Founded in 1999 by Michael Kindzierski, KINDO Studios is committed to achieving our clients goals in a manner that implements sustainable best practices.  Whether advising a client through green initiatives or leading a city's urban revitalization project on the forefront of sustainable new urbanism, KINDO leads and designs with a passion and work ethic ensuring our clients vision is brought to fruition .

 

DESIGN - PLAN - EXECUTE

 

Founder / Principal Director of Design

Michael J. (KINDO) Kindzierski
Founder / CEO

Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) - Mississippi State University - College of Architecture, Art, & Design

Engineering Science - Middlesex College

Growing up in the Design / Build  and Construction Industry, Michael's career in Architecture began over 30 years ago.

Since graduating from MSU College of Architecture, Michael has worked on some of the worlds largest and most successful Mixed-Use New Urbansim projects receiving several awards including the Urban Land Institutes Award for Excellence.  In the process Michael has engaged some of the most respected developers world-wide including Federal Realty Investment Trust, Charles E. Smith Companies, The St. Joe Company, and Principal Financial Group and designed and managed projects for some of the worlds largest prefab home manufactures including partnerships with Dwell Magazine.

Vaughn Collaborative, Heiserman Group, Cooper Carry

Certificates: Sustainable Design, Green C-C, Professional Management, Programming Institution, LL Documents, LL Administration, Town Centers, CMU, Hardware, Membrane

Thesis: Housing & Community - Live / Work / Play, the New Urbanism 

 

QUALIFICATIONs

Through planning and collaborative spirit, Michael builds relationships with his teams, partners and clients to drive design, strategy and progress for his company. 

 

Business Development - SALES

Proven ability to manage and develop relationships with clients, consultants & vendors.

Contracted by several international home manufactures to design and implement business development & sales strategies

Oversight of marketing campaigns including: websites, blogs, webinars, newsletters, advertising & digital media initiatives.

Consulting

Consulting experience with demonstrated success working across matrix client, supplier and geographically dispersed teams.

Partner with Clients to define project scope, objectives and approach to support business objectives in an efficient yet consensus building fashion.

Strong interpersonal and proactive problem solving skills.

Experience with consultant and vendor contract processing and negotiations.

Project Management

Experience working in a deadline-driven environment, handling and prioritizing multiple tasks & projects.

Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and work around tight deadlines, accelerated time frames in a fast paced environment waterfall & agile methodologies.

Well rounded, written and verbal communication skills are absolutely essential to work effectively across all levels of project team members & manage communications to all organizational levels.

Experience with creating, collaborating & maintaining a master project plan.

Proven ability to work with our clients, consultants and external vendors on documenting tracking, escalating, and remediating project related issues as a subject matter expert (SME).

Solid knowledge of development processes, including experience with full cycle

Design

Graphic design for logos, marketing, and events for national & international clients

Web design for national & international clients

Mobil application business plan, mockup & design

Entrepreneurship

Establish markets in fields not traditional to architecture

Established strategic partners for symbiotic relationships

Established adaptable communications & management strategies for various user groups

Established business plans and marketing for new ventures

Green technologies

Successful design and completion on hundreds of green projects including: modular, panelized & prefabricated structures

Orchestrate collaboration with R&D, Patent Holders, Engineering, Manufacturers, Developers and clients on new green technologies design, manufacturing, testing, rollout & implementation

 Coordinate business development and project management for new technologies in solar, thermal transfer, water management & climate control 

Architecture

Performed and managed all phases of Architecture practice including business development, contact negotiations, design, specifications, value engineering & construction administration

Designed and management on large scale master planning, mixed use, residential, commercial, institutional & educational facilities

Interaction with Interaction with Civil Leadership, Governing Entities, Financial Institutions, Approval & Oversight Agencies

Construction Management

Bidding Procurement – determination of selection procedures, preparation of bid documents, identification of bidders, review document distribution, bid opening, bid analysis & bid award.

Contract Administration – Provided administration of the contracts between owner & contractors

Construction Observation – provide site visit services and advise and consult owner during the construction phase

Strategic Partners

C.M. CunninghamBusiness Development / Communications

C.M. Cunningham
Business Development / Communications

MPA, Masters Public Administration, International Development, Non-profit Management - University of Pittsburgh

B.A., Comminications & Psychology - Bethany College

Georgetown University - The McDonough School of Business; Prosci Change Management; LaMarsh

Innovation and Entrepreneurship –successfully builds the partnerships with senior leaders required for successful collaboration across complex, turbulent organizations. Christy has the experience working with leaders and teams to establish innovative cultures that embrace risk taking, information sharing, developing talent and fostering an entrepreneurial drive. 

Leadership Advisory and Coaching – becomes a trusted mentor and coach experienced in assessing the strengths of, and developing coaching plans for, leaders and their teams who want to be more effective. Cultivates trusted relationships through listening, building transparency through trust and understanding various perspectives. 

Business Transformation - Strategic Planning, Change Management (CM), and - skilled at leading transformational strategic change management (CM) and communication initiatives across complex organizations.

Georgetown University - The McDonough School of Business
Certification, Advanced Practitioner in Change management

Prosci Change Management
Certification - Enterprise Change, Organizational Change

LaMarsh Change Management
Certification

 
Joseph NangleTechnical Design / Construction

Technical Design / Construction

After studying Architecture at Drexel University College of Media, Arts, & Design Joe has over 35 years of experience in Design and Construction industry.  With his hands on approach and in depth knowledge and experience in site analysis, design and specifications, he has assisted over 500 clients attain their project goals, including 12 years of successfully running his own design / build firm.  An expert in building systems analysis Joe has collaborated and managed projects  with prefabricated, post and beam, panelized and modular structures systems.   

