Wynn & Associates - Residential Design & Drafting

Joseph Wynn has a degree in Architecture from the University of Florida and is a member of the American Institute of Building Design. He has been designing homes and additions in the local area for more than 25 years and has also built homes as a residential contractor. He has presented at many of the annual Home Shows held at the Leon County Civic Center and participates in continuing education regarding building practices and Green design techniques. In 2007, Joseph Wynn was given an Award of Merit by the Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation for his design work on the restoration of the Hart House in Myers Park.

Our Mission Statement:
Wynn & Associates Residential Design & Drafting is dedicated to providing high quality, permit & construction-ready blueprints for custom homes, additions, and remodeling projects. We value a close relationship with our clients and contractors by which we can evaluate and meet their wants, needs, and budget. Twenty years of residential design experience allow us to put our client's dreams on paper in an efficient and effective manner.

Jacob R. Jaks, (Jake) - Jaks Engineering

Jake is the owner and principal engineer for JAKS Engineering, a company that has been providing development services in the Tallahassee area since 1997. A native of northern California, Jake grew up on the family farm located in the Sacramento Valley, near the small town of Wheatland. He attended the Virginia Military Institute, and graduated as the Regimental Commander, with a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering in 1981. For the next seven years, Jake served in the United States Marine Corps as a Naval Aviator. His various duties while in the Marines included Flight Instructor at NAS Kingsville, Texas, and Air Combat Tactics Instructor in the F-4 Phantom aircraft stationed in Beaufort, South Carolina. He also held positions in the aircraft maintenance departments of the several squadrons to which he was attached. After leaving the military, Jake took a position as a civil engineer with the City of Oroville, California. While working here, (from 1988 to 1992), Jake designed various public works facilities such as roads, drainage facilities, sanitary sewer and water utilities. He was also able to obtain his professional engineers license in 1991. In 1992, Jake moved to Tallahassee to take a position with the City of Tallahassee’s Public Works Engineering Division. In this position, he was responsible for the coordinating the design of many road improvement and drainage improvement projects. During this period, (1992 to 1995), Jake learned and became proficient in the use of Computer Aided Design, (CAD). In 1995, Jake decided to enter private practice, and joined the firm of Bobby Presnell and Associates, Inc. With the dissolution of that firm, (due to the retirement of Mr. Presnell), Jake founded his own design company in 1997. Since that time, JAKS Engineering has provided engineering design services for private development, public improvement, and agricultural clients. His client base has remained steady since founding the company, with return clients representing a majority of the work performed. Jake has been married for 25 years to his wife Donna, and has three grown sons.

Alpha Geotechnical and Testing Services, Inc.

Alpha Geotechnical and Testing Services, Inc. is a full service geotechnical and construction materials testing firm based in Tallahassee, Florida since 1998. Our specialty is subsurface explorations and evaluations for structures including residential buildings, commercial low and high rise buildings, bridges, dams and roadways. We also specialize in subsurface evaluations for storm water management facilities. After construction, we offer construction materials testing and inspection for the soil, concrete, asphalt and steel components of the facility. Additionally, we conduct Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) for property transactions to provide the necessary due diligence. Our professional engineering licensure includes Florida, Georgia and North Carolina and we have Florida water well contractor licensure.

Cuneo Creative Consultants, Inc.

Al Cuneo is President and Creative Director of Cuneo Creative Consultants, a Tallahassee-based creative design and marketing consultancy. With more than 45 years experience in the graphic design industry, he has held many executive-level positions including art director, creative director, account supervisor and partner on the agency as well as client-side. He is also past president of the Tallahassee Advertising Federation and has a passion for graphic design education.

Cuneo brings his award-winning design expertise and a unique creative edge to his clients’ marketing efforts. He specializes in creating ‘brands’ along with numerous collateral products, adverising and retail concepts for numerous local, regional and national companies.

With extensive print, broadcast, POS and web experience, Cuneo regularly gives speeches and seminars on "Creative Advertising that Sells." Clients include real estate, automotive, retail, insurance, banking, health care, publishing, restaurants and packaged food products.

Florida Environmental and Land Services, Inc.

Prior to founding Florida Environmental & Land Services, Inc. (FELSI), Ms. Peppers held positions with the FDEP and two private environmental consulting firms.
Ms. Peppers’ responsibilities have included siting studies for a multi-million dollar natural gas pipeline; conducting Phase 1 environmental site assessments; and preparing environmental and land use sections for environmental assessments and environmental impact statement reports. She has experience in expert testimony in wetland jurisdictional disputes, training in plant identification and conducting workshops.
As President and Senior Ecologist at FELSI, her responsibilities include assisting private clients, municipalities, and agencies in developing permittable and sustainable projects. This includes offering guidance from site selection, to biological field surveys (including wetland delineations, natural communities inventories and protected species surveys) through permitting and compliance.

