J. Daniel Jenkins, SARA, NCARB, LEED AP is an accomplished licensed Architect, an A/E/ID/C Subject Matter Consultant, Published Author, and former Walt Disney Imagineer with nearly 30 years of success across the commercial real estate and commercial architecture, design, and themed entertainment industries. Leveraging extensive experience in design, design management, and business process improvement, he is a valuable advisor for an organizations and Fortune 100 companies seeking guidance in large scale project planning and design. His broad areas of expertise include concept design, architectural design, master planning, executive leadership, collaboration & team integration leadership, integrated project delivery, sustainability, design standards compliance, facility assessments, contract negotiations, design peer review, owner's representation, project executive leadership, and design risk management.
In 1998 Jenkins graduated with a five-year Master of Architecture degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design. In 2013 Jenkins, while working full time, he successfully completed his year-long independent study and was awarded a Virtual Design and Construction Certificate from Stanford University’s School of Engineering. Additional credentials include:
- Themed Entertainment experience: Includes Walt Disney Imagineering, Universal Creative, and other TE clients
- Commercial experience: Healthcare, Judicial, Military & Governmental, Education, Office & Retail, and Hospitality
- Commercial Real Estate Due Diligence | Property Condition Assessment | Construction Phase Monitoring
- Licensed Architect: Florida and North Carolina
- Member, Society of American Registered Architects (SARA)
- USGBC, L.E.E.D. Accredited Professional (LEED AP)
- National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Certification (NCARB)
- A|E|C Business, Design, and Construction Subject Matter Consultant

- Mentor, emerging and working A&E design professionals
- President | Owner | Editor at Holihoon Media LLC
- Published Author, The Design Manager: Successful Management of the Design Process
- Published Author, The Chesapeake & Ohio No. 614 Legacy: The Rise and Fall of an American Railroad Legend
- Member, International Association of Press Photographers
- Published Photographer
- Honored Listee Marquis Who's Who
- Board Member, Kimco Multimedia, Inc.
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