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professional employment
2019 - now
Senior Client Advisor / Studio Director / Director of Education
InVision AdVisors LLC / Tampa FL
InVision AdVisors is an architect-led Owner’s Representation, Project Management, Property Management and Bank Inspection firm entering it’s second decade of service to local, regional, national and international clients who value dedication, consistency and expertise.
The firm’s notable Owner’s Representation projects include the Santiago Calatrava designed Innovation, Science, and Technology Building at Florida Polytechnic University ($60M); the Imagine Clearwater Master Plan for the City of Clearwater 24-acre downtown waterfront revitalization ($80M); Calatrava designed Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center at “Ground Zero”, New York ($85M); the City of Saint Petersburg St. Pete Pier waterfront development ($90M); the Straz Center for the Performing Arts on Tampa's riverfront ($70M), and a series of Historic Preservation and rehabilitation projects for the City of Tampa’s 1926 The Tampa Theatre downtown movie palace ($10M).
As Senior Client Advisor and Senior Project Manager, while insisting upon bringing the best team effort to the client, Mr. Pierson believes strongly in welcoming the client into the heart of the process.
Mr. Pierson employs his capabilities in the leadership of complex planning, design, development and construction project teams.
Mr. Pierson’s broad industry knowledge and significant organizational skills serve a wide range of clients through design, construction and capital improvement master planning, sequencing, implementation and project success.
Providing strong conceptual and programmatic leadership, and with a practiced eye to extend the client’s brand identity to the finest details, Mr. Pierson strives to enhance the process at each decision point to assure the highest level of performance.
As Studio Director, Shawn Glen Pierson is the firm’s resource of significant experience and best practices for a dedicated team of Project Management talent.
InVision AdVisors’ expert perspective provides a distinct advantage to enhance clients’ capital investments and return on investment.
InVision AdVisors protects clients’ time and money, representing the owner’s interests, managing projects and properties, and providing bank inspections. We bring value.
Owners Representation
As liaison, strategist and advisor, InVision AdVisors is an integral part of every aspect of the client’s project, from conception to occupancy and beyond.
As principal strategists, present for each email, conference call and team meeting, we provide the experience, relationships, market knowledge and negotiation skills to represent the project’s best interests at all times. Given our impressive history of project planning, our approach most often reduces design and construction costs and accelerates project delivery.
With InVision AdVisors as the Owner’s Representative, the complex and intricate details of a project are skillfully managed on our client’s behalf. We have our client’s back. We provide trust.
Project Management
InVision AdVisors offers the ability and capacity to manage multiple aspects of complex projects from start to finish, with a full understanding of each opportunity and the scope of services required. InVision AdVisors brings our professional experience to enhance the client’s team.
With InVision AdVisors leading the project, clients have an opportunity at every phase of the process to make informed decisions with the assurance of our analyses and a presentation of valid, vetted options.
Through our collaborative efforts, InVision AdVisors assures that all project team members are aligned and doing their part. We manage an array of day-to-day responsibilities, prioritizing the client's interests and in advancement of our client’s goals.
InVision AdVisors provides regular project reporting and schedule and budget updates. We keep our clients informed every step of the way, and help protect the Client from end-of-project surprises.
Our clients are successful leaders in their fields for a reason, displaying a preference to trust the details and implementation to our knowledgeable, talented and creative team, and confident in InVision AdVisors’ commitment to their continued and greater success.
Property Management
For those clients who have recognized first-hand our ability to coordinate complex assignments and achieve great results, a natural continuance of our successful working relationship is a transition from post-construction services to management of the ongoing facility itself, in a way that is seamless.
From developing a documentation and management infrastructure and program for Owner-employed facilities managers, to creating scope outlines to provide the most efficient maintenance schedules, to custom curating the most appropriate services and providers for a particular building or home, InVision AdVisors offers a tailored suite of services that allows our clients to enjoy the fruits of their investment over its ownership lifetime.
