H. STEPHEN JACKSON
241 W Charleston Blvd #107
Las Vegas NV 89102

702.382.9200

OBJECTIVE

Long term, to obtain Lead Design Position with an Architectural Firm - short term, to obtain contract assignments.

EXPERIENCE

Extensive, primarily Design and Presentation responsibilities on the following project types: Resort, Hotel, Casino, Restaurant, Office, Industrial, Retail, and Residential Architecture, including Interiors & Land Planning. Work included Client and Consultant contact and presentations to town boards and commissions.

STRENGTHS

Savvy Designer, very skilled in many areas, as evidenced by Portfolio. Prolific "idea person" with exceptional sketching & rendering styles, yet experienced with Management, CD's, Permitting, and Field Work under AIA Contracts. Equally skilled in Modern & Historic Styles. Comfortable with Lead role and Multiple Project involvement. Worked with many prominent local business people. Designed literally hundreds of built projects of many types, in many locations, and under varying circumstances, with style and grace.

LICENSES

• Texas #6690, 1978
• California #C20476, 1989 (Base State)
• Nevada #3566, 1996
• NCARB Certification #46657, 1995

EDUCATION

• Capistrano/Laguna Beach ROP - AutoCAD Training, 1991
• University of Texas @ Austin - Graduate work, 1977-78
• University of Texas @ Austin - Bachelor of Architecture with High Honors, 1972-75
• Abilene Christian University - Physics, 1971
• Texas Technological University - Architecture, 1969-71

PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS

• Desert Living Magazine’s Top 100 Desert Architects
• High School Art Department Honor Graduate
• Competition winner for Lubbock Tennis Facility
• Initial Student for RGK Foundation Work-study Program
• Lectures and Thesis on Curvilinear Architecture
• Honorable Mention - Vietnam War Memorial Competition
• Home Designs/Plans/Renderings for Country Living Magazine
• Numerous Articles - Austin American Statesman, Abilene Reporter News
• West Texas Utilities Energy Efficiency Design Awards - 1978 & 1979
• Sculpture & Drawings shown in Dallas City Hall, UT's Huntington Gallery, LBJ Library, Laguna Gloria Art Museum
• Vice President of Designers' Space, Inc. 1978-1982 - Conversion & Management of Inner-city Warehouses into Artist's Lofts
• Home Designs named to Princeton Plans Press "Famous Designer Collection"
• HFTA named NAIOP "Firm of the Year" 2002
• Abstract Photography exhibited at The Spa at the Venetian and Saks 5th Avenue at the Fashion Show Mall
• Watercolors at the Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art

BRIEF CAREER HISTORY

2009-2011
Opened new larger Studio in The Holsum Design Center, an HSJ design. Recent projects include Nightclubs (Gato Nite Club & Rawhide), Restaurants (Tacone’s), Custom Homes (Rancho Bel Air), Retail (UFC and FansEdge Stores), and Museums (The Gloves Fighting Museum). Also, Addition and Remodel of the Henderson Salvation Army and a Maintenance Shop for the Valley Crest Landscape Company in North Las Vegas.

2003-2004
Opened Studio @ The Arts Factory in Downtown Las Vegas. The Holsum Lofts Building...Downtown Renovation of Historic 50,000sf Bakery into Artist Lofts and Galleries for LaPour Partners, Inc., Laguna Beach Condos, Custom Home, and Downtown Office/Studio Remodels, Mattel Hot Wheels Showroom, Strip Center Remodel and restaurant for Earl Gross, Mortgage Brokerage, Jack Gallery @ Hollywood, Florida.

2002
Senior Designer with JMA Architecture Studios (Las Vegas, NV), Land Planning for American Nevada, Mixed-use "Urban Italian" themed Development for ILX Resorts, Rural "Resort" Office/Production Facilities for Golden Era Productions, several themed Restaurants, Office/Warehouses for Southern Paving and Wright Mechanical.

1995-2001
Design Director for Howard F. Thompson Associates (NV & CA). Excellent Employer, specializes in Office, Industrial and Retail. Highlights were the design of major office buildings for Harrah's Entertainment and Aristocrat Gaming, plus numerous other award-winning developments for the Thomas & Mack Co., American Nevada, Howard Hughes Corporation, Magnum Opus, and other private companies and developers.

1992-1994
Nevada License/NCARB Certification - Design/Rendering Contracts with numerous "Casino/Hospitality" Firms. Clients included Harrah's, MGM Grand, Four Queens, Station Casinos, Lady Luck Casinos, and many others, sometimes directly, but usually through other Architects & Interior Designers (Ken Murphy Associates, Paul Steelman, Ltd., Morris & Brown Architects, & Others). Work included Casino, Resort Hotel, and Restaurant Design.

1988-1991
CA License - Private Practice/Design Consultant (Laguna Beach) Worked with James Adams, a well known Designer, on many Resort and Hotel Concepts...worked with several Firms on Office Buildings, Beach Resorts in Mexico, Hawaii, and Florida, Restoration of the Huntington Beach Pier, Retail and Industrial Parks.

1983-1987
Private Practice/Design Consultant (Austin, TX) My office had numerous Retail, Restaurant, and Custom home Clients and I also did Concept and Rendering work for other Architects.

1982
Designer position with Fusch-Serold Architects (Dallas, TX)

1978-1981
Texas License - Private Practice/Design Consultant - Owned Home Building Co. - Formed successful Non-profit Corporation that leased 3 old buildings and converted them to Artists’ Studios, also Custom and Spec homes, Retail & Restaurant projects.

1975-1978
Apprenticeship with Texas firms, Passed Architectural License Exam, upper 90%

1971-1975
Architectural Employment during College Semesters and Summer.
 

REFERENCES AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

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