• Bachelors Degree of Architecture, University of North Carolina at Charlotte -- 2009

Chris Saenger was introduced to Principal, Seth Ballard by Demetrios Stafilatos, who had worked previously with Chris at IS Enterprises. At the first interview, Seth saw Chris’s talent and ideal exposure to hands on construction and development in the field. Chris had clearly brought this experience back into architecture but saw a good opportunity to continue his professional growth with higher end projects at Ballard Mensua. Chris’s own philosophies of design and architecture and how to take care of clients, align with the firm. Chris has grasped every task thrown at him by the firm and is now managing projects from schematic design through construction documents and is helping Seth to oversee construction on some projects. Chris is starting to develop some of his own clientele already and will be handling more and more clients on his own as time goes by. Chris is already an accredited LEED associate, having passed the exam in 2009. Chris is a homeowner in the Shaw neighborhood of DC. In his free time, he prefers to be hands-on in his wood and metals shop, designed and built with a group of friends. 2006 Summer Intern, Sprocket Design Build, Denver Colorado 2009 Artist Apprentice, Randy Shull Design (Asheville, NC) For his first year out of college, Chris worked for a local artist specializing in architectural renderings and visualization, and projects ranged from a custom vacation home in West Hampton, NY to the revitalization of downtown Asheville. 2012 – 2014 Project Manager, IS Enterprises Inc. (Washington, DC) IS Enterprises is both a developer and General Contractor, developing and owning multi-family, single-family, restaurants, and mixed-use urban projects. Chris worked there with Demetrios (how Seth Ballard met Chris and recruited him to the firm later). Chris worked as a project superintendent, working closely with clients, subcontractors and managed the budgets of projects from soup to nuts. 2014 – 2015 Assistant Project Manager, Added Dimensions Inc. (Takoma Park, MD) Added Dimensions is one of the better high-end residential General Contractors in the DC Market. Chris worked directly under the principals of the firm to help manage high-end projects designed by top DC Architects. He gained valuable experience working with clients and working with subcontractors and tradespeople. 2015 – 2016 Designer/Project Lead, Teass/ Warren Architects (Washington, DC)