Tom O’Neil Biography

Tom combines strong credentials in the design and management of projects with more than 30 years of leadership experience. Tom’s legacy in educational facility design is a list of firsts for Arizona. Design team member for a new District when Sedona succeeded from Flagstaff Unified. Comprehensive district  wide master plan transforming the grade configurations for 32 schools with  Washington Elementary.

 Design team leader for the first fully funded SFB  High School, Higley. Led the Design of the first high school utilizing  the alternative delivery method CM@R for Boulder Creek High School. Led the design team creating the first Arizona High School recognized by Architecture  magazine as a 21st century learning environment, Betty Fairfax High School.  Leading the design team in developing the first near net zero school in the State of Arizona, Fireside Elementary School. And Leading the design team in creating the first CTE campus to train students in the area of energy from  renewable to nuclear with a building component that is off the utility grid, West MEC’s southwest campus.

Tom’s success can be attributed to his integrated design approach teaming the Owner, Architects, Engineers and the building industry throughout the design  and construction process. His attention to “the big picture,” keeping Client goals and market forces in balance, yet moving the design solution within the given parameters beyond the expectations of his clients. as evidenced by nationally  recognized and award winning facility designs adhering to budgets and schedules, and an extremely high percentage of repeat valued clients.

Tom combines strong credentials in the design and management of projects with more than 30 years of leadership experience. Tom’s legacy in educational facility design is a list of firsts for Arizona. Design team member for a new District when Sedona succeeded from Flagstaff Unified. Comprehensive district  wide master plan transforming the grade configurations for 32 schools with  Washington Elementary.