joseph c duda
consulting
Phone: 505-501-1984
Email: joseph@jcdudaconsulting.com
HOA Architectural Plan Review | Nationwide
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A professional third-party compliance review service for Homeowners Associations and Architectural Review Committees across the country. Consistent, legally defensible, digitally delivered - with no geographic limitation.
With dual licensure as both a California Architect and General Contractor, and over two decades of direct HOA leadership experience, Joseph C. Duda brings a level of technical authority most plan reviewers simply can't match.
SERVICES, HOW IT WORKS, WHY US?, AND CREDENTIALS
The Service
joseph c duda consulting provides independent, third-party architectural plan review for Homeowners Associations and their Architectural Review Committees (ARCs).
Whether your HOA governs single-family homes, attached units, or a large-scale master-planned community, we deliver thorough, well-documented compliance reviews that protect your association, support your ARC, and keep your community standards intact. Reviews are conducted remotely and delivered digitally -
meaning geography is never a barrier.
We serve HOAs nationwide!
How It Works
submit
Your HOA or ARC submits project documents digitally - design guidelines, specific hot button checklists, prior reviews, architectural plans, site-specific information, specifications, material samples, or photos.
Submittals and analyses are handled
by review phase or batch.
We accept PDFs or Word Docs.
analyze
Joseph and the team review all submitted materials against your CC&Rs, design guidelines, and applicable architectural standards. Every review is conducted with the eye of a licensed architect, a licensed contractor, and a seasoned HOA Design Review Director -
catching issues others miss.
deliver
A written review and, often, a redlined drawing package, is returned to your ARC, typically within 5-7 business days. Our reports are clear, documented, and defensible - giving your board a solid foundation for any approval
or denial decision.
your arc takes action
Armed with a professional third-party opinion, your ARC can use the final report and marked-up drawings to support and document its decision and act with confidence. We're available for follow-up questions on
any review we conduct.
Why joseph c duda consulting
Most plan reviewers are architects. Or contractors. Joseph is both - dually licensed in the State of California as a Registered Architect and a General Contractor. That combination means he scrutinizes a set of plans the way a designer would and evaluates execution risk the way a builder would. For your HOA, that means fewer surprises, better decisions, and documentation that holds up.
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He's not just a reviewer hired from the outside - he's been on the inside. As Director of Community Standards and Design Review Services for 29 distinct developments within the Las Campanas Master Association in Santa Fe, NM, Joseph oversaw all design review for one of the Southwest's most prestigious master-planned communities, growing design review fee revenue by 30% annually and managing 170+ concurrent luxury residential projects at a time. He knows HOA operations from
the board room to the jobsite.
Experience
Joseph C. Duda, RA, NCARB is a licensed architect and general contractor based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with over 35 years of experience spanning architecture, construction, construction management, and community standards administration.
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He earned his Master of Architecture from UCLA and has since led multi-million-dollar capital improvements programs, managed complex construction portfolios, and directed community design standards for some of the most demanding clients and communities in the American West.
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His tenure as Director of Community Standards and Design Review Services at Las Campanas Master Association - THE New Mexico premier master-planned community on 4,900 acres - gave him firsthand experience directing an ARC at scale: setting policy, training volunteer board members, adjudicating disputes, and building the kind of consistent, well-documented review process that protects an association legally and
preserves community character over time.
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Today, through joseph c duda consulting, he brings that same institutional-grade rigor to HOAs of all sizes - as an independent, third-party reviewer who has no stake in the outcome
other than getting it right.
Credentials and Qualifications
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Registered Architect - State of California
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Licensed General Contractor - State of California
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NCARB Certified (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
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Member, Community Associations Institute (CAI)
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Former Director of Community Standards and Design Review Services, Las Campanas Master Association, Santa Fe
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Master of Architecture - UCLA
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Bachelor of Arts, Creative Writing - San Francisco State University
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35+ years of professional experience
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12 successful businesses created
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$2 billion+ built projects in architecture and construction
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170+ concurrent HOA design and construction projects managed
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Teaching Professor - Otis Art Institute, Parsons School of Design - Design through Los Angeles Architectural History
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Owner
joseph c duda consulting
Santa Fe, NM
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Provides Homeowner Association Architectural Plan/Design Guidelines Compliance Reviews nationally.
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Functions as consultant, construction manager, and builder of residential, public, and commercial projects.
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Served as project consultant/manager for community centers, office buildings, a 30,000 sf farmer's market LEED Silver building, an EMT building, a medical clinic, an ambulance facility, a fire station, community housing facilities, huge multi-use (residential/commercial) complexes, a master plan for a spa resort, and a comprehensive city master plan.​
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Supervised daily project progress of technical staff professionals.
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Formulated complex specification manuals for public and private projects.
1998 - Present
Director of Design Review Services
Las Campanas Master Association
Santa Fe, NM
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Direct liaison for the Design Review Committee with owners, builders, designers, and realtors.
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Implemented a complete restructuring of the design review process.
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Increased income for Design Review Services by turning it into a self-sustaining, viable cost center.
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Helped overhaul the archaic Design Review Guidelines.
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Re-established the method, format, and tracking of design review with constituents.
2018 - 2022
Director of Operations, Director of Architecture and Construction
Omicron Group, Inc.
Santa Fe, NM
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Acted as a Member of the Executive Council, involved in all major decisions, oversight, and assignment of all personnel for a mid-sized architecture and interiors firm.
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Developed internal management systems and company standards, including reporting, scheduling, and tracking systems for all projects, and formulation of all contracts.
2000 - 2001
Vice President and Program Director - Educational Facilities
Project Management Associates, Inc.
Pasadena, CA
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Oversaw Project and Construction Management of over $1 billion valued projects for Los Angeles USD and other school districts.
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Crafted winning proposals and co-led interviews.
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Supervised all K-12 educational program personnel.
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Established and maintained the client base for educational facility program, project, and construction management services.
1996 - 1998
Owner
Joseph C Duda, AIA, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
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Provided construction management support to corporations and general contracting to private condominium associations.
1994 - 1996
Owner, President, Program Director
The Project Management Consortium, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
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Responsible for new business marketing and presentations, overall firm personnel hiring and staff performance, evaluation and coordination, financial oversight of the firm, and contract negotiation, and acted as single point source to clients.
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Created project management plans, prepared contract documents, coordinated contracts, performed value engineering and constructability reviews, negotiated change orders, and developed claims avoidance strategies.
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Directed the $180 million new construction program for the Murrieta Valley Unified School District.
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​Directed the project and construction management of the $115 million Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District reconstruction program.
1990 - 1994
EDUCATION
UCLA
Master of Architecture I
Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco State University
Bachelor of Arts in English/Creative Writing
San Francisco, CA
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
Architecture & Construction
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Licensed Architect
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Licensed General Contractor
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Certified Nationally by NCARB
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Over $2 Billion Constructed Projects
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Certified Office of Emergency Services (OES) Disaster Volunteer
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FEMA-certified Disaster Project/Technical Specialist
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Capital Program Director
Business Expert
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Created and Managed Twelve Successful Businesses
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Proposal, RFP, and Presentation Leader
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Executive Leadership
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Corporate Organization
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Business Structuring
Other
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Visionary
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Past President of LA's largest artist-run organization - SITE
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Published Author: Science Fiction Novel of 120,000 words - The Travelers - Evacuation
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Professional Musician
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Professional Athlete
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Professor of Architecture - Otis Art Institute, Parsons School of Design, LA
