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Meet The Team

COOGAN & CO

we bring together expertise and experience of architects, designers, planners, technical specialists and project managers



The Directors


Kevin Coogan founded the practice in 1984 after wide experience in several Northern Ireland firms. He began his career in 1967 as anarchitectural technician and continued to work through his professional training as an architect. His drive and professionalism has beenvital to the growth of the company, which was incorporated in 1999 to include directors Stephen Blaney and David Purdy. Many successful companies are based on top teams with complimentary skills. The directors cover key aspects of building procurement.

Kevin Coogan
Bsc DipAAS Dip Proj. Man. RIBA is Managing Director. He is well known for business acumen, project and company leadership, strategic judgement and an ability to add extra value to a building or site.  

Stephen Blaney Bsc DipAAS RIBA is Design Director. From excelling at University and previous companies, he has developed as the foremost designer in the firm. He leads the design and presentation team, which has produced a large output of high quality schemes. Stephen has been responsible for a large output of housing work in recent years, particularly on difficult urban infill sites.  

David Purdy - HND is Technical Director, with 15 years leading experience in the technical and production management side of the practice. He brings depth of knowledge in building technology and experience of the on-site stage to the board of directors and manages a team of technically orientated architects and technicians, producing tender packages to tight timescales.


Associates


David Henry Bsc Dip AAS RIBA MaPS is Quality System Manager for the ISO 2008 Quality Management System and is a Planning Supervisor for Health and Safety within the CDM Regulations with membership of the Association of Planning Supervisors. He is a senior architect leading a team who serve the public sector housing and building management clients.


Paul Doherty HND is the senior technical associate involved in the high output of production information with strong expertise in housing road layout aspects.




Planning Consultants


A Planning Consultancy is established in-house with a chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute. Andrea Kells BA Hons MSc MRTPI LLB researches and advises on all planning policy matters which crucially affect planning approvals and carries out a range of other planning work including preparation for Appeals, representations to Area Plans and responses to draft DoE policies.




Qualifications of Staff


Our Quality Management System to ISO 9001 sets minimum standards for all posts including administrative ones.