PROFESSIONAL

• Thomas T. Cooper, Architect, Owner/ Architect, Established 1967 - Present
• Dan Tinney & Associates, LLC, Consulting Senior Architect, 2004 - 2007
• Chael, Cooper & Associates, P.A., Co-founder and Vice President, Coral Gables, FL, 1997 - 2004
• Florida International University, Campus Architect (Associate Director, Facilities Development), Miami, FL, 1984 - 1997
• Ken Triester, Architect, Project Manager for Mayfair II, Coconut Grove, FL, 1983 - 1984
• Spillis, Candela and Partners, Consultant to the Miami-Dade County School Board
• Project Coordinator and Uniform Building Code Inspector, Coral Gables FL, 1981 - 1983
• Cooper, Knezevich, Betzhold, Associates, Inc., Architects & Engineers, President, Coral Gables FL, 1974 - 1979
• Matriz Construction Company, Co-founder and Partner, Coral Gables FL, 1978 - 1979
• University of Miami, Adjunct Professor Architectural Design, Coral Gables FL, Academic Year
  1976 - 1977, Fall 1979
• Giddens-Cooper, Architect and Planners, Vice Pres., Coral Gables, FL, 1973 - 1974
• Housing Corporation of America, Director of Design and Research, Miami FL, 1971 - 1973
• Seymour J. Levine, Architect, Chief Designer, Detroit MI, 1968 - 1969
• Smith, Hinchman and Grylls, Inc, Planning and Housing Division, Sr. Designer, Detroit MI,
  1967 - 1968
• Interamerican Center Authority, (Interama), Designer, Miami FL, 1966 - 1967
• Donald C. Rider, Architect, Designer, Miami FL 1965 - 1966
• University of Florida, Campus Planning, Designer, Gainesville FL 1963 - 1965
• Pancoast, Ferindino, Skeels, Burnam, & Grafton, Architects, Draftsman, Miami FL, 1962
• Gerber, Pancani, and Crowder, Architects and Engineers, Draftsman, Miami FL, 1959 - 1960

DEGREES

• University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, Master of Environmental Design, 1971
• University of Florida, Gainesville FL, Bachelor of Architecture, 1965

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• City of South Miami, South Miami FL
• Commissioner, 1989 - 1996
• Vice Mayor, 1989 - 1990
• Planning & Zoning Board, 1983 - 1989
• Community Action Agency, 1974-1975
• Snapper Creek Charrette Committee, 1997 - 1999
• Historic Preservation Board, FL, 1997 - 2000
• First United Methodist Church of South Miami, Coral Gables, FL
• Board of Trustees, 1988 - 2006
• Finance Committee, 1997 - 2006
• Administrative Council, 1997 - 2006
• Biscayne Bay Foundation, Member, Miami, FL 1998 - 2000
• Shalom Interfaith Outreach Network, Board of Directors, Miami FL, 1998 - 1999
• Jubilee Community Development Corp. Board of Directors, Miami FL, 1995 - 1999
• Miami Rowing Club, Lifetime member 1974 - present, Board of Directors, 1976 - 1980
• United States Rowing Association, Licensed Referee, 1989 - present & Clinician 1999 - present

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Solar and Energy Loan Fund of St. Lucie County, 2010 - present
  
  • Board of Directors, 2010 - present
  • Secretary 2010 - present
• Florida Green Building Coalition, Certifying Agent #1551, 2007- Present
• Green Development Committee Member, 2009 - present
• International Code Congress, member 2009 to present
• Safety Assessment Program Evaluator, California Emergency Management Agency, 2009 to present
• American Institute of Architects Treasure Coast Chapter, member, Jensen Beach, FL 2006 - present
• Executive Director, 2010 - present
  • President, 2009 - 2010
  • President Elect, 2008 - 2009
  • Vice President, 2007 - 2008
• Chair of the C.O.T.E. (Committee of the Environment), 2008 - present
• Committee on Legislation Reform for TCAIA, 2009 - present
• Chair Taskforce on Architect/Engineer Overlap, 2009 to 2010
• Member AIA Florida Board of Directors Alternate, 2010 to present
• Committee on Building Code and Plans Review for State AIA, 2008 - present
• Member Joint AIA/BOAF Taskforce, AIA Florida 2009 to 2010
• American Institute of Architects, South Florida Chapter, member, Miami, FL 1993 - 2005
• Congress of New Urbanism, 1998 - 2004
• Association of University Architects, 1984 - 1999
• Florida Educational Facilities Planners, 1987 - 1988, 1995 - 1997
• Society of College and University Planners (SCUP), 1984 - 1997

AWARDS

• Citizen Architect, awarded by AIA, National 2010
• American Institute of Architects, Treasure Coast Chapter, Award for Energy Efficiency/Ecological Design, 2008.
• Palladio Award, Traditional Architecture, New Design and Construction, Chael Cooper & Associates, 2006
• American Institute of Architects, South Florida Chapter, Urban Design Award, Chael Cooper & Associates, 1997
• Outstanding Performance Enhancing the Research Capabilities of Florida International University, 1997
• Employee of the Year, Florida International University, 1993