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Architecture and Engineering Project Management Practice - Global Perspectives, Local Impact

Presented by Craig Piper of SMRT

Please join PMI-Maine on Tuesday, May 16 ^th, for a discussion about the variety and uniqueness of Project Management at an architecture and engineering firm. Defining, scoping, programming, designing, and permitting through construction in today’s building design and construction industry has evolved from a fierce battle where players start and end in their respective corners to a more integrated design process with all parties aligned for the project good with a win-win-win for the owner, design team, and contractor.    

SMRT, Maine’s largest architecture and engineering firm’s project management practice has had to evolve to anticipate both company and staff and client and partner needs. This program will share how solid project management tools translate across industries highlighting:

• How we work
• Commitment to quality
• Facilitation for success
• Delivery alternatives
• Sustainable by design

The program and Q&A session will be led by SMRT Senior Principal and Chair of the Board, Craig Piper.

Craig Piper 

Architect AIA, Landscape Architect ASLA, NCARB, LEED AP

Senior Principal, Chair of the Board

Since joining SMRT in 1998, Craig has managed some of the firm’s most complex projects. He is particularly proud of his contributions to MaineGeneral’s Medical Center Alfond Center for Health.

As Chair of SMRT’s board of directors, Craig helps guide the firm’s collective vision for the future. He has served on a variety of local, nonprofit boards and lives in South Portland, where he is active within the South Portland Comprehensive Plan Committee and enjoys running city trails.

Craig truly fosters personal connections with his clients, inspiring their loyalty and sharing their enthusiasm for success.

Craig earned a Master of Architecture from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from Syracuse University/SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

SMRT Architects and Engineers

SMRT is a multi-disciplinary, full-service architecture and engineering firm that designs high-performing, complex and sustainable environments nationwide with a concentration in the Northeast. The firm specializes in the delivery of projects in the healthcare, justice, government, education, workplace and science/technology/manufacturing sectors from offices in Portland and Bangor, Maine; Andover, Massachusetts and Schenectady, New York.

 www.smrtinc.com