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Paul B. Sherer Resume & Portfolio This portfolio represents a few selected projects during my 20+ year career. All projects represented here are projects I was the Lead Project Designer.

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Page 1: PBS Resume & Portfolio

Paul B. Sherer Resume & Portfolio

This portfolio represents a few selected projects during my 20+ year career. All projects represented here are projects I was the Lead Project Designer.

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THE FUN SIDE

My favor i te movie quotes are . . .“Boy you must have lost your mind!” Denzel Washington, Remember the Titans“Why so Serious?!” The Joker in Dark Knight

My favor i te toys growing up were. . .G.I. Joe, Corgi cars, Skittle, Bongo Board and imaginary adventures outside.

My favor i te movies are . . .Die Hard, Remember The Titans, Dark Knight, White Christmas, Willy Wonka

My favor i te books are . . .Strength To Love, The Art Spirit, Traveler Toward The Dawn, Maverick At Work, Alex Cross series

In my f ree t ime I l ike to . . .Hang out with family at On The Rocks. Have “date night” with my wife. Go outside and play an adventure with my son. Wash my dog. Work on our 1967 Cutlass 442 convertible. Sketch ideas for our empty attic. Play tennis. Dream about a winter vacation.

My a lma maters are . . .St. Robert Grade School, Marquette University High School, Loyola University of Chicago and Harrington College of Design Chicago

To keep me educated and energized about design. . . I enjoy mentoring. I play Lego’s with my son. Take work to my Dad’s, a fellow designer/architect. I read. I sketch. I design furniture. I build sandcastles.

A funny thing happened to me. . .In a rush to get to O’Hare for a flight to present to a client in Palo Alto, CA, my boss called me at home and said she forgot some drawings at the office. I raced out of my apartment to the office. Hopped on the train and prayed I would make the flight. I made it to the gate as they were boarding the last rows. My boss and I laughed at her forgetfullness. While laughing my brain was racing through all the things we needed. Then my heart skipped a beat. How could I have done this? I told my boss I forgot my clothes bag. There wasn’t time to stop and get clothes, so I presented in a t-shirt, shorts and flip flops and my boss kept her casual outfit on too. When we met the client I told them the story of our travels. The client loved it! A few of them were in t-shirts and shorts.

A FEW THINGS I WANT TO DO WHEN I GROW UP

Enjoy my family. Design great experiences. Take vacations. Grow in my career to leadership and ownership roles. Develop long lasting relationships. Work hard. Learn more and more. Try and remember what I have forgotten. Mentor and help others shine. Laugh. Have fun. Stay sarcastic. Play. Build sandcastles at On The Rocks. Get back into duathalons. Win the On The Rocks 4th of July Horse Shoe Open. Take my wife to Europe. Adopt a brother and sister. Fix our 1967 Olds 442 convertible. Write a book about my family called “Remember What Your Name Is.”

A FEW LESSONS LEARNED

Hard work will always pay off. Collaboration among all parties in a design is the key to success. Wear many hats and keep learning. Listen to those you mentor. Sometimes the first solution is the best. Trust your gut. Don’t stress too much. Have fun and a sense of humor. Laugh. Walk through your projects when they are done with a critical eye and take notes for future projects. Keep a “Lessons Learned” journal. Mentor younger staff, the feeling is priceless. Reach out to local schools and offer expertise, job shadowing and internships. Sketch free hand, it is truly a lost art. Listen to your mentors. Every client and project, no matter how big or small, demands your most creative and innovative solutions. Great design is an experience for all the senses, so open your mind. Don’t let work become more important than family. Manage projects to a prof-it; it really can be done. Let your project team see and understand the workplan. Empower them to develop thier own weekly workplans. Learn to write a solid proposal. Ask clients for feedback throughout a project. Ask clients for referals. Don’t forget to put up job signs. Go to the trade shows like Neocon and HDExpo. Write thank you notes.

