1. Kevin Franz, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, CDT
735 Poindexter Drive • Charlotte, North Carolina • (704-641-7776)
www.linkedin.com/in/kevinmfranz • kfranz09@live.com
http://philippemediagroup.com/kevin-franz-portrait-of-an-architect.html
Profile and Qualifications:
 Seasoned Architect and Project Manager with extensive design and build expertise committed to quality,
teamwork, stakeholder engagement and customer interaction.
 Results oriented Project Management including project planning, team development, budgeting, and
stakeholder reporting in highly dynamic environments.
 Experience spanning retail, banking, hospitality, mixed-use, industrial, not for profit, government, office
and health care industries.
 Key contributor to client proposals and liaison to municipal review and approval boards.
• Strong Client Engagement Focus • Extensive Process Improvement Skills
• Effective Vendor Manager • Compelling Proposal Creations
• Technical Expert Across Disciplines • Persuasive Negotiator
• Proactive Project Leader • Effective Communicator
Key Accomplishments:
 Designed revitalization project for city block in Charleston, SC
 Provided customer with unanticipated saleable street frontage and space for women’s shelter
 Led effort to restore unused office park in Huntersville, NC
 Resulted in increased revenue for client and municipalities
 Managed Wachovia Prototype Branch Project
 Resulted in a repeatable process for build-out of new branches nationwide
 Increased transparency into project status and health through enhanced documentation
 Architecture Consultant for Building Information Modeling BIM Software
 Subject matter expert for requirements, functionality and beta testing
 Resulted in enhanced models and effective client proposal presentations
 Design and submittal of six LEED certified buildings
 Innovative design within each rating system
 Development of LEED EB (Existing Building) process and procedures presentation
 Winner of International Sustainability competition
Education:
1996 | Bachelor of Architecture | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | College of Art + Architecture
2001 | Registered Architect in the State of North Carolina
2007 | LEED AP BD+C
2007 | Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) - CDT
Technical Skills:
Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Sketchup, Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, Project) and Adobe InDesign

2. Experience:
LEED Projects:
LEED CS:
 Phipps Tower | LEED Gold |24 story | Atlanta, GA
 Corporate Center IV | LEED Gold |8 story | Tampa, FL
 320 East Main | LEED Gold |4 story | Spartanburg, SC
LEED NC:
 Adventist Health Services | LEED Gold |5 story | Altamonte Springs, FL
 Siemens Energy | LEED Gold |1 story | Charlotte, NC
 The Entangled Bank | LEED Platinum (proposed) | 33 story | Dallas, TX
LEED CI:
 Valerie C. Woodard Center | LEED Silver |1 story | Charlotte, NC
LEED EB
 340 East Main | LEED (creation of template) |4 story | Spartanburg, SC
Selected Projects:
A M King Construction, Charlotte, NC (2010-2013)
Architecture Department Head | Industrial
 Director of internal GBCI development and credential maintenance for all accredited employees
 Developed and implemented internal architectural processes and procedures, created project
templates in Revit and AutoCAD, standardized specifications, generated national publications,
marketing graphics and project proposals
 Authored two whitepapers for publication in national media
 Instrumental in creation of project submission to Food Engineering Magazine, garnering 2012 Food
Engineering Food Plant of the Year Award
 Aldi Inc.| Cold Storage Facility | Batavia, IL
2010-2011 | (60,000 sf)
 Design of cold storage expansion with 5 loading dock positions, -20° Ice cream freezer, -10° freezer and 34°
cooler dock
 Innovative slab, wall and roof composition meeting ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1 2007 whole
building energy simulation
 Bake Rite | Baking Facility | Bensalem, PA
2012-2013 | (13,500 sf)
 Design of expansion of production space for proofing and baking equipment, daylight harvesting and 12
shipping dock positions
Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Charlotte, NC (2002-2004) (2006-2010)
Architect | Project Manager | Corporate Workplace
 Siemens | Office Building | Charlotte, NC
2009-2010 | (60,000 sf) |LEED-NC Gold
 Direct contact with Siemens Real Estate and local leaders throughout the preconstruction and construction
stages to obtain LEED Gold as required for all Siemens Real Estate facilities world-wide
 As project manager, led interior and shell design, coordinated engineers and consultants, produced
construction documentation, developed LEED submittals and construction observation
 Provided multiple face-to-face presentations to Siemens’ international corporate leaders

