RICHARD M. DEAN, AIA, NCARB, PRINCIPAL
Principal-in-Charge/Design
Richard joined the firm in January 1968, became a partner in 1974, and has served as President and managing principal since 1977. Richard combines leadership and management skills with a passionate quest for design excellence, and serves as Principal-in-Charge of Design on all of the firm's major projects.

Richard brings 38 years experience to the team. As Principal-in-Charge/Designer, in the past five years alone Richard has been in charge of design and served as P-I-C on a variety of projects with a construction value in excess of $250 million. He is an award-winning designer and his current/recent involvement with criminal justice facilities includes:

DAVID F. DEAN, PROGRAMMING ADMINISTRATOR
Corrections Programming/Planning
David brings 24 years of specialized experience in correctional facility planning to the team. His involvement in the corrections field began in 1982 with his participation in a comprehensive survey of all the buildings at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. The survey encompassed 20 old and new buildings at the Parchman prison complex, detailing such things as facility history, life safety code compliance, building classification, security level, space analysis and staffing demands. Working in conjunction with the Mississippi State Bureau of Building, he authored the survey report, the 1982 Incarceration Facilities Plan for the State of Mississippi. The Incarceration Facilities Plan document was presented to the Mississippi Legislature, and served as the basis for the planning and development of State prisons throughout the 1980's and early 1990's. David has continued his involvement in the corrections field, preparing planning studies for numerous state, county and city entities which allow them to make an accurate assessment of their facility needs. His correctional facility programming/planning background includes the following projects.

WILLIAM V. LACK, Jr., AIA, NCARB
Project Architect
Bill has been a registered architect for 35 years, practicing throughout the United States in the specialized discipline of criminal justice facilities design and construction. His commitment to excellence in design has resulted in four Awards for Design Excellence presented by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), as well as a National Design Award from the United States Air Force. Bill is Past President of the Mississippi Chapter of the AIA, and he has served as design grader for the National Council of Architectural Registration Design Exams.

Bill has extensive experience in the design and construction of major building projects, especially in the area of penal and detention facilities. This service has ranged from recycling and renovating existing facilities to master planning, programming and design of new correctional complexes. The following is a partial listing of detention/correctional facilities with which he has been associated:

MIKE PINTER, AIA 
Senior Project Architect
Mike brings 34 years experience to the team. His varied background encompasses design of a range of correctional facilities, from a small 70-bed county jail in Mississippi to a prototype design for 1,000-man prison complexes for the Ministers of Justice in South America and several island countries in the Caribbean.  His capabilities are utilized primarily in the design development and construction document phases of each project.  Relevant correctional project experience includes:

Forrest County Detention Center

Hattiesburg, MS 600 inmates/$25 million jail w/ offices for the Forrest County Sheriff

Rankin County Justice Facility

Brandon, MS 309-inmate County Jail/Court Facilities/$13.8 million Currently: 100-inmate dormitory addition w/ kitchen to serve 500-600

Madison County Justice Center

Canton, MS 288-inmate detention facility/Sheriff’s offices/$10.2 million Currently: Two new 144-inmate housing pods/new Intake-Booking, Support Services and Jail Administration/$20 million

Stone/Pearl River County Regional Correctional Facility Wiggins, MS 310 beds/$3.625 million
George/Green County Regional Correctional Facility Lucedale, MS 310 inmates/$4.06 million
Jasper County Jail Bay Springs, MS 70 inmates $3.9 million	310-Bed Jail/Prototype Design Various Mississippi Counties 250 State inmates/56 County inmates
Inmate Clinic/Jackson Medical Mall Jackson, MS 16 inmates	1,000-Man Prisons/Prototype Designs Venezuela, Costa Rica, St. Lucia 1,000 inmates/$30 million