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B.S., B.Arch., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.S.Arch., Columbia University
Registered Architect: New York (active), New Jersey (inactive), Connecticut (inactive)
National Certification: National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2000
Farmingdale State College Presidential CARES Award (Commendation And Recognition for Exceptional Service), 2016

Biography

Joined the Farmingdale State College - State University of New York faculty in 1992
I was born and the rest is history... see: Curriculum Vitae; Biographical Resume; Experts Center or Genealogy for details

Awards/Grants

Major Collaborative Proposal: Understanding the Creative Design Process: A Novel Cognitive Model based on Behavioral Experiments in Circuit Design and Architecture, 2009-2013
Funded by the National Science Foundation under Grant IIS- 0856038 $257,376.00
Co-Principal Investigator - Farmingdale State College (sub-award to SUNY Stony Brook)
Sensor Consortium - A Consortium for Security and Medical Sensor Systems, 2002-2005
Funded by the National Science Foundation under Grant EEC-0332605 $599,785.00
Project Coordinator / Campus PI - Farmingdale State College (sub-award to SUNY Stony Brook)
Creative Crane Student Competition, 1999-2002
Funded by Computer Associates and Symbol Technologies
Principal Investigator and Project Developer
Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP), 2000-2003
Funded by the New York State Education Department
Faculty Advisor/Mentor
Long Island Consortium for Interconnected Learning, 1997-1998
Funded by the National Science Foundation (sub-award to SUNY Stony Brook)
Project Personnel (Faculty) to Project ICON
Project TOOLKIT, 1996-1998
Funded by the New York State Education Department;
Title II Dwight David Eisenhower Professional Development Grant
Faculty Instructor
Numerous UUP Faculty Development Awards for travel and research

Public Service

Historic District Advisory Committee (HDAC), Town of Brookhaven (Nov. 2018 - present)
Planning Board, Town of Brookhaven (March 2012 - Jan 2015)
Program Advisory Committee, AAS in Architecture/Const. Tech., Suffolk County Community College
Three Village Civic Association, Executive Committee, (2008 - present)
Long Hill Civic Association, Vice President, (1994-2008)

Courses & Degrees

Courses I teach in the Department (design, theory and history of architecture)

Architectural Design I [ARC 255 - 4 credit]
Architectural Design II [ARC 257 - 4 credit]
History of Western Architecture [ARC 362 - 3 credit]
Architectural Theory & Design Factors [ARC 350W - 3 credit]
Applied Research Topics [ARC 399]

Degree Programs in the Department of Architecture & Construction Management

Master of Science in Technology Management - Construction Management track
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering Technology
Bachelor of Science in Construction Management Engineering Technology
Bachelor of Science in Civil Technology (Fall 2020)

Awareness of Self: Learning Styles & Typologies

Index of Learning Styles questionnaire (NCSU)
Index of Learning Styles test (Mat.Sc.& Eng.)
VARK Learning Style questionnaire
Bloginality simple Myers-Briggs test
Jung Typology -|- Political -|- Spiritual Type

Miscellaneous

Long Island Maps -|- Suffolk County GIS Maps -|- Office Music
(Professor's Friend Policy: I love my students but don't need to know about your private lives so I decline all friend requests)

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