Business newsmakers: Allen named acting CEO of Coalition for Deep Space Exploration
Aerodyne's Allen named acting CEO for Coalition for Deep Space Exploration
Andrew Allen, owner and chief executive officer of Aerodyne Industries, was named the acting president and chief executive officer for the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration, or CDSE, replacing Frank Slazer who held the role since the spring of 2021.
On Jan. 23, the coalition's board of directors announced Allen would “serve as acting president and CEO while a search is underway for a new coalition leader.”
The CDSE is a national organization of more than 50 space-industry businesses and other stakeholders committed to assuring that the United States remains a leader in space exploration, science, technology and international cooperation.
Based in Washington, D.C., the coalition advocates in support of a long-term, sustainable direction for the nation's space investments.
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Following a decorated career as a “Top Gun” pilot, Marine Corps aviator, three-time astronaut for the space shuttle program and aerospace executive, Allen registered Aerodyne Industries in 2006.
Cape Canaveral-based Aerodyne is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business.
Inc. magazine recognized Aerodyne as one of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies in 2019 and 2020. In 2021, Aerodyne was on the regional list of fastest-growing private companies in Florida.
Aerodyne also received the Department of Defense Nunn-Perry Award in 2020 for its mentor-protégé relationship with Jacobs in support of the Missile Defense Agency.
In June 2022, Allen was presented with an Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 Florida Award from Ernst & Young.
Award-winning designer Moore joins BRPH
BRPH, a nationally ranked architecture, engineering and construction firm headquartered in Palm Shores, recently welcomed Cristi Moore, as the firm’s national practice leader for interior design.
The company said Moore’s expertise reinforces its commitment to world-class design, and elevates interior design across all business units: hospitality, commercial, entertainment, manufacturing, aerospace/defense and education.
Moore brings to the role 25 years of award-winning designs for leading global brands, including The Ritz-Carlton, Hard Rock Hotels, Great Wolf Lodge, Westin Hotels, Loews Hotels and Hilton, as well as notable experience in office workspaces and wellness/senior living.
She most recently served as design director, Southeast hospitality leader, design experience leader and senior associate for Gensler Atlanta, where she collaborated with leadership to establish Atlanta’s hospitality practice, what is now considered the Center of Excellence for the Southeast Region within Gensler.
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Prior to that, Moore worked at several luxury-tier design firms, including CCID (formerly Clausen-Chewning Interior Design), HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates, FODA Design and Donghia Associates.
She spent two years at The Ritz-Carlton as corporate manager, interior design, and 12 years as owner of Cristi Moore Inc.
Moore will build and lead a team of interior designers serving clients nationwide.
Moore’s inspired creativity and extensive knowledge of design, construction and operations for all types of new and renovated projects, as well as her skill with repositioning for corporate clients, makes her well-suited to the diversity of BRPH’s client base.
“With Cristi’s world-class expertise in interior design and third space, we will build on our long history of design and technical excellence, and elevate our design capabilities,” said Raul E. Aviles Jr., BRPH's president of architecture and engineering, “As we grow our reputation as a premier design firm, we will provide our current and future clients with award-winning interiors, whether it be for hotels and resorts, commercial workspaces and office environments, or wherever people interact with the built environment.”
Moore’s use of strategic design thinking, in which all stakeholders are involved in and empowered by the design process, also aligns with BRPH’s commitment to the collaborative process and to partnering with clients to understand and bring to life the product storyline.
With her roots in hospitality, she is well-versed in all phases of design, with a strong focus on conceptual storytelling, finishes and materiality, design documentation and presentation methods.
“Understanding the ‘why’ and approaching the design experience from an emotional and sensory perspective has always been at the core of my philosophy. More and more, businesses across all industries are embracing this storytelling approach to enhance their user experience,” Moore said. “I am thrilled to join a firm as highly regarded as BRPH, and build a multidiscipline interiors team with a passion for design excellence and creative, hospitality-driven solutions that truly tell a brand story.”
Moore is certified by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ), and her team’s designs have earned more than a dozen awards, including two IIDA “Best of the Best” citations and three ASID Design Excellence Golds, as well as earning placements in publications, including Architectural Digest.
She serves on the Advisory Board for the College of Architecture Art & Design at Mississippi State University and as a hospitality forums leader for the International Interior Design Association, Georgia Chapter.
She recently established the Cristi Moore Endowed Scholarship at Mississippi State University’s College of Architecture Art & Design to recognize students with a passion for experience design.
Moore earned a Master of Arts in design management and strategy from Savannah College of Art and Design, and dual bachelor’s degrees in interior design and business administration/marketing from Mississippi State University.
BRPH, founded in 1964, operates regional offices in Orlando; South Florida; Atlanta; Charleston, South Carolina; Huntsville, Alabama; Seattle; Phoenix; and Palmdale, California.
For more information, go to brph.com.
Adler named director of sales, marketing at Chateau Madeleine
April Fawn Adler recently was promoted to director of sales and marketing at Chateau Madeleine Assisted Living & Memory Care.
Adler joined Chateau Madeleine as an admission specialist in October 2021.
Previous to that, she was lifestyles director at Shell Harbor Retirement Community in Rockledge.
Adler is a graduate of Eastern Florida State College. She previously was partnership development manager at the Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce. Before that, she was on the advertising staff at FLORIDA TODAY newspaper.
Chateau Madeleine, 205 Hardoon Lane, Suntree, is an all-inclusive senior resort-style community that offers a variety of living options for seniors.
It was designed as a resort-style retirement community located in the heart of what’s called “Brevard Medical City” just off Wickham Road in Suntree.
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