Donald Koppy

About Donald Koppy

Experienced leader of multiple design teams and offices, managing the design process throughout the design and construction phases, while creating strong collaborative relationships with public and private owners, contractors, engineers, and prime designers, to deliver project success. Design Manager of major projects, ensuring design and deliverables meet project objectives, and satisfy the overall schedule and budget within the contractual obligations, by holding the overall project team accountable. Comprehensive understanding of all facility engineering systems and skilled at creatively co-developing alternative inter-disciplinary designs to maintain project progress and minimize coordination risks. Project types include aviation, commercial, institutional, civic, healthcare, education, retail, mixed-use, senior living, multi-family, and financial facilities. As a professional organization instructor and former college-level instructor of professional practice, specifications, and construction documentation technology for several years, I enjoy mentoring students and young professionals in the fundamental definition of architecture: design, building engineering coordination, procurement, contracting and construction administration.Fluent in the use and innovative development of various design and project management software (Revit, SpecLink, MS Project, ProjectWise, Newforma, Bluebeam, MS Office,) for delivery of projects from conceptual design, through procurement, construction, and facilities management.Extensive knowledge in all methods and types of interior and exterior construction and project procurement and delivery, including the proper use of BIM, laser scanning and point-cloud generation, developing multi-disciplinary scopes of work, writing project work-plans with fees, contracts, agreements, and specifications, for various project delivery methods for new and renovation work, throughout the United States and Canada. Attained a broad base of expertise by assuming multiple roles in design and construction management assignments- Department Manager - Architecture Team Leader- Design Manager - Senior Project Manager- Director of Architecture- Operations Quality Manager- On-site Project Engineer- College Instructor- Master Construction SpecifierCo-authored 15 hours of \"CSI CDT Tampa Bay Training Sessions\" YouTube videos to assist in passing the CSI Construction Document Technology exam. Strength Finders Results: Learner Futuristic Responsibility Connectedness Analytical

Experience

1. Architect Mentor Master Construction Specifier

   True Architecture, Llc

   May 2025 — Present · NV, US

   After building (no pun intended) a fulfilling career working on a diverse range of projects in 42 states and two provinces. I’m grateful for the experience collaborating with public and private owners, construction managers, contractors, architects, engineers, and prime designers. Looking back at the aviation, commercial, healthcare, education, retail, multi-family, and dozens of other project types in my portfolio, every experience has been rewarding in its own way. True Architecture, LLC, is a firm dedicated to the fundamental definition of the term architect—that of a \"lead technician.\" This endeavor provides expertise and training in the essential technical aspects of project design, procurement, detailing, product selection/specification, and construction delivery.

Education

• University of Detroit Mercy

  Architectural Design

  1976 — 1978

• University of Arizona

  Bachelors, Architecture

  1978 — 1981

Skills

• Construction Drawings
• Sustainable Architecture
• Leadership
• Architectures
• Design/Build
• Urban Design
• Sustainability
• Construction
• Urban Planning
• Sustainable Design
• Design-Build
• Project Management
• Bim
• Interior Design
• Quality Assurance
• Design Research
• Historic Preservation
• Integrated Project Delivery
• Architectural Design
• Contract Negotiation
• Architecture
• Comprehensive Planning
• Space Planning
• Bim Management
• Feasibility Studies
• Construction Management
• Green Building
• Revit
• Proposal Writing
• Residential Design
• Site Planning
• Submittals
• Contract Management
• Value Engineering
• Project Planning
• Architecture Management
• Building Codes
• Building Information Modeling (Bim)
• Mixed-Use
• Architectural Drawings