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The Hawai‘i Wildlife Center's Design/Build Team

 

Scott BedingfieldScott Bedingfield, President of Knudson Development Company and JS Bedingfield Construction Management, has led the development and construction of over $300 million in award-winning resort destination projects in Hawai‘i from mobilization through close-out.  Knudson  Development Company  develops  luxury residences in Hawai‘i, Aspen, Scottsdale, Park City and Las Vegas. Mr. Bedingfield also serves as Vice President, Construction, for the Hualalai Resort in Kona. His responsibilities include planning, infrastructure, resort amenities, residential construction and capital improvements.  He brings a strong knowledge of construction and engineering from both field and management experience. His volunteer work includes the Kaupulehu Dryland Forestry Preserve and Reforestation Project and Kohala Country Fair Board.

 

William T. RuhlWilliam T. Ruhl, AIA, architect of the Hawai‘i Wildlife Center, has been a principal partner of Ruhl Walker Architects in Boston since 1996.  His firm designs residential, institution-al and  commercial projects in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York,  New Hampshire,    Maine,   Hawai‘i,    North Carolina, Vermont and St. Croix, USVI.  He earned his Master’s degree in Architecture at Yale University and Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, at Duke University. He has won numerous awards from the American Institute of Architects and Boston Society of Architects for housing design, accessibility, and interior design excellence.  He served as faculty for the Boston Architectural Center from 1991-97. His community appointments include service as Chair, Design Review Board, Town of Wellesley. Visit Website.

 

Rhoady Lee Architecture and Design,Rhoady Lee Architecture and Design, Architect for Construction phase of the Hawai’i Wildlife Center, has his office in Waimea on the Big Island.  His firm, Rhoady Lee ARCHITECURE&DESIGN, provides a complete range of services from Master Planning to high-end Residential Design,  He and his Associates are professionals well versed in both commercial construction and residential remodels and additions. He earned a Master in Architecture at Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Design at the University of Washington Rhoady is involved in many community activities—he is acting President of Kahilu Theatre in Waimea and has worked with North Hawai‘i Hospice designing its Waimea headquarters. Visit Website.

 

Jason Umemoto, ASLA, and Nancy CassandroJason Umemoto, ASLA, and Nancy Cassandro, ASLA, are the landscape architects for the Hawai‘i Wildlife Center.  Their firm, Umemoto Cassandro Design Corporation, is located in Kailua on the island of O‘ahu. They engage clients as design team members who can enjoy the opportunities  of the  design process and  delight  in the creation of respectful, beautiful and functional landscape environments. Jason and Nancy are licensed landscape architects in Hawai‘i.  Both are nationally certified by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Board.  Jason also holds AIA Allied Membership. He earned his B.S. in Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1989.  Nancy earned her B.S. in Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona in 1989.   She is a member of the California Native Plant Society. Visit Website.

 

Tinguely Development, Inc.Phil Tinguely is President of Tinguely Development, Inc., a company intentionally organized to be vertically integrated,providing development, design and construction services to assure complete quality control of the end product. After a productive 13-year career in California and Washington, he moved to Kona in 1988 to pioneer new opportunities with Mark Richards of the MarylGroup. Over the course of the next eight years, he was a key player in the growth of the Maryl Group as one of the largest construction firms in the State of Hawai‘i. In 1995, he launched his own successful firm where experienced project managers estimate and direct diverse construction projects. Phil Tinguely has been buildingresidential subdivisions, custom homes and commercial properties in West Hawai‘i for almost 20 years. Visit Website.

 

Ryan Associates General Contractors Paul Ryan, President, Ryan Associates General Contractors, An employee-owned construction company, Ryan Associates has been building custom residential and commercial projects since 1979. They are passionate about their work, and particularly love the challenge of building complex custom homes, wherever their clients request. Founders Paul Ryan and Jim Friedman shaped the character and integrity of Ryan Associates, instilling it with a value for architectural design, community support and responsible business practices. Visit Website.

 

In addition to the core team, we wish to extend a big mahalo to: William Blakeney, structural engineering; Peter Dahlberg, civil engineering; Mark Morrison, mechanical engineering; John Maute, electrical engineering; Steve Groves, Kohala Engineering, wastewater system design; Thomas G. Pattison, Pattison Land Surveying Inc.