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MISSION STATEMENT
  
" To provide a high quality service & anaysis resulting in an unequaled building project which results in exceeded satisfaction & value for our Clients "
 

The benefit to our Clients is for all building projects to be on time, under budget & to be Code compliant and safe.

Regarding our Expert Witness services, our goal is similar.  And that is to provide vigorous representation of our clients with the highest level of building industry knowledge available.

 
 
COMPANY HISTORY:  Lucian A. Gunter IV, Architect - Owner / IV Consulting
 
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES / EDUCATION:

 

 

Registered Architect: State of California (C22358)

 

Bachelor of Architecture:  Texas Tech University

 

 EMPLOYMENT  HIGHLIGHTS:

 

September 2004 - Present

CONSULTANT ~ IV Consulting (Sole Proprietor) – Architectural Services, Peer Review, Life / Safety & Codes Review, Code Presentations –

Current Clients - University of California ~ Irvine, CA / University of California ~ San Diego, CA  Willdan ~ City of Lake Forest, CA / Architect’s Orange ~ Orange, CA / Ingersoll Rand ~ Arcadia, CA

Administrative / Research - Classroom / Mixed Use / Multi-Family / Commercial / Tenant Improvement Construction

Type I, II, III & V Construction (A, B, E, H, R, S Occupancies) - (Offices, Biological, Computer and Research Laboratories, Multifamily, Mixed-Use, Classrooms)

Job Description: Full service Architectural services.  Campus Building Plan & Specification review, including Inspections, for the University of California Fire Marshal’s at Irvine and San Diego. 

Building plan review and building permit issuance at the City level for multiple cities with additional plan reviews for County and DSA projects. 

Have given Code presentations to Architects and Groups regarding general code, exiting & door hardware issues with various Clients.

 

August 1998 - July 2004

PROJECT MANAGER / PROJECT ARCHITECT, Associate ~ McLarand, Vasquez, Emsiek & Partners, Irvine, CA

Commercial / Governmental / Mixed Use / Multi-Family Construction

Type I, II, III & V Construction (A, B, I, R, S Occupancies) - (Corporate Offices, DPSS facilities, Mixed Use Multifamily w/ Retail)

Contributions:  Managing staff along with hands on production to coordinate and produce complicated projects. 

Problem solving, value engineering, scheduling, deadlines and budget control focus.

 

June 1996 – April 1998

PROJECT MANAGER / PROJECT ARCHITECT ~ Fluor Daniel, Irvine, CA

Commercial / Telecommunications Construction / Project Management

Type I, II, III, & V Construction (A, B, I Occupancies) - (Clean rooms, Corporate Headquarters, 911 facilities, Telecomm. Facilities Projects)

Contributions:  Managing staff to produce multiple short duration projects within budget. 

Established product delivery streamlining which resulted in cost savings and work reduction while still providing high level service to Clients.

Field experience working with the General Contractor on Fluor’s Corporate Headquarters project.

 

August 1992 -June 1996

PROJECT ARCHITECT / JOB CAPTAIN ~ Gensler & Associates, Architects, Santa Monica, CA

Airport Terminal Construction

Type I Construction (A, B, M Occupancies)

Contributions: Strong Programming / Schematic / Design Development / Construction Documents capabilities.

Co-led a 28 man team on the Guam Airport on construction documents creation with special emphasis on full exterior detailing for this and other Airport projects.

 

March 1991 -April 1992

PROJECT ARCHITECT / JOB CAPTAIN ~ Irwin Architectural Partnership, Huntington Beach, CA

Senior Care & Assisted Living Communities / Churches Construction

Type V Construction (A, B, I Occupancies)

Contributions: Created CAD Dept. from ground up, established CAD standards, trained staff, and managed complex projects during CD’s and Construction.

 

March 1988 - March 1991

SENIOR ARCHITECT / JOB CAPTAIN ~ McLarand, Vasquez & Partners, Costa Mesa, CA

Office / Hi-Rise Residential Construction

Type I Construction (A, B, M Occupancies)

High Rise / Mid Rise Commercial Construction with the use of high-end materials.

Contributions: Strong Design Development / Construction Documents interface with Commitment to teamwork and strong end product quality.

 

August 1987 - March 1988

JUNIOR ARCHITECT / JOB CAPTAIN ~ The Hill Partnership, Inc., Newport Beach, CA

Institutional Construction

Type I, II & V Construction (A, B, I Occupancies)

New Construction / Reconstruction of Schools & Hospital Work

 

August 1986 - August 1987

JUNIOR ARCHITECT ~ Blurock/Van Roon Architects, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA

Institutional Construction

Type V Construction (A, B, I Occupancies)

Reconstruction & New Construction of Schools

 

March 1985 - August 1986

APPRENTICE / INTERN ARCHITECT ~ Shepherd & Boyd, USA, Dallas, TX

Office / Hi-Rise Residential Construction

Type I Construction (A, B, S Occupancies)

High Rise Condominiums / Mid Rise & Low Rise Office Buildings / Multi-Family, Hotel Renovations and Strip Commercial Development.

 

COMPANY * CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS
 
Mr. Gunter continues to strive to make all of his clients, consultants and business associates life long relationships.  This desire translates into his firm conviction to provide the best services available to his clients.  On this project, and all the next projects to come as a result of this relationship.  He takes every project on as if it were his own and consistently delivers at a high level of service. 
 
IV Consulting is located in Laguna Hills, California which is centrally located between Los Angeles and San Diego allowing for convenient and full Southern California coverage.  All sized project can be accomodated.