Leadership Team

Leadership & Team

George Kimmerle
Founding President & Partner
Paul Newman
Vice President & Partner
William Kimmerle
Principal
Xin “Cindy” Cui
Partner
Patrick Luzzi
Managing Director
Robert Kimmerle
Chief Financial Officer
Meghan Barlotta
Senior Director of Workspace
Michael Azarian
Managing Director, Healthcare Studio
Richard Jecmen
Project Director

George Kimmerle

Founding President & Partner

George Kimmerle has more than 40 years of diverse industry experience. A registered architect and professional planner, George is also an adjunct at both NYU’s Schack Institute of Real Estate and Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Urban Planning and Public Policy. At the latter, he is completing his PhD, focusing his dissertation on urban redevelopment practice and policy, with a special concentration on community building, branding and institutional realignment for economic development. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the Urban Land Institute, Morris County Chamber of Commerce, and Society for College and University Planning. George earned his bachelor’s degree in architecture from Washington University School of Architecture and his master’s degree in architecture from the University of Michigan School of Architecture.

Bio

Certifications

AIA

NCARB

Paul Newman

Vice President & Partner

A partner and vice president of Kimmerle Newman Architects, Paul’s tenure with the firm dates from 1986, a term of over 29 years. In that period he has led the KNA team in all aspects of architectural and interior planning assignments and has been pivotal in establishing the firm’s reputation as a full service sole source for clients’ needs.

Paul is a resident of Verona, and he and his wife Julia and their two daughters are active outdoor enthusiasts. Paul’s harrowing tales as a freestyle rock and ice climber are infamous. He is also active as a volunteer EMT.

A graduate of NJIT with a Bachelor of Architecture with a Minor in Landscape Design, Paul continues his association as a visiting critic and a member of the Deans Council. His continuing education experience includes multiple courses at Harvard’s GSA. He has also taught at NYU Schack Real Estate Institute and at the BOMA/BOMI Institute.

He is a member of the AIA, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Morris County Chamber of Commerce.

Bio

Certifications

Registered Architect

LEED AP

William Kimmerle

Principal

William has been with Kimmerle Group for more than a decade in varying capacities ranging from senior designer to senior project manager. Within Kimmerle Group, he contributes a leading voice to the firm’s development, and corporate and institutional practices; leads the firm’s New York City Urban Studio offering; and has led the expansion of the firm’s procurement practice, Workspace, since 2011. He earned a bachelor’s degree in international studies with a minor in architecture from Washington University in St. Louis and his master’s degree in architecture as a graduate fellow at the Rhode Island School of Design. He has experience with traveling studios in India and Turkey, and assistantships in historic property analysis and non-profit organization operations.

Bio

Xin “Cindy” Cui

Partner

Cindy is a LEED-accredited professional who specializes in new construction, major renovations and has led the firm in finishing several LEED buildings. Her work experience spans planning, architectural, urban design and interior design. She has worked in Europe, Asia and the United States on diverse projects ranging from hospital campus planning to small town redevelopment planning, office building design and construction management to high rise, mixed-use office towers. Cindy is a graduate of the HeBei Institute of Technology in mainland China with a bachelor’s degree in architecture, and Kent State University with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture.

Bio

Certifications

AIA

LEED AP

Patrick Luzzi

Managing Director

Patrick is a practiced real estate professional who serves as general manager and leader of strategic real estate assignments for the firm’s corporate and health clients. He applies his more than 20 years of diverse expertise in overseeing Kimmerle Group’s daily business operations, as well as driving business development and strategic growth efforts for the firm’s healthcare clients. Prior to joining Kimmerle Group, he was broker of record and director of operations for CBRE’s Northern New Jersey office, and has previous experience in leasing management and property management for office, industrial and commercial real estate portfolios. He is a graduate of Montclair State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science.

Bio

Robert Kimmerle

Chief Financial Officer

As the CFO of Kimmerle Group, Robert is focused on the financial program supporting the company’s development efforts, including financial modeling, debt and equity financing, as well as general financial management and administration of the entity.

Robert comes most recently from Automatic Data Processing (ADP), where he held roles of increasing responsibility during his ten-year tenure with the company, culminating in the position of Vice President. At ADP Robert was the financial controller of ADP’s corporate real estate and facilities management function, as well as some of ADP’s international operations. Robert developed and presented business cases for a series of strategic real estate portfolio decisions, both in the US and internationally, including lease renewals, relocations, building purchases and sales, sale/leasebacks, and consolidations, in addition to day-to-day financial management of a complex multi-million-dollar operating budget. He also spearheaded the creation of a centralized corporate facilities management function, as well as the successful transition of FM services to a third-party provider model. Other highlights of Robert’s tenure include leadership of the successful site selection and location launch process for ADP’s Romanian subsidiary and the opening of several new strategic US locations.

Bio

Meghan Barlotta

Senior Director of Workspace

Meghan joined the Kimmerle Group over two years ago as a member of Workspace. She now plays a leadership role in Workspace’s solicitation, purchasing and project management services. Her involvement has included overseeing all aspects required to achieve project goals in an effort to deliver successful outcomes, from inception to close out.

Meghan began her career with Knoll, working in their New York City showroom. During this
time she had the opportunity to service Knoll’s largest client base and grew to love the process involved in planning and coordinating large furniture installations.

Now with over 15 years of project management experience ranging from large corporate interior furniture installations to smaller residential energy-efficient retrofits and upgrades, she focuses on positive client experiences through effective communication, scheduling and cost management. Meghan enjoys being a part of the design process and watching a project grow from a concept to a personalized work space.

Meghan, a mother of two very active children, resides in Morris Plains and is active in the Morris School District. Although she is passionate about her work, she finds no greater joy than cheering on her kids from whatever sideline the season may bring.

Bio

Michael Azarian

Managing Director, Healthcare Studio

In his 35+ years as an architect, Michael has gained extensive experience in facilities planning, programming, and design. He has varied experience, including institutional, medical and higher education with an emphasis on healthcare.

With projects ranging from small-scale renovations to master plans to complex, multi-phased new construction projects, Mr. Azarian has successfully managed projects in all phases of planning, design and construction. Using his deep knowledge of the industry, Michael is focused on achieving clients’ goals.

Michael has served on the New York Chapter AIA Health Facilities Committee and has taught Urban Health and Environmental Design at NYU as well as having served as a guest critic at Harvard. His work has been featured over a dozen publications including the Harvard University Press; Health Facilities Review, The AIA Press; The New York Times; and The Wall Street Journal.

As a thought leader, Michael has spoken at industry forums and led panel discussions on healthcare issues and contemporary healthcare topics.

Bio

Richard Jecmen

Project Director

Mr. Jecmen has more than 16 years of project experience in all aspects of design, construction documentation, and construction administration. His background includes healthcare, corporate, and educational projects. He also has valuable experience with forensic building investigations, historic preservation and code compliance. His skill in the project planning, programming, and construction phases of our work is instrumental to a project’s success as it moves through construction to completion.

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Leadership Team

George Kimmerle

Paul Newman

William Kimmerle

Xin “Cindy” Cui

Patrick Luzzi

Robert Kimmerle

Meghan Barlotta

Michael Azarian

Richard Jecmen

George Kimmerle

Founding President & Partner

Certifications

Paul Newman

Vice President & Partner

Certifications

William Kimmerle

Principal

Xin “Cindy” Cui

Partner

Certifications

Patrick Luzzi

Managing Director

Robert Kimmerle

Chief Financial Officer

Meghan Barlotta

Senior Director of Workspace

Michael Azarian

Managing Director, Healthcare Studio

Richard Jecmen

Project Director

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