Who we are — Pompei A.D.

Let us introduce ourselves

We are the sum of our people—their skills, creativity, and knowledge. Our staff come from a variety of backgrounds and places, all adding to the cultural diversity of our company and outlook.

Ron Pompei

Founder and Creative Director

Ron Pompei began his creative exploration as an artist, creating light art installations and sculptures that Philadelphia Magazine cited as “changing the face of Philadelphia.” Since then, as principal of the New York City-based creative services firm Pompei A.D., Ron has gone on to do equally groundbreaking work in design, experiential branding, and cultural entrepreneurship. Ron’s design philosophy is centered on C3: Commerce, Culture, and Community, the so-called “third place” outside of home and work, where social interaction is facilitated by commerce and culture. He believes C3 can revitalize many suburban and urban venues and transform them into meeting places where people can shop, learn and socialize.

Ron Pompei’s multidisciplinary education and training as an artist, sculptor and architect is the lifeblood of Pompei A.D.’s holistic approach to its projects, enabling the firm to integrate diverse forms of expression into meaningful transformational experiences. This innovative firm has collaborated with a wide spectrum of clients including Té Casan, Sony, Coca-Cola, Kmart, The Discovery Channel, Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Rubin Museum of Art, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Fortune magazine, Harley-Davidson, California Academy of Sciences, Levi’s, Herman Miller and MTV. Ron’s visionary approach to his work has been recognized by publications such as the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Fortune magazine, Business Week Online, Interior Design, Blueprint, Metropolis, Fast Company and the Financial Times.

Lynn Pompei

Chief Executive Officer

Lynn Pompei is CEO of Pompei A.D. She is responsible for the general business, strategy and operations of Pompei A.D., in addition to overseeing the agency’s expansion in the United States including Hawaii as well as globally in Dubai and throughout Asia.

Prior to becoming CEO, Lynn was Director of Business Development at Pompei A.D. She was also President of C3 Development, the real estate development division of Pompei A.D. She previously worked as a project manager at The Bronson Companies, a real estate developer based in Los Angeles.

Earlier in her career, Lynn was a producer of such popular movies as 3000 Miles to Graceland, starring Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner. An Internet television pioneer, she produced and co-hosted the popular daily film review show Chix On Flix on AENTV. She has also been a successful model appearing in television commercials and print ads in the United States and internationally.

Vanessa Rose

Chief Marketing Officer

Scott Faucheux

Executive Director of Design

Scott graduated from Virginia Tech with an architecture degree in 1996. After spending nearly ten years at larger architectural firms in Washington, DC and New York, working in all phases of commercial, institutional, and residential projects, Scott joined Pompei A.D. in 2005. While at Pompei, Scott has produced award-winning work globally with many major brands and locally with small start-ups.

Scott‘s passion is to assist clients in the development of transformational brand experiences that are unique, relevant and authentic to the communities that they support. He has developed retail concepts and programs for new and established clients including Coca‑Cola, Starbucks, The Art of Shaving, Mavi Jeans, Monsoon, Aldo Shoes, C. Wonder, World Co. Japan, Stolichnaya, and Urban Outfitters, among others. Scott has also executed large-scale work for C3 Centers at Space 1520 in Hollywood, Ca., Tempe, Arizona, and The Whizin Center in Agoura Hills, CA.

He currently oversees design and practice of Pompei A.D.’s studios, with a strong focus on developing new retail and experience
concepts.

Pooja Rao Pillai

Studio Director

After earning her Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Mumbai in 2000, Pooja Rao Pillai went on to work for several architecture firms in Mumbai, where she worked on ground up Residential buildings, Community Centers and high end residential and commercial interiors.

Although her love for thrills and most importantly roller coaster rides drew her in the Amusement park and theme design world. She joined a well established theme design company in late 2002 in Macau and worked on master planning concepts for amusement parks in India, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Macau. Her work also included sever Family Entertainment centers in Australia and LA for Universal Studios as well as a few casinos in Macau.

Pooja has been working at Pompei A.D. since 2005. Since then she has worked on and successfully completed several retail and branding projects for Anthropologie, conceptualized and launched several brands including Tanishq, Peruvian Connection, Disney stores, My Suit, the M&M flag ship store in London, China pavilion at Epcot and Indus Healthcare. She currently leads a couple of design studios for retail projects in the States, Europe and Central America.

Joe Saha

Studio Director

Joe arrived at Pompei A.D. in late 2007, and has collaborated extensively with Urban Outfitters to develop the unique and evolving language of their stores at multiple locations in the US and Europe. His role with Urban Outfitters varied in scale from furniture design and detailing to managing multi-level store projects. Joe has also worked with a variety of clients worldwide, designing and developing new store concepts for Monsoon, Mavi Jeans, My.Suit, and The Touring Company. Other projects include managing larger scale site planning and landscape projects for Indus Healthcare and Hyatt Hotel and Resorts.

