Jeff approaches architecture as an integrated act of problem-solving bringing together design, cultural, and environmental considerations to create buildings that are both elegant and enduring. His work is grounded in the belief that successful architecture is most meaningful when these considerations are in balance and embedded in the core decisions that shape the beginning of every project, from material selection and building systems, to the broader needs of communities.

Through his leadership of Diamond Schmitt’s Sustainability Committee, he has championed material conscience and climate-responsive design with innovation and by empowering teams to set authentic and project specific environmental goals.

Jeff is a licensed architect and a Certified Passive House Designer. He received his Bachelor of Architectural Science and Master of Architecture from the Toronto Metropolitan University, where his study focused on architectural systems and their integration through contemporary and innovative building science practices. 

Since joining Diamond Schmitt in 2012, Jeff has contributed to and led complex institutional projects across Canada spanning academic, civic, healthcare, science, and residential buildings. 

His portfolio includes leadership roles on the Cameron Community Centre and Library in Burnaby; the Peter George Centre for Living and Learning building at McMaster University in Hamilton; the Ron and Erma Hawkes Centre for the Arts competition in Fredericton; and the Environmental Science and Chemistry Building at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough Campus. He is currently working on the Redevelopment of Parkinson Recreation Centre in Kelowna, a 148,000 sf project that elevates community programming, supports health and wellness, enables rehabilitation, and champions local athletes.

Jeff is driven by the ability of architecture to make complex challenges feel simple. His enthusiasm for design comes from discovering elegant and sometimes unconventional solutions to difficult problems, and from the joy, connection, and possibility those solutions can create for the people and communities who inhabit them.