1. William “Liam” Kelley Ream
6131Dryden Ave, 2nd Flr, Cincinnati OH 45213
Email: liam.ream@gmail.com
Mobile: (513) 410-4289
Educationand Certifications
Certification to Practice Architecture
Ohio License #ARC.9009531
(Status: ’90 -‘11 Active; ’12-’16 Inactive)
Master of Architecture
Miami University, Oxford, OH 1988
Bachelor of Environmental Design
Miami University, Oxford, OH 1980
Experience
Liam Ream, Independent Contractor
Cincinnati OH
September 2015 – Present Day
Recent Clients
SFA & PDT Architects, Cincinnati OH – Civil &
Educational
Synthesis Architecture, Mt. Adams OH – Church &
Residential
Recent Projects
Cincinnati Murals Relocation Enclosure, Duke Energy
Convention Center, Cincinnati OH – 3D Modeling&
Design, Construction Documents, Structural & MEP
Coordination, Construction Administration Lead
W.C. Middle School Kitchen/Cafeteria Remodel,
West ClermontLocal School District, Amelia, OH – Field
Measuring, Photography, Scope Assessment,
Construction Documentation, Bidding, Construction
Administration Support
W.C. New High School, West ClermontLocal School
District, OH – Kitchen Equipment Shops & Submittals
Notre Dame Academy Kitchen Remodeling, Park Hills,
KY – Site and ExistingConditions Assessment,
Construction Documentation, MEP Coordination,
Construction Administration Support
Holy Trinity-Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Renovation, Cincinnati OH – ExistingConditions
Photography, 3D Modeling, Code Review, Design
Development, Construction Documentation, Bidding
Support, Construction Administration Support
Haiti House Aquaponics Loop, Good Shephard
Orphanage & UC Co-op Collaboration – Instructorfor
Student Lab focusing upon Sustainable & DIY
Technologies to amend a prior studio’s Haitian House
Prototype constructed of Earth Bags.
University of Cincinnati, Division of Professional
Practice & Experiential Learning (ProPEL)
Cincinnati OH
January 2010 – August 2015
Assist. Prof. ofProfessional Practice in Architecture
Academic Activities
Education of DAAP SAID BSArch Students in Professional
Growth includingportfolio, resume, interview and
learningreadiness
Job Developmenton behalf of ProPEL & students
amongstworldwide Architecture firms. Responsible for
advocatingmutually-beneficial Experiential Learning
values and outcomes… thus enlistingmany new &
renewed Co-op providers
Job Search Resource to both BSArch & MArch I & II co-
op students. Innovated interactive online tools for
student participation, research, accountability and
collaboration. Outcome: 97+% placement.
Professional Preparedness leadership for students via
role as Instructor and curriculum developerfor Intro to
Co-op forArchitecture courses taught underclass.
Outcomes included increased understandingof and
developmentof resumes, emailed communications,
verbal and visual contentof portfolios.
Career Growth Adviser responsible forconductingpost
co-op reflection interviews in which student
assignments, essays, questions and concerns help
qualify student career strengths & areas for growth.
2. Academic Activities, cont.
Division Service required of all professors to enhance
learning, logistics and Division impacts nationwide.
ProPEL Committees:
PAL 2.0 (“Professional Assessment& Learning”
Division Software Development) Steering
Committee – Faculty
PAL 2.0 Graphics Committee – Co-Chair
PAL 2.0 Documentation Committee – Faculty
DPP Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure
Committee – Jr Faculty
DAAP Service notrequired but gladly extended to
faculty and students throughout DAAP’s majors.
Guest Juror – Architecture, Interiors and
Fashion Design Studios. Invited every yearto a
variety of mid-term and final critiques.
Co-Instructor – Assisted in curriculum and
teachingfor three Fashion upperclass studios.
My contributions were in 1) deepeningclient
programmingand self-awareness using Holistic
Design 2)utilizing laser-cutting lab and 3)
portfolio development
UC-DAAP SAID MetroLab Committee – ProPEL
Representative
DAAPWorks presenter and promotor. This
event brings employers and students together
around firm presentations and portfolio
reviews
DAAPortfolio Contest – won a CERI grant
launchingcollaboration between students,
faculty and employers via portfolio contest.
Category prizes awarded among79 entrants
UC Service expected of all UC faculty
International Service LearningAdvisory Board
Lecturer for multiple campus & off-campus
venues: CET&L, Taft Research Center, Student
Orgs: EWB & SED, Texas & Ohio organizations
for Cooperative Learning
World Service generally expected at tenured level
Founderof “Co-ops forCauses” – new
experiential learningmodel involvingnon-
profits, corporate hosts, professional
consultants, intra-disciplinary students and
faculty. Six co-op terms conducted
SFA Architects, Inc.
