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Living and working across 3 continents and 4 countries with strong work and personal relationships in many countries has afforded me hands on knowledge and expertise in global, regional and emerging markets adapting quickly to new environments and cultures

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COMMERCIALDescription:Newport Marriott, Newport, RI

Orange, Atlas Park, Queens, NY

Blue Moon, West Farms Mall, CT

RESIDENTIALDescription:Yosemite Villas, Shunyi, Beijing, China

Lanson Place Apartments, CBD, Beijing, China

EDUCATIONDescription:Lewis S. Mills High School / Harbur Middle School, CT

New Britain High School, CT

Western Academy of Beijing, China

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The Shops at Atlas Park is

a 400,000-square-foot

complex on 12 acres that

includes retail shops,

restaurants and office

space, along with a 1,100-

square-foot outdoor cafe.

Residents of central Queens

have always wanted access

to more high-end retailer

complex without having to

Restaurant in Atlas Park, Queens, NY

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Yosemite Villa is an expat villa community located in Shunyi. The courtyard villas are all

stylishly decorated and is a favoured compound to live in amongst many expats due

to high end facilities. All expats have the opportunity to have their homes designed and

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The Duck Lake bridge was constructed to join the high school campus with the middle school. A polluted lake was transformed into a protected wetlands environment incorporating Chinese Feng Shui design elements for the pagoda.

The ramp in the high school atrium

was the only wheelchair access

to the second floor. An elevator

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• Ron Quicquarro / Saiful Kassim, (Studio Q Architecture), www.studioqarchitecture.com

• Susan Sclafani (Steffian Bradley Architecture), www.steffian.com

• Damon Hemmerdinger (Owner at A&Co), New York, www.atco.com

• Theordore Amenta, (Amenta & Co), Connecticut

• Charles Boos (Kaestle Boos Architects), Connecticut, USA, www.kba-architects.com

• Lewis Harding (Harding & Ji), www.harrod-ji.com

• N B K Namazie (Prestige White Lodge), nbkn2001@yahoo.com

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