Experience / 1997 Onwards

Experience Built Through Delivery

29 years in architectural technology, from technical packages to design leadership, delivery planning, Revit implementation and the development of teams and design departments.

  1. May 2026 – October 2026

    Torsion Care

    Senior Architectural Technologist

    Part of the management team during this period, playing a key role in the development of an in-house design department and aligning architectural delivery with the contractor’s requirements.

    • Established Revit workflows, project setup, drawing standards and cloud-based collaboration.
    • Reviewed and improved Revit modelling methodology to reduce model size, eliminate legacy issues and improve stability, reducing recurring bugs and crashes.
    • Reviewed and redefined the planning drawing package to improve presentation, consistency and clarity of submitted information.
    • Redefined the construction drawing package structure to improve clarity, consistency, coordination and delivery efficiency.
    • Developed a more integrated delivery-planning process, linking the drawing register, information requirements, TIDP, programme, drawing-level time allowances and available resources.
    • Improved QA procedures and information standards, introducing clearer checks, responsibilities and more consistent drawing and project information across the team.
    • Supported and guided team members, helping establish consistent working methods and raising the quality of technical output.
    Care home programme

  2. March 2025 – May 2026

    Box Architects

    Senior Architectural Technologist

    Senior team member with line management and staff review responsibilities, combining project leadership with technical process improvement.

    • Led the architectural work on a complex live Crown Court refurbishment through RIBA Stage 3 and into the early planning and coordination of Stage 4 work.
    • Chaired multidisciplinary design team meetings and tracked actions, working to an externally prepared BIM execution plan and coordinating COBie data requirements.
    • Reported practice improvement recommendations to senior leadership and improved the ISO 9001 drawing review process.
    • Line managed junior staff, conducting performance development reviews and quarterly reviews of goals, targets and progress.
    • Introduced early-stage 3D site modelling across McCarthy & Stone projects to identify site-level constraints earlier, present findings to client and development teams, and develop practical design responses that helped maintain site viability.
    • Improved Revit workflows and drawing coordination for the McCarthy & Stone team within the practice’s BS EN ISO 19650 aligned processes.
    Crown CourtMcCarthy & StoneEmbassy Building

  3. May 2016 – March 2025

    Cunniff Design

    Senior Architectural Technologist / BIM Lead

    With the practice from inception, established Revit-based technical delivery on live projects. Member of the senior team, leading large student accommodation projects and acting as a senior technical point of reference.

    • Implemented and maintained practice Revit standards.
    • Chaired coordination meetings and managed consultant model coordination and clash detection processes.
    • Technical leadership of major purpose-built student accommodation projects.
    • Staff training, junior mentoring and team management.
    • Devised method for coordinating complex fire stopping solutions with M&E on a high risk building.
    • Linked and tagged NBS Chorus and Uniclass classified specification references within Revit to coordinate model information and specifications.
    Cirrus PointBrotherton HouseKnight HouseCrown House

  4. February 2015 – May 2016

    Darnton B3

    Architectural Technologist

    Team role focused on Revit-based technical delivery, coordination and production of construction information.

    • Projects include Airedale Air Conditioning’s manufacturing, office and R&D facility, the Primark national store fit out programme and McCarthy & Stone retirement living developments.
    Airedale Air ConditioningMcCarthy & Stone

  5. March 2014 – February 2015

    Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson

    Architectural Technologist

    Responsible for interior work packages on Bradford Broadway, a £260m retail development for Westfield.

    • Produced Revit information for ceilings and bulkheads, coordinating with the M&E plenum design.
    Bradford Broadway

  6. 1997–2014

    Earlier Career

    Architectural Technology and Technical Delivery

    A foundation in retail, residential and commercial work, alongside schools and offices.

    • WM Morrison: M local fit out programme.
    • Design Time: The Range fit out programme.
    • DLG Architects: retail projects including Willow Place, Corby.
    • Darnton Elgee: Tesco Refresh programme.
    • John Hill Associates: schools and offices.
    • Carey Jones Architects: large-scale residential and commercial projects.

Career projects are shown under the employer through which they were delivered.

Alongside Employed Roles / 2002–Present

Independent
Residential Work

Working directly with homeowners on extensions, new-build homes and projects in conservation areas and the Green Belt, interpreting requirements and explaining design options.

  • Planning and Building Regulations applications, detailed plans and sections, and supporting specifications.
  • Coordination of architectural information with structural engineering solutions.
  • Practical support during construction, including resolving level discrepancies and adapting proposals to unexpected site conditions.

This independent work has run alongside my employed roles since 2002.