Wells, Janousek Architects, pllc.

MIKE WELLS

Mr. Wells is the Principal-in-Charge of the Early Childhood Studio.  He has been the Principal-in-Charge and Project Director for the childcare facilities that this firm has completed for federal, state, corporate, and university clients.  Mr. Wells has led feasibility studies, site evaluation studies, and managed the design of both new facilities and renovation projects.

Mr. Wells is active as a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), serving the Dallas Chapter of the AIA as President (1998) and Community Services Commissioner.  From 1992 through 2000, he served the State of Texas on the Advisory Committee to the Work/Family Clearinghouse of the Texas Workforce Commission.  He is a frequent speaker on issues related to architecture for child and youth care, the National Association for the Education of Young Children, and the National Coalition for Campus Child Care Centers.  He has served as guest faculty for the Harvard Graduate School of Design Child Care Design Institute (2000, 2001, 2002), and is a Board Member of the Children's Environmental Health Institute.

Mr. Wells' relevant experience includes the following projects:

• Presbyterian Healthcare Systems
  - Presbyterian Child Care Center (Phase I), Dallas, Texas
  - Dealey Child Care Center (Phase II), Dallas, Texas
  - Seay Child Care Center, Plano, Texas

• Childcare Center, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
  - Bremerton, Washington

• Household Finance Childcare Centers (2)
  - Salinas, California
  - Las Vegas, Nevada

• JP Morgan Chase Bank Childcare Centers (13)
  - Newark, Delaware; Hicksville, New York; Tempe, Arizona
  - Tampa, Florida (2); Houston, Texas (2); Arlington, Texas
  - Dallas, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; Monroe, Louisiana
  - San Antonio, Texas

• Monsanto Child Care Center
  - St. Louis, Missouri

• Boeing Family Centers (2)
  - Everett, Washington
  - Renton, Washington

• Citicorp Child Development Centers
  - Kansas City, Kansas
  - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  - San Antonio, Texas
  - Newark, NJ

• Childcare Design Consulting for USAA Child Development Centers (5)
  - San Antonio, Texas; Colorado Springs, Colorado
  - Sacramento, California; Norfolk, Virginia; Tampa, Florida

• Early Childhood Center/Health and Wellness Clinic
  - Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Texas

• Vogel Alcove, Jewish Coalition for the Homeless
  - Dallas, Texas

• CityPlay Child Development Center, Southland Corporation
  - Dallas, Texas

• Synovus Family Center
  - Columbus, Georgia

• Sea Island Resort Family Center
  - Sea Island, Georgia

• Galleria Child Development Center
  - Gerald D. Hines, Dallas, Texas

• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  Child Care Center, Dallas, Texas

• Bright Horizons at the Gap
  - San Francisco, CA

• San Juan Regional Medical Center
  - Farmington, NM

• Stars and Tykes Child Care Facility, GSA,
  - Dallas, Texas

• NCR Child Development Center
  - Atlanta, GA

• Bryan's House
  - Dallas, Texas

• The Kid's Place, Cook Children's Medical Center
  - Fort Worth, Texas

• Child-Fil-A Family Center
  - Atlanta, Georgia

• Highline Community College Childcare Center
  - Des Moines, Washington

• Ann Windle School for Young Children
  - Denton, Texas

• Home Park Family Center @ Georgia Tech
  - Atlanta, Georgia

• Denver International Airport Childcare Facility
  - Denver, Colorado

• Oklahoma Publishing Company Childcare Center
  - Dallas, Texas

• Microsoft Child Development Center
  - Redmond, Washington

• ICOS Childcare Center
  - Bothell, Washington

• Siebel Systems (3)
  - San Mateo, CA
  - Emeryville, CA
  - Reston, VA

• Starbucks
  - Seattle, WA

• Mayo Clinic Hospital
  - Phoenix, AZ

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Architecture, 1971
University of Texas at Austin

REGISTRATION

Architecture: Texas, Colorado, Washington, Virginia, Oklahoma,  Mississippi, Missouri, Georgia, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico