BRPH CEO and leadership

Janie McDermott is a VP, Chief Human Resources Officer, Principal at BRPH.

Professional Civil Engineer, Director of Project Management, Father, Musician, Coach, Sports Enthusiast.....

Robb Morrison is a VP, CFO, Principal at BRPH.

As a transformational executive, David currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of BRPH, an architecture & engineering firm delivering unparalleled services to complex design projects domestically and internationally. With proven leadership and management abilities, he directs business operations, setting strategy for business growth, process improvement, and delivery of innovation strategy development. His diverse and versatile skill sets make him adept at not only analyzing situations but building and executing plans for improvement and success. David’s leadership style is best described as hands on. Daily direct interactions with the delivery, finance, and marketing teams are key to his success, as is his ability to coach individuals through difficult times. He has a unique ability to develop relationships of trust. David previously served as the Principal managing the NC practice for Perkins & Will, leading the operations in the Research Triangle Park office. He served as a Managing Principal on large, complex projects with local, national & international reach, actively building & directing exceptional teams. David was afforded the opportunity to cold start the Perkins & Will RTP office in 2000, which grew to the fourth largest practice in the state. Described by the CEO as a versatile leader, his skills led to many leadership posts within Perkins & Will, including Managing Director, Operations Director, and as a National Market Sector Leader for the science & technology practice. David demonstrated strong business acumen, an ability to be agile & adaptable in a changing environment, and skill sets necessary to build high performance global teams that delivered. This led to his posting as the Regional Director of Operations for the Southeast practice, working closely with the CFO and COO. David met his goal to help the company exceed its objectives. An accomplished speaker, author, and active community leader, David has utilized his business knowledge to serve on several not-for-profit boards.Core Competencies: multimillion dollar budgets financial analysisinnovationmanagement business planning operating budgetscapital budgetsestablishing KPI’sperformance targetsbusiness strategyclient engagement + retentionemployee diversityemployee development contract + fee negotiationscompensation planningoperations P&LERPEnterprise Resource Planning Vantagepoint