InVision AdVisors can help assure that the investment retains and gains in value, is in prime operational and environmental condition throughout its life cycle. Without the stress that can arrive from the coordination of myriad maintenance routines required in today’s ever-more technologically advanced building systems, our clients relax and enjoy.
For those clients who live and work in more than one locale, InVision AdVisors takes good care of their building investment while the client is enjoying a second or third home environment or on extended travel. Clients return to a home managed by InVision AdVisors that is effortless and welcome.
Bank Inspections
From details required to close out a project and construction loan, to warranty certification, lien waivers and contractor requests for payment, InVision AdVisors guides each of these critical elements with the expertise gained over successfully completed projects numbering in the hundreds.
InVision AdVisors’ starting point is a thorough review of plan and cost documents: contracts, drawings, engineering reports, schedules and budgets. Studying these documents through the lens of experience and taking into consideration unique details, InVision AdVisors provides analytical recommendations regarding project solvency and risks associated with financing the project or phase under consideration.
InVision AdVisors offers peer review services of construction drawings and projects, and collaborates with architects, engineers and consultants as required. InVision AdVisors’ inspectors develop a relationship with the architect and contractor and remain accessible, providing third-party opinions, best practices review and informal oversight on the project.
InVision AdVisors’ in-depth monthly site reports contain unique information not typically found in bank inspections, including site security, manpower on site, outstanding drawings and Requests for Information, with schedule/cost comparative analysis.
The value that the InVision AdVisors team brings to bank inspections is priceless.
2015 - 2019
ACI / Largo FL / Construction Administrator
As the Architect of Record’s liaison to owners, developers, consultants, contractors and government review officials, Mr. Pierson was responsible for the administration of approximately a quarter billion dollars in construction costs for Independent Senior Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care communities and Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation facilities throughout Florida and in California.
In this essential role, Mr. Pierson assured the successful realization of the design intent in coordinating the construction phase work of licensed project professionals with a range of consultants. Performing regular, frequent on-site project reviews during construction, from site initiation to occupancy, Mr. Pierson monitored and reported on the full scope and schedule of construction.
Mr. Pierson represented and provided professional interpretation of the Contract for Construction, including Construction Document Drawings and Specifications, providing an accurate understanding of the relevant Life Safety and Code issues. He directed the review and response to contractors’ and sub-contractors’ requests for information, submittals, shop drawings, performance tests and material mock-ups.
During the course of construction, Mr. Pierson identified and communicated opportunities for improvements and efficiencies to further the development of best practices in project programming, design and construction documentation; and guided the process of resolution of conflicts and construction issues as they arose.
In consultation with owner and lender representatives, Mr. Pierson evaluated and approved appropriate payments to contractors for completed construction and for approved modifications to the scope of work.
Mr. Pierson performed intermediate and final reviews and reports of work in place, drafted, distributed and monitored completion of Punch Lists, and processed requests for Final Payments. Directing and managing the project close-out process and warranty period, Mr. Pierson documented the performance of the building for a full year following construction.
Mr. Pierson brought essential skills and values to enhance project teamwork and built consensus toward mutual goals to provide pride and satisfaction in performance.
2003 - 2015
Potomac MD / McLean VA / Washington DC
Shawn Glen Pierson Design committed to bringing inspired and exceptional design to each client through a collaborative process that integrated the talents and vision of a team of dedicated professionals to bring a holistic response to each design inquiry. This process welcomed, drew upon and engaged with engineering, landscape, lighting, graphics, the digital arts and design-led disciplines as suggested and informed by each project.
Mr. Pierson’s teamwork approach provided efficiency for the client and seamless continuity for the project.
Mr. Pierson’s work embodies his appreciation and higher awareness of the newest technologies and of our relationship to the environment. His definition of “sustainable” in a project is not just energy efficient, but energy wise.
In collaboration with clients and consultants, he raised the bar.
