Citadel

Vic is a project management professional with a background in architectural design, construction, and managing a diverse portfolio of high-profile projects from concept to project completion with a focus on quality assurance and quality control.

Gary is a senior project management professional with a civil/construction engineering background. His project portfolio includes GSA courts, education (K-12 and higher education), Veteran Affairs, fire, civic and correctional facilities, and infrastructure projects. He is experienced in all types of project delivery methods and has worked on the client’s side and the contractor’s side of the contract. Gary is known for his contract administration expertise.

Jose has extensive architectural design and project management experience, mostly with K-12 projects, including DSA project experience through all phases of project execution.

Stephen is a design management professional with a background in architecture. His project portfolio includes education (K-12 and higher education), county fire, and a variety of commercial facilities projects. He is experienced in Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build, as well as working on both the client’s side and the designer’s side of the contract. Steve excels at interfacing with design teams.

La Norris has successfully managed multimillion-dollar construction and professional service contracts. Her diverse portfolio includes K-12, higher education, laboratory, and research facility projects.

Lea is a project management professional with a background in architecture. Her work experience of healthcare and assisted living projects involves programming, design, construction documentation, and construction administration, with a focus on licensed facilities under OSHPD jurisdiction.

Tyler has a civil engineering educational background and has worked on a variety of infrastructure construction projects. His construction management experience includes projects for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, California Department of Transportation, and Los Angeles World Airports.

Nicole is a licensed architect and design management professional with extensive knowledge in the LEED certification process, DSA project closeout and ADA barrier-free design. Her experience includes an array of higher education, K-12, public and private projects. She has taken projects from concept to completion, supporting basis of design, owner budget and project schedule. Her strong relationships with clients and addressing their needs have ensured project success.

Josie is an asset management professional with experience in providing daily administrative and accounting support for the procurement and management of FF&E assets at the higher education level, including evaluation and ensuring bond and contract compliance.

Gerard (Jerry) is a program management professional with a background in design and construction worldwide. Jerry expertise in the construction industry is based on the Owner/Developer, Contractor, Subcontractor, and Design Team viewpoints. His project portfolio includes healthcare, aviation, educational facilities, and commercial/retail markets.

Cody is an Engineer-in-Training with extensive experience working for large public sector owner entities, resulting in an in-depth knowledge of public works projects and public contract code requirements. He has worked in a variety of roles including construction management, design, and field inspection, working on various infrastructure project types including dams, earthwork, sanitary sewers, lift stations, water treatment facilities, water storage reservoirs, piers, and airports.

Ali has a civil engineering educational background and has experience working on small to mega public sector infrastructure projects. He brings a wide range of expertise in public works projects in various disciplines, including airport, roadway, earthwork, traffic control, traffic design, and water treatment facilities.

Carolina is a design management professional with an architecture background. She has experience working on modernization and new construction projects and has managed and led an extensive array of K-12, higher education, and civic projects.

Christopher is a licensed architect, licensed general contractor, certified construction manager, and certified project manager with progressive construction management experience. He has successfully managed the construction of all phases of multimillion-dollar projects from inception to closeout.

Tawfik is a project management professional with an extensive background in civil, electrical, and industrial systems engineering management. His experience ranges from healthcare projects under OSHPD jurisdiction, complex critical research laboratories, to major infrastructure and backbone utilities.

Winfred is a licensed Architect with experience in design and management of a wide range of public and private projects throughout Southern California, primarily in the education and housing market sectors.

Derek has experience working on projects within various sectors of the construction industry, including K-12, higher education, federal, and commercial. His expertise encompasses effective contract management, team leadership, subcontractor coordination, stakeholder relationship building, and risk mitigation. 

Waleed is the Vice President of Operations. He has nearly three decades of owner representative PM/CM and engineering experience during all phases of capital project execution from feasibility studies through construction close-out. He manages all field project and construction management team members, overseeing all existing contracts to ensure customer satisfaction and compliance with all requirements on Citadel’s portfolio of projects.

David is a project and construction management professional and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel. Project types David has worked on include: municipal, state, and federal facilities. While in the U.S. Army David managed EPC Contracts for: tunnels, major highways of 80-ton capacity, bridges, 110KV and 220KV power transmission lines, hydroelectric plants, and flood control structures. He has experience with Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build and OSHPD. David manages projects with a hands-on approach from concept to completion.

Jason is a principal project and construction management professional with a background in architecture. His project portfolio includes: educational facilities (K-12 and higher education), libraries, churches, and animal shelters. He is experienced in Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build and Job Order Contracting. Jason led the construction team for the East Rancho Dominguez Library, which received the first LEED Platinum certification for the County of Los Angeles library system. 

Mark has experience supporting education and capital projects, managing numerous complex ground-up, retrofit, modification, and tenant improvement projects simultaneously, including DSA coordination.

Gregory is a design management professional with a background in architecture and building sciences. His diverse project experience portfolio highlights education, cultural, civic, commercial, healthcare, and transportation program expertise, including work with Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architects. He is experienced in all phases of projects both in Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build delivery, as well as working on both the client and design side of contracts. Greg’s diverse experience enables a unique problem-solving perspective suited to service program requirements.

