Ferra Designs, Brooklyn, NY, US, Senior Designer/Design Director
Led the design and development team at an ornamental metal subcontractor specializing in custom metalwork such as stairs, feature walls, storefronts, and canopies. Clients have included, Olson Kundig, Diller & Scoffidio, Rockwell Group, STUDIOS Architecture, DDG, Turner Construction, and Gilbane Construction. Roles involved coordinating detailing with design team, developing parametric 3d models, and creating drawing deliverables for fabrication and installation.
Product and Design, Brooklyn, NY, US, Drafter, Finisher, Installer
Began as an apprentice in the finishing department at an ornamental metal subcontractor specializing in custom metal stairs for private homes. Responsibilities included hand sanding/finishing high end stair components, processing part cut lists, as well as assembling and installing finished metalwork. In early ‘14, I began creating all shop drawings for the company in Autocad and created the individual cut files for the CNC lathe and waterjet.
STUDIOS Architecture, New York, NY, US, Junior Designer
Time was split between a pre-graduation 6 month internship in San Francisco and post-graduate employment at their Manhattan office. As part of various teams, both experiences explored the full scope of traditional architectural deliverables. Projects ranged from a schematic design set for a new residence in India to a full construction document/bid package for a lobby and roof renovation for a high rise in Manhattan.
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, US, MArch, DAAP
Thesis: “Creating an Architecture of Meaning through
the Art of Ornament”
Award for Design Excellence in Detailing
Student work published in Perkins + Will Research
Journal (vol. 03.02)
Student work published in Parametric Building Design
Using Autodesk Maya by Ming Tang
Indiana University, Bloomington, Bachelors, Undergraduate
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology - Highest Distinction
(4.0 GPA)
Bachelor of Science in Biology - Highest Distinction
(3.85 GPA)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Metalsmithing - Highest
Distinction (3.995 GPA)
Member of Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
