Stephen has more than 30 years of development, construction and design experience.

 

Most recently, as President of Stearns International, an international development and building subsidiary of U.S. based structural steel contractor and fabricator, Stephen was responsible for creating international development, building and steel platforms. Stephen established operations in Turkey, the Middle East and Brazil.

 

Prior to Stearns, Stephen served as Vice President of Design and Construction at Nexus Development. His responsibilities included acquisition, design and construction of residential, hospitality, retail, commercial and infrastructure projects. 

 

Stephen was construction engineer for Rem Koolhaas / OMA, and completed projects such as CCTV and TVCC in Beijing, China. 

 

Stephen has also held key staff positions in Swinerton Builders, Turner International and Turner Construction and was involved in numerous high profile U.S. and international design-build projects and design assist projects including the OMNI Hotel San Diego, Hilton Hotel Cairo, Ritz Carlton Hotel Doha, Disney Grand California, Aquarium of The Pacific, World Trade Center Colombo Sri Lanka and Flagship Wharf Boston.

 

Stephen’s project experience includes the following:

 

· Skyline Tower, Orange County CA - twin 26, story 1.1 million sf luxury condominium     towers and associated parking structure

 

· CCTV / TVCC – Beijing, China, twin 53 story commercial office and studio facilities           towers composed of “State of the Art” inclined steel exo-skeleton and curtain wall

 

· Omni Hotel and Metropolitan Residence – 35 story 660,000 sf 4-Star 525 room hotel       and residential tower, San Diego CA

 

· Ritz Carlton Doha, Qatar – 25 story, 5-Star luxury resort hotel and marina

 

· Belltowne Centre, Phoenix, AZ. 530,000 sf shopping center renovation/remodel

 

· Aquarium of the Pacific

 

· Morrison, Palm Springs, CA - 8 acre residential development including 133 single           family homes and associated infrastructure

 

· Marriott Courtyard, Santa Ana, CA - 155 unit select service hotel with meeting rooms,     fitness center, restaurants and bar

 

· MacArthur Place, Orange County, CA - 10 acre mixed use development project                 including three 26 story residential towers, a 300 unit Multi-family apartment                   complex, 15,000 sf convenience retail and associated parking structures

 

· Hard Rock Hotel, Palm Springs, CA - 10 acre, 494  room 614,600 sf 4 star resort hotel,   including a 25,000 sf concert venue and 30,000 sf pad restaurant, spa and nightclub

 

· Hilton Hotel, Cairo, Egypt - 229 room golf resort and meeting hotel

 

· Vivante, Costa Mesa, CA - 7 acre urban infill mixed used site with 185 IL/AL/MC units

 

Please see Stephen's featured projects HERE.