Bryan Gross

Bryan brings over 30 years of architectural experience and a steady passion for excellence to all of his design projects. Often operating as both the project manager and the lead designer, Bryan focuses on guiding the client team, the in-house design team, and the consultant team through the complexity of the design process in a manner that insures great design.

Bryan earned his Bachelor of Environmental Design and Architecture degrees from the University of Kansas and Graduate Diploma from the Architectural Association in London, England. He is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited designer with an interest in designing high performance, sustainable buildings.

Specialties: Bryan has been in the forefront of Helix’s initiatives in the areas of higher education and sustainable design.

Brian Garvey

Brian Garvey’s attention to architectural detail begins at the door – literally: “A custom pull or unexpected detail can set the stage for what’s inside.” As an SFS associate, his broad-ranging experience spans all aspects of design and construction. Brian thrives on diversity of project types and scales, and the opportunity to play different roles in their creation. Over the span of his architectural career, he has honed his talent for communicating design work graphically through 2-D and 3-D digital media, and a passion for sustainability, in design and in life (“say no” to plastic bags, says Brian). His organized, responsible nature lets him work effectively within each discipline of a project team.

Deb Ford

Deb brings more than 30 years of comprehensive architecture experience to Gould Evans. Her background includes architectural design, master planning, cost estimating, preparation of construction drawings, and construction administration. She is highly skilled in the execution and management of complex projects. Deb has been involved with a wide-range of projects from multiple projects with the Cerner Corporation, to numerous higher education projects on a variety of campuses.

Todd Ault

Todd is a senior project manager with 19 years of architectural experience and an expert in Building Information Modeling (BIM). Working on both large commercial developments, as well as interpreting the nuances of residential municipal code and building science, gives Todd a strong understanding of the broad ranges of issues involved in designing buildings and developing property. In his 12 years with Gould Evans, Todd has designed some of the largest projects for the firm including Cerner’s new Innovations Campus in Kansas City, Missouri; Cerner’s Continuous Campus in Kansas City, Kansas; and NOAA’s Laboratory in LA Jolla, California.

David Ford

David is a Managing Director overseeing the Diagnostics Group in Walter P Moore’s Kansas City office. He has worked on diversified aspects of forensic engineering by evaluating and designing repairs for distressed structures. He has more than 15 years of experience related to building science, façades, building envelope moisture management, roofing systems, below-grade waterproofing, and parking garages. David is a licensed engineer in seven U.S. states and Canada, and a registered roof consultant and waterproofing consultant, which are certifications that require extensive knowledge of building enclosure systems. David serves as chair of the Building Enclosure Council Kansas City Chapter and is a voting member of the American Society of Testing and Materials. He holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University.

Phil Kolbo

Phil is an experienced senior architect technician with an extensive knowledge of stadium, arena and convention center design. His passion is creating buildings that push the envelope in both design and technology. He graduated second in his class at Iowa State University where he built a strong foundation of sustainability, graduating with LEED certification. Phil currently leads the parametric modeling and computational design group for Populous’ North America region as a Populous Intelligence Ambassador, creating and streamlining BIM tools unique to sports and convention center design. While at Populous, Phil has worked on the MasterCard Center for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the New Arrowhead Stadium, Oklahoma City Convention Center, DC United’s Audi Field and led the design for the San Antonio Convention Center, Orlando City Soccer Stadium and Minnesota United FC’s Allianz Field.

Angie Gaebler

Gaebler leads STRATA Architecture + Preservation in their preservation efforts. Her award-winning work includes a diverse body of preservation, rehabilitation and adaptive use projects throughout the Midwest and East Coast regions. Her technical expertise has proven beneficial when designing sensitive and creative solutions for architecturally and culturally significant historic properties. Angie has experience working with a variety of clients, including governmental entities, private developers, community groups and individual owners She often provides preservation consulting to other architectural practices and developers for rehabilitation, additions and new construction projects when historic context may be impacted by the proposed changes. Angie believes that quality construction is achieved through quality detailing and enjoys working in the field with contractors to achieve exceptional results.

Silvia Prandeli

Silvia recently joined Walter P Moore as Enclosure Technical Director for the Los Angeles office.She specializes in complex geometry skins and the research of alternative materials for enhanced performances. Her project experience ranges from residential, high rise, commercial developments to cultural, civic and public use projects in North America, United Kingdom, Europe, Middle-East and Far East.. She holds a Master Degree in Building Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano.

Anthony Birchler

Anthony Birchler leads the design-engineering team at Zahner. Since 1998, he has been responsible for designing many of the Zahner patented systems which are now used to complete bold architecture all over the world. For many architects, Mr. Birchler is the face of Zahner. He works directly with owners, engineers, architects, and general contractors, providing intelligent problem-solving for the production of complex facades.

Ryan McCabe

Ryan McCabe, AIA is a project architect in BNIM’s Kansas City office. Ryan has a passion for design, and excels in translating complex programmatic challenges into simple design solutions. Prior to coming to BNIM he contributed to a variety of local work including K-12, Higher Education, and Corporate Office projects in the Kansas City and Lawrence areas. Ryan earned a Masters of Architecture with a minor in Business from the University of Kansas.

Ryan Gedney

Ryan Gedney is a senior vice president and senior project designer with HOK’s global Sports + Recreation + Entertainment practice. He has extensive experience leading the design of integrated sports facilities that are anchors for vibrant mixed-use districts, including recent projects in Edmonton, Detroit and Atlanta.

Based in Kansas City, Ryan brings a deep understanding of the business of sports and the fan experience. His revenue-generating design solutions improve the game-day experience for fans while responding to the goals of clients and their communities. His projects have won 20+ awards from organizations including the Urban Land Institute, American Institute of Architects and American Society of Landscape Architects.

Ryan, who is passionate about using evolving technologies to improve the design process and mentors other staff in using building information modeling to optimize all phases of a project’s design, construction and occupancy.

In 2016, Ryan was named to Building Design + Construction’s 40 under 40 class.