HPS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- Senior Designer
Alan Turner continues "to boldly go where no one has gone before", LEED Platinum Data Centers, Net Zero MOB's . . . all this while transforming HPS into a majority employee-owned company (ESOP). Alan has served on the Board of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley, served as AIA Silicon Valley Chapter President, and in 15 years has never missed running the Silicon Valley Turkey Trot. His favorite hack: one can of soup fuels a 45 minute run.
Banou Rostami joins us from the concrete walls of Wurster Hall and brings a GO-Bears-enthusiasm for all things related to architecture, swimming, and dancing too. In addition to residing in Berkeley, she has also lived in Tehran, Melbourne, Vienna, and now San Jose. Locally, she still hasn't found what she's looking for: a rooftop restaurant that combines great food with great views, please advise!
Job Titles:
- Emeritus Director / Senior Associate
David Regester was born in SJ's O'Connor Hospital and after a brief exile on the east coast returned to Santa Clara on a mission to improve the valley one project at a time. He's enjoyed developing long relationships with Clients and General Contractors while his wife and two young sons provide frequent and keen architectural criticism . . . move over John King.
Gary Crosman walks easily between the worlds of music, food, and architecture. Gary transitioned from studying drama to studying architecture at Cal and has been designing dramatically great spaces ever since. Boundless energy combined with years of experience . . . if you bring up the subject of food, prepare for a long tasty description of his latest best meal.
Job Titles:
- Senior Interior Designer / Associate
John Blasquez is a longtime local denizen with deep roots in the local community. After a stint at the new School of Architecture and Design in San Diego he returned to work at his favorite place in CA, the Santa Clara Valley. John's late nighters might include some not-so-classic-rock but the proof is in the pudding and we won't quibble about hearing Hotel California one more time. Plus John knows all the best places for lunch.
John Spotorno scoffs at design deadlines and when two options are required usually produces a couple more, complete with birds-eye perspectives. This California cowboy is up well before dawn riding his Co2 free electric pony into the office while most mere mortals are still snoring. John has an inability to accept things as they are and a passion for making things better.
Job Titles:
- BD C, Marketing Manager / Associate
Manali Chitre used drones to reclaim a brownfield site in her student thesis and now employs equally creative ideas to keep projects moving forward. She also is keeping the HPS visualization team moving forward all while being a first time Mom . . . congrats Manali!
Vachik Zirakian welcomes challenges and cheerfully faces daunting deadlines. When he's not checking millwork shop drawings he likes to be in the shop making millwork. While graduating from SJSU's Design program he sleuthed out all the best dives, drive-in's, and diners but don't tell Guy Fieri, Vachik can guide foodies to the best cuisine in LA or Tehran too!
Winnie Wong doesn't wait and wish for things to happen; she jumps right in and works with the team to develop innovative ideas. Nothing new as Winnie was already sharing her design knowledge as a Teaching Assistant in the SJSU Interior Design program. When she's not helping us meet design deadlines, she enjoys photography, capturing natural landscapes, streetscapes, and most recently portraits. Winning Winnie Wong!