3.  Coordination with Duke Energy, Siemens and the photovoltaic panel vendor navigating site design, annual
fees, ties to existing high voltage lines and marketing for all parties involved
 Founders Federal Credit Union | Office Building | Lancaster, SC
2008-2010 | (115,000 sf)
 Coordinated with design director to determine construction viability during preliminary design.
 Design and construction details of a sustainable roof garden system
 Enlarged details at areas requiring in-depth construction knowledge including the signature floating
staircase, interior and exterior connections at unique intersections of materials, expansion and control
joint continuity and retention wall design
 The Entangled Bank | Mixed use |Dallas, TX
2009-2010 | 33 Floors (+700,000 sf) | Mixed Use | Winner of International design competition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7YQxdMlEYo
 Urban Re: Vision and the Central Dallas Community Development Corporation introduced an international
design competition with the goal to transform a vacant inner-city block into a carbon-neutral community.
A blend of multi-family unit types and work/live units is provided to address the different life
circumstances of the residents. Differing in footprint and degrees of compartmentalization, efficiency and
affordable units coexist seamlessly with market rate townhomes
 The development of the self-sustaining mixed-use community included the elements of education,
wellness, retail, dining, entertainment, public green space, food production, commercial and resource
capture (Water, Solar and Wind)
DMR Architecture, Charlotte, NC (2004-2006)
Architect | Project Manager | Retail
 Epi-Centre | Mixed Use | Charlotte, NC
2004-2006 | multiple Floors (+500,000 sf)
 Worked closely with ‘Noble Investment Group’ in the design of the ‘W’ hospitality tower (Aloft) prototype
 Designed below grade parking system, requiring in-depth coordination with city zoning ordinances,
structural constrictions, shipping and receiving requirements, trash disposal, light rail access, separation of
residential parking and pedestrian vertical access
Fryday & Doyne Architecture, Charlotte, NC (1999-2002)
Architect | Project Manager | Institution, Residential
 Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center| Government Building | Charlotte, NC
1999-2002 | Multiple Floors
As part of the architectural firm under contract for all interior renovations.
 Led each project from start to finish, working directly with the department heads programming internal
relocations and/or modifications for those departments involved
McCollough England Associates Architects, Charlotte, NC (1998-1999)
Architectural Intern | Health Care
 Potomac Park | Medical Office Building | Woodbridge, VA
1999-2000 | 4 Floors (52,000 sf)
 Provided schematic design, code research, design development and construction documentation of
speculative medical office building
 Fry Regional Hospital | Hospital | Hickory, NC
1999-2000 | (5,000 sf)
 Provided the interior design and production of the construction documentation for hospital’s radiation
therapy department renovation

4.  Site design | Mobile MRI Units
1999 | Multiple locations
 Generated site design for multiple existing medical office and hospital parking lots for placement of mobile
MRI Units
Camas and Associates, Charlotte, NC (1994-1998)
Architect Intern | Project Manager | Interiors
Transamerica HQ | Office building | Charlotte, NC
1995-1996 | 4 Floors (80,000 sf)
 Designed the interior workspace. Programmed for future growth, allocation of space and arrangement of
staff/departments. Functional process spaces included a climate controlled data center, dedicated
copy/mail/admin spaces and conference areas
Community Involvement & Affiliations:
2010-Present | House Operations Volunteer Ronald McDonald House, Charlotte
2010-Present | US Green Building Council USGBC - regional chapter
2010-11 | Professional Consultant – UNC Charlotte School of Architecture Graduate Program
2009-11 | Director - AIA Mentorship Program – regional chapter
2002-Present | American Institute of Architects (AIA)
2002-Present | National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
Publications:
Flooring Systems: The Effects of Composition and Application (White paper)
2013 | Author: Kevin Franz AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Soundproofing: The Coordination of Floor, Wall and Ceiling Solutions (White paper)
2013 | Author: Kevin Franz AIA, LEED AP BD+C
MORE THAN SKIN DEEP: Building Sustainable Surfaces
2010 | Authors: Kevin Franz, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Peter Wong, Associate Professor
Entangled Bank; A Sustainable City Block for Dallas/Prototype for the World
2009 | Authors: Kevin Franz AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Stacey Franz AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Brad Bartholomew, LEED AP BD+C,
Ashley Spinks