John B. Collins, RA

John B. Collins, RA

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Currently providing architectural design and documentation services in Revit to John B Collins Architect, LLC, and to my esteemed colleagues Doug Walter, AIA, and Paul Bormann, RA.

  • Education

    • Cornish College of Art

      1975 - 1976
      None Interior Design Sophomore
    • University of Washington

      1979 - 1981
      M. Arch. Architecture Completed
    • University of Washington

      1976 - 1978
      B.A.E.D. Architecture Completed
  • Experience

    • Chelminiak Haden architects

      Jan 1975 - Jan 1977
      Intern
    • Warner Burns Toan and Lunde

      Jan 1979 - Jan 1980
      Intern Architect
    • John B. Collins Architect, LLC

      Jan 1981 - now
      Architect

      Licensed architect (State of Colorado) practicing in the areas of assisted living facilties, residential remodels, residential and small commercial new construction, commercial tenant finish (restaurants and churches). Familiar with building departments and construction practices around the Front Range.

    • Swanke Hayden Connell Architects

      Jan 1982 - Jun 1984
      Architectural Designer

      Designer in the architectural department. Worked on various skyscraper and city planning projects.

    • Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer

      Aug 1984 - Jun 1985
      Project Architect

      Provided construction document expertise on the Alaska Performing Arts Center

    • Machinist Associates

      Aug 1985 - Aug 1986
      Project Architect

      Project Architect on the New West, a 22 storey high rise condominisium project on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

    • Chase bank manhattan

      Jul 1992 - Aug 1993
      CAD manager

      Provided CAD Management expertise in both Autocad and Microstation for field surveys of over 300 branch banks provided by 8 staff members.

    • Gensler

      Sept 1994 - Nov 1999
      Associate

      Project architect on office buildings and Interiors. Of note were the Auraria Higher Education Center Administrative Office Building, Invesco Headquarters, Sabre Data Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and several Salomon Smith Barney offcies in Denver and Fort Collins.

    • Merrick and Company

      May 2002 - May 2003
      Contract Architect

      This was a contract position designing a facility in which a thermo-nuclear battery would be built to put on a satelite going to Pluto, this solar system.

    • The Mulhern Group

      Mar 2004 - Mar 2005
      Project Architect

      Team architect on the Northfield at Stapleton Town Center

    • Ivins Design Group

      Mar 2005 - Oct 2006
      Project Architect

      Project Architect on the Hilton Garden Inn at 14th and Welton in downtown Denver.

    • Wong Strauch Architects

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2009
      Project Architect

      Project architect on various projects. Programmed the expansion of the Denver Water HQ.

    • Smith LaRock Architecture PC

      May 2019 - Jul 2020
      Architect

      Great place to work but the projects slowed down considerably, unfortunately. I have been let go.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional architectural license

      State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
      Nov 2017