Our Builders, Architects and Craftsmen

Barry Schram

Visionary / Superintendent/ Currier of the day

Education:
Rochester Institute of Technology - BS Management, 1992
Culinary Institute of America - AOS Culinary Arts, 1988

Hobbies:
Travel, cycling, skiing and good food

Favorite Building Professional:
Peter Pfeiffer out of Austin Texas – Architect

Little Known Fact:
While getting the business going sold mattresses at Denver Mattress to pay the bills and ate lots of tomato soup & Ramen noodles.

Background:
A native of upstate New York, Barry first moved to Cheyenne and in 1998, to Fort Collins to work for the Egg & I and enjoy the good life of the West. He loves Old Town Fort Collins and what it represents: community, fun, old homes and good food. Still single, Barry’s mom is still holding out hope for grandkids. Ask him about the reward for being introduced to the future Mrs. Schram.

From the mouth of Barry:

"Each and every project represents an opportunity to put the pieces together a little bit better and create something new that will honor its future owners and the site the home is built on. Being able to also make a small difference in the environment by the way that houses are built and by educating the public on proper building procedures is a great benefit of my work".

"I have the best job in the world, I get to live and fulfill all the professional areas of my heart; builder, artist, environmentalist & businessman – and if I feel like it I can even sleep in once in a while!”

Cameron Ryland

Project & Finishes Manager - (Plus keeping the guys out of trouble)

Focus on clients' needs throughout their project; coordinate with team to insure that clients’ budgets and schedules are met, that decisions are made, and that the client is ultimately satisfied with their home at the conclusion of construction.

Education:
Auburn University - BS Architecture, 1998 / Minor in English Literature

Hobbies:
Swimming, hiking, watercolors, landscaping

Favorite Building Professional:
Sambo Mockbee, Architect (deceased)

Little Known Fact:
Designed and built the world’s best lemonade stand.

Background:
In 1994, Cameron took a break from her college career. She arrived in the Rocky Mountains and worked for a river rafting company. It was in the remote reaches of Eagle County, and on the upper Colorado River, that she discovered a place that would ultimately become Home. She returned to Alabama and to Auburn University in 1997, where she completed her accredited degree in Architecture. Upon graduating in June of 1998, she returned to Colorado to work for an architecture firm in Denver, and has resided in Fort Collins ever since. She currently lives in Old Town with her two children.

From the mouth of Cameron:

"The first lesson in the School of Architecture was to leave the world better than you found it. This small lesson resonated with me on so many levels, and still does. Whether it is an old neglected house that needs lots of love (remodeling), or new built-green construction, or something much grander like cleaning up after myself in all of Life’s arenas – and raising children who are kind and conscientious stewards of the planet – I apply my education to all of my personal and professional experiences."

"Working for Lamar Valley Craftsman has been a call home. The team cares about and practices all of the aesthetic and building principles which have formed my architectural values. I am finally working in an environment where the main objective of each project is that one little lesson: leave the world better than you found it."

Todd Wilderman

Architectural designer-Digest information

Education:
BA Art 1987 Western State College
Extended studies in surveying DIT
UCD Architecture

Hobbies:
Cycling, Nordic and alpine skiing, hiking

Favorite Architect:
Santiago Calatrava

Favorite Athletic Event:
Montezuma's Revenge 24 hr mountain bike race

Little Known Fact:
Right handed, surf goofy foot

Background:
A native of Colorado, Todd has designed more than 450 projects in Northern Colorado and mountain Locations. His thoughtful design responses include elements that reflect the site, spatial sensitivities, Feng Shui, and most importantly, the people who inhabit the home. Included in his thinking is the intent to create a structure that can be used and adapted to live well into the future.

From the mouth of Todd:

"Thoughtful design reduces negative impact and slows the pace of obsolescence. Architecture is not fashion or trend, but demonstration of the human need to have significant connection to place and a sense of safety".

Scott Peters

Go to guy for energy details & quality control.

Favorite building professional(s):
Chris Dorsi and Jon Krigger, coauthors of Residential Energy

Hobbies:
Raising my two kids, Hailey and Jacob, with my fantastic wife Kelly and playing Frisbee with my two dogs, Crash and Bern, and just about anything else I can squeeze in that puts a smile on my face.

Education:
Certified Energy Rater and Building analyst (BPI) 2007, AA Front Range Community College 1999, BA Colorado State University 2002, USMC Combat Engineer School 1986

Little known fact:
Has been awarded 1st prize in a regional Chili cook-off

Background:
Started building with Lego blocks during formative years and never got over it. Moved from Buffalo NY to Phoenix Az during his teens and seems to enjoy temperature extremes. Husband to Kelly Peters and Father of Jacob, 6, and Hailey Elise, 8, who occupy most of his spare time along with his 2 Labrador retrievers, Crash and Bernie. Known to most of his friends as a person who can fix just about anything. Spent 19 years chasing after a college degree and learning a lot of usefull(?) stuff, including Construction Mgt, Philosophy, History and Telecommunications. Served under Reagan and H. W. Bush as a peacetime USMC Combat Engineer. Worked as personal chef in Aspen, Co and has dabbled mischieviously in the Culinary Arts. Scott has become a fanatic concerning energy efficiency and sustainable building practices. Loves the challenges of building and joined Lamar Valley Craftsman in November 2007 to assist Barry Schram in the construction of Custom, Environmentally Friendly, Energy Efficient Homes.

From the mouth of Scott:

"Sooner or later all hydrocarbon-based mobile fuel sources will be relegated to transportation and all fixed consumers of energy (buildings) will be electrically based. In short, airplanes don’t run on electricity. Photovoltaics and renewable energy in housing and commercial structures will become the norm."