Christopher Nesbit

About Christopher Nesbit

Current job responsibilities include facility strategic planning for the largest laboratory research constituency (approximately 20% occupied space), which encompasses the fundamental research and development aspects at Sandia National Laboratories. Facility capabilities for which I am responsible for providing strategic planning include microfab production facilities, nanotechnology research and production, chem-bio-nano laboratory facilities, large scale environmental test (sled tracks, drop towers, wind tunnels, fire simulation, environmental chambers, radiography, vibration test facilities, etc.), research reactor facilities, high-energy density accelerators, high-yield fusion research, high performance computing, material research facilities, and other engineering based research and development facilities. Sandia National Laboratories encompasses four primary campuses in Albuquerque, NM; Livermore, CA; Tonopah, NV; and Kauai, HI; with a primary mission as a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) for the Department of Energy. In total, SNL is comprised of over 7.2 million square feet of facilities on over 300 square miles acres) of DOE owned and permitted land. As a practicing architect, I have broad project-type experience including Science & Technology, Healthcare, Museum/Entertainment, Corporate Commercial, K-12, Higher Education facilities, and Government/Municipal facilities. My past roles have focused on Project Management and Project Architect roles (pre-design thru post-construction). I have been actively engaged in project and firm-wide project delivery standards development and education. I am a licensed architect in NM and NC, and previously in FL. I have concentrated on programming, design, and construction of research facilities for more than 20 years.

Experience

1. Site Strategic Planner

   Sandia National Laboratories

   May 2013 — Present

   Promoted to Distinguished Level Staff by special appointment in May 2020. My continued roll is specializing in translating program needs into built environment of facilities and infrastructure. I bring my years of project development and execution in specialty laboratory facilities to help develop investment portfolios for one of our nation\'s leading Federally Funded Research and Development Centers focused on national security missions.

Education

• The University of New Mexico

  Bachelor, Arts in Architecture

  1986 — 1991

• The University of New Mexico

  Master, Architecture

  1991 — 1994

Skills

• Science
• Higher Education
• Project Management
• Healthcare
• Leed Ap
• Design Specifications
• Building Information Modelling
• Construction Administration Services
• Laboratory Design
• Building Systems Integration
• Construction Document Review
• Building Codes
• Project Planning
• Project Delivery
• Collaborative Project Management
• Bim
• Laboratory
• Sketchup
• Architectural Design
• Design Research
• Integration
• Sustainable Design
• Comprehensive Planning
• Leed
• Submittals
• Revit
• Architecture
• Construction
• Building Information Modeling (Bim)
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed)