BIO

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EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS: American Institute of Architects National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Licensed Registered Architect, Texas Master of Architecture, Tulane University, 2001 Bachelor of Science, Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991 Air Force Institute of Technology, Air Base Installation Engineering, 1994 Management Studies, Central Michigan University, 1995-1996 Studio Art Studies, Syracuse University in Italy, Spring 1990 Landscaping Studies, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Fall 1989	SPECIALTY: Multi-discipline consulting architecture and master planning; federal government and DoD
Biography:
Tamara Say has worked with clients and collaborators internationally, including Booz Allen Hamilton, INVEST Pacific, and the United States Air Force. She has 13 years of professional experience, specializing in international team-building and transition leadership. She was awarded a grant to present lectures at architectural conferences in Boston, New Orleans, and Phoenix, her lectures published in conference proceedings. In 2001 she was awarded the American Institute of Architects Adams Fund Award for Excellence in the Study of Architecture. Say has been recognized for her international design, her design of the Peace Garden at the 1945 Surrender Site of Japan to the United States, Okinawa, Japan, dedicated in a ceremony on the 50th Anniversary of the Air Force. Her design proposals were presented in Washington, D.C. for the 9-11 Memorial. Her most recent publication, co-written with Dr. Don Bradford, was The Privatization of Military Family Housing: Developing a 50-Year Real Estate Portfolio. Ms. Say is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and serves on the MIT Educational Council.
Past Professional Tenure:
December 2005 - Present. Member, INVEST Pacific LLC. Key player in initial master-planning of military installation privatization projects in the Pacific, including Guam , Hawaii , Korea , Japan , and Alaska. April 2001 - Present. President, SAYtr. Subcontracted to Booz Allen Hamilton in support of the Department of Defense initiative to privatize military installation housing. Project manager of initiative to privatize military installation housing on Barksdale Air Force Base. August 2004 - December 2004. Adjunct Professor, University of Nebraska Lincoln Department of Architecture. Instructed third year professional architectural studio. March 2002 - March 2003. Staff Architect, Bahr Vermeer Haecker. Played key role in design of $13 million Iowa Department of Public Safety. Managed project and design of the Southwest Iowa Performing Arts Center; design and management of the project drew large endowment from Johnny Carson. January 2002 - September 2002. Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton. Supported the housing privatization implementation team as the Military Housing Privatization Manager at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Responsible for ramping-up and running the Project Management Office in support of a $120 million program to privatize housing on the military installation. June 2000 - August 2000. Architectural Designer and Project Manager, A/E Design Group. Participated in the execution of $19 million design development and project management for a major Louisiana university stadium.
Military Experience:
Captain, USAF. Tenure: 1994-1999. October 1998 - February 1999. Installation Military Architectural Designer, OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH, DESERT SHIELD, and DESERT FOX, Prince Sultan Air Base, Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Coordinated move of 4000 French, British, and American military personnel from Tent City, Prince Sultan Air Base, to the $150M Coalition Complex. Oversaw completion of Coalition Complex construction. June 1998 - August 1999. Installation Military Architectural Designer. Planned and project-managed $3.2 million of landscaping and urban design at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. February 1996 - June 1998. Base Military Community Planner at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Sited $15.5 million worth of design in key role to implement bi-national agreement on the Special Committee Actions on Okinawa. Designed and landscaped historical Kadena Peace Garden, Okinawa Japan, built at the site of the World War II Surrender of the Japanese 10th Army to the United States following the Battle of Okinawa. February 1998 - March 1998. Commander, Alternate Survival Recovery Center, Kwang-Ju Air Base, Republic of Korea. Managed over 400 craftsman of plumbing, HVAC, heavy equipment, explosive ordnance, disaster preparedness, and structural specialties to execute emergency damage and repairs in simulated wartime environment. May 1994 - February 1996. Installation Military Architectural Designer. Directed $2.7 million program to repair roofs of strategic military facilities in North Dakota.
Additional Information:
Significant Career Accomplishments/Awards Award of Appreciation, American Institute of Architects, Omaha Chapter, 2006 9-11 Memorial Competition, design proposal presented in Washington, DC, 2003 American Institute of Architects Adams Fund Award for Excellence in the Study of Architecture, 2001 Tulane School of Architecture Grant, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Lecture, 2000 USAF Design Award, Urban Planning performed in support of the Special Action Committee on Okinawa (SACO), 2000 Graduate Fellowship, Urban Village, Tulane University, 2000 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 2001 Woman of the Year, 718th Civil Engineer Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, 1997 First Place Award, Virginia Architectural Competition: Building Better Communities, Richmond Better Housing Coalition, 1993 MIT Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program McCormack Award for the Integration of the Arts with Technology, 1990 Professional Affiliations 2005 Treasurer, Omaha Chapter of the American Institute of Architects 2004 Secretary, Omaha Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Chair, Architect's Home Tour, Omaha, Nebraska, 2003 National Council of Architectural Registration Boards 1992-Present Educational Counselor, MIT Educational Council 2002 Director of Fundraising, Board of Directors, High IQ for Humanity MENSA, 1997-2000 Publications "The Privatization of Military Family Housing: Developing a 50-Year Real Estate Portfolio," Co-written with Dr. Don-Michael Bradford, Ph.D., Oct 2004, Dec 2006 "Creating Space: The Architect's Home Tour Celebrates Omaha's Quietly Beautiful Culture," Omaha Weekly Reader, Todd Richardson, Sept 2003 "Sustainable Development in Academics: Rebuilding Percival Stern, Tulane University," Tulane School of Architecture Review 2001 "Proposed Khobar Towers Memorial," Desert View Newspaper, Vol 10, No. 1, 363^rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jan 7, 1999 "Peace Garden Memorial," Shogun Newspaper, Vol 12, No. 34, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Sep 19, 1997 "Air Force Dedicates Peace Garden," NHK News Okinawa, Television Broadcast 18 Sep 1997 "New Memorial Constructed at Surrender Site," Ryukyu Shimpo Newspaper, Okinawa, Japan, Sep 19, 1997 "World War II Battle Sites on Kadena Readied for Air Force Anniversary," Pacific Stars & Stripes Newspaper, USAF, Sep 16, 1997 Honors Award of Appreciation, American Institute of Architects, Omaha Chapter, 2006 9-11 Memorial Competition, design proposal presented in Washington, DC, 2003 American Institute of Architects Adams Fund Award for Excellence in the Study of Architecture, 2001 Tulane School of Architecture Grant, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Lecture, 2000 Graduate Fellowship, Urban Village, Tulane University, 2000 Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 2001 Manchester Who's Who Executive and Professional Registry, 2004 Woman of the Year, 718th Civil Engineer Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, 1997 Winner, Virginia Architectural Competition: Building Better Communities, Richmond Better Housing Coalition, 1993 MIT Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program McCormack Award for the Integration of the Arts with Technology, 1990 Languages French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish Security Clearance Secret

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