You there! How do they call you? No, not the “pet names” they call you, but your official title.
Office is reviewing job titles, and am interested in what title you carry on your business card, or on other indicators.
Also, if you are part of a department or larger spec staff, what is the title of the head of that unit?
Current job: Senior Construction Specifier.
Previous job: Director of Technical Services.
Director of Specifications
Designer III, Architectural (AKA Chief, cook and bottle washer)
Director of Research and Specifications
Specifications Manager; I also have a “Specifications Writer” on staff
My business card reads “Associate” and on the next line “Specifications”. My boss’ title is “Associate Vice President, Director of Specifications and Allied Disciplines”. In addition to being able to have “CSI” and “CCS” (or whatever) on our cards, the decision has been made to list (if applicable, of course) “LEED AP”.
Our Department is Design Services, under the Facilities and Construction Management Division, School Board of Broward County, Florida
Specifications Manager
My card is
“Associate Partner”
“Specifications Writer”
I do use FCSI and CCS on the card.
its not typical in our firm that people are “directors” of anything – we have a couple of those, but not of any architectural disciplines.
We also list any other initials (LEED AP, or whatever) that are applicable.
President
Also, I’m giving some consideration to adding the following to my business card:
“Fast is good, accuracy is better” …Wyatt Earp
PS: Earp lived to be 80.
In the play The Odd Couple, Murray the cop says “Do you want speed or accuracy!”
They would not call me “Cheif of Architectural Production” so I became “Information Architect”
I know, I know, but it’s better then “Hey you!”
I wanted “Queen of Specifications” or “She Who Must Be Obeyed” but didn’t get that either. Marc, it’s a good thing they didn’t call you “Cheif”.
My official title is Chief Specifier however our company policy is not to list titles on business cards. However, the astute reader could probably figure out that I’m the spec writer with AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA following my name.
I wanted “Queen of Specifications” on my cards, too, but was told I would have to have them printed privately to do that. they might actually approve “Office Know-it-All”
Once working for a large corporate firm, they had me fill out a form for business cards. In the blank following the title question I put “Genius”. I thought it was a funny little Wiley Coyote reference until I got 500 cards back with “William Wagner, Genius”. Everyone thought I was an arrogant bastard. Classic…
Have we no–
Countessa of Written Communications
Grand Pooh-Paw of Project Manuals
AHJ over Specficiations
Local Administrator of MF04
I am not one for titles. My card simply says “Specifications” after my name.
My corporate title is Associate. I am the Director of Specifications. On my business card it says:
Brett M. Wilbur, AIA, CSI
Associate
Director of Specifications
Most people in the office just call me the “Spec Guy”. I thought about getting a cape with a big ‘S’ on the front.
I go by many other names, some not so good. Recently, I was branded “The muffin man”. Long story.
frequently “Spec Winch”
But NEVER “Spec Wench”