MIKE D. MCNALLY, ARCHITECT – RETIRED

Formerly: Principal, McNally and Associates, Architects

 

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE

FRESNO CITY COLLEGE

Fresno, California 1968

 

LICENSED ARCHITECT – RETIRED

Former Lic. No. C13859 California 1983, Ret. 2013

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

CURRENT    None at present

 

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

 

MOUNTAIN CABIN DESIGN COMPETITION

Fresno Chapter, AIA

First Place Award, 1965

(New S.F. Cabin at Shaver Lake)

 

CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MACHINES REMODEL

Monterey Bay Chapter, AIA

Award of Merit, 1987

(12,000 S.F. Commercial Remodel, Fresno)

 

CONSTRUCTION PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD

Builder’s Exchange of the Monterey Peninsula

1996

(First non-construction person to win this award since founding in 1953)

 

CIVIC / GOVERNMENTAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Note: All are non-paying volunteer service.

 

1970                 Fresno City Schools

                        Vocational Guidance Program

Board Member

 

1976 – 1981       Forest Grove Homeowners Assoc.

Condominium Board Member w/ two years as President

 

1976 – 1986     City of Pacific Grove

                        Housing Appeals Board

Board Member

 

1988                 City of Pacific Grove

                        Mayor’s Select Committee for

            Downtown Parking District

 

1976 – 1982     City of Pacific Grove

                        Architectural Review Board

Member with 1-yr. as Chairman

1982 – 1985     City of Pacific Grove

                        Planning Commission

Commissioner

 

1988 – 1989     Pacific Grove Centennial Steering Comm.

Co-Founder and Facilitator

 

1976 -1988       Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce

Member

1977 – 1983       Board of Directors Member

1977 – 1981       Executive  Bd. Mbr. With 2- consecutive years as President

 

1988 – 1993       City of Pacific Grove

Historic Preservation Committee

Member, wrote Historic Preservation General Plan Element and later, Implementing Ordinance.

 

1983 – 1988       Monterey Bay Chapter, AIA

Member Board of Directors

Served as Membership Comm. Chairman,

Bi-Annual Awards Comm. Chairman

Bylaws Revision Comm. Chairman

Treasurer, Secretary and Vice President

 

1988 -1992       Executives Association of the Monterey Peninsula

Founding Member – Past President

 

1998 – 2000     Executives Association of Fresno

Monterey Peninsula 2000

 

1989 -1998        City of Pacific Grove

Disaster Assistance Team

Architect Member.

 

1989 – 1998     Affordable Housing Corporation of

Monterey County (non-profit housing corp.)

Founding Member and 1-yr. President

Serving since beginning on Board of Directors with six years on the Executive Comm. As Secretary, Vice President and President

 

1992 to 1995     Una Nueva Esperanza / One New Hope

(non-profit housing corp.)

Serving since beginning on the Board of Directors and as Member, Secretary and Treasurer

 

1992 – 1995       City of Pacific Grove

Committee on Affordable Housing

Member

 

1993                 AIA Design Charrette

for the City of Pacific Grove

Architect Participant of two-day project and current publication and later follow-up presentations.

 

 

1996 -1998        City of Pacific Grove

UBC Code and ADA Appeals Board

Architect Member

 

1986 – 1998      Builder’s Exchange of the Monterey Peninsula

Board Member and Membership Comm. Chairman

 

2016 – Present  State Center Community College District (SCCCD) Citizen’s Bond Oversight Committee

Appointed Member (San Joaquin Taxpayers Assoc.) to– overseeing the spending of

$458M improvements bonds

 

Mike D. McNally worked continuously in Architecture since 1967 to 2013 (45-years), when he retired his license. He has worked for architects (Pacific Grove, CA Nov. 1971), structural and civil engineers for the first ten years, afterwards, starting his own practice in Pacific Grove where he remained until 1998 – Then moving back to birthplace, Fresno, CA to continue his practice.  At one time, it was the largest firm in Pacific Grove.  Mike’s experience has included almost every building type; hospitals (3), financial institutions (28), multi-family and single family residential, commercial, hotel and motel (4), restaurants (10), warehouses, educational facilities (3), aquarium, and many municipal structures.  He works closely with the client / owner and the contractor to insure that all aspects of the project are addressed.  Besides his architectural practice, Mike also performs small construction projects.

 

1964                 Hanna and Preble Civil Engineers

                        Fresno

                        Field Rear Chairman

1967 – 1969       Gary Rodgers, Building Designer

                        Fresno

                        Chief Draftsman

1969 – 1970       Diversified Planning – Self Employed

                        Fresno

                        Owned (w/ partner) Drafting Business

1970 – 1971       Warren Thompson, Architect

                        Fresno

                        Job Captain in Production D

 

1971 – 1976       James P.Lockett, Architect, Pacific Grove

                        Chief Draftsman and Designer

 

1976 – present   Self Employed, Architect’s License 1983

                        Retired 2013

 

MIKE D. MCNALLY,

ARCHITECT

 

PERSONAL

-Born in Fresno, California

-Married once and divorced with one child; a daughter now married.

-Served Six-Years with the California Army National Guard, trained as a “Power Train Repairman” for all Army Rotor-Winged Aircraft and was Honorably Discharged with the rank of Sp-6.

-Hobbies; Fine Art projects, Novel writing, Worked on and off on old car restoration, yard work and remodeling of my home, reading, watching or attending sports events, cooking and entertaining, visiting Sierra locations and when possible swimming in rivers or lakes.

-Music: Like Classical, most Jazz, Oldies Rock and Roll, Some C&W, some Opera and Broadway.

Also ran (unsuccessfully) serious campaigns for two public races:

Pacific Grove City Council seat Monterey Peninsula’s Dist. 4 Parks Dept.