1988 - 2015
Throughout his career, from early “moonlighting” to recent explorations in design theory, sustainability issues and technological innovation, Mr. Pierson has built a portfolio of quality work individually as well as in consultation with leading design, interior design, design-build and development firms.
2000 - 2002
Rill & Decker PC / Bethesda MD
As a senior designer in this small residential-only architectural firm, Mr. Pierson utilized the skills of only the finest area builders to help create one-of-a-kind, highly crafted custom homes for sophisticated and discriminating clients. The firm was committed to early integration of state-of-the-art computer “virtual building” applications, enabling advanced three-dimensional modeling studies and presentations throughout the design process.
1998 - 2000
Duane Cahill Mullineaux & Mullineaux / Gaithersburg MD
With this firm having over a half century of continuous experience specializing in the design of religious and educational buildings, Mr. Pierson was an integral part of the design team for Christian churches and school buildings and responsible for supervising the construction of significant public school projects throughout Maryland and Virginia. As staff architect, Mr. Pierson’s primary additional individual initiative was development of a proposed integrated approach to best practices and office modernization to encompass all firm processes.
1989 - 1991
National Development Corporation / Washington DC
Mr. Pierson served as in-house designer and project manager for a developer of very high-end speculative and custom residential projects, in which the firm offered uncompromised quality of materials and craftsmanship; and of inner-city developments in new and historic buildings.
1987 - 1989
Hunter/Miller + Associates / Environmental Design / Alexandria VA
With this mid-size environmental design and corporate interiors office, Mr. Pierson gained valuable experience in the vocabulary and palette of commercial interior design. While benefiting from the firm’s industry leadership and early advocacy of computer technology in a design practice, Mr. Pierson also studied the firm’s disciplined approach to the business of running an efficient and highly productive studio.
1983 - 1987
Richard Ridley + Associates / Washington DC
RR+A established itself as one of the most well-known and highly respected small firms in the Nation’s Capital throughout the 1980’s, providing a full range of Urban Design, Architecture and Interior Design professional services while demonstrating a sustained commitment to community-responsive, socially responsible pro-bono work that Mr. Pierson continues today.
From Intern to Senior Associate in this boutique, design-intensive firm creating residential, adaptive re-use, mixed-use and historic preservation work and well as commercial, retail and office projects, Mr. Pierson received a solid hands-on foundation in all aspects of the practice and process of design.
In his final year at the firm, Mr. Pierson took over the day-to-day firm management, as the firm principal engaged in a post-graduate Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in Cambridge.
affiliations
AIA Washington National Capitol Chapter / Washington Architectural Foundation
Catholic University of America / Alumni Association
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Sarasota Architectural Foundation
United States Green Building Council / National Capital Region Chapter / Florida Gulf Coast Chapter
professional and continuing education / on campus
1975 - 1980
The Catholic University of America / School of Engineering and Architecture / Washington DC
B.S. Architecture Program, Elected AIA Student Liaison to Association of Student Chapters / American Institute of Architects (ASC/AIA)
2014
Harvard University / Graduate School of Design / Cambridge MA / Master Planning: Moving Toward a Sustainable City
2013
Harvard University / Graduate School of Design / Cambridge MA / Public Interest Design Institute / Social, Economic and Environmental Design (SEED) Professional Certification
2005 - 2006 / 2009
Harvard University / Graduate School of Design / Cambridge MA / Executive Education
2005
Northern Virginia Community College / Alexandria VA / Summer Semester / Adobe Creative Suite
2004
Anne Arundel Community College / Annapolis MD / Spring and Summer Semesters / GraphiSoft / ArchiCAD I and II
