Education:

Columbia University in the City of New York, NY 
  Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation 
  Master of Science, Architecture and Building Design, 1987 
  (Post-Professional Degree)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY 
  School of Architecture 
  Bachelor of Architecture, 1984 (5-Year Professional Degree) 
  Bachelor of Science, Building Science, 1983 
  - RPI Rome (Italy) Program, 1982

 

Professional Licensure:

Registered Architect, State of New York, No. 20214, 1989/active

Registered Architect, State of New Jersey, No. 11501, 1991/inactive

Licensed Architect, State of Connecticut, No. 7434, 1991/inactive

 

National Certification:

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), No. 39198, 1990/active

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Awards (Teaching, Scholarship & Service):

• SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2000

• FSC Presidential CARES (Commendation And Recognition for Exceptional Service), Award 2016

• FSC Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology, Innovative Pedagogy Award, 2022

• Certificate of Appreciation for Service on the Planning Board by resolution of the Town of Brookhaven, 2015

• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Best Zone I Paper in the National Best Paper Competition (Zone I represents Middle Atlantic, New England & St. Lawrence Regions - I of IV regions in the country), 2004

• Outstanding Service Award from ASEE Architectural Engineering Division for Program Chair & Proceedings Editor 2003-05, 2005

 

Biography:

• Joined the Farmingdale State College (FSC) - State University of New York faculty in 1992

• I was born and the rest is history... see: Curriculum Vitae; Biographical Resume; or Genealogy for details

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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)

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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

 

Awareness of Self: Learning Styles & Typologies:

• Index of Learning Styles questionnaire (NCSU)

• VARK Learning Style questionnaire

• Bloginality simple Myers-Briggs test

• Jung Typology -|- Political Typology -|- Spiritual Type   

 

Miscellaneous:

• Long Island Maps -|- Suffolk County GIS Maps -|- Office Music -|- NAAB Accredited Programs

• 4 Hours of Sacred Choir Music for Relaxation, Prayer, Work, Meditation & Sleep -|- FSC-CWF

• Gregorian Chant (meditative)

• (Professor's Facebook Friend Policy: I love my students but don't need to know about your private lives, so I decline all friend requests until after you have graduated.)

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