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Tom Grimble

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Principal, Senior Regional Practice Leader at HOK
📍 Belmont, Massachusetts, United States

Tom Grimble is a Principal and Boston Practice Leader at HOK with over 30 years of experience. He specializes in designing science, technology, higher education, and healthcare facilities. Combining his Bachelor of Architecture from Syracuse University and an MBA from Boston University, he focuses on practice management, talent acquisition, and profitability for the firm.

He is a daily rider of Bostons Red Line and shows a keen interest in urban infrastructure improvements, such as the redesign of Penn Station. He also actively participates in and promotes discussions around evolving workplace design challenges and solutions.

Tom is a licensed architect in both New Hampshire and Maine.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Principal, Senior Regional Practice Leader
Job Level
Senior
Location
Belmont, Massachusetts, United States
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Life Science Design
Has extensive experience designing chemistry, biology, vivarium, and bio-containment labs for clients like MIT, Harvard, Amgen, and Sanofi.
Talent Management
A strong focus of his role at HOK involves talent acquisition and management to ensure project success.
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Career

Work history

5-2023
Principal, Senior Regional Practice Leader
HOK
7-2021 - 5-2023
Director of Operations / Senior Lab Planner
MDS/Miller Dyer Spears Inc.
2-2018 - 4-2021
Director of Space Planning and Design
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
4-2001 - 2-2018
Associate Principal
Perkins+Will
9-1998 - 4-2001
Senior Designer
The Stubbins Associates
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Education
1987 - 1990
B. Arch
School of Architecture at Syracuse University
2012 - 2013
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Questrom School of Business, Boston University
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