I am an entrepreneur and designer from Chicago. After a successful career in real estate speculation, I earned a Master of Architecture from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture Preservation and Planning. Since graduation, I have worked as a runway and venue designer for New York Fashion Week, a freelance interior designer, and most recently- I was a project manager and architectural designer at a real estate development firm.
I have experience in all phases of projects including pre-development, zoning analysis, schematic design, construction documents, shop drawing coordination, cost estimating, bidding and contract negotiation, lighting and material specification, staging, and project management. My specialties also include New York City-based real estate development, as well as rendering, visualization and a keen eye for high end detailing.
I wish to build upon my experiences to create work more closely aligned with my personal aesthetic that carries more resonance. I am seeking to collaborate with firms dedicated to the "Feels" of a space rather than the Fiscal. I am continually growing as a designer and would like to collaborate with a firm of like minded innovators and creators.
Specialties: Mastery in AutoCAD, 3DS MAX, SketchUp, Rhino, V-Ray, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Adobe In Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and some Revit.
New Amsterdam Design Associates, New York, NY, US, Architectural Designer
• Schematic design, construction documentation, specifications, budgeting, contract negotiation, construction administration, staging and renderings for renovations of distressed New York City pre-war multi-unit residential rental buildings.
• Collaboration with the parent company, Sugar Hill Capital Partners, to achieve higher rents and building valuations via a cost-effective, yet aesthetically-driven and highly-replicable design approach that emphasizes efficient interior space-planning and a minimalist, industrial-inspired material and lighting palette.
• Zoning, massing, and financial modeling studies to unlock overlooked development opportunities on parcels under consideration by the parent company.
LDJ Productions, New York, NY, US, Drafter and Construction Coordinator
• Responsible for survey, schematic design and drafting for New York Fashion Week S/S 2016 and F/W 2016 fashion shows.
• Schematic Design of various fashion week productions including but not limited to over eighty (80) fashion shows.
• Coordination of third-party vendors including MEP, GC, A/V, Set Fabricators as well as client interaction.
• Creating 2D and 3D schematic design drawings and renderings using but not limited to Vectorworks, Autocad, Rhino, Max Studio, Sketchup, AfterEffects, Photoshop, Illustrator.
Rottet Studio, New York, NY, US, Architectural Intern
• Sourcing of textile and finishing selections
• Materials library up-keep & organization
• Assisting in client presentations preparation and layout
• Assisting in Interior lighting selections (both decorative and architectural)
• Communication with resource showrooms and vendors
• Assisting in furniture layout and sourcing
• Assistance in the management of purchase orders/purchase of furniture pieces
• Assisting in management of projects spreadsheets; interior budget/purchases/current inventories
