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Velandry joins Integrated Interiors

Paul Velandry, AIA has joined Integrated Interiors as a project manager. Velandry has over 10 years of experience in the design services and construction management industries, and has worked on projects including healthcare, industrial, corporate and municipal environments. As a project manager for Integrated Interiors, Velandry will be responsible for all tasks on a project basis and will help grow and maintain business development activities, project management duties and client relationships. Having previously managed projects using construction management systems including the change order process, job costing, estimating, purchasing and labor management, Velandry is well-suited for the responsibilities of his new role. "I'm excited to join the Integrated Interiors team and bring new ideas to the table so that we can continue to discover innovative ways to design and equip corporate offices, schools, and healthcare facilities," said Velandry. "The scalability of Haworth's Organic Workspaceâ„¢ line makes creating high-performance office and clinical space a reality, and I look forward to showcasing the numerous options available to our clients." Most recently, Velandry was an architect/senior construction manager at BrandPartners Retail Inc. in N.H., and prior to that was a project manager for H.H. Morant & Co., Inc. in Salem, Mass. He holds a B.S. in Architectural Engineering Technology from the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, and is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and American Institute of Architects.
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