BLGY - Key Persons
Mr. Hawkins has a unique A-E project delivery background experience accrued from his exemplary public service career prior to joining BLGY and his ensuing private sector project exposure gained thereafter for the past 32 years. After attaining architectural licensing in 1975 he spent nine years with the City of Austin, Texas wherein he was responsible for in-house A-E design assignments and for project management oversight on a wide variety of City facilities accomplished by consulting A-E firms. After attaining the City of Austin the position of Manager, Office of Facilities Planning & Construction, he exited to join the Austin Independent School District as Executive Director of its Construction Management Department for five years wherein he successfully led delivery of 12 new campuses and scores of renovations before departing for the private sector.
Joining BLGY in 1988, he has integrated his proven successful public service career knowledge with the well-known capabilities and other firm strengths established within BLGY since its founding in 1955. While in public service Mr. Hawkins attained firsthand exposure to consultant A-E performances ranging from sub-par to excellent. Upon joining BLGY He promptly sought to utilize that knowledge to benefit all project stakeholders in every assignment. Not having forgotten the quality of A-E performance necessary for repeat hire in addition to meeting industry standards for acceptable A-E performance, he knows firsthand the importance of unquestionably meeting client needs. His position at BLGY empowers him to influence delivery of successful services and stress necessity for client satisfaction on every project.
Education
B.A. of Architecture, School of Architecture
University of Texas at Austin, 1969
I was born in Corpus Christi, but I have lived everywhere from Paraguay to Amherst, Massachusetts and Kenmore, Washington. That said, most of my life I have lived here in Central Texas. My wife and I are the proud parents of two wonderful twin girls. Prior returning to school to complete my architectural education, I worked in construction as an electrician. I was the field supervisor overseeing 20 crews and all our subs. While at the University of Washington I was part of a group that worked with the City of Seattle to revitalize impoverished neighborhoods our work began as a studio but spun into work directly for the City. We also remodeled an abandoned building on the University campus and turned it into a studio space for the School of Architecture.
Professionally I began my Architectural career as a model maker for a firm that specialized in education and medical facilities. They found I had other skills and I quickly moved beyond model making as the assistant to the lead designer for the medical studio. I then moved to a firm that focused on Libraries and City Halls where I stayed for 8 years until my family and I returned to Texas. Upon landing in Austin I began working contract for BLGY. I took a permanent position at another firm but after 2 years a position opened up at BLGY and I have been here ever since.
Education
A product of AISD Graduating from Lanier (Navarro) high school in 1991
University of Washington 2002 BA Architecture
University of Washington 2004 MA Architecture
Ms. Hagler brings to BLGY more than 35 years of accounting experience in state government, public accounting firms, family-owned business and other industries. Born and raised in Austin, she has been with the firm since 2002.
Ms. Shah has over 10 years of experience in the architectural field in all project phases from conceptual design to construction administration. She has worked on a multitude of diverse projects internationally and locally. Shah is detail-oriented, attentive, and a dedicated team member with an insatiable desire to learn.
Job Titles:
- Chief Construction Officer
JT Guthrie is a veteran of the industry with over four decades managing and executing Construction Oversight for numerous successfully accomplished K-12, municipal and commercial projects. A returning BLGY employee, his most recent experience has been on the client-side, as Special Projects Coordinator for Round Rock ISD. This exposure has provided him with additional insight into the inner workings of school district construction projects. JT's prior 18 years at BLGY gave him a broad-based knowledge of school construction and renovation with duties including field observations, quality control, estimating, document reviews, construction schedule reviews, consultant coordination, conflict resolution, pay application reviews, and construction contract administration.
Education
Texas Tech University, BA Economics