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Ollie Cherniahivsky Architect
Architect and Planner with over 40
years of management experience in the design and construction of
a variety of building types. Registered to practice Architecture
in the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and New York.
Member of the American Institute of Architects.
Consultant
in Eastern Europe at National and Municipal levels on issues of
Housing, Energy Conservation, and Development to ‘Natural
Resource Defense Council’, ‘USAID’, and ‘The
World Bank’.
Partner in Real Estate Development projects.
Initiated and collaborated in the development of ‘Affordable
Housing’, ‘Market Rate
Housing’, ‘Senior Communities’ and ‘Commercial Developments’
Professional Experience
Architecture
and Planning:
- Developed building programs, designed, and
observed construction of: Hotel, Housing, Medical, Educational,
and Commercial buildings.
- Managed projects in which the divergent business goals of the
participants needed to be redirected into a cooperative working
relationship.
- Generated building concepts, gave them visual form,
and proceeded to develop drawings and specifications to convert
the vision into a physical reality.
- Designed master plan and buildings
for an Urban University in collaboration with Administrators,
Teachers, and Program Developers.
- Conceived and promoted city revitalization
projects. Taking advantage of unused or abandoned areas and proposing
uses to rejuvenate and humanize an urban area.
- Designed master plans
and buildings for ‘Senior Housing
Communities’ in urban and suburban areas.
- Experience
with European ‘DIN’ code requirements
and standards, by designing panelized buildings to be constructed
in Germany.
- Interim Chief Architect for the New Haven Housing Authority
International
Consulting:
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Facilitated design and promoted passive energy efficient
housing in Belarus, Ukraine, and Czech Republic, based on work
in Minsk where a 70% reduction of energy use was achieved.
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Analized the
housing development potential in the City of Kharkiv (1.8 million)
in Ukraine and developed a loan program and implementation methods
for $30,000,000 loan investment by the World Bank.
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Was able to
quickly and successfully initiate and develop working relationships
with, government officials, architects, private developers, in
a City of 1.8 million, and to created ongoing working
relationships between these groups which did not previously exist.
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Have
proven ability of working with people and organizations that
have divergent interests and to be able to find common interests
and personalities to produce a collaborative effort and a final
product.
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Established
relationships with, government officials, architects, entrepreneurs,
and NGO’s in Moscow, Minsk, Kharkiv, Prague,
and Kiev.
Real Estate Development
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Conceived development projects, formed
partnerships, raised equity, procured construction mortgages, authorized
construction payments and have sold renovated buildings.
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Initiated
joint ventures between ‘For Profit’ and ‘Non Profit’ developers
for the purpose of building ‘Affordable Housing’.
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Prepared
financial documentation to convince banks of the viability of
projects and obtained construction and permanent mortgages.
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Developed design
and financial proposals to rejuvenate abandoned or underused
building and land, and promoted the development of these projects.
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Colaborated
in the design and financial analysis of a project in Germany,
using wood prefabricated panels from the United
States.
Selected Projects and Clients
Architecture and Planning
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Renovations of offices and laboratories
for the University of Pennsylvania.
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Residence Inn Hotels for Amerimar
Realty with projects in PA., NJ., and MD.
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Renovation of office
and laboratories for Monell Chemical Senses Center.
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Affordable
housing projects for Better Homes Incorporated of Bristol PA.
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Senior’s
Apartment building for Housing Development Corp. of Lancaster
PA.
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New
bank building for The Ukrainian Savings and Loan Assoc. Philadelphia,
PA
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Renovation projects for City of Philadelphia, City Hall,
and Dept. of Recreation.
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Hampton Inn Hotels for Field Hotel Assoc.
at JFK and La Guardia in Queens, NY.
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Ford Motor Co. dining facility
in Quakertown, PA
- 10-Affordable
Housing Proposals with Pindar Housing Development Corp. Trenton,
NJ.
- Senior
Housing Projects for Newcovenant Development, in Reading PA.
- Office
and Apartment renovations for Friends Rehab Corp. Philadelphia,
PA.
- Master
Plan for Temple University. (as project architect with Nolen & Swinburn)
- Afro
American and Cultural Museum in Philadelphia (as associate with
T.V.Cam)
- Senior’s
Apartments Building and Master Plan for McDougal Burky in Reading,
PA.
International Consulting
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Housing Loan Program representative and analyst for USAID
and World Bank in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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Trained Belarus National Architects and developed energy
efficient prototype housing for Chernobyl refugees for Natural
Resource Defense Council.
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New housing development in Germany using prefabricated panels
from USA.
- Real Estate Development
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Historic renovation of 1022 and 1024 Spruce
Street, Philadelphia, PA
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Warnock Affordable Housing Development, Philadelphia, PA
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Proposal for renovation of historic Drexel Building in Philadelphia,
PA.
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Underbridge Commercial Space and Parking in Philadelphia,
PA.
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Affordable Housing Development in Reading, PA.
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Senior’s Housing proposals in Virginia, Pennsylvania,
and New Jersey.
Education and Languages
Central High School – Philadelphia, PA
BA Architecture-University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia,
PA.
Languages in order of proficiency – English, Ukrainian, Russian,
German
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