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EDUCATION

Master of Architecture, Yale University 
B. S. Architecture, Penn State University  

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Eric Joseph Gering, Architect, PC, established 1998

Private practice focused on residential design (apartment renovations and combinations, townhouses), retail (shop layouts and renovations, millwork), commercial (office and co-op tenant facility improvements), Landmark filings, Building Department approval work.

Designworks,  Private Practice,  5 years

  • Practice focused on residential design, (apartment alterations and combinations, house renovations and additions) and retail (shop layouts and renovations).

Gensler,  Project Manager, Architect,  7 years (1988-1995)

  • Project Manager and architect for large corporate clients (Lazard Freres, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 250,000 sf;  Goldman Sachs, 1 New York Plaza, 85 Broad Street, trading floor, cafeteria, 50,000 sf;  JP Morgan, 60 Wall Street, trading floors, cafeterias, dining rooms, executive suites, video conferencing, facilities management,  1,200,000 sf).

Sidney Philip Gilbert, FAIA,  Job Captain, 1 year

  • Country Club renovations, office interior design.

Alfredo De Vido, FAIA,  Project Architect, 1 year

  • Residential, commercial, retail projects.

RBS&D, Interior Design Coordinator, 2 years

  • Hospital and Health Care facilities, on-site work in Saudi Arabia.

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, Executive Board Member, Vice-President.  3 years
  • Active member, Marketing and Public Relations Committee.  2 years
  • Active member, Business and Legislative Advocacy Committee. 1 year
  • Manhattan Community Board Five Member.  6 years
  • Co-chair, Landmarks Committee.
  • Active member, Land Use and Zoning Committee.
  • Ad hoc committee member, FIT 27th St. Streetscape design review.
  • Nominating committee member.

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PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

  • American Institute of Architects, Building Code Committee Member, 4 years
  • Active member, AIA Honor Awards Committee.  2 years
  • International Interior Design Association, Board Member, VP Government and Regulatory Affairs.  2 years
  • Residential Forum Director 2000-2001
  • IIDA Nominating Committee.  2 years

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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Design.y.c. panelist, 1999, Jacob Javits Center, “Design Matters:  The Strategic Power of Change” sponsored by the IIDA Association Forum, [residential design panelist, along with Nan Schramm, RBS+D (healthcare); Ruth Mellergaard, Grid 3 International (retail); Stephen Hammond, GHK (corporate); Jay Philamena, GHK (moderator)].

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TEACHING INVOLVEMENT

  • Instructor, New York School of Interior Design,         Basic Drafting, Design Process, Residential Design Studio, Building Codes, Building Systems, Design & Drawing. Graduate and Undergraduate Studios. 12 years
  • Guest Critic, NYIT and NJIT