His projects include major mixed-use developments, commercial, public, hospitality, residential, healthcare, interiors, and adaptive re-use and city/master planning for sustainable growth. He also has experience internationally in Asia, The Middle East, and India, as well as having worked with the country’s leading names in finance and retail development, and Fortune 100 companies.  Mr. Kellner’s strength is in the management, design, and direction of teams to produce complex projects. His experience combined with his leadership and team-management skills keeps his projects aligned with their goals. 

His roots are design-based and his experience and responsibilities have always been with the entire process, operations and financial operations of the work, as well as those of entire segments of firms and firms themselves.  He has both designed and directed the development of some of the largest projects in the country including the 57-floor Republic Tower in Denver for SOM, the 4-city-block James Center in Richmond, Bank of America Florida Headquarters Tower in Tampa and the master plan for Bank of America’s Corporate Headquarters in Charlotte. He has also done substantial work in healthcare, higher education, public assembly, hospitality and residential, in addition to the large amounts of high-level interiors and account work.

T. John Gilmore, AIA, LEED GA, was the President of Spiezle’s Carolinas division, managing the architectural projects for both our Spartanburg and Greenville offices. Prior to joing Spiezle, John served as the Managing Partner of McGarity Gilmore Forrester Architects, Inc. since 1995.  Previous to 1995, he was the Managing Partner of O’Cain Gilmore Forrester Architects, Inc. Mr. Gilmore devotes his time to managing the South Carolina operations, quality control and quality assurance for South Carolina Projects.

Steve is a 25 year-veteran in the field of architecture; possessing an extensive breadth of knowledge and experience in sustainable design and planning.  Steve’s work has been recognized with numerous design awards for excellence, incorporating high performance building design principles. His areas of specialty include public sector facility design, business development, and administration.

Prior to joining Spiezle, Steve served as the Chief Architect and Senior Vice President of facilities for a multi-office A/E firm.  In addition to his work at other design firms, Steve has run his own company and served as an adjunct professor at Penn State University.

2010 - AIA Pennsylvania - President
1985 - Architectural Engineering Graduate Studies - Penn State University
1983 - Bachelor of Architecture - Syracuse University

He has demonstrated extensive knowledge in the adaptation of fundamental planning principles to produce unique, and responsive, solutions to a diverse range of clients and projects.

Through a range of regional and national, public and private, including academic and commercial clients among others, Scott enhances each problem solving process by creating an informed long term context for early project decision making.

Overall, Scott is an artist with a unique eye for design; add his gracious personality and you see why he is a significant asset to our team. He is developing creative strategies to expand the benefits of early, creative, and sustainable planning to business throughout the region.

1989 - Masters of Architecture, University of Michigan
1987 - Bachelor of Science in Architecture, University of Michigan

Tom’s experience encompasses all aspects of a project, from conceptual design through project closeout.

Other areas of proficiency include programming, planning, public presentations, project management, and construction administration.

Over the years, Mr. Perrino has been responsible for numerous projects involving the design of corporate, higher educational, institutional, residential, hotel, public housing, office facilities, and historic renovations; including multiple projects and master planning of New Jersey’s Rider University and historic renovations to Nassau Inn located in Princeton, New Jersey.

1992 - Bachelor of Architecture, Temple University

His passion and depth of experience consistently secured a repertoire of special projects and speaking engagements. Steve is a highly creative designer with strong communication and management skills.

Leone received his Bachelor of Architecture from New Jersey Institute of Technology. 

She collaborates with team members to create and promote an ownership culture to improve performance of the firm.

She oversees major people and business initiatives including leadership development, employee education, talent acquisition, employee participation and engagement, and a total rewards plan that recognizes achievement of specific strategic goals and objectives.

Debbie is an experienced business and HR practitioner having experience with several domestic and international companies including banking, mortgage, healthcare, and software development.

Bachelor of Art, Organizational Management
Associate of Art, Business Administration & Finance

His expertise encompasses developing and implementing marketing programs, business development, media planning and buying, external and internal public relations, database/direct-marketing, consultant and vendor management, and creative development. 

Brian has particular skills in coordinating programs among the marketing, sales, and operational staff to maximize the impact and return on investment of focused initiatives.

Prior to joining Spiezle, Brian was the National Director of Marketing for a large professional services firm where he led the marketing function through significant growth periods, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate rebranding, community foundation formation and rollout, and ownership transitions.

Brian is a member of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), as well as active in his local community with youth athletics and activities.

1999 - Masters of Business Administration, International Business, Rutgers University
1994 - Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University

Brian is an experienced accounting professional who brings considerable real estate management and development experience to the firm having prior experience with several residential and commercial homebuilders, as well as multi-family and commercial management companies. 

Bachelor of Science, Accounting
Masters of Business Administration, Finance