# John Spahr > Architecture, Engineering, Construction, & Design-Build Consultant at AECOM Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/johnspahr Over 40 years' experience as both Principal Architect & Construction Project Manager in civilian career plus Commander & Master Civil Engineer officer during 30-year military career. California-licensed architect and Certified Construction Specifier with MBA from UC Berkeley. Eagle Scout and recipient of Vigil Honor and Silver Beaver Award from BSA. Retired O-6 Colonel, trained by and served USAF as both a Fire Marshal and as an Inspector General. Designed award-winning schools for over 20 years in California, principally in the SF Bay area, and Architect of Record on well over a hundred public works projects including K-12, preschool, higher education, banks, retail stores, and other tenant improvements. Served as the one & only Design Manager for 14th largest contractor in US, leading staff of engineers and other designers in performing wide variety of Design-Build projects for federal government clients. Strong negotiation and facilitation skills, with significant experience at presentations and public speaking. Expert leadership gained from years as military commander and firm principal, as well as formal management, communication, and leadership training from USAF, BSA, GSA, and multiple companies. ## Work Experience ### Senior Project Manager @ AECOM Jan 2023 – Present ### Project Director, Design @ Webcor Builders Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 Led $125M+ Design-Build project for NAVFAC at China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, Ridgecrest, CA, continuing work of the Webcor Federal team for various government agencies. ### Senior Design Manager @ Webcor Builders Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States Oversaw design of higher education and other institutional projects. Recently completed design management for $47M Mariner Skills Training Center (MSTC) Pacific at Naval Base San Diego for NAVFAC, and $1.3B design-build P3 campus expansion at University of California, Merced. ### Design Manager @ Webcor Builders Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area Supervised design work of three architectural, three civil engineer, and several other engineering firms during $1.3B design-build P3 campus expansion at University of California, Merced. ### Project Manager / Architect @ U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Pacific Rim Region, San Francisco Team leader for Land Port of Entry and related projects. ### Design Manager @ Gilbane Federal Company Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 | Walnut Creek, CA Gilbane Federal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gilbane Building Company, provides innovative solutions and services for global construction, environmental, fuels, and energy in support of US Government agencies. As Design Manager, supervised staff of professional engineers, architects, and CAD personnel to produce in-house designs, provide support to field operations, and manage design partner firms on large Design-Build projects worldwide. ### Commander / Master Civil Engineer Officer @ US Air Force Reserve Jan 1986 – Jan 2011 | March ARB, Travis AFB & Vandenberg AFB, CA; Peterson AFB, CO; Camp Smith, HI Served USAF for 30 total years to include two mobilizations (operations ENDURING FREEDOM and NOBLE EAGLE). Retired July 1, 2011, as a Master Civil Engineer, USAF Fire Marshal, Joint Service officer @ both USPACOM & USNORTHCOM, and former Commander of the 60th Civil Engineer Squadron and 904th Civil Engineer S-Team. Last active duty assignment was at HQ PACAF on A7 and Inspector General staffs. ### Vice President / Principal @ HTI INC., Architects Jan 1990 – Jan 2009 | Oakland / San Francisco Principal Architect and Construction Project Manager for award-winning, Bay area K-12 school design firm. Served as Architect of Record for 100+ K-12 public works projects of all types, as well as day care & higher education projects and also tenant improvements for banks and other businesses. ### Studio Director / Senior Project Manager / Project Manager @ Haines Tatarian Ipsen & Associates Jan 1986 – Jan 1989 | San Francisco, CA Started out as a PM and was subsequently promoted to Senior PM and then Studio Director upon receiving license as an Architect. During this period designed and built the Blosser Lane Elementary School in Willits, CA, which received the Design Honor Award from Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH), as well as recognition from California Redwood Association and American School & University magazine. ### Base Architect @ United States Air Force Jan 1981 – Jan 1986 | Castle AFB, CA Served on active duty as architect assigned to Base Civil Engineer squadron for the Strategic Air Command's primary training base. Started as Second Lieutenant and was promoted to First Lieutenant and Captain before leaving active duty and transferring to the AF Reserve. ## Education ### MBA + BA w/ honors in Architecture in Business and Architecture University of California at Berkeley ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/john-spahr-a968025b --- Source: https://flows.cv/johnspahr JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/johnspahr/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13