Licensed Architect in California and Nevada

The founder and principal of Archeon Group, DCX Developers, LLC and Bedrock Real Estate, LLC. Mr. Pak has been able to combine his extensive architectural experience with intimate development knowledge to successfully complete projects in a cost effective, sustainable and expeditiously.

Mr. Pak has grown Archeon into a multi-disciplined Architectural, Planning, Construction Management and Project Management firm, providing comprehensive professional services to both domestic and international clients. Domestically, Archeon has developed a reputation as a diverse, creative and results-oriented design firm. Mr. Pak has directed both public and private sector projects for such clients as the LA Unified School District, LA County MTA, City of LA Housing Department, City of LA Community Redevelopment Agency, Belmont Village Corporation, Legacy Partners, Shamrock Holdings, Jamison Services, Atlas Capital Group and Harridge Development. Some of the significant local projects include the renovation of the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the first hotel built in Hollywood, and the former I. Magnin Building; high-end Assisted Living Facilities throughout Southern California; designed over 2,000 units affordable housing projects for various communities; development of a 350,000 SF Wholesale Condominiums in the Fashion District, Downtown Los Angeles; and 150,000 SF Retail/Health/Sports facility in Wilshire Center, Los Angeles with the first enclosed golf driving range and the first MAMA Shelter Hotel in the USA for Accor Hotel Group. Strengthening its global presence, Archeon has forged strategic international alliances with many premier companies in Asia: Marubeni, Sun Wah Group, Shimizu Constructors, Hanil Cement, Asia Financial Group, Kowloon Development, Bando Group, DIOS USA and more. The firm has spearheaded notable projects in China and South-East Asia, such as the 22-story Sun Wah Tower in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam the first major construction of its kind by an American architect since the Vietnam War and Master Plan community in Yangon, Myanmar, Tianjin and Shenyang, China.

As a developer, Mr. Pak was a General Partner/Developer and Architect in the development of Solair, one of the first mix-use transit-oriented project in Los Angeles. The Solair is a $160 Million, 22-story development comprised of 40,000 SF of retail and 186 luxury condominiums above a MTA Subway portal. The Solair was completed on time and on budget in May of 2009. In 2017, Mr. Pak was selected by the City of Los Angeles to develop on a 2 acre parcel, owned by the City of Los Angeles, a mix use project comprised of 180 apartment units with 40,000 SF commercial retail that features a hydroponics farm providing healthy food to an under served community in South LA. Mr. Pak formed DCX Developers in 2018 to focus on Urban In-Fill developments to fulfill a strong demand for Multi-Family rental units. Combining his extensive experience as Architect and Public Service he has successfully blended these expertise into his development projects. Mr. Pak continues to provide both architectural and development services to clients such as Jamison Properties, Jia Long Group, Walter J. Company and Bando Corp.

Mr. Pak actively contributes and demonstrates his leadership in various capacities with several civic, professional, and non-profit organizations. Mr. Pak was the CEO/President of a start-up community website, Asia America Online, in 2000 and successfully launched the website in the same year. Mr. Pak was recruited by Brainrush, an internet incubator firm in Oakland, California. Formerly on Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, he was the first Asian-American Board Member since its inception in 1927. Appointed by Mayor Riordan, Mr. Pak has also served the City of LA as the Chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Board of Airport Commissioners, responsible for the operations and expansion of the third busiest airport in the nation, and a Member of the Board of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, a board responsible for establishing a new system of neighborhood councils to increase government responsiveness to its citizens. Mr. Pak served the State of California as Commissioner to the Southern California Water Quality Control Board, appointed by then Governor Gray Davis and was a Board Member of the California League of Conservation Voters, a politically influential environmental organization. Also, Mayor James Hahn appointed Mr. Pak to the Board of Recreation and Parks Commission. In his local community, he has served on the Los Angeles Archdiocese as a member of the Building Commission, the Board of Governors for the Little Tokyo Service Center and has been involved as a Board Member to the Westchester YMCA, Lend-A-Hand Foundation, and Asia America Symphony. Promoting diversity in businesses, Mr. Pak has shared his expertise as a Community Advisory Member to the National Bank of California, Southern California Edison, and other numerous corporations.

Mr. Pak received his Bachelor of Architecture from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

AFFILIATIONS

• Economic Development Advisor to the City of Gwangju, South Korea
• International Cooperation Advisor of Namgu
• Central City Association Board of Directors
• Member, Korea Unification Ministry, Appointed by President Moon Jae In of South Korea
• Former California State Commissioner, California Regional Water Quality Control Board/ Los Angeles Region
• Former Commissioner, Vice President, Board of Recreation & Parks, City of Los Angeles
• Former Commissioner, Board of Airport Commissioners, City of Los Angeles
• Former Commissioner, Department of Neighborhood Empowerment(DONE), City of Los Angeles
• Former Chair/Commissioner, Board of Zoning Appeals, City of Los Angeles
• Former Board of Directors/Commissioner, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles
• Former Board Member, California League of Conservation Voters
• Former Member, Building Commission for the Los Angeles Archdiocese
• Former Member, Board of Directors, Los Angeles City College Foundation
• Former Board Member, Cal Poly Pomona National Development Council
• Advisory Board Member, Los Angeles Development Fund
• Member, International Business Advisory Committee for Mayor James Hahn
• Member, LA County Supervisor Don Knabe’s Asian American International Business Advisory Committee
• Former Board of Governors, Little Tokyo Service Center
• Former Board of Directors, YMCA-Westchester Community
• Former Board of Directors, Asia America Symphony Association
• Former Board of Directors, Asian American/Engineers Association
• Charter member, Cal Poly University at Pomona Asian American Alumni
• Alumni Advisory Committee, School of Environmental Design, Cal Poly University at Pomona
• Former Member, Consumer Advisory Panel, Southern California Edison
• Former Member, Board of Directors, Lend-A-Hand Foundation
• Former Member, Board of Directors, Korean American Coalition
• Former Member, Community Relations Council, National Bank of California

HONORS & ACTIVITIES

• Delegation Member with Mayor Eric Garcetti to Asia 

• Finance Committee Member For Eric Garcetti for Mayor of Los Angeles
• Panel Speaker for “Post Immigrant LA” Hosted by Occidental College and LA Times Architectural Columnist Christopher Hawthorne

• Delegation Member of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Asia Business Trip
• Delegation Member of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Mexico Business Trip Delegation
• Finance Committee Member for John Kerry for President
• Member, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s Transition Team
• Panel Speaker at Verdexchange Conference 2016
• Guest Speaker at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce on Transit Oriented Development
• Distinguished Citizen Award, Boy Scouts of America, San Gabriel Valley Chapter
• Leadership Award, California Asian Pacific American State Employees Association
• Los Angeles Beautification Award Nominee
• Chair, 2001 City of Los Angeles Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Steering Committee
• Co-Chair, 2000 Hong Kong/China Insurance Delegation & Symposium to US
• Speaker at Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
• Speaker, Leadership LA Council
• Speaker, Loyola Marymount University
• Speaker, Asian Business League Symposium on Economic Development in Asia
• Speaker, Business Opportunities in Vietnam & the 1996 Trade Delegation from the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Vietnam (VCCI), LA Area Chamber of Commerce & California Southeast Asia Business Council
• Speaker, Korean American Leadership Conference
• Speaker, First Annual Conference for Korean Americans in Politics
• Speaker, Planning Issues Arising from 1992 Civil Disturbance, LA Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.