Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Employee Profile: Joseph Berchenko, Senior Architectural Specification Writer


Joe came to ARCOM's Virginia office from Lincoln, Nebraska, with nearly 30 years of experience in the construction industry. After receiving a Masters of Architecture degree from the University of Nebraska, Joe served as the City of Lincoln's commercial plans examiner for 10 years. Anxious to broaden his horizons, he then joined the firm of The Clark Enersen Partners, Architects, where he learned the art of spec writing.

"I spent countless hours studying the 'green sheets,' as we called the MasterSpec Evaluations," Joe said. "It was like getting a second college education. I never imagined that one day I'd be writing them myself."

His career also includes work for Bahr, Vermeer and Haecker, Architects, in Lincoln and Omaha, as well as several years practicing as an independent spec writer. Joe lives in Alexandria with his wife, DeAnn, and their two cats, Calvin and Hobbes. Their son, Dan, lives in New York.

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