// Team Member

Karl Tuomisto Senior Technologist / Principal

Dipl. Arch. Tech.

Selected Projects

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Fire Management Headquarters – 2018

Thunder Bay, ON // Construction Project Manager
Contract document production and contract administration of a complex, multi-year, phased renovation + expansion project.

City of Thunder Bay Transit Facility Interior Renovations – 2016

Thunder Bay, ON // Project Manager
Coordination of program requirements, consultants and client to ensure proper scope, function and project phasing for the extensive interior renovations to the City’s transit facility. Responsible for drawing production, construction documents and specifications for tender.

LPH Facility Planning Study – 2016

Thunder Bay, ON // Project Manager
Review of the 500,000sf facility to determine the condition and expected life remaining for all building components to prioritize repairs required for the next ten years. Provided options for maintaining the facility’s physical asset at minimum cost.

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Health Services Building – 2013

Thunder Bay, ON // Project Manager
7-storey, 110,000sf Design-Build medical office building. Building envelope, fire rated assembly, architectural detailing & building code review. Provided site plan control drawings to City, obtained approvals and incorporated site requirements into contract documents.

Tbaytel Engineering Office Building – 2012

Thunder Bay, ON // Project Manager
Design-build of the 10,000sf new office and data facility to accommodate identified spacial and program needs. Coordination of program requirements.

TBCDSB St. Bernard & St. Jude Kindergarten Addition & Renovation – 2012

Thunder Bay, ON // Project Manager
Production of building and site development drawings, construction drawings with specific attention to fire separations, building envelope, and coordination of mechanical, electrical and site services.

Confederation College REACH Building – LEED® Silver Certified – 2011

Thunder Bay, ON // Project Manager
Coordination of consultants, site details and drawing production for various tender packages for large-scale 50,000sf addition and 17,500sf renovation to expand program services in the health and wellness sector. This complex 3-storey renovation project includes a full height glazed atrium adjacent to the existing building with bridges to access new teaching spaces.

District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administrative Board (DSSAB) – 2010

Thunder Bay, ON // Technologist
Drawing production and building envelope details for the 3-storey, 54,750sf administration building.

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Professional Experience

FormStudio Architects Inc.
Thunder Bay, ON, 2019 – present

FORM Architecture Engineering
Thunder Bay, ON, 2011 – 2019

Kuch Stephenson Gibson Malo
Thunder Bay, ON, 2001 – 2011

Eagle Engineering
Kenora, ON, 1999 – 2000

IFNA Engineers Ltd.
Kenora, ON, 1997 – 1999

Ontario Realty Corporation
Kenora, ON, 1987 – 1996

Education

AutoCAD Training
South Winnipeg Technical Institute, 1995

Architectural Design Technology
Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology, 1985

Awards / Memberships

Ontario Association of Architects Licensed Technologist, 2015

Autodesk Revit Architecture Certified Professional, 2010