KTGY GROUP Appoints Michael Flynn as Senior Project Director To Head Up Retail Group in Irvine, Calif.; KTGY Launches Sustainable (Green Building) Design Services

IRVINE, CALIF. – Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, has appointed Michael Flynn, AIA, senior project director in Irvine. Previously, Flynn served as senior vice president/director of commercial, retail and entertainment projects for a design firm in Orange, Calif.

With nearly 40 years of experience, Flynn has served as a leader guiding the design and implementation of a wide variety of high-profile commercial, retail, entertainment and resort projects throughout the United States and overseas. Flynn will head up KTGY’s Retail Studio in the Irvine office providing expertise in the oversight of retail and entertainment projects as well as direct project leadership of major programs and projects including sustainable architecture (green buildings).

Some of Flynn’s award-winning projects include entertainment projects for Walt Disney Imagineering, mixed-use projects in Glendale and Arcadia; hotel projects for St. Regis, Marriott and Hyatt; and land planning for the Laguna Caren Resort Master Plan in Santiago, Chile.

“With four decades of comprehensive retail, entertainment and commercial design experience, Michael Flynn will be an essential asset to KTGY’s design services bringing leadership, commitment, strategic insight and outstanding communication skills,” said KTGY’s CEO Tricia Esser. “Furthermore, his LEED certification and experience in designing sustainable buildings, both as a way to cut client operating costs, and as a function of corporate citizenship, is an exciting addition for KTGY.”

“I’m excited to be a valued member of this award-winning design firm,” said Flynn. “KTGY attracts the very top people in our profession and gives them an environment where they can excel and exceed the client’s expectations. I am looking forward to assisting in the growth of the company and, in particular, the retail studio. The opportunity to assist in the implementation of sustainable principles in markets that have been outside the mainstream of green design is an additional benefit in joining KTGY.”

Flynn is currently registered in the following states: California, Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Virginia. He holds a National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) Certificate and is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certified Professional. He is also a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Flynn received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo.

KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, was created in 1991, with project viability and client satisfaction as abiding priorities, while providing complete planning and architectural design services for residential communities, retail developments and related specialty projects. In a complex and changing world, the firm consistently delivers innovative solutions that reflect clear understanding of development, marketing and financial performance.

KTGY takes particular pride in its highly motivated and principal led studio teams, who deliver superior services, thus strengthening clients’ long-term growth and earnings objectives. Serving clients throughout the United States, the firm has locations in Irvine, Santa Monica, Oakland and Denver. For more information, contact Sayeh Rad at (949) 851-2133 or visit www.ktgy.com.

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