Russ has recently served as a Special Project Manager for clients, including India-based Infosys' Technology and Innovation Hub in Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Zoo, and Purdue's University Orchestra and Bands Building in West Lafayette, Indiana.
With over three decades of professional experience, Russ seeks innovative solutions for clients that reflect their unique culture, branding, aspirations, and business long and short-term goals. Russ's design emphasizes the use of materials and detailing building systems and sustainable technologies that warrant the quality and environmental responsibility required in today's world. Russ is a proponent of the cross-pollination of ideas across industry sectors, and disciplines having worked in commercial, education, corporate, hospitality, medical and civic projects for thirty years. Both clients and colleagues prize his collaborative approach and ability to produce well-crafted and thoughtful presentations that enable informed and intelligent decisions. He yearns to share his inspirational leadership and pursuit of excellence with young minds in a University setting.