Professional Staff

Accessibility Consulting ADA - FHA Compliance
William E. Endelman, AIA, Principal
Seattle - Corporate Offices Scottsdale, AZ

Professional Staff

William E. Endelman, AIA, Principal, Accessibility Expert

Mr. Endelman is a licensed Architect and the Principal of Endelman & Associates PLLC, a consulting firm specializing in accessibility consulting including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Fair Housing Act (FHA), and Building Code accessibility compliance. He has done Accessibility Consulting for 19 years, and has over 30 years experience in facility accessibility, architectural business operations, project management, and architecture in high level management positions for architectural, real estate and other design-related companies. He has consulted for major bank, institutional, educational, residential developer, attorney, real estate asset management clients, and enforcing agencies in dozens of states.

As Principal of E&A, Mr. Endelman leads a team of consultants providing Consulting Services including: ADA/FHA Surveys, Accessibility Design Reviews (ADA/FHA/Code/State Laws), consulting, training, and expert witness services in all aspects of facility accessibility. To facilitate ADA Surveys and recommendations, he developed custom Survey Solutions™ Software that provides a database methodology for cost effective, large ADA survey projects. The software includes the full catalog of ADA Accessibility Guidelines requirements (barriers), citations, and pre-programmed typical solutions and itemized budget costs.

Mr. Endelman's background encompasses many specialty areas. He has been hired as a Consultant and Expert Witness in Accessibility in a number of jurisdictions, Consulting for the U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the U. S. Department of Justice, State enforcing agencies, and Attorneys for building owners and developers. As an Architect and Project Manager, he has managed up to 25 professionals and highly complex projects such as the $300 million U.S. Embassy Complex in Moscow and the $97 million renovation of the Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco. He was Executive VP of a 25 person architecture firm and worked in Corporate Architecture for Bank of America and Security Pacific Bank.

Education, Licenses, Boards, & Affiliations

	The Management Program, University of Washington, Graduate School of Business Administration, May 1991
	Licensed Architect since 1977; CA #C9203; WA #5376; AZ #45387; NCARB Cert. #39,334
	Master of Architecture University of Pennsylvania, August 1973
	BA in Architecture Honors Program University of Pennsylvania, May 1970
	American Institute of Architects (AIA) Past Committees: Sole / Small Practitioners Committee and Corporate Architects Committee, Practice / Ethics Committee Member: Code Committee

	Past First Vice Chair / Board of Directors, Easter Seals Washington
	Past Board of Directors, Penn / Wharton Alumni Club of Seattle
	Past Secretary / Treasurer Pacific Northwest Audio Society (PAS)

Publications

	"Making Buildings Disability-Friendly May Be Easier Than You Think" - Corporate Real Estate Executive, October 1998, published by the NACORE International, The International Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives.
	"Five Mistakes In Providing Accessible Buildings" - Corporate Real Estate Executive, October 1998, published by the NACORE International, The International Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives.
	"Reflections on the Realities of CADD", Cadence, November 1987

Significant Architectural & Project Management Projects include:

	The Federal Building / U.S. Courthouse Renovations, San Francisco - 1.2 million square foot phased office interior renovation for 35 agencies;
	Construction Administration for the U.S. Embassy Complex, Moscow - PM for the U.S. Embassy Complex, Moscow project, for Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) / Gruzen & Partners for five years of the construction phase. The Embassy Complex is a multi-use facility including residences, support services, marine quarters, chancery, and other Embassy functions.
	Southern Maximum Security Complex, Tehachapi, CA - Project Manager for the Programming, Planning and Design Phases of the $65M Southern Maximum Security Complex in Tehachapi, CA.
	Construction Project Management - Seafirst Bank - ADA Compliance Phases II, III - 295 branches; Managed 12 contractors implementing accessibility renovations.
	Manager - Branch Design and Construction for Security Pacific Bank Washington; approx. 75 design / construction projects annually from new branches to renovations.
	ADA Program Manager for 50 million square feet of Americans with Disabilities Act and FHA accessibility surveys and design for major bank, institutional, educational, and real estate asset management clients in 7 states.
	Medical Equipment Planning and Construction Document Review for Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, a new 1 million square feet facility.
	and many renovation projects.

More information about Clients.

More detail on ADA & FHA Projects

Senior Consulting Team Profiles:

Mariesha Blazik - Senior Accessibility Consultant

Bart Sanderson - Senior Accessibility Consultant

Partnerships - Endelman & Associates PLLC works in association with other people and firms to perform services in many cities, including
Paul L. Bishop, Architect, San Diego..

William E. Endelman, AIA, Principal, Accessibility Expert

Send E-mail to consult@endelman.com with questions or comments about our company or web site. Last modified: Thursday March 18, 2010

Send E-mail to consult@endelman.com with questions or comments about our company or web site.
Last modified: Thursday March 18, 2010