HECTOR MORENO
Mr. Moreno graduated from University of Notre Dame’s School of Architecture in 1991 and has led teams in real estate development, architecture and construction. Working for Perspectiva Architects in El Paso, Hector managed the design team for Our Lady of Health Catholic Church in Las Cruces, NM, and led design teams on multiple K-12 projects and an 80,000 SF classroom building for El Paso Community College – Valle Verde campus. In 1996, Hector moved to Austin, where he worked as a project manager for O’Connell Robertson Associates. There he managed several K-12 projects and a medical office tower in Killeen, Tx. He moved to Houston, where we worked as a project manager for Kirksey Architects, managing design and construction of the Galveston Island Convention Center and Root Memorial Square, a historic plaza in downtown Houston. In the past two decades, Hector has worked as an owner’s representative on a variety of large multi-family, commercial, retail, higher education, and municipal projects across the country. His broad project experiences have given him much insight into the benefits of effective team building for many project types, large and small. Hector led efforts to develop the Western Downtown Houston Master Plan, an effort engaging civic, commercial, institutional and education leaders to imagine infrastructure and fiscal development for Houston’s next generation of urban real estate development. Hector has been a leader in exploring technology integration into the workplace, having trained teams on a variety of project management software platforms and having launched a field reporting mobile app. He is the co-founder of REDC.Tech, a technology roundtable for real estate developers, architects, engineers and builders empowered to discuss opportunities and challenges where technology tools can be applied. A resident of Austin, Texas, Hector is a life-long student and mentor, eager to share his experiences and improve project delivery for JNKA’s clients in Texas and beyond.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Architecture
University of Notre Dame, 1991
Rome Studies Program, 1989-90
AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Co-founder of REDC.Tech – Industry led discussions centered on innovation and technology
Moderator – Innovation Summit: Digital Twin Applications – March 2023
Speaker and Moderator – Hispanic Innovators in Real Estate, Design & Construction: Innovation by Discipline – October 2022
RECENT PROJECTS
Western Downtown Master Plan – City of Houston
Fire Station 55 – Houston Fire Department
Barbara Bush Literacy Plaza at Jones Library – Houston Public Library
Jones Library Administrative Office Renovation – Houston Public Library
Lamar University Administration Building – Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
Texas State University – Lamar State College Nursing School, Orange, TX
ProjectUS – a software solution to help project managers deliver projects more effectively