Experience is a lot like magic. With it you can make things happen that, otherwise, would seem impossible. As a designer, I find this especially true when it comes to reviewing construction drawings and analyzing project spending. Somewhere along the timeline of my 30 year design career, I began to develop a "second sight," something akin to a heightened intuition that allowed me to see things that went undetected and unnoticed by others.

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This "designer-site," as I sometimes call it, allows me to quickly spot problematic areas when reviewing a set of plans. Sometimes it's something subtle, such as the focal point from the perspective of an occupant or, perhaps, a slight discrepancy in the scale of furniture and accessories. Other problems jump off the page, overtly, like a poorly located rest room, corridors and doorways that are too narrow, or even just plain old  wasted/dead space.

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My "designer site" is just as keen when it comes to reviewing project budgets and spending. Over the years I have grown accustomed to the costs of materials and labor associated with hundreds of projects in different industries. If a customer is being overcharged or paying for something superfluous, you can be rest assured that my "designer site" will catch it.

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Whether it's reviewing contract documents or spending budgets, the real magic lies in my ability to take the gleam in an entrepreneur's eye and turn it into a tangible business enterprise, prepared for take-off.