Suite 700
Dallas, TX 75201
Professional Experience
Christian Gournay is a Project Manager with the CBRE Project Management group in North Texas, where he brings over 3 years of diversified project management experience, in addition to his previous 20 years of project management experience as a licensed architect. Recently, he has served within the Baylor Healthcare System and Samsung portfolios. While working with the Baylor alliance, he managed the renovation and addition portion of the $100 million expansion at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine, $48 million addition to The Heart Hospital at Baylor Plano, $10 million OR Expansion at Baylor Regional Medical Center of Plano. While working with the Samsung alliance, he managed several large-scale interior renovations and expansions alongside local LMA’s including Bridgewater, NJ, Santa Clara, CA and Herndon, VA.
Mr. Gournay’s responsibilities include coordinating the project team’s activities from due diligence and site planning through completion of construction. Mr. Kaufman also provides strategic coordination of the general contractor, architect, telecommunications contractor, security vendor, movers, furniture installers and equipment providers. Duties include scope development, design review, location planning, bid solicitation, contract negotiation, budget forecasting, project cost accounting, and reporting and client relationship management.
Professional Affiliations And Accreditations
- AIA, American Institute of Architects
- PjM-I, CBRE Project Management
- CSI, Construction Specifier’s Institute
Education
- Texas A&M University, Bachelors of Environmental Design
- Texas A&M University, Master of Architecture
Clients Represented
- Baylor Healthcare System
- Samsung
Assignments
- Managed the design and construction of the $48 million vertical expansion of The Heart Hospital at Baylor Plano including the addition of two new floors on top of the existing four floors while keeping the existing hospital operational.
- Simultaneously managed the design and construction of the renovation and additions portion, along with the relocation of existing departments, of the $100 million expansion of Baylor Regional Medical Center Grapevine while keeping the existing hospital operational.
- Simultaneously managed the design and construction of the $10 million OR Expansion, $2 million Sterile Processing and $2 million 6th Floor Alterations within Baylor Regional Medical Center Plano.
- Managed the design and construction of several telecommunications office space expansions and restacks for Samsung Telecommunications in multiple regional sites including Santa Clara, CA, Bridgewater, NJ and Herndon, VA.