KENNETH A. KARKAU, RA 955 PINKERTON CT. BRENTWOOD, TN 37027-1810 kk11992fa@westpost.

net 615 / 771-2752 * KARKAU & ASSOCIATES/ PRINCIPLE ARCHITECT - (Brentwood,TN) 1992-2011 Ken succes sfully restored his Sole Proprietor Firm in 1992 and added 19 years as an accomp lished architect. He directed and motivated up to 7 employees to perform consis tent superior building design, and perform within demanding time schedules for a mix of projects including Hospitals, Clinics, Nursing Homes, Hotels, Churches, Educational, Industrial, Commercial, and Fed/ State/ Municipal Government. Ken' s tireless work is evident in 35+ years professional experience, insisting on ac curate and thorough documents to avoid costly construction problems and changes. Construction Managering experience on 9 Office buildings and residences enhanc ed his credibility and understanding with contractors. He is adept developing a nd maintaining strong relationships with clients, and collaborates with Consulta nts that cooperate to provide thorough coordination. He strives to introduce uni que design options to allow superior results. Client retention always is a prio rity, and Ken has worked with several clients with 15-20+ year relations. Clark sville Manor Nursing Home (TN Health Mgmt) with 120 skilled beds in Clarksville, TN is the most recent large project, completed 10/2009, construction cost: $11. 5 million. He is proficient in AutoCad 2000i and 2008, also Microsoft Office Wo rd 2007, Office Outlook, Excel & Adobe. These are the basic means for his design s. He plans to attain Green certification and learn Revit soon. A full list of projects and selected project photos are being sent. The total of both location s of Karkau & Associates are over 300 projects, and over $450 million constructi on costs. * LOCKWOOD-GREENE (Nashville, TN) 1990-1992 Ken managed 12 personnel Architect G roup, assigning and reviewing design & production for industrial projects, inclu ding, Bridgestone Corporation, in Morrison, TN, GM Saturn Plant in Spring Hill, TN and other industrial and municipal projects. He also prospected for new proje cts. * BARGE-WAGGONER-SUMNER-CANNON/ MANAGER ARCHITECT DEPT (Nashville, TN) 1988-1990 Ken managed 25 personnel Architecture Dept., assigning and reviewing architects work for all projects. Ken was designer for two educational projects awarded fo r excellence (see below). * KARKAU & ASSOCIATES/ PRINCIPLE ARCHITECT (Edmond, OK) 1981-1988 Ken brought 11 employees and all architectural projects from McCaleb Associates. McCaleb ran f or Governor and Ken completed projects & developed new clients, provided excelle nt service, performed unique work with many Native Indian Tribes, Federal projec ts with DOD military, Veteran Hosp. & DHHS, including passive and active solar p rojects, local schools, commercial, churches, schools and Multi-family homes. K en won runner-up design for Altus AFB - Consolidated Maintenance/ Operations Fac ility (AWACS) design. Ken was principle for the minority collaborative, OMNI DES IGN GROUP, Selected for many federal projects and Indian projects. * MNT ARCHITECTS and McCaleb Associates (Edmond, OK) 1976-1981 Ken's experience included work as licensed architect/ Architect project manager, including extens ive design experience with Educational, Commercial, Government (Fed/ State/ Muni cipal), DOD, Religious, Native Indian Tribes, and Medical projects. ASSOCIATIONS NCARB Certified - Held license in 18 states, formerly AIA, and CSI DESIGN HONORS & EDUCATION * TN AIA -Student Wellness Center for Tennessee Technical University, Cookeville , Tennessee * COE -Altus AFB Consolidated Maintenance/ Operations Facility (AWACS), Altus AF B, Oklahoma * Bargerton Elementary School (Henderson County) Bargerton, Tennessee * University of Michigan: Bachelor of Architecture & Master of Architecture - Hi gh Honors