Mr. Albanes is a registered, professional, architect with 29 years project experience in architectural design, planning, programming, management, and marketing and construction observation. His experience includes institutional, commercial, retail and residential design, technical writing, computer simulations, feasibility studies, landscape architecture, security, renovations, historic preservation, and teaching. He has consulted on energy conscious, sustainable building design and solar energy applications. His government experience ranges from managing one of this nation's largest energy retrofit, revolving loan programs to a $500,000,000 dollar Prospectus Development Study of the Patent and Trademarks Office for GSA.