BETSY HOOPER, RA, CDT

1339 Grainger Ave.

Knoxville, TN  37917

865-540-4443

 

 

EXPERIENCE

           

Design and construction documents for residential and small commercial buildings, both new construction and renovation.  Construction documents for interior office build outs, equestrian arena buildings, restaurants, churches, and medical buildings.   Construction Administration for Hope VI Mechanicsville redevelopment.

 

REGISTRATION / CERTIFICATION

 

State of Tennessee

NCARB

CSI CDT


 

WORK HISTORY

 

Jan 02-          BARBER & McMURRY INC.  Knoxville, TN

Present           Project Manager.   First Farragut United Methodist Church, Baptist Healt System West- 342,000 SF

                        Hospital and Medical Office Building complex.

 

Dec 99-         MARTELLA ASSOCIATES.   Knoxville, TN

Jan 02            Hope VI (HUD) Mechanicsville redevelopment.  Residential renovations and additions.

 

Aug 98-        DESIGNERS ALLIANCE, INC.   Knoxville, TN

Dec 99           Registrant in charge:   Churches, log homes.

 

Mar 96-         BULLOCK, SMITH, AND PARTNERS.   Knoxville, TN

July 98           Staff architect:   Fairground and equestrian arena buildings, Alan Jackson Showcar Cafe,

                        Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, Golf View Condominiums.

 

Dec 95-         WYSTWYND DESIGN.   Knoxville, TN

Mar 96           Staff architect:   Various residential and small commercial projects.

 

Aug 94-        CONSULTING FOR ARCHITECTS (CFA).  Boston, MA

Nov 95          Contract employment with the following firms:

 

                        July 95-         LDA ARCHITECTS.  Cambridge, MA

                        Nov 95          Various residential projects.

 

                        Nov 94-        HARLEY ASSOCIATES.  Boston, MA

                        June 95          60,000 Sq. Ft. fast track tenant buildout in Waltham, MA for SAP computer training                                             headquarters.

 

                        Aug 94-        CANNON.  Boston, MA

                        Nov 94          Medical research laboratory building (Housman Building at Boston University)

 

                        June 94-        SASAKI ASSOCIATES.  Watertown, MA

                        Aug 94          Fast track renovation of 250,000 sq. ft. office space in Franklin, MA for Putnam 

                                                Investments.

 

Sept 92-         HOLLAND MARK MARTIN.   Burlington, MA

June 94          Technical account representative:   Database design and manipulation in a direct mail marketing

                        environment.

 

Nov 91-         R.E. DINNEEN ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS.  Boston, MA

Aug 92          Staff architect:   Variety of small renovations, additions and interior projects, commercial and

                        residential.

 

Sept 91-         TAMS.   Boston, MA

Nov 91           Ten week contract:   Drawings for third Harbor Tunnel ventilation building.

 

Aug 91           Freelance work.   Lynn, MA.  Design and construction documents for residential addition.

 

May 90-       ONDRAS ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS, INC.  Somerville, MA

Apr 91            Staff architect:   Audobon Society office annex,  Massport soundproofing houses near Logan

                        Airport (FAA), Massport Communications center at Logan Airport tower.

 

Feb 90-         MOSHE SAFDIE & ASSOCIATES.   Somerville, MA

Apr 90           Two month contract:   Renovation of Morgan Hall at Harvard Business School.

 

Oct 88-         DAVID M. CRAWLEY, ASSOCIATES.   Plymouth, MA

Dec 89           Staff:   Residential and small commercial.

 

Summer         CHAPMAN, COYLE, CHAPMAN AND ASSOC.  Atlanta, GA

Jobs                LRE ENGINEERING, INC.  Atlanta, GA

85-87             PETER HAND ARCHITECTS.   Atlanta, GA

 

Feb 80-         AT&T BELL LABORATORIES.   Norcross, GA

Sept 84           Member of   Technical Staff:  Development of technology for manufacture of optical fibers for

                        telecommunications.

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Green Building series of articles for The Speck (Local CSI newsletter)

 

EDUCATION

 

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta  GA

Master of Architecture, June 1988

 

University of California, Berkeley  CA

MS Electrical Engineering, December 1979 

 

Duke University, Durham  NC

BS Electrical Engineering/Physics, May 1977  

 

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

 

Music Director, Knoxville Scottish Music Club - 1998-present

New England Regional Scottish Fiddle Championship - 1995

Southeast Regional Scottish Fiddle Championship - 1996, 1998

Recordings:   Flying Tomatoes (International folk dance music)

                        Dances Frae the North (Scottish folk dance music)

Bands:             Drops of Brandy   (Scottish folk music, 1998 - present)

                        Contra Amazons (Contra-dance music, 1998 - present)

                        Flying Tomatoes (International folk dance music, 1992-1995)

 

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST