Interior Architectural Designer, in the creation of themed entertainment, corporate, retail and dining interiors. Can take a project from concept thru completion.
Freelance Consultant • Architectural Designer and Showset Designer, Interior Designer, Owner Studio SBS
• Designed themed attractions, Interiors for Retail, Restaurant, Corporate office, Luxury Residential, Theater Set Design, Production Design for Feature Film (Winner LA FILM Fest 2011), Themed Attraction Design Concepts (Landmark Entertainment), and mini theme park (Paramount).
• Successfully presented concepts to clients and represented owners to city and building owners, project management during construction, schedule, and onsite management of vendors to meet goals.
• Logo, Environmental Graphics and Signage, Display Graphics, Branding and Facade Design.
• All work done using freehand concept sketches, Adobe CC, Sketch Up, Revit and AutoCAD.
• Proposals for new projects with potential clients, color and material boards, local code review and submittal.
Selbert Perkins Design, Contractor Environment Designer
• Concept Design and Illustration for Arizona State University
• Concept Design and Illustration for Universal Beijing Resort
• Concept Design and Illustration for the City of Las Vegas
• Hand and Photoshop Renderings, sketches, ideas for wayfinding, graphics, branding
Cuningham, Senior Interior Designer
• Senior Interior Designer for Themed Retail, Restaurant overseeing Revit models from concept phase through design development phase.
• Supported and coordinated (architects, interior designers, structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical and show set) team members vendors and consultants.
• Assisted CGA in developing their Interiors Revit content library.
• Lead interiors teams in resolving design problems.
• Created concepts, floor plans, elevations, sections, queue studies, code review, metric and imperial, overseeing junior designers and encouraging and mentoring design solutions.
NBC Universal, Universal City, CA, US, Principal Interior Designer/ Lead Showset Designer/ Production Designer
As the principal Interior Designer for Marvel Superhero Island, created environmental concepts based on stories of Marvel comics superheroes such as: Spiderman, Captain America, Fantastic Four, Dr. Doom, and Hulk; integrating stories into interior spaces.
• Directed by Creative Director and Executive Show Producer ensured the creative vision and design intent accurately documenting and reviewing drawing packages, co-ordinated with all project personnel, departments and disciplines ( e.g. Design, Ride Show Engineering, Facility Architecture and Engineering ,and Project Management)
• Designed concept development through design development of new attractions, rides, show elements, for attractions as well as facades, retail and dining venues.. Space programming and planning, floor plans, elevations, sections, and 3D perspective views for presentation to UIOA executive directors and investors.
• Prepared preliminary Interiors budgets, based on finishes and materials selected for each attraction, or venue at Superhero Island
• Directed Interior Design, and collaborated with Principal Superhero Island architect, to create design development documents
• Designed retail and restaurant spaces specifying materials, seating layouts, building code compliance, creating/ implementing
Interiors drawing standards, bid packages integration of architecture and interiors, mentored and directed production team
• Designed 47 scenes for Cat in the Hat (dark ride), Design development through bid, directed production team
• Developed scenes from the story of “Sneetches” in each building for a very complex Seuss Trolley Train Ride, travelling
through various buildings at Seuss Landing, Islands of Adventure. (UIOA)
• Assisted Sr. Art Director and Production Designer in creation of schematic, DD & CD documents, reviewing prop/scene plans,
ride elevations, sections, special effects and figure action/ animations, and design refinement s for 47 scenes of complicated
rides, and Seuss Trolley concept designs and creation of design development thru bid documents
• Oversaw a team of CAD production and design personnel in the development of documents for bid
• Provided turn key solutions for showset design, reviewed architectural integration of SHOW/RIDE/ and Building systems with
project architect, ride/ track engineer as well as director.
• Reviewed project costs, budgets and adherence to schedules, utilizing various drafting techniques and tools (e.g. AutoCAD,
ADOBE graphics software, 3d software, etc.) creating dimensional scale drawings and models detailing construction methods and integration of various show elements with each other, interiors and the facility architecture.
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA, US, Interior Architectural Design Courses
Digital Rendering and Illustration Courses
ArtCenter College of Design, Rendering and Illustration Courses
Art and Illustration, Storyboarding for Film, Figure drawing and Painting, Environment Design, Marker Sketching with Pen and Ink.
London Metropolitan University, London, GB, BArch, Interior Architecture LDAD
SIAD (Society of Industrial Artists and Designers) Juried membership
South Thames College, Wandsworth, GB, GCSE A Levels, Foundation in Fine Arts
GCSE Advanced Level - French
Foundation Course in Art & Design
Portfolio Preparation
Photography, Ceramics,
Battle Abbey School, Battle, GB, High School, O'Levels
Cambridge University O 'Levels 10 Subjects
CSE 4 Subjects
English Advanced
