EDUCATION
Bachelor of Architecture / City College of New York / 1973
Bachelor of Science / City College of New York / 1972

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Richard Foley has 29 years experience in all health care related building types, commercial office, and institutional buildings. He has been the project manager on major projects including: prison/jail facilities, a museum, hospitals, courthouses, a city hall, convention centers, and “themed” entertainment venues. His skill in programming, team coordination, supervision and contract administration have affected each project positively and he has effectively brought his projects to their timely conclusion.

Prior to rejoining Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects, Mr. Foley was with Spillis Candela DMJM, from 1988 through early 2002, and worked primarily with the firm’s health care clients, but expanded his experience in a variety of other major projects after moving to their Orlando office, in 1997. Mr. Foley was Division Manager and Director of Operations in the Orlando office. Prior to that he was principal of his own firm, FSI/Foley Schwartzberg International, Inc. operating offices in Houston, Texas and later in West Palm Beach, Florida from 1979 though 1988. Mr. Foley joined LHPA upon graduating and left as a senior associate in 1979. Currently, Mr. Foley’s work in LHPA includes the design for the 1.0 million square foot TEDA International Convention Center in Tianjin, PRC.

Mr. Foley is project manager for the Orange County Corrections Expansion Program Phase 1 in Orlando, Florida. This $25 million expansion was to add 650 beds to the existing 3000-bed corrections facility. Another major project in Orlando was the award winning Orange County Regional History Center. This was a $35 million adaptive reuse converted a 1926 Courthouse into an interactive history museum with a _ block plaza at its entry point. The plaza was designed as a cypress dome with an interactive fountain as its watershed center point. The project won AIA, ASLA and State Historical Preservation awards as well as an award from the Downtown Development Board for assisting in the revitalization of downtown Orlando.

Mr. Foley was the project manager for the 100-bed Spinal Cord Injury Unit addition at the James A. Haley Veterans Administration Medical Center. The project added much needed bed space, medical support space, pharmacy and training facilities to the campus. Part of the project was the addition of a new Central Energy Plant and the consolidation of all energy plant functions under one roof for the entire 30-acre campus. The multi-phased project took 13-years to come to fruition and the final build out cost was $35 million. The Veteran’s Administration Secretary, cited the facility as the finest he had ever visited during his speech at the dedication ceremony.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of Architects
Construction Specifications Institute