Douglas Swank
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Career Summary
25+ years of experience in all aspects of architectural practice.
5+ years of experience as a Hotel Operator or Owners Representative.
20+ years of experience on luxury hospitality projects.
5+ years of experience on high-rise office buildings.


Capabilities
Programming, design and planning of luxury hotels and resorts.
Directing the consultant team from project inception through completion.
Soliciting and evaluating consultant proposals.
Negotiating consultant fees and agreements.
Preparing pre-construction and FF&E budgets.
Managing the FF&E procurement and installation process.


Professional Experience


Montage Hotels & Resorts - Director of Technical Services
Laguna Beach, California 2007 2009

Responsibilities consisted of managing ultra-luxury resort projects; providing design and planning hospitality expertise; directing consultant teams; and managing the FF&E procurement process Projects included:

Royal Island Resort Royal Island, Bahamas, a master-planned resort island;
Vista Serena Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, a master-planned resort community.


The Kor Group - Director Design & Construction
Los Angeles, California 2006 - 2007

Responsibilities consisted of providing hotel design and technical advice to the developer; preparing hotel construction and FF&E budgets; reviewing and directing consultants work. Projects included:

Viceroy Icon Brickell Miami, a 150-room urban condo-hotel;
Viceroy South Beach, a 125-room luxury condo-resort;


Friedmutter Group - Senior Project Manager
Newport Beach, California 2005 - 2006

Responsibilities consist of providing office leadership and managing the following mixed-use gaming projects:

Horseshoe Hammond, a $450 million casino expansion;
Harrahs St. Louis, a $50 million event center.


Three Architecture - Senior Associate
Dallas, Texas 2003 2005

Responsibilities included marketing, firm management, programming and planning of luxury hotels and resorts. Projects included:

Mandarin Oriental South Coast Plaza, a 200-room urban resort;
Legato La Paz, Mexico, a 6,000-acre luxury resort community;
Four Seasons Hotel Dubai, a 250-room urban resort.

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts - Director Design & Construction
Dallas, Texas 2001 - 2003

Responsibilities consisted of managing luxury hotel and resort projects; preparing budget and feasibility studies; reviewing and directing consultants work; and writing Rosewoods Design & Construction Guidelines. Projects included:

Luttrellstown Castle Dublin, a 113-room ultra-luxury golf/spa resort;
Playa Mujeres Cancun, a 100-room ultra-luxury resort;
65 East Huron Street Chicago, a 152-room ultra-luxury urban hotel;
Olympia Resort - Greece, a 130-room ultra-luxury resort hotel;
Silver Bear Lodge Telluride, a 65-room ultra-luxury ski resort.


Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo - Senior Project Manager
Newport Beach, California 1988 - 2001

Promoted to Associate in 1998. Responsibilities included participating in marketing efforts; preparing proposals and contracts; assisting in project staffing and managing the following projects:

Four Seasons Hotel Dublin, a 259-room luxury urban hotel;
Four Seasons Resort Aviara, a 331-room luxury resort hotel;
Four Seasons Hotel - Newport Beach, a 25,000 sf ballroom addition;
Palm Beach Resort, a 200-room luxury resort hotel in Cannes, France;
Little America Hotel, a 600-room urban hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah;
Hale O Malia - Lifecare, a senior housing project in Honolulu, Hawaii;
The Crescent at Tanglin, a 360-room luxury hotel in Singapore.


Ware & Malcomb Architects - Project Architect
Irvine, California 1987 1988

Prepared construction documents, secured building permit and provided construction administration for Warner Center Plaza VI, a 20-story office building in Woodland Hills, California..


Albert C. Martin & Associates - Project Director
Los Angeles, California 1984 - 1986

Managed tenant improvement projects and served as the Owners Consulting Architect for the Atlantic Richfield Plaza, ManuLife Plaza and Wells Fargo Building in Los Angeles, California.

Managed a 350,000sf tenant improvement project for General Telephone of Californias headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California.

Managed design development and construction documents for the SCRTD MetroRail - Wilshire/ Fairfax Station in Los Angeles, California.


Skidmore Owings & Merrill - Architect I, II, & III
Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California 1977 - 1984

Prepared design studies and construction documents for the following projects:

Getty Plaza, a 36-story office building in Los Angeles, California;
875 Third Avenue, a 30-story office building in New York, New York;
Olympia Centre, a 63-story mixed-use building in Chicago, Illinois;
33 West Monroe, a 28-story office building in Chicago, Illinois;
Block 248, two 50-story office buildings in Dallas, Texas;
OHare Plaza West, a 10-story office building in Chicago, Illinois. Red Sea Palace Hotel, a 300-room hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; The Boston Globe, a satellite printing plant in Billerica, Massachusetts.


Daniel B. Czekanski & Associates - Designer / Draftsman
Urbana, Illinois 1973 - 1974

Prepared design studies and construction documents for health-care projects.


Education


University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois 1977

Master of Architecture, 1977
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies, 1973


Registration


California, 1984
Illinois, 1982


References are available upon request.