About McCracken Consulting LLC "Many Hats Mean Less Risk for You" Over my 35 year career, I've worn many hats: architect, director of design and construction for a prestigious university, and general contractor and construction manager for award-winning projects. That experience gives me a unique perspective - the valuable ability to spot both design and construction issues that will inevitably arise. Nearly all of my experience has been with non-profit and private organizations. My mission is to reduce design and construction risk for these organizations - by providing balanced solutions for their leaders. Reducing Risk: A Promise of Value What are the most effective ways to reduce risk? After more than three decades in the industry, I've learned that the best projects are those with less emphasis on traditional roles. • Freedom of Choice - Identify client options that otherwise would have been overlooked. Not being locked into routine industry expectations provides opportunities to build better buildings. • Synergy - From years of multi-disciplined experience, assemble the best team for the task and motivate all of the participants for the maximum performance as a group. • Asymmetrical Thinking - It's my term for the power of a perspective that can see every side of each issue. It's the best approach to discovering and negotiating balanced solutions in complex situations. • Attention to Clients' Needs - Including adherence to budget, schedule, program requirements, aesthetics and quality. Construction is akin to solving a complex equation with numerous variables. The trick is to prioritize variables and to solve as many as possible. Tom McCracken Biography Experience McCracken Consulting, LLC President and Founder Provides professional project management services to reduce client design and construction risk. Projects started in 2008 for the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus include office improvements, senior living facilities, restoration, and cemetary. Henry H. Lewis Contractors, LLC Vice President & Director of Corporate Development 1987 to 2008 Involved in all leadership functions of a general contracting/construction management firm. Developed the "public face" of the firm, expanding the client base, which helped increase revenues from $12 to $75 million. Transformed the firm's book of business from nearly all competitively bid work to 85% negotiated construction management contracts. Managed scores of individual projects, including $20 million-plus projects for the Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Independent Dialysis Foundation, Nexion Health Care. Served as Project Executive on projects at Hopkins Homewood Campus, Loyola College, Gilman School, and the Baltimore Basilica. Represented HHL in industry/professional organizations. Overview of Major Projects: Baltimore Basilica of the Assumption Restoration - Executive Director Represented HHL as Construction Manager during a five year Preconstruction Services Phase - planning, budgeting, investigating and installing prototype details. Directed restoration work totaling $21 million. Work on the 1806 National Historic Landmark building was completed in November 2006. It has won Associated Builders and Contractors Excellence in Construction Award as well six craftsmanship awards from Baltimore Building Congress & Exchange. Lovely Lane United Methodist Church - Baltimore, MD - Project Executive Construction Management contract for the restoration of the sanctuary and mural dome. Winner of 2003 ABC Excellence in Construction Award, 2004 Baltimore Heritage Preservation Award, 2004 Maryland Historical Trust Preservation Award and two Building Congress craftsmanship awards. The Johns Hopkins University - Project Executive Construction of $13 million student arts center and $9.5 million, campus-wide, open space beautification program, both completed 2001. Winner of 2001 ABC Excellence in Construction award. Loyola College in Maryland - Project Executive Construction of $20 million Student Athletic and Fitness Center, Evergreen Campus. Renovations and additions for a 55,000 SF adult studies facility in Timonium, Md. Winner of 1998 and 2000 ABC Excellence in Construction awards. Greenwood Plantation -- Thomasville, Georgia - Project Manager Exterior restoration / reconstruction of a ten thousand square foot, 1840's plantation house gutted by fire in 1993. National Registry of Historic Places, Recipient of 1998 National Trust Honor Award Baltimore Country Club - Five Farms - Project Manager Construction of three new swimming pools and equipment. Major rebuilding of pool locker room facilities and the addition of indoor/outdoor dining areas with commercial kitchen. Construction of new golf complex including a two story cart barn topped by an indoor driving range, bag storage facility and a pro shop. Winner of 1995 and 1997 ABC Excellence in Construction award. Monticello - Charlottesville, VA - Project Executive Re-sheathing and complete re-roofing including restoration of railings, skylights, gonghouse, and roof drainage system. National Historic Landmark & World Heritage List of Properties, 1992 Local & 1993 National ABC Excellence in Construction Awards Johns Hopkins Hospital - Children's Medical Surgical Center - Project Manager $2.5 million gutting and renovations of the fourth and fifth floors of an occupied hospital building. The Johns Hopkins University Director of Architectural and Construction Services 1981 to 1987 Hired initially to serve as Owner's Rep on one laboratory building, then the position grew, encompassing projects on JHU campuses in Montgomery County, Washington D.C., Peabody Conservatory, and even the design and construction of a post-graduate studies center in Nanjing, China. My responsibilities included the selection of architects and contractors on all university projects, monitoring the pace and quality of work, maintaining budget, and assuring tenant satisfaction. Mark Beck Associates, Inc. Project Architect 1979 to 1980 RTKL Associates, Inc. Architect 1976 to 1979 The Architects Collaborative (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Architectural Intern 1973 to 1976 Education The Johns Hopkins University Master of Administrative Science (forerunner of its current MBA program) 1980 University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture and Art Bachelor of Science, Architecture 1973 Professional & Civic Affiliations AIA American Institute of Architects (licensed in MA, MD and holder of NCARB) ABC Associated Builders and Contractors Metropolitan Baltimore LEED accredited professional United States Lighthouse Society - Chesapeake Chapter volunteer restoration consultant Preservation Maryland board of trustees Past board involvement with Advocates for Children and Youth, American Diabetes Association - Camp Glyndon, Carver Center for Arts and Technology - Baltimore County, Friends School of Baltimore, Maryland Institute College of Art - continuing education, Woodbourne Center, Inc.