Joe has over two decades of experience in project controls and field construction management of subcontractors with experience in project administration and management, construction project management scheduling, and managing a construction business. Joe’s portfolio of work includes new construction and major renovation/repair projects with Critical Path Method scheduling, including seismic retrofit, tenant improvement, infrastructure, water, and fuel production facilities.

Myron is a project management professional with a background in architecture. His project portfolio includes court facilities, mixed-use high rises, theme parks, public exhibition spaces, hotels and hotel/casino resorts, retail complexes, and public works facilities. Myron has experience in Facility Condition Assessment as well as concept to close-out experience in Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build projects. He is very creative and has a keen ability to negotiate and resolve conflicts.

Ed is a seasoned project owner representative who has over three decades of progressive experience in construction project management, primarily in the development, management, and delivery of healthcare projects under OSHPD jurisdiction. He has extensive experience with various delivery methods including Design-Build.

Siegfredo has an architecture background and expertise in designing, supervising, and managing projects on a global scale. His portfolio features a wide range of education, recreational, residential, municipal, and commercial projects.

Jacqueline has experience in multiple aspects of business organization and administration. She utilizes her technical skills to facilitate functional and efficient support services to her team.

Jake is a licensed architect and certified construction documents technologist. His portfolio includes a variety of education, municipal, residential, and commercial projects. 

Kelly is a relocation project management professional with a background in facilities management including FF&E procurement and relocation logistics. Her project portfolio includes education, aerospace, and federal facilities. Kelly is a specialist in lease negotiations.

Scott has a civil engineering educational background and a versatile skill set that spans from field-level operations to office management. His project portfolio showcases heavy civil construction, street improvements, underground utility work, and water/wastewater projects.

Vanessa is a contract administrator with a background in document control. Her project portfolio includes education, infrastructure, regional interoperability communication systems, and transportation. Vanessa excels at managing digital project management information systems. 

Kevin is a design management professional with an architecture background and extensive experience in K-12, higher education, and public works projects. He is well versed in DSA, facility needs assessment reporting, master planning, and all aspects of project management from planning through construction close-out.

Fadi is the President of Citadel. His project portfolio includes healthcare, educational buildings, law enforcement facilities, correctional facilities, and civic buildings. He is experienced in Public Works operations, and has Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, and Job Order Contracting experience both as a project manager and earlier as a civil engineer. Fadi is dedicated to providing exceptional service to Citadel’s clients and providing the right staff for each project.

Nello is a project management professional with an architecture background and over three decades of experience in the healthcare sector developing medical facilities with an emphasis on design and construction. He oversees project delivery from conceptual design to building occupancy, he is an expert at plan check review process and approval through OSHPD, DSA, State, and County agencies.

Nik is a project management professional with a background in architecture and construction. His project portfolio includes design and/or construction of education, religious, and residential facilities. He has experience in Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build. Nik excels at managing an accelerated schedule, and recently successfully managed the final design and construction of five concurrent behavioral health facilities.

Christopher is a licensed architect, OSHPD-Certified Facilities Inspector, and CASp certified with experience in design, project management, and facility inspection services for healthcare facilities varying in size and complexity.

Victoria is a senior project engineer with a background in transportation and civil engineering. Her project portfolio includes complex demolitions, modernizations, and tenant improvements in higher education and federal projects, and highway project upgrades. Victoria excels at job site engineering coordination and information management. 

Salim is a project management professional with a background in both structural and civil engineering. His project portfolio includes public works projects including parks, infrastructure, ports and harbors infrastructure, ports and harbors facilities, K-12 and higher education. He has experience in Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, Construction Manager at Risk and Job Order Contracting. Salim excels at value engineering and constructability reviews.

Annie is a project management professional and licensed architect. Her project portfolio includes higher education, K-12, hospitality, commercial, mixed-use, civic, and municipal facilities. She has experience in Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build. Annie is very hands-on with her projects and follows them from concept through completion.

Robert is a licensed mechanical engineer with extensive experience managing the construction of large, complex, higher education facilities, including laboratories from initial design through project completion. He has experience working on Design-Build projects having managed several Design-Build projects through all phases of design and construction.

Larry has experience in delivering high-quality construction projects. He has a strong attention to detail and a focus on achieving outstanding results by managing the cost, scope, and schedule. Larry has worked for owners and contractors on a domestic and international scale, and he has an extensive portfolio that includes university, commercial, and healthcare projects.

Regan is a licensed architect and project management professional with over twenty years of experience in construction management and design. His diverse portfolio of experience includes new construction, facility management, commercial tenant improvements, renovations, alterations, and modernizations. He is experienced in facility development involving interior fit out and workplace design management.

Christina is a registered architect and has extensive experience in the architecture industry. Her portfolio includes K-12 projects with various school districts in Los Angeles County and higher education projects in Pasadena.

Nevena is a project management professional with an educational background in architecture. She has extensive experience managing housing, healthcare, retail, and large-scale commercial projects as a project team member, project manager, and supervisor.