CONTACT INFO

Paul B. Sherer1354 North 58th StreetMilwaukee, WI [email protected]

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WORK EXPERIENCE

TWP Architecture Project Designer: July 2008 – Present We are not short on laughter, talent and integrity at TWP. Very cool to work for a “boutique” design firm in an old church because my Dad and his twin brother used to design churches across the country. Working at TWP allows me to wear many different hats which only adds to the excitement every day. I have had the fortune to work on some fun, creative and high profile projects.

Kahler Slater Architects Associate/Project Designer: April 2003 – July 2008 Perhaps I realized that my true passion for design was in the commercial markets. I “boomeranged” back to Kahler Slater as a Project Designer on projects such as The Jewish Community Center, The AIDS Resource Center, Google, Sundance 608 Cinemas, Miramonte Resort, Cramer Krasselt, Fratellos and Sabor to name a few. My first project was taking over design of the Jewish Community Center from an architect who was leaving. This was an uphill challenge to win their trust and respect something that the previous designer had spent years cultivating. After the project was completed, the President called me and said that staff was not allowed to put up artwork in their offices without talking to me. I laughed. I said I don’t think we need to get that strict. I thought to myself, now I have gained their trust and respect. Powerful lessons learned.

Deep River Partners, Ltd. Partner/Project Designer: April 1999 – April 2003 Shortly after I started working at Kahler Slater my brother, sister and a friend asked if I wanted to start our own high end residential architecture and interior design firm. I couldn’t pass up this opportunity to own a small company and work with two of my siblings! We formed Deep River Partners, Ltd. with a mission to design more holistic experiences for our clients. I learned many valuable lessons about running a business, accounting, running product through a business, resolving conflict, giving back to the community, empowering younger staff, laughter, selling furniture, and on and on. It was a once in a lifetime experience that I will cherish forever. It was also a time that I discovered the incredible talent of both my brother and sister.

Kahler Slater Architects Project Designer: 1998 – 1999 (1 year) After meeting my wife in Chicago and living there for some time, we decided it was time to move and start our family. We moved to my hometown of Milwaukee closer to my large tight knit family. At Kahler Slater Architects I was a Project Designer working mostly on the Foley & Lardner and Milwaukee Protestant Home accounts.

Renaissance Studio, Inc. Project Manager/Project Designer : 1993 – 1998 (5 years) A few great women from GHK jumped ship and started Primary Design which morphed in to Renaissance Studio. I jumped with them. Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! We were “rockstars” living the dream. We had a wide variety of cool nationwide projects and a great client in RR Donnelley & Sons. We had fun, traveled and worked hard. I worked with seven women until finally I had to bring on one of my best friends to add some much needed testosterone. He and I developed a fine tuned thorough set of project management and construction document standards that I still use today. We knew how to make a profit without sacrificing great design.

GHK (now Nelson)Designer: 1989 – 1993 (4 years) This was my first job right out of college. I was given the choice to be on the finishes side of interior design OR on the design and construction drawing side. I chose the design and con-struction drawing side. It has helped throughout my career to successfully bridge the gap and angst between designers and architects. Collaboration is key. Many thanks to a great mentor with a pen always full of red ink!

A FEW TOOLS IN MY TOOLBOXMicrosoft Office Suite, AutoCAD, Sketch Up, InDesign, Photoshop, QuickBooks, Free Hand Sketching and Rendering, business development, wide range of work experiences, expansive portfolio across many project types, “silver lining” attitude, humor, well rounded in all aspects of design from visioning to design to selections to artwork to construction documents to adminis-tration, millwork detailing, mentoring (one of the best parts of my day), ability to “read” a client and gain trust and respect, hard working, enjoy challenges

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THE WORK

HOSPITALITY & RESIDENTIALCrown Plaza, Oakbrook, ILAmbassador Hotel, Milwaukee, WIALOFT Hotel & Residences ABOVE, Milwaukee, WIALOFT Hotel, Madison, WIThe Pfister Hotel (Conceptuals), Milwaukee, WIMiramonte’ Resort (Addition), Indian Wells, CA4 Seasons Resort, Pembine, WIMcArdle Condo, Milwaukee, WIVarious High End Residences while at Deep River Partners, Ltd.Campus Ministries UW Whitewater, Whitewater, WI

