David Brennan:  

David is from Erie, Pennsylvania. David's schools include Technical Memorial High School. David later attended Kent State University. David works(ed) at Economic Development Corporation, City Of Erie. Music David likes includes Tears for Fears, The Romantic Era, The Vendettas. Books David likes include Triumph of the City. Movies David likes include Liberty under Law: The Robert H. Jackson Story, The King's Speech, Inception. TV shows David likes include The Soup, Restaurant: Impossible, JET/FOX/YourErie. One of David's favorite quotes is:"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Winston Churchill Less is more. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe". More about David:"I grew up on the lower east side of Erie with my family, which included my parents and my two brothers. I graduated from St. Casimir's / St. Ann’s (Spirit of Christ) grade school and Technical Memorial High School. Following high school I graduated from Kent State University with a Bachelor of Architecture degree. EXPERIENCE 2012 to present Erie City Councilman, City of Erie, Erie, PA 2009 to present Director of Planning & Design, Economic Development Corporation, Erie, PA Responsible for planning and design of new facilities at seven business parks throughout Erie County, including Knowledge Park, providing technical assistance to businesses seeking to expand or locate in Erie County relating to building and site improvements being financed through the EDC, and management of projects to develop or enhance building assets and planning new sites, including management of community impacts. 2005 to 2009 Principal Architect, Porter Consulting Engineers, Erie and Meadville, PA 2003 to 2005 Principal Architect, Direct Design, Erie, PA Received NCARB Certification 2003 1994 to 2003 Senior Project Manager / Associate - 1996 to 2003, Crowner King Architects, Erie, PA Promoted to Associate in 1996 Project Manager / Architect - 1994 to 1996 1996 to 1999 Adjunct Faculty - Interior Design & Pre-Architecture Department, Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA Juror for senior thesis projects 1988 to 1994 Project Architect - 1990 to 1994, Evans Salata Architects, Erie PA Received Pennsylvania Architect Registration 1994 Intern Architect - 1988 to 1990 EDUCATION Professional Continuing Education, “Design Language”,Harvard University Cambridge ,Massachusetts, 1990 Bachelor of Architecture, Kent State University School of Architecture and Environmental Design Kent, Ohio, 1989 Bachelor of Science, Kent State University School of Architecture and Environmental Design Kent, Ohio, 1988 European Foreign Study Program, Kent State University School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Florence, Italy, 1987 PROF...Expand for more