2003
Montgomery College / Homer S. Guldelsky Institute for Technical Education / Rockville MD / Summer Semester / Adobe Photoshop
2002
Montgomery College / Workforce Development & Continuing Education / Rockville MD / Montgomery County Business Certification
1997
Harvard University / Graduate School of Design / Cambridge MA / Golf Course Design and Development Institute
1982 - 1983
AIA - American Institutes of Architects / Smithsonian Institution / Washington DC / Urban Design
1971 - 1975
Christian Brothers Academy / Lincroft NJ / Exemplary Private School / Council for American Private Education / United States Department of Education
teaching
1994 - 1995
The Potomac School / McLean VA / Upper School Visiting Critic in Architecture
1986
Northern Virginia Community College / Annandale VA / Guest Lecturer in Residential Architecture
1984
Georgetown Day School / American Institute of Architects Foundation / Washington DC/ Student Design Competition Advisor
professional symposia / continuing education
2019
Engineering News-Record / Making Estimates Realistic to Market Conditions / 1 AIA LU / June
Engineering News-Record / Driving Productivity During the Commissioning Phase / 1 AIA LU / June
VectorWorks / Simplify Your Process: Sketch to BIM / 1 AIA LU / June
Building Enclosure / BNP Media / Low-Slope Roofing Insulation, Cover Boards / 1 AIA LU / June
Building Enclosure / ASCE 7-16 Impact on Wind Uplift Design / 1 AIA LU / June
Civil + Structural Engineer / Pyrawall Durable Vegetated Wall Solution / 1 AIA LU / May
US Green Building Council / University of Florida / PACE Property Assessed Clean Energy - Commercial and Residential Buildings / May
Construction BIM / How to Balance Time, Cost and QA/QC on the Job Site / May
US Green Building Council / WELL Buildings: Advances in Health and Wellness, v2 Concepts and TLC HQ Case Study / May
Building Enclosure / Innovations in Fire-Rated Glass and Framing / 1 AIA LU / May
Architectural Record / R-Value Optimization for Low-Slope Roofing / 1 AIA LU / May
Civil + Structural Engineer / Modernize Your Firm - Moving Your Project Management to Mobile and Cloud / 1 AIA LU / May
Architecture + Construction Continuing Education Center / Prefabricated Curtain Walls / 1 AIA LU / May
Civil + Structural Engineer / Design and BIM Managers: How Industry Trends Are Changing How Projects are Delivered / 1 AIA LU / May
Building Enclosure / Building Envelope - Closing the GAP / 1 AIA LU / April
Engineering News-Record / Setting Up for LEAN Construction / 1 AIA LU / April
Sarasota Architectural Foundation / Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus / April
2018
Architecture + Construction Continuing Education Center / Building Enclosure: SNAFU - Situation Normal: Acoustics Fouled Up: Recognizing and Avoiding Common Acoustics Issues 1 AIA LU / October
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration / Annual Seminar: Back to Basics / A Hospital’s Journey to LEED Platinum / Acute Care Design for an Aging Population / AR [Augmented Reality], VR [Virtual Reality], and AI [Artificial Intelligence] – Acronyms that Will Change Healthcare and Your Design / Common Mistakes Architects Make on Life Safety Plans / Design to Control Moisture Intrusion in Building Envelopes / Exploring the Effect of Climatic Forces on Florida’s Health Infrastructure / Getting Decisions that Stick / Integrating Fire Department Operations into your Building Design & Operation / Ten Ways to Streamline Project Delivery / The Role of Human Factors and Systems Engineering in Safe and Healthcare Facility Design / Top 15 Agency for Healthcare Administration Lessons Learned / Orlando FL / October
Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. / HVAC System Selection Process / September
Architectural Record / Designing with Concrete in the 21st Century / August
Building Enclosure / Single Ply Systems, System Selection and Design: Examining TPO, PVC and EPDM Membranes to Optimize Roof Performance / March
2017
