ORANGE, CA — AO, a full-service architecture firm, announces the promotions of 12 employees including four new partners, three principals, four senior associates, and one associate based in California. These promotions support the firm’s recent expansion into new markets, including the growth of its studios to serve sectors including science and technology, data centers, health care, interiors, modular, affordable housing, and senior living.

• Eric Aubort has over 30 years of experience in the commercial field, specializing in industrial design and mixed-use projects. Beginning his career working as a Mason in the construction industry, he brings project understanding from both sides of the permit process. Aubort was the lead on the Mission 71 West Industrial project. He was also the lead architect on multiple large-scale e-commerce facilities across the Western region, along with many millions of square feet of developer-driven speculative and build-to-suit projects.
• Tom Bergerson, AIA, relies on 35 years of experience delivering architectural and development management services for hospitality, mixed-use, retail, and residential projects. His current projects include BANC, a mixed-use development combining a 258-key hotel and 155,000 square feet of office space, along with exclusive amenities in Irvine, and The Inns at Buena Vista Creek, a tri-branded, 426-key Hilton Hotel Campus that includes an Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, and Homewood Suites adjacent to Buena Vista Creek and Lagoon in Oceanside.
• Bruce Greenfield draws upon three decades of international architectural experience in hospitality, mixed-use, global, and modular design. Greenfield’s recent projects include the Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, a four-star Marriott Autograph Collection hotel. He is also the lead architect on Le Meridien, Arcadia, a 227-key upscale full-service hotel with a mid-century modern aesthetic.
• Jason Rupp began his career in structured parking in 1988 and has been involved in every aspect of parking design across all types of real estate, including commercial, industrial, medical, higher education, multifamily, and more. Since joining AO in 2011, the structured parking studio led by Rupp has completed over 100 projects totaling more than 42,000 parking stalls, including the George multifamily development in Anaheim, which features a 24,000-square-foot rooftop sky deck capping a 578-stall parking structure.

• Stuart Beck is a licensed architect with over 32 years of experience in architecture and development with experience that entails multifamily, residential, mixed-use, commercial, retail, hospitality, and senior living communities.
• Keith Minnie is a licensed architect with over 26 years of architectural, technical, and management experience in low-, mid-, and high-density, mixed-use and low-income multifamily housing with additional experience in industrial, retail, public safety, school, and university projects.
• Trevor Morales has over 20 years of architectural experience leading production teams on projects ranging from multifamily housing to mixed-use, commercial, and civic projects. He is a licensed architect in California.

AO also elevated Architects Edward Wu and Mansour Farazmand to Senior Associate and Associate, respectively. Scott Jones, Greg Kruse, and Ioanna Magiati were promoted to Senior Associates.