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dcollila2009

D. Collins

@dcollila2009

Development Strategist, Implementation, Capital Planning and Design Strategy

United States
English
About me
Trailblazer and competition award-winning Architectural Designer, Development Strategist, and finance-minded Business Analyst blending Gensler-trained design intelligence with McKinsey & Company story-lining and problem-solving. Works across BIM production, market research, land-deal underwriting, AI-first transformation, pro forma modeling, investment memos, capital planning, agentic AI, and digital transformation; turning ambitious concepts into financially clear, technically coordinated strategies that connect design excellence, investor confidence, and long-range business performance.... Read more

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Architectural Planning
I will develop architectural design, revit models, 3d renderings, investor presentation

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Work experience

Self_Employed

Gensler | LK Architecture | LM III + Southwick | McKinsey & Company

Self Employed • Full-time

Feb 2020 - Present6 yrs 7 mos

Across McKinsey & Company, LK Architecture, L.M. Holder III, and Gensler, DeVont’e Collins developed a multidisciplinary experience base connecting architectural production, BIM documentation, design strategy, business analysis, client communication, and implementation thinking. Work included structured problem-solving, leadership development, professional communication, AI + digital transformation learning, financial-performance thinking, pyramid-principle story-lining, synthesis, proposal logic, and recommendations for ambiguous business challenges. Architectural work included Revit/BIM production, CAD documentation, SketchUp modeling, schematic design support, design development support, construction-document coordination, drawing revisions, material and finish research, specification support, consultant coordination, zoning research, RFI support, vendor coordination, presentation production, and client-facing visual storytelling. Project exposure included multifamily, hospitality, workplace, corporate office, food-service, residential, commercial, warehouse, sports, headquarters/training, and stadium proposal environments. Contributions supported SD, DD, and CD workflows, presentation decks, executive-level deliverables, brand integration, holistic user experience, sustainability dialogue, and multidisciplinary coordination. Experience included a 256-unit, 11-story, $100M urban infill development, a $1.8M–$23M multi-site franchise remodel program, global hospitality brand architecture, and major sports and headquarters work ranging from approximately $600M to $2.2B, including a $276M headquarters/training center. Across this period, the work evolved from architectural production into an integrated design-business platform translating architecture, planning, market awareness, operational strategy, and capital logic into technically coordinated, financially clear, presentation-ready solutions for complex built-environment challenges.