gregg kalba
1706 willowby drive | houston texas 77008 | 713.962.1461 | gregg@fischerkalba.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregg-kalba-aia
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summary
Accomplished Senior Project Manager and AIA-licensed architect with three decades of experience leading high-profile, complex developments at SmithGroup in Houston, Texas. Proven track record in orchestrating multi-disciplinary teams, managing multimillion-dollar budgets, and overseeing full project lifecycles across commercial, institutional, and civic sectors. Adept at bridging traditional architectural execution with next-generation workflows, integrating generative AI design tools, advanced BIM automation, and data-driven sustainability strategies to optimize building lifecycle performance and project delivery for the coming decade.
experience
Directed multi-disciplinary teams and managed large-scale architectural projects through all phases from schematic design to construction administration. Responsible for establishing project schedules, managing multimillion-dollar budgets, coordinating structural, civil, and MEP consultants, and ensuring strict adherence to regional building codes and municipal permitting processes. Served as the primary client liaison, successfully negotiating scope changes, conducting Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC) meetings, and delivering complex commercial and institutional builds on time and within financial parameters.
Leveraged emerging technologies to modernize delivery workflows, integrating generative AI modeling tools for early-stage schematic iterations and BIM cloud-worksharing platforms for real-time cross-discipline coordination. Championed sustainable building practices, digital twin asset management, and parametric design techniques to optimize lifecycle performance and circular economy outcomes. Mentored junior architects in advanced digital workflows, quality control protocols, and risk mitigation strategies, positioning the studio to adapt to the changing operational and technological landscape of the architectural industry over the next decade.
education
University of Houston, Houston Texas - 8/1987 to 12/1994
Bachelor of Architecture
professional experience
SmithGroup - 5/2022 to current
Principal
Senior Project Manager
Energy Architecture - 12/2019 to 4/2022
Senior Project Manager
EYP Architects - 9/2012 to 11/2019
Senior Associate
Project Director
Kirksey - 7/2003 to 8/2012
Senior Associate
Project Architect
Ray & Hollington Architects - 9/1994 to 7/2003
Project Architect
The Rosner Studio - 4/1993 to 8/1994
Apprentice Architectural Illustrator
registration
Registered Architect, State of Texas
No. 18950
skills
BIM - Revit, Navisworks Freedom, ArchiCAD
2D - AutoCAD; hand drafting & sketching
Newforma Project Center, MS Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite
HTML, Apache Server, phpMyAdmin, MySQL, MariaDB
awards
Rethinking the Future Awards Pubic Building Concept - 2020
City of Houston Alief Neighborhood Center
ENR Texas & Louisiana Best Projects K-12 Education Award of Merit - 2018
HISD Debakey High School For Health Professions
Honorable Mention Winner Education Design Showcase - 2014
Brazosport College Main Building Renovation
ASID TGCC Interior Design Award, Single Space - 2011
Texas Construction, Best of '10, Award of Excellence: Green Building - 2010
Kingwood Branch Library
WFX, House of Worship Awards, Best New Construction - 2006
River Pointe Church
ASAP Walter Netsch Juror Award - 1994
SPARK Park
selected for 4th year Honors (Visiting Critic's) Studio - 1992
projects
UT Health Houston School of Public Health, Houston Texas - 2026
UH at Sugar Land Cullen College of Engineering - 2026
TAMU SREC Locker Room Renovation, College Station Texas - 2025
TAMU SREC Climbing Wall Renovation, College Station Texas - 2025
SHSU Northside Parking Garage, Huntsville Texas - 2022
City of Houston Alief Neighborhood Center, Houston Texas - 2019
SHSU Lowman Student Center, Huntsville Texas - 2017
HISD DeBakey High School for Health Professions, Houston Texas - 2017
HISD Wisdom High School, Houston Texas - 2017
UHD Girard Street Building, Houston Texas - 2015
SHSU Police Renovation, Huntsville Texas - 2014
DuPont Sabine River Works Lab Building, Orange Texas - 2012
DuPont Sabine River Works Maintenance Building, Orange Texas - 2012
Brazosport College Main Building Renovation and Expansion, Lake Jackson Texas - 2010 to 2011
Creekside YMCA, Woodlands Texas - 2010
Kingwood Branch Library, Kingwood Texas - 2009
The Emery / Weiner School Expansion, Houston Texas - 2008
Congregation Beth Israel MEP Renovation, Houston Texas - 2008
Trinity Episcopal School, Galveston Texas - 2007
Parkway United Methodist Church, Sugarland Texas - 2006
Second Baptist Church Woodway Village, Houston Texas - 2005
River Pointe Church, Richmond Texas - 2004
references
upon request
