"For our project in Dammam Wellness Clinics, under Sean's leadership, his team developed a holistic "wellness" mixed use project that is unique in the marketplace. Sean's global experience, leadership and architectural sensibilities was instrumental in engaging us in an inclusive and collaborative process that was crucial for the success of this project and brought out the "best" in his team providing us with world class innovation and with understanding of the financial realities that underlie every project."  2012

Dr. Douglass Fineberg, CEO New Cities Development, Bait Al Baterjee, doulas@lasagapartners.com

“Sean was fantastic to work with. His ability to connect to students by listening and educating them in the process of design and development was instrumental in creating a new vision for our student services expansion projects in which the students took pride in which lead to our passing a $87m Student Referendum to expand the student union, athletics center and clinic.” 2007

Cathy Busallachi, Dean SJSU Student Affairs:, c.busallachi@sjsu.edu

 “On behalf of the design committee, I would like to personally thank Sean for his commitment to bring out the best in our numerous stakeholders and user groups, his team of talented architects from KMD were patient, open minded and clearly committed to engage us to develop our two new campus centers at Vacaville and Vallejo.” 2004

Dr. Gerry Fisher Dean of Academic Development SCCD: gerry.fischer@sccd.edu

 “I have had the opportunity to work with Sean both as a client and as a management consultant on behalf of several major Universities.  Sean has demonstrated the ability to successfully  engage the various stakeholders of the campus, from administration, to faculty and students. Under his guidance his teams are always well prepared and willing to engage to build consensus and empower the client to make smart and carefully considered decisions.”

James Carruthers Director UCSD Price Center: jcarruthers@brailsforddunlavy.com

"Sean was the leader we relied on for the successful design of the new Dammam Central Hospital Expansion and Trauma Center. Under his guidance, his team of architects and engineers provided us a great solution that required great skill to navigate multiple user groups and implement the project within a crowded existing hospital while maintaining operations."  2014

Eng. Ali Al Saffar, Project Director, KSA Ministry of Health, Eastern Province, ahalsaffar@moh.gov.sa

"I have had the honor of working with Sean, and his team on the 300-Bed Almaarefa Teaching Hospital Medical University and the new 280-Bed Dallah Namar Hospital and Clinics. I consider them to be one of the leading western healthcare architects in the Saudi market, they understand, listen and provide a level of commitment to excellence to deliver projects to clients that require a great deal of assurance and certainty." 2014

Eng. Taufik Ridhani, PMP, Director, PMO Dallah Hospital, taufik@planningplanet.net

“I have worked with Sean both as a colleague and later as a client.  Sean is a very talented designer who I have entrusted many times to be innovative and responsible. His work on the Aeon Hanyu Mall while at Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz was excellent and he was able to build the trust and guide my senior executive staff to evolve our Aeon community mall brand to a much more bolder, contemporary level of design that has to this date been one of our most popular malls of our portfolio.” 2012

Mr. Ken Minohara, Project Director Aeon Kenminohara@gmail.com

“I brought in Sean to help develop the first standalone Ruths Chris restaurant ever built. He was able to create a story and a theme to the design that won me the project and was instrumental in creating one of their signature restaurants globally.  Sean is a designer who can adapt ideas into stunning architecture and is very enjoyable to collaborate with.  I will continue to bring him in on my most challenging projects as I have done on many occasions and consider him always a part of my team”. 2006

Derek Kitabayashi, CEO  Kitabayashi  Design Studio derek@kds-arch.com

“Sean was the lead designer for KMD responsible for creating the Carlyle luxury condo development in Beverly Hills from 2005-2008.  From the entitlements process through the construction of the project, Sean was instrumental in setting the design vision and ensuring that what was designed was built.  My partners and I enjoyed working with Sean and have found him the to be both creative and committed to our interest and we are very proud of the Carlyle and feel it is one of the outstanding buildings that defines the skyline of the “Miracle Mile”.  2008

Rick Arambulo, CEO Century Development rick@woodridgecapital.com