YHLA in 1985, Mr. Lindley has been the pivotal force behind many of YHLA's award winning projects and has designed some of the firm's most prominent and distinguished projects including Ultimar- a 400 unit high-rise luxury housing on the Florida coast, Frank H. Ogawa City Hall Plaza and Swan's Marketplace in Old Oakland, a project which has won numerous awards.

Under the direction of Mr. Lindley the Davis office has completed numerous innovative projects in the Sacramento Region including the Davis Indoor Sports Center, Trokanski Dance Theater, Far Western Anthropology Research Center, and Ping Yuen Senior Housing. Currently, he is directing the design of several mix-use live/work retail complexes in the region as well as civic projects for the City of Davis.

Mr. Lindley is a registered architect in California. He is a founding board member of San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of A.D.P.S.R. (Architects, Designers and Planners for Social Responsibility), Member of the California Emergency Design Assistance Team, and has served as president for the Village Homes Architectural Review Board in Davis, an innovative community advocating sustainable development and green building practices.