In the beginning.....

2008-2020 | MCi Architecture & Planning (McConnell International)

• International Architectural Design, Planning, Consultancy and Construction Management
• Residential / Corporate / Private / Commercial / Industrial / Resort / Leisure Architecture
• Sustainable Environmental Design / Certified Passive Architectural Design / LEED Green Associate

2004-2008 | Chief Project Architect - Michael McNamara & Co. / Grattan Property Group

• 2nd Largest Construction/Development Company in Ireland - € 850m Euro Budget (2007)
• Corporate / Private / Commercial / Educational / Governmental / Construction and Design-Build Projects
• Responsible for 'Design & Build Team' with Projects including :
• Cork International Airport Hotel
• Parknasilla Hotel Resort - Sneem, Co.Kerry
• Longford Town Centre – Shopping and Office Mall
• Fingal County Council Headquarters Apartment Complex & Parking Structure
• Dublin Docklands Mixed Use Development - 300 Apartments, Offices & Retail Shoppes
  ...2 Dublin City Blocks between The River Liffey and The Grand Canal Basin
• Infirmary Road PPP (Public-Private Partnership) Project with Dublin County Council (not-constructed)

2000-2004 | McConnell International Architecture - AS ABOVE

• International Architectural Design, Planning, Consultancy and Construction Management

1995-2000 | Managing Director - CadMan Systems, Ltd.

• WORLD'S FIRST AutoDesk ™ Authorised RENTAL CENTER
• Corporate/Private Client SALES & RENTALS of Computer Hardware & Software, Training and Support

1991-1995 | Managing Director - CAD Development International, Ltd. - Dublin Ireland

• Corporate/Private Client supply of Computer Hardware, Software, Training and Support
• CAD Architectural Firm Consultants providing 3-D CAD Models & Renderings
• AutoDesk ™ Authorised Developers and Dealers
• "AutoQuik" ™ Software Manufacture & Sales (authored by Robert McConnell)

1991-1995 | Architectural & Planning Consultant with O'Mahony Pike Architects - Dublin Ireland

• Architectural & Urban Developments Design integrating CAD for Projects including :
• Herbert Park Hotel, Office and Apartments Development
• Carysfort Hall - Apartment Development
• Avoca and Carysfort Park Residential Developments

1989-1991 | Senior Architect for MMM Design Group International - Dublin, Madrid, Rome & Frankfurt

International Architecture & Engineering Practice with Governmental, Corporate, Private Clients Projects including :
• Warrior Preparation Center - Kaiserlautern, Germany
• U.S. Command/Control/Communications Base - Naples, Italy
Security Communications Facility / Administration Bldg. /
FIRE Station / High-Rise Quarters / Parking Structures /
Strict Security / Assault Protection & Electronic Communication Filtering
• Child Development Center - Vicenza, Italy
• Multi-Denominational Church - Ankara, Turkey

1984-1989 | Robert C. McConnell - Architect, Virginia Beach, Va.

• Shopping Malls, Offices, Hotels, Retail Outlets, Hi-Rise Condominiums,
  Single Family Residential Developments (150+ per Average),
  High-End Custom and Traditional Residential (from 2,500 to 22,000 sq.ft.)
• One of the first Architects to provide CAD (Computer Assisted Design) for Clients in Virginia

1981-1983 | Project Manager - SOLAR ONE - Virginia Beach, Va.

• Environmental and Alternate Energy Commercial and Residential Design
• Active & Passive Solar Heating Systems Manufacture & Installation

1979-81 | Project Manager for Johnson, Craven & Gibson Architects - Charlottesville, Va.

• Shopping Malls; Banking Facilities; Custom and Multi-Family Residential Design;
  & Historic Renovation including:
• Renovation of Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's Residence);
• Institutional Design for the University of Virginia including;
• Educational Facilities
• Campus Housing Facilities
• Renovation & Major Extension to Alumni Hall
• Historic Renovation Of Madison Hall

1976-78 | Project Manager for Arthur Konikoff Architects, Virginia Beach, Va.

• Specialising in Corporate, Leisure and Residential Architecture;
• Handicap Design Parameters for the U.S. Veterans Administration

1975-76 | Chief Screenprinter for Architectural Graphics Incorporated - Norfolk, Va.

• Perfection Signage for numerous projects including :
• Busch Gardens, Williamsburg Va.,
• Lincoln Memorial Hospital and
• The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,Wash.D.C.

Architectural Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

• 1st Yr | Self educated use of "IBM-360" Main Frame Computer and produced one of the USA's first Computer Graphics Movies.
• 2nd Yr | European Architectural Studies in | Salzburg, Austria | Hungary | Yugoslavia |Bulgaria | Greece | Italy
• 3rd-5th Yrs | Established the College of Architecture's Computer Graphics course and served as Computer Graphics Instructor
• 4th Yr | Design of the Kin-Ha' Hotel and Condominiums with Arquitecto Miguel Gaston at the "to-be" Caribbean resort of Cancun, Mexico