Arati Rangaswamy Promoted to Director of Operations at SCA Architecture

SAN DIEGO - Jan. 16, 2020 - PRLog -- Arati Rangaswamy, a 27-year veteran of the architectural design industry, has been promoted to director of operations at SCA Architecture (http://www.sca-sd.com), a San Diego-based architectural firm formerly known as Smith Consulting Architects, announced SCA Architecture Owner and Founder Cheryl (Dennie) Smith.

         In her new role, Rangaswamy oversees, leads and manages the daily operations of the firm in terms of staffing and workload.  She directs risk management measures related to the firm's project contract obligations, supervises the implementation of operational strategies and goals, and ensures the quality and production standards of the firm are being met for all design and contract documents.

         Rangaswamy joined SCA Architecture in 2012, initially serving as project manager, then senior project manager.  Over the past eight years, she has been pivotal to the firm's exceptional performance and stability and provided oversight of numerous high-profile projects.

         Her project involvement at the firm includes having served as senior project manager for Viasat's 23-acre expansion of its headquarters at Bressi Ranch in Carlsbad; project manager for the 300,000-square-foot Petco National Support Center in Rancho Bernardo, recipient of the 2016 AIA Energy Efficiency award sponsored by SDG&E; project manager for the 270,000-square-foot La Costa Town Square Retail Center; and project manager for the 57,000-square-foot expansion of Mesa Hall at the Marine Corp Recruit Depot in San Diego.

         Prior to joining SCA Architecture, Rangaswamy served five years as a project manager for Vasquez Marshall Architects in San Diego, where she managed complex projects for the Department of Defense, from schematic design through construction completion.  For the previous seven years, she was principal of his own architecture business.  Earlier career experience includes having served as project coordinator for Jeff Katz Architecture in San Diego, as project coordinator for Amann Group in Raleigh, NC, and as project coordinator for Ramsay Burgin Smith, also in Raleigh.

         Rangaswamy received her Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, a constituent college of Bangalore University in Bangalore, Karnataka, in India.  She subsequently earned her Master of Arts degree in environmental design from San Diego State University.  She is a California licensed architect; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional, Building Design and Construction (LEED AP BD+C); and an active member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), San Diego Chapter.

        More information about SCA Architecture can be found on the Web at www.sca-sd.com.