of creative solutions, active listening, exceeding expectations, conscious gratitude, and the interconnectedness of all things.” John D.R. Ware
John D.R. Ware SELECTED PROJECT EXERIENCE
1981
1986
to
1996
1997
to
2007
07 to 09
2009
2010 to 2016
Please review Project Portfolio, Work Examples and Character Profile at http://issuu.com/johnware KEO INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS Principal Construction Stage Sr. Architect Expo 2020 Village, Dubai QAQC Oversight: 15 towers Akoya Oxygen, Dubai CM Architect: 10,000 villas King Abdul Aziz District, Makkah Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Design Manager: $2Bn, 2 mile site Al Wakrah Stadium Precinct, FIFA 2022 World Cup, Doha Qatar Facilitator – VE: 40,000 seats The Ajman Palace Hotel, Ajman UAE CM, Contract closeout: $32M Al Ain Mixed Use Development Design Manager: $41M 23 Marina, Dubai UAE CM Architect: 88 stories, 140K m2 Abu Dhabi Plaza, Astana Kazakhstan Condition Analysis: $1Bn, 500K m2 Nation Towers, Abu Dhabi UAE CM Architect: $32M Saadiyat Beach Villas, Abu Dhabi, UAE CM/CS Start-up: WARE CONSULTING Specialty Consultant Amerisource Bergen Distribution Center, Kansas City MO, USA LEED EBOM Certification Norton Residence Solar Renovation and Additions, Kansas City, MO Design, PM: Net Zero Energy Jones Painting Studio, Jefferson County, KS Design, PM: Net Zero Energy 360 ARCHITECTURE Director of Sustainability 18Broadway Full Spectrum Sustainable Demonstration, KC, MO Master Plan for Sustainability: $1M Synergy Service Youth Crisis Center, Kansas City, MO LEED NC Certification: $5M Recreation and Wellness Center, Auburn University, Auburn, AL LEED NC Certification: $3M 360 Architecture Offices, Kansas City, MO LEED CI Silver Certification Summit Fair Lifestyle Retail Center, Lees Summit, MO LEED NC Certification: 5M sf, GOULD EVANS GOODMAN Project Manager – Design, Documentation and Construction Sports Facilities Master Planning, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA PM, Facilitator: Stakeholder events Unity Village Hotel and Conference Center, Lees Summit, MO PM: LEED NC Silver, $3.2M Las Positas College Child Development Center, Livermore, CA PM: LEED NC Silver, $2.1M Darte Performing Arts Auditorium, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA PM, Facilitator: Stakeholder events Delaware-Chesapeake Residence Halls, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA Design, PM: $2.2M CGS Group Home for Developmentally Disabled Men, Kansas City, MO Design, PM: Net Zero Energy, $.8M Wilkes University Campus Master Plan, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA PM: 10 year, $20M budget Benedictine Sisters Monastery Sustainable Deconstruction, Clyde, MO PM: Sustainable Deconstruction Airport Terminal, Northwest Missouri Regional Airport, Maryville, MO PM: Passive solar design, $4.5M Admin Offices and Health Facility, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA PM, Facilitator: Stakeholder events Rinker Hall Classroom Building, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL PM: LEED NC Gold, $8.3M Westside Agency Collaborative Office Building, Kansas City, MO PM: LEED NC Platinum, $3.3M Cerner Corporation World Headquarters, Kansas City, MO PM: $24M Blue Jacket Restaurant, Lawrence, KS Designer and PM: $.8M Blue Valley Branch Library, Overland Park, KS PM: $5.5M VOA ASSOCIATES Project Architect McCormick Place Convention Center Renovations, Chicago, IL Construction docs: $30M, 300K sf House of Blues Hotel, Marina City Renovation, Chicago, IL Designer, Construction docs: $17M GOULD EVANS ASSOCIATES Project Architect Overman Student Center, Pittsburgh State University, Pittsburgh, KS Construction documents: $4M TREANOR ARCHITECTS Project Architect DCCCA Building, Lawrence, KS Construction documents: $12M WATSON BREIDENTHAL BURK Intern Architect Old Town Historic District, Wichita, KS Master Planning Orpheum Theater Historic Restoration, Wichita, KS Historic Nomination, PA: $6M SOLACE CONSTRUCTION Design / Builder Restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Allen House, Wichita, KS Design / Build: $1.4M Halcyon House Bed and Breakfast, Lawrence, KS Design / Build: Passive Solar, $.3M