Joe graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelors of Science in Architecture, along with an associated degree from the DIS School in Copenhagen. Prior to joining Pompei, Joe worked in Miami at Arquitectonica, focusing on high-rise residential tower design, and mixed-use design/planning.

Jerry Howard

Corporate FInancial Advisor

Jerry graduated from Memphis State University in 1964. In 1965, he joined the United States Marine Corps (USMC), serving one year of active duty and six years on reserve. From 1966 to 1968, Jerry worked in a sales position first for Tayloe Paper Company, then Mayer-Myers Paper Company the following year. In 1969, he became an integral part of the team at the Holiday Inn Inc., taking the worst of 50 territories and turning it into the top territory in one year. Jerry later became an assistant Sales Manager in Territory Sales, training the existing sales force and new sales people how to sell all five divisions of products and services. In 1972, he started a new, independent division of contract sales where he succeeded in making up one half of the total profit from all six divisions within two years. Among 130,000 employees, Jerry was awarded Employee of the Year by Holiday Inn in 1973. The following year he was named Senior Vice President of the Products Division, where his accomplishments ranged from expanding interior design and contract sales to the west coast through acquisition, opening offices in Atlanta, GA and Kissimmee, FL, and closing two manufacturing divisions that were losing money. In 1975, Jerry relocated to California to run the west coast operations for the products division. The operations consisted of 12 offices throughout 11 western states, a showroom in Hollywood and a design division in Beverly Hills.

By 1977, Jerry was ready to become independent. He started his own firm, Concepts 4 Incorporated, which by 1990 saw a volume growth to $50 million and also received 22 national design awards. Jerry was also named to Baron’s Who’s Who in International Design (1991), as well as Who’s Who in International Business in 1993. The company was sold in 1999, and in 2004 Jerry retired. However, this retirement was short-lived. In 2006, Jerry was contacted by interested parties whohad manufacturing capacity in China to open a new company in Las Vegas. The company, named Hospitality Focus Solutions, grew from a volume of 0 in 2006 to $123 million by 2008. With offices in LA, Las Vegas, Dallas, Dubai, and Shanghai, Jerry purchased his old company back. This same year, Jerry was once again bought out by his partners. From the time of its inception until now, the company earned 56 national design awards. After selling his share, Jerry retired again. He currently works as a corporate consultant.

Monte Antrim

Renderer

Bio forthcoming.

Greg Chiaramonte

Senior Project Manager

Greg has been with Pompei since the begining of 2007, after recieving a B. Arch. from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. He brings his passion for community based projects, having participated in the development of Ujamaa Square Community Development in Treme New Orleans and teaching an after school architecture program for inner city children of Mission Hill in Boston, both continue to serve their communities today.

At Pompei, Greg has paticipated on the conceptual development for companies such as M&M’s, McDonald’s, The Art of Shaving, C. Wonder, Mavi Jeans, Terrain by Urban Outfitters, The Touring Company and more. He acts as Project Manager for Anthropologie and Whizin Market Square.

Caroline Farouki

Senior Project Manager

Born in Lafayette, Louisiana, Caroline is a Cajun girl at heart. After studying architecture and environmental studies at Washington University in St. Louis, as well as fine art in Paris, Caroline graduated as Excelsus Laureate from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a MFA in Interior Design.

In 2010, Caroline joined Pompei A.D., where she practices her passion in using cultural research to inspire her design.

Hazel Go

Senior Project Manager

Hazel graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Architecture degree. After working on commercial and educational projects in Washington, D.C., for a couple of years, Hazel moved to New York City to work on high-end residential projects. In 2009, she joined Pompei A.D., where she has since been immersed in the creativity and the fast-pace of retail design. At Pompei A.D., she has worked extensively on the design and documentation of The Art of Shaving stores, from generating the initial store concept to the execution of the roll-out of 40+ stores across the country. Hazel has also been integral to the design and documentation of a new store concept for Locale, one of the banners of Aldo Shoes, and the design of a trade show booth for Illume Candles that made its debut in New York City in 2010.

Hazel finds her inspiration in the plethora of cultural scenes and the diversity of the built environment in the big city. She is a licensed architect in New York State.

