As a recent M. Arch. graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, I am seeking a full-time architectural internship that will provide me with the opportunity to become a licensed American architect. Generally, I'm interested in developing the core design skills required to take designs efficiently from initial concept to final construction. Specifically, I would like to master new and exciting energy-responsive building forms, technologies, and techniques. Eventually I would like to use my career to help these new and beneficial processes gain widespread acceptance at typical neighborhood scales.
BWA Architecture + Planning, Philadelphia, PA, US, Design & IT Contractor
• Developed building section details for low-income senior housing proposal.
• Deployed 5 new workstations and file server with custom backup routine.
• Implemented AutoDesk Building Design Suite 2015 & Network License Server.
• Migrated email, project/client databases, AIA Contract, and plotter software.
Moussa Consulting, Philadelphia, PA, US, Executive Management Consultant / Researcher / Ghostwriter
• Editor: Wharton professor & best-selling author Mario Moussa, Ph. D. MBA
• Research and playwriting for Mario's acclaimed day-long strategic workshops.
• Clients include global corporate financial institutions, defense contractors, scholastic benchmarking services, and award-winning neurosurgical suites.
Community Design Collaborative, Philadelphia, PA, US, Soak It Up! Co-producer (summer internship)
• Wrote globally-released "Call For Entries" to showcase new public-realm design opportunites via Philadelphia's Green City, Clean Waters, a 25-year plan to relieve overworked sewers with Green Stormwater Infrastructure.
• Co-produced competition goals, guidelines, marketing, and graphics in collaboration with the Philadelphia Water Department and the EPA Region 3.
• Co-produced graphics, layout, content, and functionality of infill.cdesignc.org
Freelancer, San Francisco, CA, US, Graphic Design & Marketing Consultant
• Developed logo options and marketing collateral for several Bay Area tech startups in the fields of telecom, GPS, and travel booking.
• Gave presentations, conducted group working/focus sessions, and delivered final revisions.
Aleck Wilson Architects, San Francisco, CA, US, 3D/CAD Summer Intern
• Bespoke, award-winning Bay-area boutique firm specializing in wood-frame residential constructions and renovations.
• Brought in to assist DD/CD/CA-level 3D modelling and CAD drafting for multiple project teams during summer construction boom.
• Assisted multiple PAs with plans, elevations, details, color/material selections, redline edits, 3D visualizations, and code reviews.
SKDAS Architects + Urbanists, New Delhi, IN, Project Manager / IT Manager
• Led 3-person design team for 35-acre residential resort master plan.
• Responsibilities: design production and intensive client/team management.
• IT responsibilities: full server, workstation, network, and website overhauls.
• Co-developed identity, web, and branding market strategies.
DLR Group/Becker Winston Architects, Philadelphia, PA, US, Architectural Design / Graphics Specialist
• Design & production for institutional, residential, and nonprofit clients.
• Co-designed St. Joseph's University Learning Commons, a 44,000ft² library. • Full-time SD/DD/CD for over 12 months. Construction completed in 2012.
• Building programming, 3D modelling, drafting, charette-based concept development, intensive client interaction, & consultant coordination.
• Co-maintained all in-house IT systems & AutoCAD standards.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US, MArch, Architecture
Last two semesters in "mixed" studios:
Fall: "The Medellin Studio" - PennDesign Department of Landscape and Regional Planning
Spring: "The Beijing Studio" - PennDesign Department of City Planning
Haverford College, Haverford, PA, US, Bachelors, The Growth & Structure of Cities
Thesis: Complete 11,000ft² architectural building proposal for an arts-based after-school educational non-profit in Philadelphia.
(Dual-enrollment with Bryn Mawr College's Cities Department - see next entry)
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, US, Bachelors, The Growth & Structure of Cities
Thesis: Complete 11,000ft² architectural building proposal for an arts-based after-school educational non-profit in Philadelphia.
(Dual-enrollment with Haverford College - see previous entry)
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, US, Continuing Studies - Architecture
Continuing Studies - Architecture Department
Coursework includes:
Architectural Drawing (Grade: A)
Architectural History (Grade: A)
Architectural Design Studio (Grade: A)
Washington College, Chestertown, MD, US, English & Physics
Completed during High School. Advanced Placement coursework at the college freshman level in the following classes:
Freshman English (Grade: A)
Freshman Physics (Grade: A)
Project of the Year, Award
AIA PA Community Design Collaborative
"Project of the Year 2007"
Project Co-designer with William Becker, AIA, Brian Szymanik, AIA, and Jessica Brams-Miller.
