Paul Keating
kinsale,Ireland
Summary
Accomplished senior-level professional with extensive 27 years of experience in architectural design and typologies, contractual knowledge of RIAI forms, and leadership in high-end architectural firms in the USA. Demonstrated expertise in client negotiation, execution of design, permitting, and production drawing stages for bid sets. Proven ability to negotiate bids with appointed general contractors and manage office administration, including leadership meetings with practice owners on project scheduling and direction. Skilled in financial forecasting for projects, driving performance, evaluating team performance, and developing recruitment and retention strategies for future offices in Dubai and Jordan. Committed to innovation facilitation for sustainable design ethos. Currently has written for several Architectural magazines and has been featured extensively in several architectural Journals
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Managing director
J E Keating and Associates Limited
Kinsale, County Cork
09.1998 - Current
- Qualifications
- Registered RIAI Architect membership Number 15058
- Registered RIBA Architect membership Number 20055514
- Registered AIA ( Architects Institute of America) National, International and Continental member – Member number 39299199
- Registered Conservation Grade 3 Architect since 2015
- Registered PSDP Architect (Project Supervisor for design Process) since 2019- Designing in accordance with Health and Safety regulations.
- Managing Director of Architects practice J E Keating and Associates from 2007 to present
- Head of Residential Design For Behar and Peteranecz Architects in St Petersburg Florida from September 2023 to March 2025
- IDI member Institute of Designers of Ireland since 2017 – By Invitation / Interview only membership by means of Portfolio submission.
- Currently Registered since 2022 under the Foreign Architect Pat NCARB registration ongoing– Membership number 872725
- Fully qualified in Sustainable design for Near Zero Energy Buildings ( NZEB) certificate number 10000012 issued Jan 2022
- Whole Life Carbon Training July 2021
- Qualified BER Assessor ( Building Energy Rated Assessor) registration number 100515253 since 2008.
- Qualified Commercial BER Assessor ( Building Energy Rated Assessor) registration number 100515253 since 2009.
- Yearly RIAI ,RIBA and AIAU CPD compliance certificate audited and fully submitted for each of the institutes.
Head of Residential Design
Behar and Peteranecz Architects
St Petersburg, Florida, United States of America
09.2023 - 03.2025
- Design Lead, Production Architect of one off House In Telluride Colorado
- Design Lead , Production Architect for a New 15,000 sq foot Douglas Fir Barn House hunting Lodge
- Design Lead , Production Architect for a New 8000 sq ft House for Celebrity clients in Bay Shore Drive Tampa Florida
- Design Lead , Production Architect for 24,000 sq ft House in Bellair St Petersburg
- Managed team of 8 young architects in America, Amman Jordan and Dubai
- Meeting new clients and fee proposals
Junior architect
Miller Bourne Partnership
Hove Brighton, England
01.1994 - 12.1997
- Drafted technical drawings by hand
- Created scale models for client presentations, resulting in increased satisfaction rates.
- Created Master Plans for Safeway shopping Centres
- Created large scale master plans for Norwich town center
- Developed detailed hand drawings for residential and commercial structures. Including prestige projects such as Brighton University and Yehudi Menuhin school and dormitories
Education
BA ( Honours) Arch - Architecture
University for the Creative Arts
Canterbury England 09.1990 - 06.1993
MRIAI - Architecture
University College Dublin
Dublin 09.2013 - 06.2015
Registered Conservation Grade 3 Architect - Conservation
RIAI
Dublin 01.2014 - 05.2015
Skills
- Technical proficiency in different aspects of Architectural design and Typologies
- Contractual knowledge of RIAI, Blue , White and Pink forms of contract
- Senior-Level collaboration in high end Architectural firm in the USA and client negotiation and execution of design , permitting and Production drawing stage drawings for Bid sets
- Bid negotiation with appointed GCs
- General Office administration and Leadership Meetings with Practice Owners on project scheduling and practice direction
- Financial Forecasting for each project
- Project leadership
- Performance driving
- Performance evaluation of my Residential Team
- Recruitment and retention strategy for future Dubai and Jordanian Office
- Innovation facilitation for adopting a more sustainable design ethos
Timeline
Head of Residential Design
Behar and Peteranecz Architects
09.2023 - 03.2025
Registered Conservation Grade 3 Architect - Conservation
RIAI
01.2014 - 05.2015
MRIAI - Architecture
University College Dublin
09.2013 - 06.2015
Managing director
J E Keating and Associates Limited
09.1998 - Current
Junior architect
Miller Bourne Partnership
01.1994 - 12.1997
BA ( Honours) Arch - Architecture
University for the Creative Arts
09.1990 - 06.1993
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