University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US, Assistant | Digital Fabrication Lab
Responsibilities include proper file setup and fabrication execution for students and faculty with digital fabrication tools including:
-Onsrud 3-axis CNC Mill, Abrasive Water Jet, Zund Knife Cutter, VLS-6.60 Laser System (hardware)
- Mastercam, Flowpath, various laser cutting platforms (software)
Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), Chicago, IL, US, Intern Architect
Twelve week summer internship. Project experience included 95%-100% construction document revisions for the VA Denver Hospital, digital and physical model making for The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, and option rendering/graphic work for the Cleveland Clinic in Miami, FL. I was also given the opportunity to design the winning team poster for the annual SOM-Chicago summer outing.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, US, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Paid assistantship with a faculty mentor to complete a project titled "Grasshopper, Rhinoceros, Arduino: Physical Exploration of Digital Protocol," the result of a competitive undergraduate research grant awarded to myself and two colleagues.
[See portfolio for project description and documentation]
Hangar 9, Carbondale, IL, US, Designer | Fabricator | Builder
Co-designed and built a permanent acoustical ceiling installation. The project originated as a research initiative questioning the viability of digital software and various digital and analog fabrication techniques as a means of generating an alternative low cost acoustical treatment for a live performance venue.
[See portfolio for project description and documentation]
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, BArch, Architectural Studies