Oscar Benavides

President

About

Architecture, Interior Design & Urban Planning Professional with over 25 years of experience and a portfolio of over 100 projects. Specialist in quality control, project management, sustainability, waterfront development, urban planning, green development, and design as well as modular and prefabricated systems of construction. •Solutions-driven Project Coordinator excelling at multitasking having successfully completed over two dozens projects simultaneously while managing workload projections and monitoring of project deadlines •Team and business management, development of budgets with focus on profits and quality results •Comprehensive experience of local, state, and international building codes resulting in effective planning and proposal of preemptive feasible solutions •Design, CDs, dvpmt, construction and management of various projects including res., commercial, high-end oceanfront, low-income, sustainable communities and green construction •Research and application expeditions for housing and construction Europe, Americas and Asia •Pioneering of various construction systems with focus on innovative products *Project Synopsis: Commercial *Designed multiple projects from 12 Million$ to 50k$, from Offices, Restaurants, Supermarkets, Stores, Hotels, Malls and TV Stations. Government, Disaster Relief, Fair Housing and Educational *Sustainable dwellings, LEED applicable, prefab transportable modular units. International. *Multiple types of residences from specs houses to custom residences; from 1000sf to 36.000sf, budgets from 100k $ to 26M $. *Residential and mix use development from 4 M$ to 32 M$'. Security and Healthcare *Various Healthcare offices, Hospital renovation of over 300k sqft, and transportable medical units.*Security design for airports, office buildings and malls. Architectural and Engineering *Project liaison between engineers and architects multimillion dollar custom residences.*BDG Architects, Ferlita Eng., Alfonso Architects, and others. Specialties: Architecture (years) Design (16) – CAD, REVIT & 3D (13) - PM (10) - Sustainability & Energy-Efficiency (3) - Green Dsgn (5) – Urban Plng (10) – Land Dvpmt (8) – Comm Dvpmnt (4) Business (years) Business Development (5) – Strategic Planning (5) - Management (8) - International Business (4) – Trade (2)

Country

United States

City

Tampa

Industry

Architecture & Planning

Skill

Architectural Design, Architecture, Interior Design, Green Building, LEED, Revit, CAD, Sustainable Design, BIM, Concept Design, AutoCAD, Space planning, Construction Management, Renovation, Entrepreneurship, Product Development, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Urbanism, Beach Homes

Experience

President

Invision Design & Development

2005-10 - Present · 21 yrs

Design and Development consultant

President

Invision Holding

2007-10 - Present · 19 yrs

Conglomerate focused on providing turnkey services to all phases of construction; project design, construction management and materials. Services: Architecture & Design-LEED Consulting- Furniture Design & Manufacturing-Green materials -Project Financing-Construction, Building & Remodeling-Multimedia Marketing Services-International import and distribution services-Energy efficiency equipment.

Team Leader

Behar + Peteranecz: Architecture

2015-1 - 2016-9 · 1 yr 9 mos

St.Pete / Clearwater Beach

PM / DESIGN

David L. Wallace & Associates

2011-11 - 2015-1 · 3 yrs 3 mos

542 Douglas Avenue Dunedin, FL 34698 727 . 736 . 6000 phone 727 . 738 . 8343 fax

COO

Invision Import Export

2006-10 - 2010-8 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Invision Import Export - International Trade of commodities, FF&E for Hotels, energy efficiency China- Venezuela-USA Opened China office. Lead all efforts regarding licensing, negotiated partnership and distribution agreements with manufactures of energy efficiency technologies, FF & Es, green materials of construction and prefab construction systems. Managed an international staff of 24 professionals. Lead initiative to meet with various government officials in Central America presenting housing aid construction systems and sustainable community development, trade of energy efficiency equipment and green materials of construction, for future distribution

Partner

Sangria's Tapas Bar & Restaurant

2007-4 - 2009-6 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Sangria's Tapas Bar & Restaurant was a well known spot in the South Tampa area, one of the few establishments in Tampa that specialize in the ever-trendy Spanish cuisine and experience the taberna atmosphere and fare. plates.

PM/Architect

Invision Design & Developemnt

2004-11 - 2005-10 · 1 yr

* Consulting design and development for urban design and planning of communities for over $90 million worth of projects * Design and Management for townhomes and houses from low income to mid income living * Reduced development costs and increased revenue by applying efficient designs and strategic management * Successfully took difficult land projects and turned them into permitted & saleable

Architectural Designer

I D&D / The Global Group Development. LLC

2004-11 - 2005-10 · 1 yr

Consulting design and development for urban design and planning of communities for over $90 million worth of projects Design and Management for townhomes and houses from low income to mid income living Reduced development costs and increased revenue by applying efficient designs and strategic management Successfully took difficult land projects and turned them into permitted & saleable properties

PM/Associate Architect

George Merlin Associates. INC

2003-11 - 2005-8 · 1 yr 10 mos

* Specialization in Ocean Front designs in Sarasota beach front and surrounding areas * Successfully managed millions in project development * Responsible for all phases of project completion successfully obtaining difficult approvals from numerous compliance departments * Responsible for designs and detail Cad representations, CDs for various projects. * Direct client consulting.

PM/Architect

Russell Ferlita P.E. Consulting Eng.

2002-9 - 2003-11 · 1 yr 3 mos

* Coordinated and optimized design for structures and architecture * Problem-solver leader between and architectural professionals * Increased clientele and opened new markets for the company * Responsible for designs and detailed Cad representations, CD’s for various projects and client Consulting