Bea is a versatile designer and talented visual communicator with strong graphic sensibilities and strategic thinking. She has a talent for bringing complex out of the box ideas from concept to execution and has amassed 5 years design experience & 8+ years of marketing experience.
She holds a Masters in Architecture from the University of Washington and a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts and Design from Dartmouth College.
As an artist, she has worked with forward thinking institutions such as Adobe, The Seattle NFT Museum, Seattle Future Arts Co. and Jack Straw New Media Gallery, The Jimi Hendrix Foundation & the Northwest African American Museum.
Notable Accomplishments
2023 - Selected Artist for Adobe Make It Workshop
2023 - Seattle Design Festival Augmented Reality Pop-Up
2023 - Summit Convention Center Sound Garden Public Art Display Award
2023 - Jack Straw Artist in Residency
2021 - Student Representative for UW Architecture Commission
2020 - Seattle Arts & Culture Commission
2019 - Seattle Design Festival Selected Participant
NAC Architecture, Seattle, WA, Design Associate
-Introduced Augmented Reality Work Flows into Firm Culture
-Spearheaded Mixed Reality Skyline Experience for Seattle Design Festival Firm Submission
-Worked closely with lead designer and project manager on $1.5 million dollar private residence in Madrona neighborhood Seattle, WA
-Founding member of NAC Technology & Visuals Community of Practice, an internal org that focuses on finding ways to use technology and visuals to create rich narratives and tell stories that reinforce firm’s values
-Developed clear plans, massing diagrams and marketing graphics for Hilda Solis 1st Care Village an award winning NAC Homeless Housing project
-Supported Seattle Public School Wing Luke Elementary through cultural research, graphics, and assisted in designing the Wing Luke display honorarium in school
-Provided conceptual and design development support to Orting Elementary School Project located in Orting, WA attending user group meetings with school staff and interpreting client desires into clear design ethos and decisions
-Provided critical graphics and marketing support to both design and marketing dept. helping craft the building story and draw important connections between the building ethos and community values in order to communicate well with media outlets
-Created marketing bond video materials using simple graphics and animations to help communicate the importance of voting for school bonds
-Assist in organization and coordination between architectural documents and consultant documents.
-Effectively communicate and collaborate with design team members.
Graphic Design duties include posters, print ads and hand-outs for specific events among other things. Design and produce presentation boards, -PowerPoint presentations, brochures, promotional/collateral material, invitations, illustration etc.,
-Support Marketing Team in project acquisition with strategy building
Work collaboratively to meet with clients to discuss design guidelines, goals, budget and timelines
-Provided critical graphics and marketing support to both design and marketing dept. helping craft the building story and draw important connections between the building ethos and community values in order to communicate well with media outlets
-Created marketing bond video materials using simple graphics and animations to help communicate the importance of voting for school bonds
Assist in organization and coordination between architectural documents and consultant documents.
-Effectively communicate and collaborate with design team members.
Graphic Design duties include posters, print ads and hand-outs for specific events among other things. Design and produce presentation boards, PowerPoint presentations, brochures, promotional/collateral material, invitations, illustration etc.,
-Support Marketing Team in project acquisition with strategy building
Work collaboratively to meet with clients to discuss design guidelines, goals, budget and timelines
seattle architecture foundation, Seattle, WA, US, Summer Architecture Instructor
~Create summer architecture curriculum that teaches basic drafting and foundational architectural history
~Flexible lesson planning that can be adjusted to virtual zoom format and in person. The lesson plan is able to facilitate student engagement via group work and long term projects
~Instill civic values of architecture's power to impact multiple populations in positive ways; ensure students understand basic concepts of creating an inclusive design.
~Encourage creativity and open communication within the classroom
~Assist students with basic drafting and modeling techniques
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, US, Architectural Assistant
Worked closely with Facilities Architect to oversee the UW's $230 million dollar Population Health Building, Design Build project with Miller Hull Architects
Lead a building roof maintenance initiative by collecting building drone photographs, creating campus building "wellness" GIS maps and roof safety assessments
Lead cross departmental effort, research, and writing of new more forward thinking UW gender neutral bathroom campus building requirements for university design standards
Perform site visits with inter-disciplinary team of architects, engineers, and contractors to review building envelope, roofing, and other architectural features to ensure compliance with university design standards and codes
Produced regular site visit reports and minutes
Student Representative for UW Architecture Commission, Nomination