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration / Annual Seminar: Humanizing Health Care Environments / Advances in Bathroom Design and Equivalent Facilitation / Designing Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities Using High Reliability Robust Processes / eTrack Plans Submissions to the Agency for Health Care Administration / Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction and Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility / Standards for Medical/Hospital Facilities – Advanced / Independent Living is a Paradox / NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code, Risk Assessments / Review of the 2014 Residential Health, Care, & Support Guidelines / Revisions to the 2014 Facility Guidelines Institute Guidelines and the 6th Edition of Florida Building Code / The Household Model and its Place in the Broader Health Care Continuum / 2015 National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code Updates / 2018 Guidelines Update – Change to Keep Pace with Clinical Practices / Orlando FL / October
2016
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration / Annual Seminar: Imagineering the Future of Health Care / Inspecting and Maintaining Swinging Doors: A Guide to Egress and Fire Door Safety / The Energy Modeling Improv Game: Can Your Team Achieve the Lowest Energy Use Intensity? / Orlando FL / October
TLC Engineering for Architecture / I Thought Technology was Getting Smaller: Why So Much Space? / September
2014
Harvard University / Graduate School of Design / Executive Education / Master Planning: Moving Toward a Sustainable City / Cambridge MA / July
2013
Harvard University / Graduate School of Design / Executive Education / Public Interest Design Institute / Social Economic Environmental Design SEED Certification / Cambridge MA / July
2011
International Builders Show / National Association of Home Builders / Conference and Expo / Orlando FL / January
2010
Graphisoft / Open BIM Collaboration with ArchiCAD / October
Mid Atlantic Build Expo 2010 / Build Expo USA / International Energy Code / Current Issues in Sustainable Design / Washington DC / August
AIA National Convention / Miami FL / June
2009
Solar Decathlon / United States Department of Energy / Investing in a Sustainable Future / Zero Energy Integrated Building Design / LED and CFL Solutions for the Home / LEED For Homes : Green From the Ground Up / Incorporating Solar into Residential Construction / Washington DC / October
Harvard University / Graduate School of Design / Executive Education / Rethinking the Office: The Business Case for Design / Cambridge MA / July
GreenTech Conference and Exposition National Facilities Management & Technology / Baltimore MD / March
2008
GreenBuild 2008 International / United States Green Building Council / Conference and Expo / Boston MA / December
Build Boston 2008 / Boston Society of Architects / AIA / Accessibility Requirements : Multi-family Housing / Alternative Methods of NCARB Certification / Avoiding Pitfalls with Air Barriers / Building Enclosure and Mechanical Systems / Building Envelope and HVAC Interaction / Building Science : Heat, Air, Moisture Transfer / Building Science : Water Intrusion / Do You Know if You Are Practicing Unethically? / Highly Effective Business Development Habits / Marketing for a Very Small Firm / Overview of AIA 2007 Documents / Top 25 Code Compliance Errors : How to Avoid / Boston MA / November
NeoCon East / Merchandise Mart / Interior Solutions for the Design and Management of the Built Environment / Baltimore MD / October
National Association of the Remodeling Industry - NARI Mid-Maryland Chapter / Strategies for Making Any Project GREEN / Amicus Green Building Center / Kensington MD / October
Pro Expo ‘08 / Baltimore Inner Harbor A Growing Industry: An Overview of the Market / The DNA of Customer Focus / Baltimore MD / April
2007
EcoBuild / Washington Convention Center / Document Sustainable Building Energy Systems / Green Charrettes for Successful Sustainable Projects / Washington DC / December
Sustainable Design / National Building Museum / New Directions in Affordable Housing / Washington DC / May
AEC Infosystems / American Institute of Architects / ArchiCad 10 / Benefits of Building Information Modeling / Washington DC / April
Residential Design 2007 / Boston Society of Architects / AIA / Accessory Dwelling Units: Transform Suburbia / Going Green is a Competitive Advantage / Green Building / Green Specifications for Residential Projects / Toward Zero Impact Homes: Case Studies / Your New Green Home / Zero-energy Homes Now / Boston MA / April
Nikon School of Photography / Digital Photography / McLean VA / February
Virtual Building Solutions / Graphisoft ArchiCad / Integrating Design & Construction: Case Study / Washington DC / January
