Global Innovation Platform Names Donald Frick as New Board Member

STILLWATER, Okla. - August 7, 2020 - (Newswire.com)

​​Global Innovation Platform (GIP) has named Donald Frick, president of Pinnacle Design Group, LLC, as a board member.

“Today’s architecture firms, like many businesses, are facing significant disruption from the digitization of everything,” said David Swank, CEO of GIP. “From the time I met Donald, I realized that he had a tremendous vision for adapting to change and embracing new ways of doing business. Beyond architectural design, Donald brings extensive knowledge in the areas of LEED and energy. His high energy and a tremendous dedication to making a difference for his clients and the broader society will bring competitive advantages to GIP.”

Frick has a broad range of experience within the built environment, as he grew up in Kansas building basements and placing concrete with his father or delivering concrete from his uncle’s concrete batch plant. He earned multiple degrees in electronics prior to graduating high school and graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Architecture. He currently leads a multi-faceted architectural design firm, Pinnacle Design Group, that specializes in providing design/build expertise for Private and Governmental customers and clients covering all building types.

Prior to founding Pinnacle Design Group, Frick spent the better part of a decade as the architect-in-charge of Tinker Air Force Base. Tinker AFB has a combined building footprint spanning over 5,000 acres with over 800 buildings ranging from industrial, educational, office and housing. As the architect-in-charge, Frick was responsible for the $60-million-dollar-per-year SRM program (maintenance and repair) and $25-million-dollar-a-year roofing program. Frick managed more than 50 architects, designers and engineers to fulfill this yearly design program and many other emergency type projects for the 800 plus buildings located on Tinker Air Force Base.

Since leaving Tinker in 2005, Frick has maintained the principle designer role in completion of more than 100 military and DOD design/build projects throughout the CONUS. Specific project experiences range from $1 million to $40 million dollar design, design/build projects, including LEED Gold Certifications. Frick maintains FEMA Earthquake and Safe Room Certifications and continues to actively increase his management skills and communication skills to maintain clear concise communications between all relevant team members.

This broad range of experience provides the level of expertise required to manage and design the construction types and project types PDG and its staff creates. Frick has been working in off-site construction solutions for more than six years, combining the educational experience and the built environment to create Adaptive Structures. Adaptive Structures combines technology and buildings to better utilize and manage systems within each building. Adaptive Structures has been creatively designed to be able to pivot to meet all project and customer needs, no matter the project size and or type. The company adapts to each customer and to each project, connecting the designer and owner as they work to develop and improve each project. As a designer in the practice of architecture, Frick has the honor of creating sound solutions for each building, space and outdoor environment connecting to the human element. With the creation of Adaptive Structures and Adaptive Architecture he now combines machine learning within each environment along with off-site construction solutions to increase reliability, resiliency, quality and mobility in each project.

“We at HWH have worked with Donald over the years on many projects and have found Donald to be focused on quality and meeting the needs of the client,” said Jordan Harper, GIP board chair. “Donald’s drive and forward-thinking capability will be an asset to GIP.”

About Global Innovation Platform:

GIP is an IoT (Internet of Things) and digital data company located in Stillwater, Okla. The company provides technology solutions that make infrastructure and facilities smarter and intuitive. GIP’s primary clients include the utility, commercial, industrial, agriculture and residential sectors. Learn more about GIP at globalinnovationplatform.com.




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