I graduated from the School of Architecture at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York with a 5 year Bachelor of Architecture degree and a minor in creative writing. I have continued my education by taking courses at UCLA extension and became a licensed architect in February 2023. I currently am self-employed and work on a contract/ consultant basis for other architects and individual clients on residential and commercial projects in California.
I am a person with many interests, but most of all I want to create meaningful spaces for people and I want to always continue to learn more about how I can improve people's lives through good design. I take the opportunity whenever possible to attain and sharpen new skills and enrich my experience as a human being. I value being an active member in my community and expanding my understanding of the world and people around me, volunteering at various urban farming programs, attending art openings, and appreciating the seemingly mundane.
Hamilton Architects, INC, Los Angeles, CA, US, Job Captain
- 3D and 2D design (schematic design, design development, construction documents)
- Permit processing
- Communicating with clients to understand the project objective and to meet their needs
- Producing representation images
- Meeting planners and completing specific plan, coastal, and other requirements
- Determining building and zoning codes and regulations for each project
- Researching and facilitating contracts between clients and consultants
- Researching, ordering, and detailing materials
- Procuring, analyzing, and comparing bids from contractors
- Overseeing construction of projects and providing field updates to contractors
- Documenting current site and building conditions for new projects
- Coordinating all consultants, sales representatives for building products, and clients
Chun Studio, Inc., Santa Monica, CA, US, Architectural Designer
- Producing schematic and conceptual material for client meetings
- Corresponding and coordinating consultants and clients for structural and interior design
- Creating shop drawings, details, and architectural drawings for commercial spaces
- Developing commercial and multi-family residential projects from schematic design to ready to issue permits
- Constructing visualizations, diagrams, concepts, and presenting those ideas to consultants, government agencies, and review boards, as well as manufacturers in the form of collage, models, and drawings
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US, Faculty Assistant to Architecture Writing
- Writing literary and film analysis related to architecture
- Blog/website management and entry
- Teacher’s Assistant for first year architecture design students
- Editing student writing
- Producing digital presentations of student work at Pratt for department approval
- Instruction on Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Premier, and Final Cut Pro
- Critic at class reviews/ presentations
- Compiling literary resource for students
Frederick Fisher and Partners, Los Angeles, CA, US, Intern
- Building large-scale curatorial models the Eburu art gallery at the Huntington Library
- Building a series of conceptual models for a residential project in Venice, CA
- Producing hand-drawn orthographic drawings for residential projects in Santa Monica and Ojai, CA
- Drafting digital plans, sections, and elevations for residential projects in Santa Monica and Ojai, CA
- Making layouts for a request for proposal
- Editing presentation drawings for a firm publication
- Creating material boards for a contract interior project at the Firestone Library at Princeton University
- 3D modeling past projects for display on firm website
- Photoshopping renderings for Firestone Library at Princeton University
Frederick Fisher and Partners, Los Angeles, CA, US, Intern
- Mailing and shipping firm’s publications and project related materials
- Organization of model-building workshop and attending to tools
- Organization of a samples collection
- Creating parametric façade options for the Principal’s personal residence
- Drafting details for a public building in Pasadena
- Drafting sections for the visitors’ center at Descanso Gardens
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US, BArch, Architecture
- Creative writing Minor
- Presidents Lists Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013
- GPA 3.48 (out of a 4.0 scale)
- Presidential Merit Scholarship 2009-2014
- Architecture Women's Working Group
- Archived into Pratt's publication "In Process" for Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012
Chaminade High School, West Hills, CA, US , High School, High School
College Preparatory High School
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles, CA, US, Making + Meaning
Summer Program
