Expert Profile
40-years experience in DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION/BRAND STANDARDS/PROJECT MANAGEMENT. Emphasis in Architecture and Interior Design Management of hotels, casinos, and corporate offices as well as restaurants, luxury retail, high-rise condo units, and custom residential. Long term and temporary assignments:
• PEER REVIEW: Pre-construction 3rd party review of interior architecture and interior design packages for constructability, infrastructure coordination, scope creep mitigation, value engineering, design intent adherence, and budget control.
• OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE: Pre-construction and construction phase design management, project controls, installation QA/QC and punch on full time dedicated basis.
• BRAND STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT: Expert technical writing of latest design and construction standards for hospitality, gaming and corporate office developers and owners.
• GLOBAL SOURCING MANAGEMENT: Outside consultant basis or manage your internal team overseeing locating vendors, pre-qualification/selection, LEED procurement, expediting, logistics and tracking of FF&E, OS&E and building materials.
• PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: Critical product review, product enhancements, re-design of furnishings and building products to meet the criteria required for commercial use and LEED projects specific to hospitality, gaming and corporate office.
Self-employed consultant.
• Director Design & Construction Standards for Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. in Las Vegas.
• Sr. Project Manager for Fontainebleau Resorts in Las Vegas.
• Design Manager for Station Casinos in Las Vegas.
• Purchasing Manager for MGM Mirage CityCenter in Las Vegas.
• Owner of H. Evan Rubin Design & Construction in US Virgin Islands.
Cal State University Long Beach, BS in Industrial Design/Art
LEED AP BD+C.
USGBC, Nevada Chapter.
Licensed General Contractor (California).
• Developed and implemented Design, Construction and FF&E Brand Standards program for the largest gaming company in the world, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
• Managed FF&E Global Sourcing team for the only 5-star hotel in the largest privately funded project in US history, MGM Mirage CityCenter.
• Provided seasoned Project Design Management on multiple hospitality/gaming properties for Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., Station Casinos, & Fontainebleau Resorts.
• Provided pre-construction Design Management of international resorts: Caesars Spain and Bahamar Resort, Bahamas.
• Designed and constructed custom vacation villas and provided design and construction consulting in the Caribbean region.
• Recognized by Lt. Gov of US Virgin Islands for exemplary hurricane re-construction project management work following devastating category-5 Hurricane Hugo, 1989.
• Redesigned and developed new products thus improving functionality and performance of hospitality furnishings and components such as lighter weight convertible sofa mechanism, easy-to-assemble bed base, water saver showerhead, high-strength cantilevered towel bar, adjustable overlay cabinet hinges, etc.
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