Anna H. Wickman

Prior to working for Florida Environmental & Land Services, Inc. (FELSI), Ms. Wickman held positions with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and a private environmental consulting firm. She has 10 years of experience in the environmental field.

Ms. Wickman’s experience and current duties with FELSI include project management; conducting wetland delineations and threatened and endangered species surveys; preparing Natural Features Inventories (NFIs) for the City of Tallahassee and Leon County; preparing environmental permit applications for state, federal and local permits, and coordinating with regulatory agencies.

While employed by the FDOT, Ms. Wickman implemented wetland policies and procedures (NEPA documentation, wetland permitting and mitigation) and provided technical assistance to the eight FDOT districts and their consultants.

Brenda A. Powell

Ms. Powell’s experience with the private sector includes preparing numerous dredge and fill permit applications for private single-family docks, seawalls, roads, and residences for USACE, WMD and FDEP regulatory review; Phase 1 and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments for commercial real estate transactions; wetland mitigation monitoring reports for commercial sites; land use amendment applications; and subdivision applications. Her responsibilities for these projects have included conducting wetland delineations and gopher tortoise, vegetation, and threatened and endangered species surveys; conducting physical, chemical, and biological water quality monitoring for surface water bodies; interpreting historical aerial photographs; conducting landowner and agency interviews; assessing properties for the likelihood of past or present environmental contamination; and overseeing wetland mitigation vegetative planting. With FELSI Ms. Powell has served as Project Manager and prepared land use amendment applications for Gadsden, Franklin and Jackson counties; completed subdivision applications for conceptual, preliminary, and final plat approvals; and completed Phase I ESAs and Phase II ESAs for commercial or residential real estate sites.

Mike Langston

Mr. Langston has many years of experience in various fields. Among these are real estate, construction, commercial fishing, and operation and management of a rock mine. He has two years of experience specifically in the environmental field. Mr. Langston’s current duties include preparing dredge and fill applications for the FDEP and USACE; conducting protected species surveys, water and soil sampling, and submerged grass surveys; completing jurisdictional wetland delineations; and operating field GPS equipment. Mr. Langston manages the in-house permitting of single and multifamily docks, seawalls, home sites, and roadways which impact wetlands. He has also assisted with the evaluation of properties to determine the presence of wetlands and other environmental features during property evaluations, and natural features inventories, as required by the City of Tallahassee and Leon County, and for private landowners and municipalities. He performs wetland delineations and implements mitigation planting and conducts NPDES monitoring. He has also participated in evaluations and data collection at sites during Phase I Environmental Site Assessments.

Magnolia Grex and associates

Magnolia Grex & Associates provides professional training and consulting services supporting environmental sustainability, horticulture, and landscape practices. Our mission is to contribute to a green future through the creation of a healthy and productive environment.

Gale Allbritton is a Green Professional Consultant with Magnolia Grex & Associates. As an experienced professor of horticulture and landscape management, she provides continuing education for a broad range of landscape, horticulture and other related professionals. She holds a master’s in Environmental Horticulture from the University of Florida, is a licensed educator and is certified in online teaching and learning. She is also an industry certified horticulture professional and landscape designer.

Gale is synonymous with certification training and professional development for the horticulture and landscape industry. She has worked extensively in partnership with the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association, state agencies, and local organizations to promote the growth of professional standards and sustainable landscape practices.

Magnolia Grex & Associates is dedicated to providing high quality, customer friendly professional training and consulting services that are relevant and responsive to client needs. Services are provided throughout Florida, the southeastern United States and the Caribbean with a focus on horticultural sciences, sustainable landscape practices, integrated pest management and environmental quality.

Rolando J. Gutierrez, Architects

I have been in private practice since 1990 when I established ROLANDO J. GUTIERREZ, ARCHITECTS (RJGA), a progressive environment for fostering innovation, creative thinking and artistic expression with regards to the physical environment and with the sole purpose of making the environment and its populations, be they human, plant or animal, a better place. My challenge has been to live up to my own expectations and to change attitudes in order to fulfill these goals while making a good, satisfying living. RJGA can be characterized, since its inception in 1990, as a center for progressive, environmentally sensitive and sustainable architectural design.

