PERSONAL
BACKGROUND
Tom's
professional experience spans over 51 years. He has
studied and worked in California,
Arizona, Texas, Washington and Idaho and in later
years expanded his geographic and professional base with international
projects in Italy,
France
and Singapore. Tom's experience spans both design and planning in
housing, recreation, commercial, resort and urban design with early interest
in art, sculpture and painting. Since moving to
Sandpoint, Tom has continued to provide professional services, in planning,
design, development and construction.
Experience
includes: Park, Open Space, Recreational and Mixed Use Planning, Urban
Design, Residential, Commercial, Renovations, Various Architectural Planning
and Landscape Architectural projects, to include Construction Management.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL REGISTRATION
State of Idaho - LA 125
State of California - LA1367
State of Arizona - LA 14515
State of Texas - LA 883
EDUCATION
Architecture, Cerritos College, Cerritos, CA 1965
B.S. Environmental Design, Landscape
Architecture, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA 1969
Post Graduate Work; Land Planning / Design,
University of California, Irvine 1972-1973
HONORS
Dean's List 1968, 1969
TEACHING
Visiting Lecturer, California State Polytechnic
University, Graduate School of Landscape Architecture, Pomona, CA 1990
Department Coordinator, Advisory Board,
Instructor University of California Irvine, Landscape Architecture Extension,
1981-1990
Visiting Critic California State Polytechnic
University, San Luis Obisbo 1986-1990
University of California Los Angeles 1979,1989
Adjunct Assistant Professor California State
University, Fullerton, School of Art, Department of Environmental Design
1975-1978
COMPETITION / AWARDS
California Parks and Recreation Society - Honor
Award 1976 1977 1978
Heritage Park, Irvine, CA
Turtle Rock Community Park, Irvine, CA
Centennial Regional Park, Santa Ana, CA
American Society of Landscape Architects - Honor
Award 1981
Wildlands
Recreation Study, San Bernardino, CA
American Society of Landscape Architects Southern
California Chapter 1989
100 Broadway, Long Beach, CA
Newport Beach Arts Council - Finalist 1989
Inspiration Point Sculpture / Park
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000 - RUNA GROUP Planning & Design
1998 - 2000 Partner, Runa / Sykes LLP, Design,
Build, Development
1991 - 1997 Principal, Architects Studio P.A.
1987 - 1990 Dike / Runa Landscape Architects,
Planners Owner, Partner
1979 - 1987 The Runa Group Inc. Landscape
Architects, Planners Partner
1971 - 1978 Kammeyer
Lynch and Partners, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Planning Partner
1969 - 1970 Jones and Peterson, Landscape Architects Project Manager, Senior
Designer
PROFESSIONAL / CIVIC ACTIVITIES
American Society of Landscape Architects, Member
Downtown Sandpoint Business Association, Advisory Member
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