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Together for the last 10 years, the principals / founders of Catalyst have built lasting relationships throughout the industry and enjoy the respect and admiration of their peers.  Additionally, they possess the proven ability to manage complex projects and diverse building types within wide ranging market sectors including assignments for private, public and not-for-profit clients.  Each takes great pride in their commitment to their clients and maintains a strong moral and ethical stance, reinforced by an unwavering belief in sustainable development and green building practices that, taken together, form the bedrock foundation of the organization.  Additionally, they are relentless in their determination to achieve maximum success for their clients and their projects.

 

Working in partnership with our clients and partners to develop a sustainable advantage through a combination of proven experiences and current technology, Catalyst helps clients efficiently direct the design and construction process, harvesting the resulting value added advantage and guiding their projects to successful completion. At Catalyst we are of the strong belief that our combined experience, diversity and flexibility will allow us to bring your project the best services available, not only answering your questions, but making certain that the right questions are being asked, because the right answer to the wrong question is worthless.

 

As such, phbcatalystgroup's 360º vision will ensure that the right questions are asked, and even more importantly, at the right time throughout the life of a project.  Furthermore, with Catalyst’sunique ability to provide a flexible and elastic structure that can be supplemented via an extensive network of industry affiliations and strategic alliances, all clients and projects will benefit from knowing that only the appropriate level of services and solutions are being applied each individual assignment, thus facilitating efficiency and most critical, total project success.

Carlos J. Pesant

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Co-President/Founder

Mr. Pesant possesses almost 30 years of professional experience as a design and construction professional. He has directed the design and construction of numerous complex and innovative projects for major multinational corporations and managed the practices of two nationally known architectural firms. His responsibilities encompassed the preparation, negotiations and executions of contracts, fiscal projections, establishments of budgets and manpower scheduling, project staffing and selections of consultants.

 

Mr. Pesant has served as the Director of Technical Services for Hilton Hotels Corporation where he was responsible for the programming, design, document production, contract administration and development construction support totaling construction value in excess of $800 million, and Director of Construction Management at a major national communications company, Warner Amex Cable Communications, Inc.  There, Mr. Pesant was responsible for the planning, design and construction of all facilities supporting the operation of major urban cable franchise systems during a period of explosive growth in this high-technology industry.

 

Additionally, Mr. Pesant held the position of Senior Vice President of an operational unit at Bovis Lend Lease, a leading global construction management and consulting firm, over a span of 10 years.  During that time, he was directly accountable for managing projects amounting to more than $1 billion across various market sectors.

 

A graduate of the City College of the City University of New York’s School of Architecture, Mr. Pesant holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture and has participated in numerous seminars at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design including Hotel Planning and Design, Resort Planning and Design, Building Envelope Design and Failure Prevention, and Hotel Development: Planning for the Future.

 

 

Mark Harari, AIA

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Co-President/Founder

Mr. Harari presents 30 years of diverse experience in project management, construction consulting and architectural design, with a special emphasis on project planning and comprehensive pre-construction services.  This encompasses strategic planning, feasibility analysis; budget and schedule development; evaluation of building systems and components during the pre-construction phase; quality control services during construction; technical review and evaluation; constructability analysis and review; value engineering; systems and materials analyses.  Mr. Harari has served as a design architect for several architectural firms of international renown, followed by a 10-year period where he served as principal of a successful architectural practice. He then went on to Bovis Lend Lease, where as a senior executive and officer of the firm for nearly 14 years, he directed a wide spectrum of new construction, renovation, historic restoration/preservation and consulting services in the hospitality, commercial, financial, educational, retail, industrial, residential, healthcare, cultural and performing arts market sectors.

 

Mr. Harari has been involved with high performance/green building issues since the 1970’s when energy efficiency, solar design and alternative transportation strategies were discussed against the backdrop of the oil embargos.  He is currently involved with numerous high performance building projects, both new construction and renovations, as well as large scale land and infrastructure planning.  Increasingly, the dialogue about the cost consequences of green building is an area where Mr. Harari is developing solutions for his clients; the trade-offs, value analysis and costs associated with innovation.

 

Mr. Harari is a visible and active voice in the Design/Construction community for green/high performance building, having served on the Advisory Committee to USGBC for Existing Buildings and the City of New York DDC High Performance Building Guidelines.  He is presently engaged in a multi-disciplinary public/private initiative to mainstream green building by systematically identifying opportunities and impediments to needed change in the way we plan, design, construct and operate our buildings.

 

A graduate of Pennsylvania State University, Mr. Harari holds a Bachelor of Architecture Degree, is a Registered Architect in the states of New York and New Jersey and a member of the American Institute of Architects.