Currently, I am enrolled at Michigan Technological University, where I am pursuing a Master of Science in Applied Natural Resource Economics. My course of study is an opportunity to formally study many macro and micro topics surrounding urban design, including economic theory, public and environmental policy, natural resource management, and market analysis. The project-based learning opportunities allow me to utilize my previous work experience and education in architecture and urban design to provide concrete,
creative solutions in sustainable and innovative design.
AD2M-PCMI, Morondava, MG, Extension Agent
Peace Corps Master's International (PCMI) serving in Morondava District in Madagascar. Partnering with Le Projet d'Appuis au Développement de Menabe et du Melaky (AD2M) on multiple themes related to sustainable development. Research activities are centered around the incorporation of applied natural resources and management on multiple spatial levels that compliment development themes in implementation phase of several project timelines.
Currie Systems, Inc., Huntsville, AL, US, Graphic Design
Accepted a full time position in the Graphic Design Department, applying the ability to identify the scope and criteria for job completion, while striving for new and inventive strategies, which maintain the coherence of various project typologies, into the design process of all projects.
Including:
-Development of concept designs, logos, and branding
-Direct Client communication
Franz Oswald-AUSlArchitekt, Bern & Zurich Switzerland , Exhibition Design
Accepted a full time position in which the team designed the exhibit of a development agenda to plan, direct, and coordinate all aspects of a community sustainability development scenario and exhibition presentation for Ethiopia. Emphasis was placed on the role of urban design as a key discipline in the formation of sustainably built environments in both the developed and developing territories.
Gresham, Smith & Partners, Charlotte, NC, US, Designer/Intern Architect
accepted a full time position in Corporate + Urban Planning and the Healthcare divisions of the firm, where I began to acquire the discipline, skills, knowledge, and judgment necessary to become a registered architect.
Including:
-Development of concept design and document with models and diagrams
-Development of details and specific design solutions
-Communicate and negotiate with supplier and consultants
-Research building product
-Working individually and independently with Project Manager through each phase of design and construction process
-Documenting construction drawings
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, US, Masters, Master of Science in Applied Natural Resource Economics program (MSANRE)
I am currently pursuing a Master of Science in Applied Natural Resource Economics. My course of study is an opportunity to formally study many macro and micro topics surrounding urban design, including economic theory, public and environmental policy, natural resource management, and market analysis. The project-based learning opportunities allow me to utilize my previous work experience and education in architecture and urban design to provide concrete, creative solutions in sustainable and innovative design.
-Sustainable Futures Institute– Graduate Certificate in Sustainability
ETH Zürich, Zürich, CH, MArch, Master of Advanced Studies in Urban Design (Urban Transformation in Developing Territories)
Master of Advanced Studies in Urban Design, ETH Zurich, with Professor Mark Angélil and Professor Dirk Hebel. The MAS ETH UD was structured around an investigation of transforming urban conditions as they pertain to global phenomena, and the development of practical tools for operating within such domains.
Worldwide tendencies toward processes of urbanization demand research methods, which promote both critically comparative analysis and the capacity to develop constructive approaches to such areas. The course emphasized the role of urban design as a key discipline in the formation of sustainably built environments.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, US, BArch, College of Architecture
Bachelor of Architecture degree from the College of Architecture
-cum laude honors
Helen V. Bickford Scholarship, Scholarship
AIAS design competition scholarship winner, 1st Place
