Michael A. Charlton, PhD
Michael A. Charlton is the Vice President for Facilities and Capital Planning for UT Health San Antonio. Dr. Charlton started his tenure at UT Health San Antonio in 2000 as the Director/Institutional Safety Officer and was promoted to Assistant Vice President for Risk Management and Safety, then Associate Vice President for Facilities, Safety, and Risk Management. He is responsible for the strategic planning and management of all current and future UT Health San Antonio buildings, campus conditions and associated facilities and systems. The main duties include developing a facility plan ensuring appropriate maintenance and operations, overseeing all capital construction projects including new builds and renovation of existing buildings, and responsibility for environmental health and safety operations, business continuity and risk management.
Patrick C. Lew, AIA
An accomplished architect, Lew brings over forty years of experience to CPO and provides for the executive leadership and management of the U.T. Health Science Center at San Antonio’s Capital Improvement Program. Lew is involved in all aspects of project delivery, from inception to completion for biomedical research, healthcare and higher education facilities. In addition, he provides for project program and staffing, resource coordination, communication, conflict resolution and oversight/quality monitoring.
Marc W. Kimball, AIA
Robert (Bob) Riley, P.E.
As a Senior Manager of Construction for the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Capital Projects Office, Bob Riley brings 40 years of his professional background including designing MEP systems for a multitude of projects, to include hospitals, research facilities, schools, universities and stadiums. Riley provides guidance, support, training, and leadership to other construction team members. He also provides constructability reviews (MEP, budget and schedule) for projects that are still in the design phase. The Resident Construction Manager is the University of Texas System’s designated Owner’s representative. As a Resident Construction Manager for a project(s), Bob provides project leadership and conflict resolution to ensure the project is constructed per contract documents, within budget and completed as scheduled.
Jimmie Hearn
Jimmie Hearn is a Registered Architect and LEED Accredited Professional with project management experience in the design and construction of public transportation, institutional, academic, clinical, and biomedical research projects. As Project Manager in the UT Health San Antonio Capital Projects Office (CPO), Jimmie provides leadership, coordination, communication, conflict resolution, and oversight, to ensure project budgetary, schedule, and quality goals are achieved. Prior to joining CPO in 2019, Hearn served as a Senior Project Manager in the UT Health San Antonio Office of New Construction for 9 years, providing campus coordination for active UT System Office of Facilities Planning & Construction projects and management of the warranty repair process for completed projects. Jimmie also served as Senior Project Manager in The University of Texas at San Antonio Engineering & Project Management Department for 4 years, providing management of institutional projects and the campus deferred maintenance program.
Reza Hatami
Reza has over 40 years of valuable experience with the UT System Administration and worked at UT Medical Branch in Galveston for 36 years. He is knowledgeable in contracts, construction, and complex mechanical, electrical, and operational systems including life safety, infection control and biosafety. At UTMB, Reza successfully completed the Jeanie Sealy Replacement Hospital in 2016, a $460 million dollar project with 23 operating rooms, 256 beds and 64 ICU rooms. Other significant multi-year projects include the John Sealy Hospital Modernization, Bio Containment Critical Care Unit, Clinical Services Building, Galveston National
(BSL-4) Laboratory and Hurricane IKE Recovery project. Reza holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UT El Paso, he is a State of Texas Registered Engineer and is an American Society for Health Care Engineering, Certified Healthcare Constructor
Deborah Carruth
As FF&E Project Manager for the Capital Projects office, Deborah Carruth brings over 35 years of FF&E expertise and project management to the team. Her experience encompasses educational, healthcare, student housing and office projects. Deborah provides leadership, communication, and oversight to ensure compliance with contract documents while maintaining budget and schedule.
Jim Sterner, Sr.
Jim has over 35 years of experience in designing and managing projects in higher education, research and science, and planning and program management. As a principal in his previous firms, Jim has completed over 30 projects with the UT System on 6 different campuses, and a number of projects for this campus including major capital projects at the Mays Cancer Center Renovations, Academic Learning and Teaching Center and Teaching/Learning Laboratory, Laredo.
Jim is a licensed Architect in Texas, holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Notre Dame, a member of the American Institute of Architects and a LEED Accredited professional.