Architecture -  Drexel University

 
Ed MahonyExisting & Production Engineer

Existing & Production Engineer

Ed combines the background and organizational skill set of an engineer with project management proficiency of coordinating production documentation of consulting disciplines including as-built conditions recording, surveyor and civil engineer, structural engineer, permitting, contractor & subcontractors and material testing and inspections.

Ed's projects have ranged in scope and scale from single family residential to larger scale complex commercial and retail along with design and land planning in both the public and private sectors.

B.S. Civil Engineering - Ohio State University

AutoCAD Civil 3D Training Certificate

Mold Inspection Certification

Asbestos Abatement Engineering Certification

 
Robert OlsonSolar & Finance Director

Solar & Finance Director

Robert has the unique combination of Solar technologies and finance background.  These With a B.A. in Finance and his experience is solar technology application, he is able to address the two main concerns of our clients; best solar systems for our project and the best financial structuring.

Robert has been integral in providing solar technologies consulting for large and small scale commercial & residential projects in the San Diego area including: client consultation, site survey, financial feasibility study, contractor coordination, and completion analysis.

 B.A., Finance and Financial Management Services - DePaul University, San Diego State University

 
Jon ZhangStructural & Civil Consultant

Structural & Civil Consultant

Jon has over 26 years of experience in structural engineering including design and management for various types of new and existing commercial, residential and institutional buildings with expertise in a wide variety of materials.  

MSCE Structural Engineering, University of Kentucky; BS Civil Engineering HUT 

 
Tanya DomashevskaVisualization Consultant: Rendering/Web Devl

Visualization Consultant: Rendering/Web Devl

Tanya leads the team 3D rendering, photorealistic visualization, virtual tour creation, and web design and development endeavors.  Project design and development programs include: 3DS Max, SketchUp, AutoCad, Revit, Adobe Photoshop and Zbruch.

Certificates in Project Managment, and Leadership Training and international work experience for LG Electronics.

 
Eric WillifordVideo Marketing & Creative Services

Video Marketing & Creative Services

Eric has over 15 years experience in video production including every aspect of film making production from scripting to editing.  His professional projects range from feature length films to testimonials, interviews, music videos short films and web content.  Eric has worked for national firms to coordinate, create and implement marketing plans, public relations, create advertising and corporate image, coordinate website marketing, organize and execute special events, maintaining and creating media relationships, production of online videos and TV spots, oversee social media messaging and strategy.

BA Communication and Media Studies, UNC Willmington

Honors and Awards include: Best Feature -FH Film Festival; Best Cinematography -Chicago HFF; Short Film Selection - SD Film Festival; BAA - FH Film Festival. 

 
Ryan TappenResidential Finance Consultant

Residential Finance Consultant

Ryan is a native of San Diego and has an amazing understanding of finance industry and options available for residential projects.  Ryan utilize his expertise to listen to the needs of the clients and make recommendations that will help them achieve their project goals and work within their financial parameters.  

B.A. Sc. - San Diego State University 

strive: (verb) make great efforts to achieve or obtain; to devote serious effort or energy


Awards & Publications

  • Woodmont East Mixed-Use Facility
    Bethesda, Maryland-Lead Architect:

  • Urban Land Institute (ULI) - Award for Excellence
    Bethesda Row, Bethesda, Maryland

  • Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) Charter Award - Best Block

  • Presented in a Philip Langdon lecture at the National Building Museum

  • Exhibit - National Building Museum

  • Published in Urban Land, “Hitting the Streets

  • Published in Basler Magazine, “The City Comes to the Suburbs, the Face of the Suburbs is Changing,”

  • Published in The Washington Post Magazine, “Mainstreet, USA”

  • Jennings Parcel Mixed-Use Facility
    Bethesda, Maryland-Project Manager

  • Mid Atlantic Masonry Design Award – 1st Award - Design

  • Best of Washington 2013

  • Best of Washington 2014

  • Ohio LA Honors Award

  • ALAP Grand Award

  • ALAP Commercial Award

  • ALAP Commercial Installations

  • Ohio GTA – Commercial Industrial

  • Gold Key CA - - Moderate Housing

  • Gold Key – Overall Community

  • Gold Key – Garden Community

  • TOTG – Property of the Year

  • Silver Key Award – Overall Community Upscale

  • Silver Key Award CA – Overall Community Upscale

  • Real Estate & Const. Review – NCOE

  • GTA – Best in Category – International Mas. Inst.

  • Superior Achievement in Design Imaging – Mixed-Use Development

  • Int. Ill. Design Award IESNA

  • OLA – Merit Award

  • Capital - Home of the Week

  • Predicting the Future of Northern
      Virginia and the Internet

  • Published - Urban Land Institute

  • Published - NRDC

  • Published - Green Enterprise

  • Published - Living Sustainably

  • Published - USEPA Smart Growth

  • Published - New Urban Network

  • Published - Better Cities & Towns

  • Published - MB

  • Published - Urban Places & Spaces

  • Published - Place Shakers

Continuing Education

  • BA Architecture

  • Engineering Science

  • Sustainable Design

  • Prefabricated Stuctures

  • Panelized Residential Construction

  • Modular Construction

  • LCH Green

  • LL-Documents

  • LL-Administration

  • Town Centers

  • Brick & Masonry

  • Correctional Facilities
    Programming

  • Professional Management

  • Sargeant Hardware

  • Concrete Masonry Unit

  • Firestone Products & Roofing

  • Advanced Autodesk

Groups & Memberships

design firm leadership roundtable.png
USGBC_logo.jpg

Apply