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After 10 years as president, Mark Saunders has decided to step down from the position. The board of directors has elected David Bleiman to serve as Chief Executive Officer of R&C and Mark Saunders will serve as board chairman. Mark and David will each assume their new duties beginning March 31st.

David Bleiman joined Rutherford & Chekene in 2000 and has served on the board since 2007. He is a recognized A/E/C industry leader in the application of BIM and Integrated Project Delivery.

Under David's leadership, R&C has designed over $4 billion in projects using BIM. He was honored by the AIA California Council with a Presidential Citation for his work on the Integrated Project Delivery Definition Task Group, the products of which now serve as the basis for the national AIA Integrated Project Delivery family of documents. Autodesk honored R&C with a Revit BIM Experience Award in 2008 for our innovative use of BIM to promote integration and collaboration across the extended building team.

David is currently in active collaboration with architects, general contractors and steel fabricators in new applications of 3-D design in the construction process and in the creation of new communication methods within the A/E/C team and with building owners.

In his new role as CEO, David will serve as a vocal advocate for sustainability, design excellence, and the application of technology and new delivery methods within R&C and within our industry.