Hoffmann Architects, an architecture and engineering firm specializing in the rehabilitation of building exteriors, announces the promotion of members of its Connecticut staff.
Maureen J. Dobbins has been promoted to Director of Business Development from Senior Business Development Manager. She joined the firm in 2008 as Business Development Manager for the Connecticut office and was promoted in 2010 to Senior Business Development Manager. In her new role as department director, Dobbins will be in charge of business development, sales, and marketing efforts company-wide, across all three of the firm’s offices. She will be responsible for overseeing the business development and marketing staff, and for identifying business opportunities.
Under her leadership, the business development and marketing team will forge and maintain client relationships, explore new markets, and maintain active participation in industry organizations. With over 22 years of experience in the architecture and engineering industry, Dobbins has demonstrated a results-driven approach to establishing business connections and developing project strategies. Her efficiency, sound judgment, team-building management style, and professional reputation in the industry continue to be valuable assets to the firm. Dobbins holds an MBA in Marketing Management and Information Systems from Pace University. She lives in Redding, Connecticut.
Deborah J. Costantini, AIA has been promoted to Senior Architect from Project Architect. She originally joined the firm in 1997 as a Project Manager and returned in 2007 as a Project Architect. This winter she will have been with Hoffmann Architects a total of nine years. As Senior Architect, Costantini will be responsible for leading project teams and mentoring junior staff, as well as working with the business development department to maintain client relationships.
Together with others in the company leadership, she will be in charge of advancing the firm’s technical knowledge and guiding projects to successful completion. An experienced architect, Costantini meets the challenges and opportunities of her building envelope rehabilitation projects with skill, expertise, and attention to detail. Her recent projects include work at Vassar College, the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford, Cornell University, Yale-New Haven Hospital, and the University of Connecticut. Costantini is a graduate of Roger Williams University, and she lives in Trumbull, Connecticut.
Founded in 1977, Hoffmann Architects specializes in the rehabilitation of the building envelope. The firm’s work focuses on the exteriors of existing structures, diagnosing and resolving deterioration within facades, roofing systems, windows, waterproofing materials, plazas/terraces, parking garages, and historic and landmark structures. We provide consulting services for new building construction, as well as litigation and claim support. Our technical professionals investigate and correct damage resulting from time and weather, substandard or improper construction, design defects, material failures, poor workmanship, structural movement, and stress.
