Tom provides expert consultation to colleges and universities in the following areas:

• Real Estate Development Management
• Facilities Strategic Planning & Implementation
• Program Management
• Owner’s Representation
• Team Building

Previous Experience

• Executive Vice President of Higgins Development Partners
  Tom led Higgins Development Partners’ Public Sector and Institutional Division and was responsible for all public sector, institutional, public/private partnership, hospitality, and life sciences projects undertaken by the company as well as for some of the company’s more complex and technical corporate assignments.  Under Tom’s leadership the Division was responsible for pursuing, securing and delivering more than $2 billion in real estate value over the last 17 years. Mr. Samuels also served as the Partner-in-Charge of the Division’s large-scale development, development management, and design/build assignments completed for the company’s affiliated single purpose real estate entities and for third party clients on a national basis.  Development responsibilities included identifying and supporting the underwriting of large scale projects, strategic and master planning, design management, financial and schedule oversight, contract authority, and accountability for all aspects of project delivery.
• Vice President and a Managing Principal at Lohan Associates
  Lohan Associates, now Lohan Anderson, is a national architecture firm which grew to 120 employees with over $12 million in annual sales during Mr. Samuels’ tenure.  As a Managing Principal, Mr. Samuels was responsible for firm-wide strategic business planning, financial management, legal affairs, operations and management activities and was the Principal-in-Charge of many planning and architectural engagements. 
   

Professional Registrations and Licenses

• Registered Architect, Licensed in Illinois, Wisconsin and Massachusetts
• NCARB Certification, National College of Architectural Registration Boards
• Certified Planner, American Institute of Certified Planners

Professional and Civic Affiliations

• American Institute of Architects, FAIA, Elected to the College of Fellows
• American Institute of Certified Planners, AICP, Member
• American Planning Association, Member
• Urban Land Institute, Member
• Lamda Alpha International, Elected to Membership
• Lincoln Park Renewal Corporation, Board Member
• Cornell University Real Estate Department, Rubacha Real Estate Faculty Fellow
• Building Design + Construction Magazine, Editorial Board