John Patey joins Mancini*Duffy as senior associate
According to Mancini*Duffy, John Patey, AIA, has joined the firm as a senior associate and will lead the firm's Healthcare practice. "John has over thirty years of hands-on diversified experience in the field of architecture and, for the past 14 years, has become a leader in the intricacies of hi-tech healthcare and laboratory programming, planning and design," said Anthony Schirripa, AIA, Mancini*Duffy's chairman and CEO. "His experience and expertise will enable us to build on our significant portfolio of healthcare projects and broaden our reach in that important market sector. As a registered architect in New York, New Jersey and Illinois, he also brings strong technical and project management skills to the firm."
Patey was formerly a principal at Perkins Eastman Architects & LSGS Architects.
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