Bruce has directed more than 250 planning, rehabilitation, and expansion projects for architecturally significant buildings throughout the west and is a nationally recognized expert in his field. He has led rehabilitation and new construction projects for library, cultural, and performing arts facilities, including the award-winning master plan and completed renovation and additions to the A. K. Smiley Library in Redlands. He has also directed high-profile projects, including the repair and restoration of the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, seismic retrofit for the block-square Beaux-Arts style City Hall in Pasadena, and restoration work at the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego.
Bruce brings extensive experience with the application of The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Preservation. For eight years he was a President-appointed Expert Member of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), the federal agency that oversees and advises on national preservation matters, and recently participated on the Committee for Preservation and Security for the White House and Capitol.
For nine years he was a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Bruce meets The Secretary of the Interior's Historic Preservation Professional Qualifications Standards in Architecture, Historic Architecture, Architectural History, and History.