CLARKE CATON HINTZ - Key Persons
Brian Slaugh brings over twenty years of experience in municipal government and consulting practices as a principal of Clarke Caton Hintz. He concentrates his practice as a consulting planner for a number of public and private sector clients. For public sector clients, Mr. Slaugh provides professional advice on municipal planning matters including master and comprehensive plans, development ordinances, review of development applications, and expert testimony. Mr. Slaugh has authored a substantial number of zoning, subdivision, and site plan ordinances for municipalities. He negotiates on behalf of municipalities on complex development projects with developers, attorneys, engineers and other planners.
Job Titles:
- Landscape Architect
- Principal Emeritus
Mr. Hintz is a landscape architect and planning consultant with forty-three years experience in both the public and private sectors. His municipal experience includes preparation of master plans, site plan subdivision and zoning ordinances and site/subdivision reviews. He is also a landscape architect and environmental consultant and has prepared environmental and wetlands studies for municipalities, school boards, developers and citizens groups. He has also prepared landscape designs for schools, parks, sports facilities and various public and private estates. Mr. Hintz has extensive experience in expert testimony and has been qualified as an expert in planning and environmental consulting in thirteen of the Superior Courts of New Jersey. He has also been an adjunct professor in the fields of landscape architecture and planning at Rutgers University.
Geoffrey Vaughn has played an integral design and project management roles in a wide variety of planning, urban redevelopment and landscape architectural projects. His extensive experience includes projects in the commercial and public sectors as well as downtown and regional studies in New Jersey. Along with his landscape architectural experience he has been involved in GIS mapping of land use, zoning, environmental, park, recreation and open space plans for several townships throughout New Jersey. Mr. Vaughn's project management experience can be seen in the preparation of construction documentation for several of the firms recent Landscape Architectural projects including the Glassbororo Town Square, Mercer County September 11 Memorial, Village Square Park, Locust Grove Boulevard, and The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway.
George Hibbs has extensive experience in design and construction of a wide variety of project types, including: sports facilities, parking structures, education, housing, urban design and historic preservation. As a member of Clarke Caton Hintz since 1991, Mr. Hibbs has come to specialize in the design of education and athletic facilities. These projects have ranged from primary and secondary schools to university buildings and minor league athletic facilities.
Job Titles:
- Director of Information Services
As a member of the Clarke Caton Hintz team, James has 8 years of professional experience and a Master of Infrastructure Planning and Bachelor of Architecture from NJIT. His experience began with a curiosity about the built environment and the process of design and construction. James strives to create projects that exceed the owner's expectations and overcome complex problems that require elegant and unique solutions. James' ability to rapidly adapt to various project topologies and scales is evident in his work from small scale building repairs to complex historic restorations, and large scale urban planning projects. He brings a technical rigor, passion for efficiency, and expertise in BIM to the Clarke Caton Hintz team.
In his more than 25 years with Clarke Caton Hintz, John Hatch has managed the design and construction of a wide array of architecturally significant buildings. These include Glen Cairn Hall at TESU, the new School of Business at NJCU, the restoration of Morven, the former governor's mansion in Princeton, the Roebling Complex Re-development, and multiple phases of the Roebling Complex Redevelopment. His work includes new and renovated facilities for Colleges and Universities, as well as public and independent schools; multi-unit and senior housing projects; historic and urban revitalization projects; as well as significant commercial and civil projects. All of his projects address issues of context, civic life and sustainability. In addition to his design work, John has written and lectured about such topics as historic preservation, sustainability and urban redevelopment.
Founded by John Clarke in 1979, Clarke Caton Hintz has developed into one of the region's most respected architectural, planning and landscape design firms. The firm reflects Mr. Clarke's commitment to approach design and development projects from a multi-faceted, inter-disciplinary point of view. Expertise and experience gained in one field such as architecture informs decisions in other areas such as planning and landscape architecture.