I taught courses in Materials & Methods of Construction, Environmental Technologies and Design in the School of Architecture at Florida A&M University as an Adjunct Professor from 1989 to 1991, in addition to taking an active role as advisor for numerous students completing their thesis or terminal projects. In this capacity, I introduced students to artistic and technical architectural concepts integrating other fields of discipline, attempting to raise questions which generally provoke and/or generate academic exploration. I have presented professional continuing education Seminars on Life Safety Codes and Accessibility Guidelines throughout the State of Florida and I was a member of a team winning Third Place in the Design Competition for the AIA Florida Headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida in 1980. Finally, I have served as a member of the City of Tallahassee Board of Environmental Appeals.

AL+W

Architects: Lewis + Whitlock, PA (AL+W) is a full service firm offering architecture, interior design and graphic imagery. Founded in January 2000, AL+W is an energetic team led by two partners, Rodney L. Lewis, AIA and Camden Whitlock, AIA, LEED AP who have over eighteen years of project experience each in commercial, educational, health care, institutional, retail and residential construction. All projects receive detailed consideration and attention for distinctive design.

At AL+W design doesn’t stop at aesthetics. The firm is dedicated to the principles of sustainable design and is fully qualified to create LEED certified architecture. With two LEED accredited professionals on staff, AL+W can ensure that the client receives high-performance architecture that meets strict sustainability standards. Camden Whitlock is a certified agent of the Florida Green Building Council and has a membership to the U.S Green Building Council demonstrating commitment to the positive impacts of green design on our local and national built environment. AL+W stands for service to the client, to the community, and to the environment.

The mission of Architects: Lewis + Whitlock is to provide each client with unsurpassed service that exceeds expectations.

Mad Dog Design & Construction Company, Inc

Mad Dog Design & Construction Company, Inc. is an innovative, service-oriented General Contractor serving the Southeastern United States. Mad Dog excels in it’s comprehensive evaluation of the client’s project requirements, and in providing quality project management to clients with practiced thoroughness, integrity and responsiveness.

Mad Dog’s 31 year commitment to sustainable construction practices was most recently recognized in June 2008 as the first recipient of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, Green Business of the Year Award. Mad Dog is capable of managing a wide range of projects, from inception to occupancy. Mad Dog offers cost effective and timely construction services, ranging from "green" consulting to complete design-build services with a solution-oriented project management team.

Kristin Dozier

Vice President and Green Building Advisor for Mad Dog. As a LEED Accredited Professional, Kristin provides clients advice on green construction and land development. Additionally, Kristin can provide consultation services on any project, and consultation on implementing sustainable operation and maintenance policies for existing office space. Mad Dog has three LEED AP’s on staff to assist on these projects.

Mad Dog has made a commitment to creating a sustainable community through volunteer work and support of local organizations. Kristin Dozier is the President of Sustainable Tallahassee Inc., a founding member of the Florida Capital Region Chapter of the US Green Buildings Coalition, a Board member until November 2007, and Mad Dog is a founding member of the organization. Additionally Kristin has given 14 presentations since January 2007 to various groups in North Florida on Green Buildings and Sustainable Land Development, including presentations at the 2007 and 2008 Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce Annual Conference. She has worked closely with Leon County Staff to present a workshop to County Commissioners on Green Buildings in May 2006, was appointed to the County’s Climate Action Summit’s Leadership Team in December 2007, and moderated two sections at the Summit in March 2008. She has also worked with City of Tallahassee staff on a green building incentive program. For more information, go to the Mad Dog website, HYPERLINK "http://www.maddogweb.com" www.maddogweb.com under staff/ Kristin Dozier. Mad Dog has supported this outreach by giving Kristin the time and ability to volunteer in this capacity knowing that all of her work contributes to public education and building a sustainable community.

Laurie Dozier III

President and one of the original worker-owners of Mad Dog, has established Mad Dog as a leader in environmental/green development and construction practices. In the late 70’s Mad Dog’s first development, Sunrise Community, featured a solar wood drying kiln partially funded by a federal grant. In the early 1980’s Mad Dog’s second development, Blairstone Forrest, received many environmental awards and included 25 acres donated to the Apalachee Land Conservancy which provides an amenity for the residents, an animal habitat and a storm water recharge area. In the mid 1980’s Mad Dog’s third development received national recognition for the guaranteed maximum utility bill program - Mad Dog guaranteed that no utility bill would exceed $50.00 per month for a family of two.

Mad Dog principles were involved in the creation of Leon County’s initial Environmental Management Ordinance – many of the meetings were in Mad Dog’s offices – and were on the citizen’s committee that rewrote the City of Tallahassee’s Environmental Management Ordinance in 2004. From 1991 to 1997 Laurie served on, and then Chaired, the City of Tallahassee’s Environmental Variance and Code Enforcement Board. Currently, Curtis Whigham, Senior Vice President and Project Manager, serves on the Leon County Code Enforcement Board and will Chair the 2009 Board.