5482 Blanco WayCulver City, CA 90230232-251-3761

schaferron@mac.com

www.ronschaferarch.us

The Borland 5

El Monte Station

Jin Tang Mixed Use

The Zhou Building

RON E. SCHAFER AIA, NCARB

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Ron brings over 25 years of multidisciplinary design experience along side internationally celebrated architects and urban designers known for their fearless grasp of the art of building creation and place-making. His portfolio is filled with diverse mixed use, retail entertainment and Civic projects. His broad design experience also includes Water Feature Design with WET Design, designers of the Bellagio Water Feature and three dimensional graphics while working with Debra Sussman.

Core Competencies Studio leadership -Strategic Architectural Planning -Architectural Design & Management -Client Management -Business Development

Professional Experience Schafer Design StudioCulver City, CA The Borland 5Multi-Unit Housing, East Los Angeles, CA Grace Homes, LLCRon designed this hillside 9000sf project using Sketchup, Layout + AutoCAD, Vray - 5 single family homes using LA Small Lot Ordinance

The Zhou BuildingResidential + Commercial Mixed Use, Alhambra, CA Gene Zhou Ron designed this 8000sf Mixed Use project on Main Street, Alhambra -Ground Floor Retail, Upper Residential, Underground Parking, Sketchup, Layout + AutoCAD - Now in Planning Review

“Ron brings an aritst's sensibility to his considerable skills as an architect.”Carolyn Nott, Owner CarolynNott Consulting

Recommendations

AIA Next LA Award 2010 El Monte Station El Monte, CA

AIA Next LA Award 2011 Jin Tang Mixed Use Chengdu, China

Awards

NCARBRegistrations Louisiana Nevada

Certifications

Opus Connect Networking organization for Senior Real Estate Executives in Finance, Private Equity, Law Past:

Urban Land Institute TOD Summit Committee

Central City Association Housing, Land Use & Dev. Comm.

Affiliations

2012 - Present

RNL Design + RNL/Charles GroupLos Angeles, Architectural Design Lead

2007 - 2012

The El Monte StationRegional Bus Station, El Monte, CA METRO, LA 350,000sf - 43 Bus Bays - 5000sf Retail - Guided team of 6 from planning through 30% DD Bridging Docs. Sketchup into Revit - Multiple Client presentations - Client Representative during construction

Jin Tang Mixed Use Retail - Residential, Chengdu, China Chengdu Dev. Invest Co., Ltd Design Lead - Multiple meetings with Client and Local Design Institute in Chengdu, China - guided a team of 5, created Planning and Concept Design Packages using Sketchup, AutoCAD, Illustrator, Adobe Creative Suite.

Suning Mixed UseRetail - Office - Residential, Nanjing, China Suning CorporationDesign Lead - Multiple meetings with Client and Local Design Institute in Chengdu, China - guided a team of 5, created Planning and Concept Design Packages using Sketchup, AutoCAD, Illustrator, Adobe Creative Suite. Suning Mixed Use

Biqi Lane Mixed Use210,000 sm Retail - Office - Residential, Changzhou, China Jiangsu Xindeng Real Estate Co. Ltd.As the Design Director I guided a team of 5 and was responsible for the overall architectural function, form and presentation for this large scale retail based mixed-use project. We worked directly with United Design Group (UDG) of Shanghai to take the design through City Council approvals to Schematic Design. Biqi Lane Mixed Use

Avalon at South Bay

Peacock Lake Master Plan

RON E. SCHAFER AIA, NCARB

RNL Design + RNL/Charles GroupLos Angeles, Architectural Design Lead

2007 - 2012

Luxe Hills Town CenterRetail - Residential, Chengdu, China Wide Horizon Dev. Co., Ltd.13,250 sm Retail + 37,300 sm Residential -Design Lead, for this anchor development at the heart of the the Luxe Hills golf community in Chengdu, China. I guided a team of 5 to develop the architectural design from Concept to Schematic Design using Sketchup - AutoCAD - Adobe Creative Suite.

Luxe Hills Mixed Use

Peacock Lake Master PlanResidential - Commercial Beijing, China China Fortune Land Co, Ltd.1,050,000 sm Mixed Use High Density Center of larger development. Our team of 4, completed the detailed planning for the parcel. Our design stressed maximizing the amount of water side property while maintaining a pleasant mix of high and low density that was pedestrian friendly.

Nadel ArchitectsLos Angeles,CA - Retail Mixed Use Leader

2006 - 2007

Avalon at South BayOutdoor Lifestyle Center Planning Hopkins Real Estate GroupI led a team of 3 to create the planning and architectural character.of this 250,000 sf outdoor lifestyle component to an overall mixed-use development,

Charles Group InternationalLos Angeles,CA - Senior Project Designer

2001 - 2006

Leisure Lake

Nanhai Canal Village

Rinku Town

Nanhai Canal VillageRetail - Office - Residential, Nanhai, China Nanhai Planning BureauThis 170,000 sm mixed-use project was designed to be the impressive centerpiece in the new master planned community of Nanhai, China. We designed 4 distinct districts using water circulation, building character and tenant types to create distinctly different districts. Planning, Concept Architecture, Schematic AutoCAD design set.

Rinku Town Mixed Use Entertainment DistrictRetail - Entertainment - Theme Park - Hotel - Osaka, Japan Kajima CorporationI was responsible for the overall planning and architectural design for this one and a half block, 100,000 sm entertainment retail development. It is an eight level entertainment block with a three hundred room hotel and an open air two level shopping environment anchored by two department stores

Leisure Lake Mixed UseRetail - Residential Huangzhou, China Nanhai Planning BureauThis 195,000 sm mixed-use planning and conceptual architecture project, I was the lead designer for the architectural styles for the development.

The Jerde PartnershipLos Angeles,CA - Senior Project Designer

1997 - 2001

Education Univ. of Louisiana LafayetteBachelor of Architecture

Technology Excel - Revit - AutoCAD Sketchup - Photoshop -Keynote - PowerPoint