Mike Dowhan

Mike is a Senior Associate and Senior Landscape Architect at SMMA. He oversees business development for SMMA’s Rhode Island office and applies his award-winning site design experience to a variety of planning and design projects. Always interested in incorporating new perspectives, Mike actively communicates with his collaborators to create exciting design solutions that utilize emerging

Dave Darling

Dave is a Principal and the Design Technology Manager at SMMA. He is responsible for advancing the firm’s use of technology, providing practical, hands-on experiences with several software platforms in a variety of applications. Dave’s analytical and goal-oriented nature motivates innovative application of design technology tools, thus elevating SMMA’s universal proficiency in Building Information Modeling

Aimee Schefano

Aimee is a Senior Associate and Senior Interior Designer at SMMA. Her experience includes conceptual space planning, programming, production of plans and renderings, concept development, branding, and the selection of furniture and finishes. On her projects, Aimee uses her strong critical-thinking skills to get clients to think about their vision in a way that goes

Andy Oldeman

Andy is a Senior Vice President and the Director of Engineering at SMMA. He oversees engineering teams to ensure that proposed solutions meet client needs and provides expertise on energy analysis, life cycle cost analysis, and systems infrastructure evaluation. Through his knowledge and clear communication with owners, design teams, and construction managers, Andy delivers efficient

Carlos Charry

Carlos is a Principal and the Director of Technology at SMMA. He promotes integrated, cohesive information technology solutions and facilitates a culture of change and technological aptitude throughout the firm. Carlos has implemented several new technology programs, platforms, and systems at SMMA, keeping everything running optimally while providing necessary training for each department’s, team’s, and

Mike Bouchard

Mike is a Principal and Senior Project Architect at SMMA. He leads multidisciplinary teams throughout his projects to meet the client’s design vision, budget, schedule, and technical quality goals. Seeing design as endlessly interesting, yet requiring tremendous responsibility, Mike always ensures that he has the right teams to deliver high-quality design rooted in a deep

John Alfeo

John is a Senior Associate and the Electrical Engineering Department Manager at SMMA. He performs load and short-circuit calculations, designs electrical distribution, fire alarm, lighting, and lighting control systems, reviews documentation, and ensures compliance with all applicable codes and regulations. John’s hands-on background as an Electrical Apprentice allows him to visualize electrical systems effectively and

Ara Krafian

Ara is the Chairman, CEO, and President at SMMA. He focuses on firm strategy, design, and management to address the firm’s diverse portfolio and directs SMMA’s dynamic, talented team of leaders to maintain overall responsibility for project success. Ara advocates interdisciplinary collaboration and integrated project delivery to achieve the highest quality design, and works with

Jessica Smith

Jessica is a Principal and the Technology Market Leader at SMMA. She draws on her architectural, engineering, and business administration backgrounds to manage the planning, programming, design and construction administration of highly technical projects for corporate, government and university clients. Known for her acute attention to detail, Jessica is responsible for leading the firm’s quality

Lorraine Finnegan

Lorraine is a Senior Vice President and the K-12 Market Leader at SMMA. Her experience in planning, designing, and managing K-12 projects informs her proven approach to balance scope, budget, and schedule without compromising beauty, functionality, or quality. One of the rewarding aspects of Lorraine’s work on K-12 schools is the client and team relationships,