Name: Derek Veilleux, AIA, NCARB
Title: Architectural Discipline Leader, Healthcare Architect
Company: SMRT- Architects and Engineers
Location: Portland, ME; Andover, MA; Albany, NY; Alexandria, VA; Keene, NH
Place of birth: Lewiston, ME
Family: Partner Ronald Hunt (commercial lending with TD Bank)
Education: Bachelor of Science in Building Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1998; Bachelor of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1998.
First job unrelated to your current field: Washing dishes for my Dad at the family restaurant after school when I was 15.
First job in current field: Intern with Harriman Associates.
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? SMRT's healthcare design team strategizes with and supports our clients' master planning efforts while designing operationally lean medical facilities - whether a hospital of the future, ambulatory care centers, operating platforms, medical office buildings, medical simulation centers, laboratories, and patient centered medical homes. As a full service architecture and engineering firm, SMRT assists healthcare; controlled environments and manufacturing; private/higher education; government and corporate clients develop facilities that support their mission.
Hobbies: Running, yoga, hiking, volleyball, wallyball, graphic design.
Favorite novel: To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite film: The Third Man
Keys to success: Strive to understand your client's priorities, concerns, and values and make them your own.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): George Mitchell
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Multi-media design.