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Curriculum Vitae JEFF CHOOPANI AIA HIGHER EDUCATION Institutional: Florida International Bachelor of Architectural Technology 1988 (Civil Engineering Minor) West Stark Community College Ft Smith, Arkansas Associate in Arts 1979 Certifications: Post-Disaster Safety Assessment Evaluator Training 2009 Members: (AIA) American Institute of Architects (ASTM) American Society for Testing and Materials (BOMA) Building Owners and Managers Association EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS. Knowledgeable and experienced within all aspects of Exterior Wall (Structural and Conventional Panel Systems, Stick Systems, Doors, Windows, Storefronts and Masonry Systems. With over 20 years of experience in providing Exterior Wall Testing Laboratory services inspections. I have 12 years of experience in waterproofing systems (above and below grade); concrete restoration and exterior field applied insulated finishes systems (convention or panel systems). PROFESSIONAL Miami Curtain Wall Consultants, Corp Current Principal, Senior Consultant, Founding Member Client Representative: Produce specifications for the exterior (i.e., Curtain walls, window walls, cladding, masonry, masonry/ stone composite walls) for project construction documents. Provide a full range of Quality Control Procedures on significant buildings. Organized and coordinated the quality control procedures utilized on building systems for manufacturing, delivery, final erection and testing. Witnessed construction of full scale project mock-ups and issued test reports. Provided remedial solutions to problems during testing that where later implemented in buildings already under construction. Reviewed architectural and shop drawings for inadequacies in the areas of water penetration, condensation, vapor penetration, anti-terrorism, and structural performance during design development and construction document phase of projects. Supervised inspections conducted daily in the field and shop. Observed and recorded day to day operations between architects, engineers and contractors. Produced daily/weekly reports of field activities. Attended weekly meetings with owners/contractors and discussed field deficiencies. BUILDING INSPECTION SERVICES: Including the following projects: 53 Broadway, New York New York 100 Douglas Place (13th Story Condo, Miami, FL). 315 Strada, Coral Gables Florida 396 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables, FL 500 Brickell (45 Story Condo, Miami, FL) 600 Alton Road, Miami Beach Florida 600 Brickell Financial Centre, Miami, FL 1221 Brickell (26 story office building, Miami, FL.) 1401 Brickell Ave, Miami, Florida 1515 Condominium (28 Story, West Palm Beach, FL). Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami Florida Akoya (47th Story Condo Building, Miami Beach, FL) Alfred I. DuPont (Office Building, Miami, FL.) Archstone at Hibiscus (14th Story Condo, West Palm Beach, FL). Arte City, Miami, Florida Asia (35th Story Condo, Brickell Key, FL) Austin Convention Center (Austin, Texas) Aventura Corporate Center, Aventura FL Aventura Mall, Aventura FL Barnett Bank (Office Building, Miami, FL.) Baruch Academic Complex (16 Story College and Dormitory, NY, NY) Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (6th Story Medical Building, Miami, FL.) Bay Harbourside/Pointview Condominiums (3 Buildings, Aventura, FL) Block 69, Miami, FL Boca Grand (10th Story Retail, Condo, Boca Raton, FL.) Brickell House, Miami Florida Brickell Bay Office (Post Occupancy inspection, Miami-Brickell, FL) Brickell Bay Village (35th Story Condo Building, Miami-Brickell, FL) Brickell on the River (42 Story Condo, Miami, FL). Brickell on the River II, Miami, FL Capital at Brickell, Miami, Florida Cathay Pacific (Airport, Hong Kong) City 24 (15 Story Condo- Miami, FL) City Palms, West Palm Beach, FL City Place Court Yard (3, 5 Story Buildings, West Palm Beach, FL) City Place South Tower (14 Story Condo, West Palm Beach, FL). City Place Tower (12 Story Condos, West Palm Beach, FL). Continuum II ( 39 Story Condo-Miami Beach, FL) Continuum South Tower, Miami, Florida DCH Redevelopment (Office Building, Hong Kong) Diabetes Research Institute (5 Story Medical Building, Miami, FL.) Downtown Dadeland (7 Mixed Use Towers, Miami FL). Dr. Barbara Shulor Manor (Miami Florida-Community Development) Eloquence on the Bay, Miami, Florida Espirito Santo (35th Story Bank, Retail – Condo, and Hotel (Conrad Hilton) - Miami-Brickell, FL) Executive Residences, Coconut Grove, FL Freemond Residence Palm Beach Florida Gallery Art, Miami Florida Garden Grove (Luxury Grove Residences, Coconut Grove, FL.) Graham Bailey Residence Hillsboro Club ( 2 Story Club House, West Palm Beach, FL) Hilton Hotel Austin Convention Center Hotel (32nd Story, Retail, Hotel – Condo, Austin, TX) Hilton Singer Island Hotel , Ft. Lauderale Himmarshee Landing (Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL) Ice Condominium (34th Story Condo, Miami, FL). Imperial At Brickell (Miami Florida _ Ivax (Office Building, Miami, FL.) J.W. Marriott Hotel (17th Story Hotel, Miami, FL.) Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art - University of Texas at Austin (Austin, Tx) Jenny Tower, Miami, FL Little Haiti (Miami Florida, Retrofit building) Mar Del Plate (17 Story Condo, Miami Beach, FL). Marina Village (5 mid-rise condos plus parking garages, Boynton Beach, FL.) Mark at Clearwater (15 Story Condo, West Palm Beach, FL.) Marquesa Condominium, Marriott Harbor Beach Hotel and Resort McDonald Tower (12th Story Dormitory, Coral Gables, FL) Mediterranea (16th Story Condo, Miami, FL). Miami Shores Presbyterian Church, Miami Shores, FL Miami Science Museum , Downtown Miami Florida Miami Art Museum Downtown Miami Florida Moonbay, Miami, Florida Moorings at Lantana (7, 4, & 3 Story Buildings, West Palm Beach, FL). Nations Bank Tower (Office Building, Miami, FL.) New World Symphony, Miami, Florida Nobe Bay Condominium, Miami Florida North Broward Medical Center, Ocean Colony, Lauderdale Lakes By the Sea, Florida Ocean Grande, Ft. Lauderdale , Florida Oceanfront Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale Florida Oceanview Towers (Hallandale Beach Florida) Palm Beach Condominium (5 story Condo, Orange Beach, AL.) Palm Beach Gardens Community High School Papanicolau Cancer Research Institute (7 Story Medical Building, Miami, FL.) Parc Place, Miami, Florida Pentland tower (12th Story Dormitory, Coral Gables, FL) Portofino Tower (42 Story Condominiums, Miami Beach, FL.) Prado, Miami Florida Radius (Story, Hollywood, FL). Republic National Bank (Office Building, Coral Gables, FL.) Ritz Carlton Hotel / Condo (14th Story Hotel / Condo, Key Biscayne, FL.) River Place (6th Story Office Building, North Miami Beach, FL) Riviera Yacht & Beach Club (19th Story Condominium, Hallandale Beach, FL) Robert E. Johnson (7 Story State Office Building, Austin, Texas) Roseborough Tower (12th Story Dormitory, Coral Gables, FL.) Rosenstiel Medical Science Building (10 Story Medical Building, Miami, FL) Royal Palm Executive Center (5 Story Office Building, Miami FL.) San Antonio Convention Center ( 34 Story Multi-Use Building- San Antonio, TX) Sea Air Towers, Fort Lauderdale, FL Segovia (16 Story Condominium, Coral Gables, FL.) Slade, Miami Florida Solaris Brickell Bay (23rd Story Condo, Miami, FL). Solimar Condominium (Two 12 Story Condominiums, Miami Beach, FL.) Solis Spa Residences, Miami Florida (Peer Review) Sonesta Hotel – Hotel & Condo (32nd Story, Sunny Isle Beach, FL) South Florida International Airport Midfield Terminal Project (Fort Myers, FL) South Olive Park Star Lofts (Miami, FL) Sun Bank (Office Building, Miami, FL) Sunset Harbor Parking Garage (Miami Beach, Florida) Sunshine Towers (Miami Florida) Sylvester Cancer Clinic (3 Story Medical Building, Miami, FL.) Temple Beth Am Temple Beth Shalom Terremark Centre (20 Story Office Building). Terzetto Condominium (16 Story - Aventura, FL) Terzetto Lofts (Aventura, FL) Terzetto Lofts and Condo (Miami Beach, FL.) Terzetto Townhouses (Aventura, FL) Terzetto Villas,Aventura FL Travelodge Hotel (Lake Buena Vista, FL.) Travelodge Hotel (MT. Laurel, NJ) Travelodge Hotel (San Diego, CA.) Travelodge Hotel (San Francisco, CA.) Travelodge Hotel, Toronto East, Canada Trump Palace (45th Story Condo, Sunny Isle Beach, FL) Trump Royale, Sunny Isles Florida Trump Tower ( 52 Story Condo-Tampa, FL) United States Courthouse II (19 Story Federal Courthouse, Tampa, FL) USSS.-Federal Building (10 Story Federal Office Building, Washington D.C.) Venture @ Aventura (11 Story Condo - 3 buildings plus parking garages, Aventura, FL). Verde Gardens (Homestead, Florida ) Villa Lofts (14th Story Condo, West Palm Beach, FL). Village of Merrick Park (2-7 story Buildings, Coral Gables, FL) Village Spires (2-12 Story Condos – Vero Beach, FL) Vistana, San Antonio, Texas Vue at Lake Eoala, Orlando Florida Vue Charlotte, Charlotte ,NC Walsh Building (12th Story Dormitory, Coral Gables, FL.) Westin Diplomat, Hollywood Florida World Trade Center (Office Building, Miami, FL.) EXPERT WITNESS SERVICES: Project: 8380 Kravis Center for the Performing Arts v. Lexington Project: Continuum on South Beach the South Tower Condominium vs. South Beach Ocean Parcel LTD Project: Executive Residences, Coconut Grove, Florida Mr. Stephen P. Ngo, Esq. Butler Pappas Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP Project: 1500 Flamingo, South Beach Florida Represent the insurance Company through Peckar and Abramson P.C. Project: Hilton Austin Convention Center, Austin Texas F.L. Crane & Sons, Inc Vs. Landmark Organization Project: 600 Alton Rd, Miami Beach, FL Mr. Medina & Mr. Choopani represents Insurance Co. for damages that resulted from Hurricane Wilma. Project: Oceanfront Hotel 440 Seabreeze Blvd Fort Lauderdale,