2006
Reinvention 2006 / Residential Architect Magazine / The Entrepreneurial Practice / San Diego CA / December
Build Boston 2006 / Boston Society of Architects / AIA / Building Information Modeling / Connecting Ideas with Actions: Inspiring Change / Corporate Branding / Do Good For Nothing: Non-Profit Design Venture / Geothermal Systems Sustainable Heating and Cooling / Instant Enlightenment: Daylighting / Professional Practice: The Leadership Mandate / Relationships with Clients: Effective Connections / Strategic Alliances: A True Partnership / Boston MA / November
Harvard University / Graduate School of Design / Executive Education / Effective Strategic Planning: Fully Implementing Your Plan / Rethinking the House: Building Performance / Cambridge MA / July
Washington Stone Seminar / Natural Stone Solutions / Installation Methods, Standards and Systems / New Technologies / Washington DC / April
AEC InfoSystems / AIA National Headquarters / Sustainable Design and the Virtual Building / Washington DC / April
Residential Design 2006 / Boston Society of Architects / AIA / Building Client/Architect Relationships / Enduring Elements of a Great House / Green Specifications / Inside and Outside the Not So Big House / Secrets to Managing a Great Small Team / Small Firms Small Projects Design Awards / Structural Design for Residential Construction / Boston MA / April
2005
Aperture / Mac Business Solutions / Apple Aperture / Gaithersburg MD / December
Reinvention 2005 / Residential Architect Magazine / Greening the American House / Coral Gables FL / December
Nikon School of Photography / Nikon USA / Introduction to Digital SLR Photography / Washington DC / December
NeoCon East / Merchandise Mart / Interior Solutions for the Design and Management of the Built Environment / Baltimore MD / September
Harvard University / Harvard Graduate School of Design / Executive Education / Small Design Business Marketing and Management / The Authentic House: Inquiry into the Nature of Residential Practice / Cambridge MA / July
Catholic University / Department of Architecture and Planning / LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design / Washington DC / April
Private Seminar / Mobley Robert Wilson Partnership / LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design / Great Falls VA / April
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Pro / Adobe Systems / Acrobat 7.0 Professional / Washington DC / March
design competitions
2001
Comprehensive Canopy Competition / Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority / Washington DC
2000
National Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Competition / Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation / Washington DC
1999
National World War II Memorial Competition / National War Memorials Commission / Washington DC
2000
Contract Design Competition / Institute of Business Designers / Washington DC
1989
The National Peace Garden / Washington DC / Team Principal
1986
The Foundation for Architecture / Philadelphia PA / Associate / Richard Ridley + Associates
1982
Competition for a Gate / Harvard Architecture Review / Cambridge MA
exhibitions of work
2016 - 2017
Artis Naples - The Baker Museum / The Olga Hirshhorn Collection / Naples FL
2010 - 2011
Artis Naples - The Baker Museum / The Mouse House: Works From the Olga Hirshhorn Collection 2010 / Naples FL
2009 - 2010
Bruce Museum / The Mouse House: Art From the Collection of Olga Hirshhorn / Greenwich CT
2009
Naples Museum of Art / Olga Hirshhorn’s The Mouse House / Naples FL
2008 - 2009
The Corcoran Gallery of Art / Sculpture From The Mouse House: The Olga Hirshhorn Collection at the Corcoran / Alice and John C. Tyler Gallery / Washington DC
1997
The Smithsonian Institution / National World War II Memorial Design / The American Battle Monuments Commission / Andrew Mellon Auditorium / Washington DC
1996
Greenbelt Homes Inc. / House & Garden Tour / Parker-Robinson Residence / Greenbelt MD
1995
The Corcoran Gallery of Art / Olga Hirshhorn Collects: Views From ‘The Mouse House’ / The Corcoran Gallery of Art / Washington DC
1986
The Catholic University of America / Selected Projects / Richard Ridley + Associates / Department of Architecture and Planning, School of Engineering and Architecture / Washington DC
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