Phil Babinec has over three decades of experience in the architecture field, specifically with GBBN Architects since September 1986, focusing on specifications. Babinec served as the Great Lakes Regional Vice President for The Construction Specifications Institute from July 2010 to July 2012 and worked as an Adjunct Instructor for Interior Specifications at the University of Cincinnati's College of DAAP from 2005 to 2009, teaching courses on design specifications and contract documents. Babinec holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Kent State University, obtained between 1981 and 1986, and graduated from Saint Edward High School in 1979.