Michael Marx

Principal Michael Marx Designs, LLC

Portland, Oregon, United States

About

Selected Achievements: - Over 33 years experience designing and managing mixed-used residential projects, university and private laboratories, corporate offices, light manufacturing facilities, hotels, historic renovations, luxury residences and campus master plans including technically advanced sustainable buildings. - 17 years experience leading and managing multidiscipline teams of architects and engineers. - Expanded new client relationships through strategic initiatives, fostering long-term partnerships. - Developed award winning architecture through collaborative design charrette and review process, engaging firm-wide participation; including clients, consultants and fabricators. - Led successful effort in rewriting City of Los Angeles building code; redefining structural height limit. - Strong project execution and management skills resulted in efficient design and construction process meeting strict budget and schedule requirements with high degree of client satisfaction. - Extensive experience writing proposals, tracking initiatives, networking with local business agencies. - Software: Bluebeam, Newforma, MS Project, Excel, Revit (Basic), AutoCAD 2014, SketchUp

Experience

  • Principal at Michael Marx Designs, LLC
    Feb 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

    Michael Marx Designs, located in Portland, Oregon, specializes in residential design services and unique accessory products for your interior and exterior spaces. Projects include luxury custom homes to budget conscience remodels and additions providing initial conceptualization and 3-D visualization through construction documents, permitting, contractor bid support and overall project management.

  • Senior Project Manager, Senior Associate at Ankrom Moisan Architects
    Sep 2014 - Jan 2020 · 5 yrs 5 mos

    Senior Project Manager for diverse residential project types including: - Park Fifth, a 24-story, high-rise, mixed use, luxury apartment building in Historic Downtown Los Angeles on Pershing Square. - The Gordon Development, a 3-Building, 7-story mixed use development in Eugene, Oregon which includes a boutique hotel, apartment building and commercial space organized around a covered outdoor public plaza and market. - The Franklin, a 24-story high-rise condo project in Bell Town Seattle, Washington which includes the historic renovation of an adjacent 3-story brick building. Project responsibilities cover all aspects of project management including: • Collaborative team leadership including Client's management team • Development of scope, budget and schedule • Contract and change order negotiation • Interface with local jurisdictions • QA/QC Review • Project tracking and invoicing • Multidiscipline coordination • Developed firms first Job Site Safety Protocols and Manual

  • Principal Designer at Michael Marx Designs, LLC
    Mar 2013 - Aug 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Michael Marx Designs specializes in residential design services and unique accessory products for your interior and exterior spaces including garden art panels, candle stick holders and rusted metal wall panels. Explore the website to discover more about these diverse projects and our approach to working with you to accomplish your vision at www.michaelmarxdesigns.com

  • Project Manager at Harris Group Inc.
    Jan 2010 - Feb 2013 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Managed multidiscipline project teams of up to 15 people. Project types included office tenant improvements, biomanufacturing, high tech and light manufacturing facilities; including a series of 35 simultaneous projects executed within one year, including design/construction totaling $4 million in fees.

  • Senior Project Designer at IDC Architects
    Jul 2000 - Mar 2008 · 7 yrs 9 mos

    Established an award winning design firm within an existing engineering company. Developed marketing materials/proposals, implemented inclusive design process, grew business opportunities and led design/master planning efforts from concepts through construction administration. Project types include university/private laboratories, corporate offices, and complex mixed-use urban developments.