Cincinnati OH
May 2008 – December 2009
Registered Project Architect
Featured Projects
Amelia Elementary School, West ClermontLocal School
District, Amelia OH – ProjectArchitect responsible for
SD, CD & CA for83,518 SF, LEED Silver, Ohio Public
School forover 800 students
New Withamsville-Tabasco Elementary School, West
ClermontLocal School District – Support role to Project
Architect in CD & CA phases, LEED Silver
North College Hill Elementary & High Schools, North
College Hill City Schools, Cincinnati OH -
Project Architect responsible for DD & CD leadership on
Elementary and CD supporton H.S. LEED Silver
St. Columban Parish Hall Remodel & New
Administration Building, Loveland, OH. – SD, 3D
Modeling, DD Documentation.
PDT Architects, LLC
Blue Ash OH
February 2006 – February 2008
Registered Project Architect
Project Summary
Offices: Keystone Parke, Cincinnati, OH; New Page
Corporate Headquarters (Green Globes-certified by the
Green BuildingInitiative), Miamisburg, OH.
Retail: Kenwood Towne Place, Kenwood, OH; various
small strip centers regionally.
Religious: Centerville Community Church Expansion &
Addition, Centerville, OH.
William K. Ream, Registered Architect
Loveland OH
1994 – 2001 & 2003 – 2006
Registered Design Architect | Educator | Artist
Project Summary
Residences: Majestic Properties, Lot 6 (built) & Lot8
(designed), CooperSprings, Blue Ash, OH; FengShui
House, 96 Watch Hill Ln, Newport, OH; Monger Family
Addition (Queen Anne) & Setchell Addition (Dutch
Colonial)Mariemont, OH.
3. Experience, cont.
Offices: Federated DepartmentStores Technical Center,
2101E. Kemper Rd., Sharonville, OH, space planningand
interiordesign
Retail: Schickel Storefront, Loveland ScenicTrail,
Loveland, OH; misc. small offices
Religious: Vineyard Church Relocation (proposal),
adaptive reuse of Milford-area grocery store into
innovative worship and study spaces for growth
Adjunct Instructor: Northern Kentucky University.
Taught Northern Kentucky Association of Realtors’
funded course in blueprintreading, trade nomenclature
and home design (required course toward licensure).
Artist: Pen & Ink of Architectural and Landscape Themes
around Cincinnati & New Orleans
CDS Architects, LLC
Blue Ash OH
2001 – 2003
Registered Design Architect | Community Planning
Project Summary
City Planning: Streetscape Master Plan, City of
Springdale; Veterans Memorial Park, Sharonville –
Landscape Design, PaverPatterning, Furnishings
Master Planning: KemperMeadows Business Park,
Forest Park, OH; various retail landscape plans
Misc.: Eastgate Animal Hospital Adaptive Reuse &
Addition, Cincinnati, OH – DD & CD, Value Engineering
Employers Prior to 2000
Tri-State Region
William K Ream RA DBA Arcology Studio ’93 –‘98
Independent Architect
Northern Kentucky University ’93 –’98 (Winter terms)
Adjunct Instructor, Real Estate
EGC Construction ’92 –‘93
High-end Residential, Northern KY & Indian Hill OH
Federated Department Stores, Inc. ’91–’93
Space Planner: FACS Call Centers (Mason OH, Tempe AZ,
Pinellas Pines, FL), Lazarus Dept. Store & Furniture Store,
The Mall at Tuttle Crossing, Columbus OH, Fountain
Place SD & DD Programming, Cincinnati OH
Cornerstone Architects ‘90 –‘91
Intern Architect. Office fit-outs and church remodeling
Belcan Corporation, Facilities Division ‘85 – ‘87
Facility Planning, Master Planning
Groups & Associations
Cincinnati Social Lab, Group of Cincinnati humanitarians
empowering“Radical Collaboration Initiatives” aimed at
social healingand economicvitality forCincinnati’s most
challenged neighborhoods and residents. In the process
of beingfounded & funded.
Polarity Partnerships, Mastery Cohort5, Cincinnati OH –
dedicated to expandingPolarity Seeing& Thinking
within community and organizational leadership, 2015-
Present (www.polaritypartnerships.com)
Cincinnati Dream Center, 501(c)3 dedicated to
empoweringdestinies of Tri-State’s marginalized.
Program Chair, Board of Directors 2014-Present
American Institute of Architects (AIA) ‘07, ’10 -‘11
AIA Architecture By Children | Design Lab ‘09-‘15
National Council ofRegistration Boards (NCARB)
Auxiliary IDP Coordinator ‘11- ‘15
LinkedIn ‘08-Present
United States Green Building Council (USGBC) ‘07
Publications & Reports
Ream, William K. “The Nature of Transition:
Environments forthe Homeless.” M.Arch thesis, Miami
University, 1988.
Greer, Nora Richter Greer. The Creation of Shelter. The
AIA Press, 1988. Ream, William. Designs, illustrations. pp.
73-74.
Belcan BuildingServices, Inc. “Recommended Standards
for USAF General Officers Housing.” 1986 Report. Ream,
William. Studies, illustrations.