Gruen Associates, Los Angeles, CA, US, Architectural Designer

• Responsible for the preparation of architectural documents and design
materials from schematic design to end of construction.
• Experience with multiple educational, office, residential, commercial and federal government projects. Ranging from small scale to projects as large as
50 acres.
• Worked in a fast-paced environment as part of large project teams
and independently as a leader.
• Managed the submission of project sets and oversaw the development of project requirements through the plan check process.
• Led and organized coordination meetings for clients, owners, and
outside consultants.
• Presented to the firm on how to use complex features in professional
software and the overall development of the current project.
• Created multiple Revit families, adjusted project shared coordinates
between linked files, and adaptive detail components.
• Communicated regularly with clients to keep them updated on the
progress of the design ensuring their satisfaction.

California Baptist University, Riverside, CA, US, MArch, Architecture

Graduated from California Baptist University in 2020 with a Master's Degree in Architecture.

2017 - 4TH PLACE NOMAS NATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION

2020 - AIAS VICE PRESIDENT

2019 - 2ND PLACE AIAS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

NOMAS NATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION, Honorable Mention

From October 11-14, hundreds of design professionals and approximately 350 architecture students from over 30 colleges and universities converged upon Houston, Texas, for the 45th annual International Conference and Exhibition for the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA).

Our team successfully designed an 8th- through 12th-grade academy for architectural design and sustainability on a landfill in Sunnyside, the first historically independent African American community in Houston and home to the first African American licensed architect in Texas.