Dylan Gould

Project Manager

Dylan joined Pompei in September 2010 and has been an integral part of the Art of Shaving team, leading the brand on a luxury men’s spa location in Beverly Hills. Aside from developing the Art of Shaving design and implementing it during a national roll-out, Dylan has been involved in several other projects in the office including ING Direct and in creating a new concept for the international brand, Esprit. Dylan enjoys the multi-disciplinary approach at Pompei, where architecture, interiors, fashion and graphic overlap to create truly inspiring designs.

Before joining the team at Pompei, Dylan worked in commercial real estate for three years, after which he made the transition to architecture, serving as the lead-designer for several small firms. His work ranged from Museum exhibitions to restaurants and luxury residential interiors. Dylan has had the opportunity to gain experience as the lead-designer on his own projects ranging from house additions to restaurants in the United States and abroad and has been able to design and develop several brand and graphic identities for a multitude of companies and individuals.

Dylan graduated from CUNY – The City College of New York in 2008 with a Bachelor’s of Architecture degree. After his third year in school he began working full-time to supplement his education with real world experience. Dylan has won numerous awards as a student & professional, in both architecture and graphic design.

Dylan Kruse

Project Manager

Having studied both architecture at the University of Cincinnati and fashion design at Parsons, Dylan found his design intersection at Pompei A.D. in 2010. He has since been involved several projects including M&M’s London and ING Direct Café. He spent some time studying and traveling through Scandinavia where he became obsessed with Danish design and Swedish electro/pop. He is inspired by facets, perfume, and Japanese fashion. Dylan currently resides in the east village. His two favorite places in the world are Copenhagen, Denmark, and his hometown of Marblehead, Ohio.

Daniel Landsman

Operations Manager

Daniel Landsman joined Pompei A.D. in 2008. Daniel is motivated, independent-minded, works well under pressure and multi-tasks with ease. He is also extremely detail oriented, while maintaining a strong sense of the larger picture. Daniel’s responsibilities include the coordination of administrative accounting, facility management, human resources, benefits, staffing, vendor relations, IT, security, and all day to day operations for the efficient functioning of the office.

Daniel’s diverse employment background and general knowledge in many different trades enables him to mesh the everyday strategy of managing the firm.

Prior to joining Pompei A.D., Daniel spent two years designing and managing projects for a high end landscape lighting / irrigation specialist, and four years working in the real estate finance industry. Daniel attended The County College of Morris Fine Arts Program.

Somi Lee

Project Manager

Somi Lee graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2002, with a degree in Architecture and Industrial Design.
Before joining Pompei, she spent seven years in Seoul, Korea at an architectural firm where she worked as a lead designer on a wide range of world-class museum projects. Her design capabilities range from early content and sketch development to master planning, and her experience also extends to fabrication including detailed construction drawings.

Somi’s prior background in museum and exhibition design enhances the understanding of experiential design which brings a strong and inspiring vision to the creative retail environments.

Stephanie Luk

Project Manager

As fate would have it, Stephanie’s curiosity and constant search for new ideas have brought her to Pompei A.D. She joined the company earlier this year and has been an integral part to the C-Wonder team. She has helped develop the design concept to the initial roll out of the first set of stores. With a passion for architecture, design and an interest in the way people live, Stephanie worked for a number of years at a residential architecture firm in Manhattan. She brings with her a high level of attention to detail and a holistic design aesthetic.

While majoring in Psychology and Art History at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, Stephanie went abroad to study in various fields of design in Hong Kong and Europe. She attended Central St. Martins in London where she continued to broaden her cultural and design perspectives to eventually inspire her to enroll in the Interior Design program at Parsons the New School for Design, after graduating from university. Stephanie co-founded a non-profit organization focusing on sustainable living and has won design competitions, such as the USGBC Sustainable Suite, alongside her fellow Parsons graduates. Those experiences reinforces her conviction to work in a company that shares her passion for design, artistic community, creativity, and social awareness.

In her spare time, Stephanie is quite the flaneuse; she enjoys wandering around the many markets, galleries and exhibits that make up the cultural mosaic of New York City. She loves all things minimal, white and made in Japan.

Michael Tyznik

Senior Project Manager

Michael Tyznik’s career at Pompei A.D. started with an internship in 2008. While studying for his Bachelors of Science in Architecture at the University of Cincinnati, Michael discovered he was just as interested in graphic design as he was in architecture. In his school projects, he concentrated as much on the graphic representation of the buildings and concepts as on the architecture itself.

At Pompei A.D., Michael has the opportunity to lend his talents to a diverse collection of both graphic and environmental design projects. These have included completely rebranding British retail giant Monsoon, developing one-of-a-kind architectural installations for Urban Outfitters, designing and organizing signage for Hyatt Resorts, and developing character stories for M&M’s World, as well as working with Coles Australia, Accessorize, Illume, Disney, and Aldo.