Andrew Shepard, AIAPrincipal
Atlanta HQ Office Mr. Shepard has over thirty years of design and construction experience in architecture, real estate development, construction, and project management environments. Mr. Shepard is a registered architect, a licensed real estate broker, and a licensed contractor. At the onset of his career, Mr. Shepard served as the principal of a design and build construction firm, where he was directly responsible for each aspect of the design and construction needs of a wide range of residential and commercial projects. He has extensive experience and knowledge of issues pertaining to design, acquisition and entitlement, cost estimation, project and construction management, and quality assurance analysis. Throughout his career, Mr. Shepard has interacted with owners, developers, government officials, architects, engineers, and contractors. While practicing architecture and acting in the capacity of Project Architect for numerous Corps of Engineers projects, he gained extensive experience with the methodologies and procedures generally associated with governmental assignments. Additionally, his experience in the private sector has included numerous design projects for residential, commercial, sports and recreational facilities. Over the past several years, Mr. Shepard has personally provided direct consulting services on numerous assignments located throughout the United States. Project assignments have included: multi-family, office buildings, retail and shopping centers, hospitality, and industrial buildings. Mr. Shepard is well versed in code and life safety issues as well as project costs and budgetary considerations. Mr. Shepard’s construction management and compliance analysis experience has included the review of pre-construction project documentation, project re-imaging, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines and local building codes, the analysis of project costs, and the review of conformance and deferred maintenance issues. |
Education |
Bachelor of Architecture, North Carolina State University
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Affiliations |
Registered Architect
Licensed Real Estate Broker Licensed General Contractor Roswell Historic Preservation Commission Board Member National Historic Preservation Society Georgia Historic Preservation Society |