"Michael was a vital asset to our design and production team in producing design narrative, visioning, and construction contract documents. Michael has a passion for design and buildings and brings an intellectual focus, energy, humility, and forward-thinking vision to the work. He is very easy to work with as he always has a positive attitude and works cooperatively to put the focus on producing high-quality work. He is a conscientious communicator while bringing his own training, talent, and perspective working to best understand, and meet or exceed the client’s needs."
Benjamin Scott, RA, LEED AP, CDT
"I worked with Michael on several projects which involved a lot of coordination and teamwork. He was always the person who brought the most to organizing and prioritizing what needed to happen and when. He would somehow gather people from their busy schedules to meet and seemed to consistently have ideas and an agenda to facilitate the goals of the projects. I believe he garnered each teams' respect by expressing passion for the design and intentions. This solidified a vision which motivated and excited every member. On top of his leadership, he would also solicit thoughtful critiques of others' work and provided many ideas and solutions of his own propelling each project forward."
Jeremy Fisher, AIA
"Michael is easy to communicate with and could be counted on to meet demanding deadlines. He helped the various design teams that he was a part of arriving at solutions that met and often exceeded the client's expectations. Michael worked on a number of projects during his tenure including a mixed-use project in downtown Raleigh. On that project he contributed to the design process – helping with each iteration of the project, producing three dimensional models, renderings, and project analytics. Michael’s desire for collaboration and his skills of communication consistently made him an asset to the team."
William D. Egan, AIA, LEED AP, Partner
"Michael was great to work with and vital member of our team. He is very easy to communicate with and has helped us reach design solutions that exceeded the client’s expectations. He was also a strong design advocate in the office and was instrumental in creating a blog that is providing a great forum for employees to engage with each other on a wide range of topics, across design disciplines."
Laurent de Comarmond, AIA, Principle
"Michael is self-directed and also collaborative and brings great ideas to the table. The end product is always excellent, whether that be something as mundane as door details or as elaborate as renderings. I definitely feel that our projects are the better because of the input he provided."
Nicole Hodge Carroll, RA, LEED AP, AIA
"Working with Michael on the Activate NC Competition, I saw first-hand his leadership skills in establishing important project milestones and facilitating numerous design charrettes. He also skillfully produced 3D models as well as high-quality diagrams and renderings for the final presentation. Michael’s communication skills and ability to work seamlessly across multiple phases of the design process were key factors in why our project was run smoothly and delivered on time."
Matthew Hirsch, Assoc AIA
"Michael’s biggest strength is his ability to see the big picture. He consistently brings the freshest ideas, takes the biggest step forward, and stretches the parameters of a project - all the while understanding and meeting expectations. Working with Michael both professionally and academically he was a vocal leader, providing expertise where it was needed, but also understanding that the best qualities of a team are brought out when each person plays to their own individual strengths. Michael is a great communicator, designer, and collaborator. Would highly recommend."
Zach Hoffman, AIA
"Michael has a great personality, is exceptional in his professionalism and has a unique understanding of architecture that proved contagious to work beside. He brought an intense focus the projects he was involved in and his enthusiasm for architecture was obvious through the way he communicated with his clients, his team members, and his work. Always eager to connect the full team when working towards solutions, Michael’s expertise in the profession really shined in our team design sessions when big picture project guidance was critical. His ability to communicate architectural ideas and coalesce the team around a direction that everyone could get behind proved very effective towards the success of the projects he worked on."
Joseph F. Klimek, RA
"I have worked with Michael on numerous projects both academically and professionally. I have felt Michael has always been an essential part of all successful projects we have undertaken together, most notably a residential kitchen and house entry renovation where Michael took a strong design lead. Michael has an influential ability to collaborate and coordinate projects in all phases with all parties involved including clients, designers, and consultants."
Nick Roberts, Assoc. AIA