Smolen Emr Ilkovitch Architects
Chester Fernando is a skilled architect with extensive experience in the architecture field, currently serving as a Project Architect and Architectural Software Manager at Smolen Emr Ilkovitch Architects since June 2017. Responsibilities include managing architectural software and providing training for firm staff. Previously, Chester held positions as a Staff Architect at Torti Gallas + Partners, Inc., where involvement included various mixed-use residential projects, and as an Architectural Intern engaged in schematic design, construction documents, and rendering. Earlier experience includes working as a CAD Consultant and 3D modeler at Mskm Architects. Chester holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Maryland and an Associate of Arts and Sciences in Architecture from Montgomery College.
Smolen Emr Ilkovitch Architects
Since our founding in 1959 by Victor Smolen, we at Smolen Emr Ilkovitch Architects pride ourselves in providing the highest level of design built on a foundation of technical excellence. Our passion for our profession and our product is inherent in the creativity and superb quality of our work. We excel in creating public places that become the center of their neighborhoods and the pride of their community. We achieve this through a collaborative process in which all stakeholders feel invested and ultimately have ownership of the project. We enjoy a challenge! We thrive on determining the feasibility of a project, modernizing buildings of the past, designing new facilities of the future, restoring historical structures, working within complex sites and urban environments, collaborating with large and active communities, and ultimately creating sustainable solutions which enhance the environment. The strength of our architecture firm is derived from the abilities of our professionals. SEI's architects contribute a balance of courage, spirit, and technical expertise to bring space to life. They invoke their vision and talent to enhance our client's purpose and achieve it within a budget and time frame.