HEALTHCARESmooth Skin & Rejuvenation, Milwaukee, WITotal Health Clinic, Menomonee Falls, WITeva Spa, WhitefishBay, WIRogers Memorial Hospital, Oconomowoc, WISantarelli Oral & Facial Surgery, Kenosha, WILuther Manor Assisted Living, Milwaukee, WIAids Resource Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

RESTAURANTFratellos Waterfront Restaurant & Bar, Madison, WIFratellos Waterfront Restaurant & Bar, Milwaukee, WIFratellos Waterfront Restaurant, Oshkosh, WISabor Restaurant & Bar, Milwaukee, WIONYX Restaurant & Bar, Milwaukee WIGrenadiers Restaurant, Milwaukee, WIThree Nightclub & Bar, Milwaukee, WIMa Fischers Restaurant, Milwaukee, WIPazzo Restaurant, Kenosha, WICafe’ Baci, Chicago, ILThe R Bar, Chicago, ILChives American Grill @ Luther Manor, Milwaukee, WI

CORPORATE/OFFICESheet Metal Workers Union Local #18, Waukesha, WIPieper Properties Mayer Building, Milwaukee, WITime Warner, Various Locations, WIFoley & Lardner, Milwaukee, WICramer Krasselt, Milwaukee, WITrinity Transportation Headquarters, Seaford, DEGoogle, Madison, WIKohl’s Headquarters, Menomonee Falls, WIMeyer Wallis, Milwaukee, WIHoffman York, Milwaukee, WIMatre Design, Milwaukee, WIRR Donnelley & Sons, Chicago, ILRR Donnelley & Sons, New York, NYRR Donnelley & Sons, Nashville, TNRR Donnelley & Sons, Los Angeles, CARR Donnelley & Sons, Palo Alto, CALester B. Knight Architects, Chicago, ILMobium Graphics, Chicago, ILArthur Andersen, Chicago, ILUno-Cal, Schaumberg, ILCBI Logistics, Chicago, ILJBrown Advertising, Chicago, ILCurtis Law Offices, Milwaukee, WIPlanned Futures of America, Glendale, WI

FINANCIALLandmark Credit Union, Oconomowoc, WILedger Bank, Glendale, WIHartford Savings Bank, Hartford, WIBank of Lake Mills, Lake Mills, WI

RETAIL & F ITNESSElite Sports Club, Mequon, WIJewish Community Center, WhitefishBay, WISundance 608 (Prototype Indie Cinema), Madison, WISouth Suburban YMCA, Milwaukee, WIBliss Bridal, Brookfield, WIDowner Garage (retail), Milwaukee, WITarget (multiple concept studies), Milwaukee, WI Total Health Retail, Menomonee Falls, WI

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South Suburban YMCA - Milwaukee, WI

site plan

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Miramonte Resort - Indian Wells, CA

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Sabor - Milwaukee, WI

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Sundance 608 - Madison, WI

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Fratellos - Milwaukee, WI

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Fratellos - Durham, NC (conceptual sketches)

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Cafe' Baci - Chicago, IL

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The R Bar - Chicago, IL (conceptual sketch)

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Meyer Wallis - Milwaukee, WI

Hoffman York - Milwaukee, WI

Mobium - Chicago, IL

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Cramer Krasselt - Milwaukee, WI

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Google - Madison, WI

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Target Concept - South Milwaukee, WI

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Target Concept - Park East, Milwaukee, WI

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Downer Garage Adaptive Re-Use - Milwaukee, WI

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Campus Ministries Concepts - UW Whitewater, WI

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Luther Manor Assisted Living - Milwaukee, WI

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Fratellos - Madison, WI

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Residences @ The ALOFT - Milwaukee, WI

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Thank you for viewing my portfolio. I have spent twenty years working hard not only inspiring my clients, but also creating lasting relationships.