Profile

Personal Greeting David Brotman, FAIA Member Emeritus

Sunset Consultants

Contact Details

Sunset Consultants
Scottsdale, AL

Bio

"Strategic Thinker"

Accomplished Senior Executive with proven career and solid experience in all aspects of architectural and engineering firm management, including project management; Profit and Loss; business development; mergers and acquisitions; sales and marketing; and strategic planning. Successful track record and expert qualifications in improving quality of work, market share, delivering strong revenue and profit gains. Experience encompasses start-up, turnaround, high-growth, and multi-national operations.

Holds a reputation among superiors, colleagues, subordinates and associates for creative imagination, vision, team building and leadership skills. Specialized in envisioning an end-result, then leading a management team to realize that result with marked improvements along the way.

Specialties: stratigic planning, business development, marketing, project managment, finance, human resources, office managment, project managment, design, Standard of Care Architectural Design and Construction litigation services, Legal Services

Education

University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
BS in Arch, 1968
Architecture
1962 To 1968

The Park School
HS
1960 To 1963

Job History

City of Malibu Planning Commission
Planning Commissioner
Malibu, CA, United States
June 2012 - present

University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Architecture
Advisory Council
Honalulu, HI, United States
September 2011 - present

Sunset Consultants
Owner
Malibu, CA, United States
November 2000 - present

Adamson House
Docent
Malibu, CA, United States
April 2010 - December 2015

The American Institute of Architects
Regional Director
January 2005 - January 2008

RTKL Associates Inc.
Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President
Los Angeles, CA, United States
January 1975 - October 2000

Honors and Awards

Adamson House Drawings
California State Park Superior Achievement Award
2013

AT&T Customer Technology Center, Honor Award
AIA, Dallas Chapter
1988

Cairns Central Mall, Regional Commendation
Far North Queensland, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
1998

Computer Sciences Corporation Regional Headquarters, Design Award
National Association of Office and Industrial Parks,
1988

Galleria at South Bay, Design Award
International Council of Shopping Centers
1987

Galleria at South Bay, Honorable Mention
Monitor Centers and Stores of Excellence
1987

LA Live, Los Angeles, CA, Global Awards for Excellence
Urban Land Institute
2010

Menlo Park, Co-Winner
Monitor Centers and Stores of Excellence
1992

Menlo Park, Design Award
International Council of Shopping Centers
1993

Reynolds Aluminum Design Competition Scholarship for Architecture Students,
University of Cincinnati,
1967

Roosevelt Field Mall, Design Award
International Council of Shopping Centers
1994

Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, First Place
Shanghai Ministry of Science and Technology
1998

Sun DongAn Plaza, #1 Project
Beijing Capital Projects Exhibition
1995

Sydney Central
Golden Nugget Grand Award
2000

The Galleria Morley, Perth Australia,
SADI Award
1996

The Galleria Morley, Perth Australia, Merit Award
International Council of Shopping Centers
1996

Tower City Center, Design Award
International Council of Shopping Centers
1991

Tysons Corner Center Parking Terraces, Honorable Mention
Precast Concrete Institute
1988

Tysons Corner Center, Design Award
International Council of Shopping Centers
1989

Tysons Corner Center, Design Award
Monitor Centers and Stores of Excellence
1989

Tysons Corner Center, Rehabilitation Category
Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence
1992

Westfield San Francisco Centre, San Francisco,
Urban Land Institute, Global Awards for Excellence
2011

Westfield San Francisco Centre, San Francisco, CA, Design Award
International Council of Shopping Centers
2008