Licensed architect with more than 16 years of experience and a proven team leadership in the management of design, documentation, and execution of complex architectural projects in the US and abroad.
Portfolio includes a broad range of commercial projects at various scales: high-rise headquarters and speculative office, mixed-use and large-scale retail, residential, institutional, and hospitality design for major developers and tenants worldwide.
Holds Master of Architecture degree from Yale School of Architecture. Has been a licensed architect in the state of New York, and a member of American Institute of Architects.
Specialties:
Project Design & Management; Executive Client Outreach; Technical Coordination; Exterior Envelope Design; Quality Control; Revit & BIM; Zoning Analysis, ADA, Flood Mitigation Strategies.
BKSK Architects, LLP, New York, NY, US, CONSULTING FACADE ARCHITECT
Helped develop & detailed refined contemporary facades and skylights for mixed-use nine story building. Helped deliver Construction Documents Set.
P R O J E C T:
MEPA (Mixed Use) @ Corner 9th Ave & 14 Street, New York NY
Cooper Carry, New York, NY, US, LEAD DESIGN ARCHITECT / PROJECT ARCHITECT
Responsible for generating & implementing designs by the New York branch; Dealt with multiple projects contemporaneously.
Performed & Managed executive client outreach & coordination of various consultants, Led design teams in development, production, and QC of deliverables, Engaged with city authorities for the purpose of re-zoning & permitting, Supported clients with vendor outreach & toured manufacturer facilities, Mentored junior staff, shared façade expertise in support of project efforts by other branches
As member of the Steering Committee, originated and implemented firm-wide strategic initiatives in leadership development, office culture and business growth.
S E L E C T P R O J E C T S:
HOBOKEN HILTON HOTEL, Hoboken, NJ
COLUMBUS HILTON HOTEL, Columbus, OH
THAYER RESORT, West Point, NY
ELDRED RESORT, Eldred, NY
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), New York, NY, US, PROJECT TEAM LEADER / SENIOR ARCHITECT
Led project teams in design, coordination & execution of broad range of award-winning large-scale commercial, institutional, high-end retail, hospitality, high-rise office & adaptive reuse projects for developers worldwide.
Utilized parametric BIM & DFM technologies; Performed detail QC & deep material research, enabling construction of truly innovative custom façade systems.
S E L E C T P R O J E C T S:
UOB BANK HQ TOWER, Bangkok, THAILAND
CHENGDU RETAIL PODIUM, Cheng-Du, CHINA
390 MADISON AVE TOWER, New York, NY
W21St. LUXURY CONDO, New York, NY
LOTTE HQ RETAIL PODIUM, Seoul, KOREA
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), New York, NY, US, INTERMEDIATE PROJECT ARCHITECT
Designed projects in their entirety as holistic whole, from massing to multi-layered facades to reception desk details.
Subsequently, developed an extensive portfolio and expertise as ‘Exterior Architect’: Designed & detailed a multitude of distinct façade systems, both opaque and glazed, including ‘dynamic’, environmentally reactive “smart” facades, utilizing REVIT & other BIM technologies.
S E L E C T P R O J E C T S:
LULU ISLAND TOWER 600m, ABU-DHABI
LOTTE RETAIL PODIUM, Busan, KOREA
BANK HQ RFCA Bldg. #3, Almaty, KAZAKSTAN
Mt. SINAI CANCER CENTER, New York, NY
Princeton PRISM, Princeton U, NJ
UPenn Labs, PA
Yale University, New Haven, CT, US, TEACHING FELLOW
Taught weekly classes, reviewed & graded student work, provided faculty hours to support student projects, supported professor in research, curriculum design & instruction.
Arch 152b Undergrad. Drawing Prof. Sophia Gruzdys
Arch 150 Intro to Architecture Prof. Alexander Purves
Arch 757a Seminar on Classicism Prof. Karla Britton
Smithsonian Institution at Yale U. Archives, New Haven, CT, US, RESEARCHER & TRANSLATOR
Holocaust Research, Translated testimonials of survivors from Russian and Hebrew into English
POLSHEK PARTNERSHIP ARCHITECTS (ENNEAD ARCHITECTS), New York, NY, US, INTERN
Summer Intern, worked on various projects
Yale University, New Haven, CT, US, MArch, Master of Architecture
Master of Architecture Program (3 years)
Bennington College, Bennington, VT, US, Bachelors, Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts: - Philosophy, Math, Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, etc.
Took Art History classes at Williams College, MA via cross-college enrollment program.
