MAY ARCHITECTURE + INTERIORS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Healthcare Practice Leader
"A baby is born, or someone is seriously ill - some of our most pivotal moments are spent in healthcare settings. We design spaces that help the healing process."
With more than 40-years of healthcare-focused architectural practice, Bill is one of May Architecture's ACHA board-certified Healthcare Architects. As a result, he is well-informed with current healthcare-related topics, delivery models and regulatory requirements. Bill recognizes the importance of our long-term client relationships and, consequently, takes a hands-on approach with each of his projects. At project kick-off, Bill works directly with each client stakeholder group to establish project-specific goals and objectives. Maintaining open communication through regularly scheduled meetings, Bill oversees project implementation at each phase of development, and continues his support through field observation during construction, all the way through to ribbon-cutting.
Job Titles:
- Director of Healthcare Planning
"Our work is like solving a complex three-dimensional puzzle. It is deeply satisfying to see staff and patients use their new space when the puzzle is complete."
With nearly 30-years of professional practice, Dawn has extensive experience working with clients in hospitals, clinics, and academic medical centers to plan and implement complex healthcare projects across the country and around the world. Dawn spends time listening carefully to facility managers and user groups to understand their current building's operational and aesthetic challenges. Using this feedback as a guide, she initiates a collaborative process for helping clients develop a vision for their new facility. Throughout the design process and through construction completion, Dawn remains a client advocate, working hard to make sure the finished project reflects our client's original intent.
Driven to improve healthcare facilities and delivery models, Emily's creative problem-solving skills and analytical design approach result in spaces that are innovative and functional for medical professionals and inviting and comfortable for patients. Clients appreciate that Emily blends her technical and design skills with a strong ability to build stakeholder consensus. She is committed to developing a customized collaborative process that is unique for each client and focused on that client's specific project goals. As one of May Architecture's two ACHA board-certified architects, Emily's expertise addresses not only healthcare design best practices, but focuses on current healthcare regulations and process improvement as well.
"We aspire to deliver healing spaces for patients, their medical teams and their caregivers. Ultimately, our goal is to work as an extension of our client's team."
"I have always been committed to the principle of "Best Idea Wins." It's not where an idea comes from - a recent graduate, a firm principal, or a construction partner - it's the quality and potential of the idea that should win the day."
May Architecture's founder is the son of educators. His family's love of learning nurtured Gil's ever-present curiosity and desire for continuous improvement. Gil's drive for combining both design and technical excellence sets the overall tone for the firm. With almost 30 years of professional experience across a broad variety of award-winning projects, Gil's aptitude for communication and problem-solving skills are especially helpful within today's fast-paced construction industry where immediate responses are required for complex issues.
Jay wears multiple hats for May Architecture. With degrees in Business Management and Building Construction, Jay is well-suited to manage the firm's contracts, operations, and strategic planning, as well as frequently working directly with clients. Prior to joining May Architecture, Jay was Capital Projects Director for Georgia Tech Campus Services. His extensive experience in planning and managing projects in both the higher education and private sectors has led to highly developed organizational, problem-solving, communication, and consensus building skills.
Both a licensed architect and a registered interior designer, Shelly offers the extraordinary combination of excellent design eye and strong technical and coordination expertise. Shelly's project experience ranges from higher education and healthcare, to hospitality and retail, and to high-level bio-containment facilities. Regardless of the project type, Shelly's clients appreciate her quick problem-solving, detailed responses, clear communication, and strong professionalism. As our Principal of Design, Shelly is responsible for overseeing the creative integrity of every project before it leaves the office - at every phase of design. There is never a "one style fits all" approach. Shelly's tenacity for client-focused design results in materials and form best suited to the individual project.