Complex sentence: Prior, Mr. Burney was Director of Design and Capital Improvement at New York City Housing Authority from 1990 to 2004, and the agency received a National Design Award Special Commendation from the Smithsonian Institute in 2002.
Split into simpler sentences: Prior, Mr. Burney was Director of Design and Capital Improvement at New York City Housing Authority from 1990 to 2004. The agency received a National Design Award Special Commendation from the Smithsonian Institute in 2002.