Samuel J. Ferreri, AIA, joined national architecture/engineering firm PGAL as a Principal, based in the firm’s Boca Raton, Fla. office.
With 36 years of design and management experience, Ferreri will be responsible for business development, contract negotiation, project design through construction and staff management/mentoring. A Principal with SchenkelShultz Architecture, West Palm Beach, Fla., for 12 years immediately prior to joining PGAL, Ferreri was also Principal and Owner of Educated Design of Florida, Inc., West Palm Beach, and served with several other leading South Florida architectural firms.
He holds a Master of Arts in Architecture from the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from Florida A & M University’s School of Architecture. +
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