Mr. Septién has been with Clarke Caton Hintz since 2007 and has been responsible for the multitude of Information Technology aspects of the firm, including serving as its CAD and BIM Manager. He has focused the past 26 years of his professional life to streamlining production by facilitating the use of the computer and network infrastructure of several architectural firms in New York and New Jersey. Jorge is an active member of AUGI (Autodesk® User Group International) and was involved in the early development of the United States National CAD Standard (NCS) Layer guidelines. He is also a member of Autodesk's Expert Elite program, which recognizes Autodesk customers around the world that contribute to the Autodesk Community by sharing their product knowledge, best practices and expertise. Jorge worked with other key people in and out of the firm on incorporating BIM (Building Information Modeling) into the current workflow of CCH with minimal interruption and a proper training approach.
Ms. Lonergan is a professional planner with over 25 years experience in land use planning in both the public and private sectors. Ms. Lonergan has an expertise in affordable housing planning having been named Special Court Master in Mt. Laurel litigation before the New Jersey Superior Court and having prepared and implemented affordable housing plans for over 20 municipal clients. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Lonergan worked for the NJ Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) for eight years as Chief of Housing Services. Ms. Lonergan regularly attends planning and zoning board public meetings as a municipal planning consultant. Ms. Lonergan's private sector experience includes expert planning testimony and development feasibility analyses and fiscal impact statements.
Matthew has extensive experience bringing projects from concept design through construction in a diverse array of project typologies. He has worked on projects internationally and both coasts with experience anchored in educational facilities from child development through higher educational learning facilities and also extending into dormitories, multi-family housing, commercial and government offices, medical and scientific project types. With over 12 years of experience, Matthew continues to help provide clarity and form to a client's vision, while managing large teams of consultants and engineers. His ability to refine conceptual ideas throughout a project's design, detailing and construction, helps ensure its overall success by achieving goals, while maintaining constructability and project schedules.
Michael Sullivan's practice is founded upon a commitment to excellence in environmental planning and design, advocacy of the principles of smart growth and the creation of livable places. His work - which encompasses urban and traditional neighborhood design, landscape architecture and master planning - has been recognized by the American Planning Association, the American Society of Landscape Architects and other organizations.
Mr. Sullivan is responsible for the formulation of planning and design strategies within a spectrum of contexts, including the redevelopment of cities and the preservation of rural landscapes. His vision and innovation has led to the creation and revitalization of some of New Jersey's most successful public places.
Michael brings to the firm a far reaching and broad appreciation for design and the built environment. He has led teams on complex and enduring projects. Among them, the adaptive reuse of the historic Roebling complex in Trenton, New Jersey, the renovation and addition to the Robert J. Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College, multiple large scale renovations to critical buildings at the heart of Montclair State University, and the nearly $300 million dollar, multi-structure parks and recreation development supporting Yankee Stadium in New York.
Phil Caton has directed land use programming, site planning and redevelopment initiatives for public agencies and as a private consultant for over 35 years. Mr. Caton has prepared Redevelopment Plans for most of New Jersey's large cities, including: Trenton, Camden, Jersey City and Elizabeth. He has prepared Master Plans and zoning ordinances for many municipalities.
Mr. Caton is an acknowledged expert in affordable housing and in the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR). In the affordable housing arena he has been appointed by the N.J. Superior Court as a special master in litigation involving over 50 municipalities - well beyond that of any other planner in the state - and has served as an affordable housing consultant to more than 45 municipalities.
As an award winning architect and designer, Stephen brings over twenty years of experience in a wide variety of architecture, planning and landscape architecture projects. His experience includes all phases of project development: from schematic design to construction administration. He has had designs published in American School and University Magazine, Architect Magazine, Texas Architect Magazine, and the book Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture. His design work on the new Roebling School in Trenton and at the Rutgers University Tillett Hall renovation received design awards by the New Jersey Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. In 2011, Stephen was presented with the AIA-NJ Young Architect of the Year Award.