Personal Profile An urban planner and designer with international experience in civic design, architecture and neighborhood planning; from regional site analysis and concept strategies down to pedestrian details. With an ardent passion for sustainable design, I continue to explore avenues to influence the built environment in various ways possible to create liveable and enjoyable places.
Activities/Organizations/Certifications
Developing Leader, NAIOP (Commercial Real Estate Development Association) Sign Research Foundation Scholar Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Scholar Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) LEED Green Associate Member, American Planners Association (APA) Associate Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Skills/Applications
Microsoft Applications/AutoCAD/ Rhino/ Sketchup / Photoshop / GIS/ InDesign/Adobe Suite
Topology LLC, Newark, NJ, US, Urban Designer
- Providing long-term visions for redevelopment opportunities in selected New Jersey municipalities.
- Reviewing and providing guidance for graphics, mapping and conceptual site planning.
- Compiling inventories of community assets and managing public outreach drives for community comprehensive plans
CHPlanning LTD, Philadelphia, PA, US, Urban Designer and Planner
- Managing public outreach and stakeholder coordination for the Morton Connects mobility transportation study.
- Mapping out and developing solutions to optimize pedestrian experience within the prospective Temple University and Amtrak redevelopment regions.
- Assisting with Philadelphia International Airports sustainability plan revisions.
New York City Department of Transportation, New York, NY, US, Graduate Aide
- Documenting existing conditions on selected City streets.
- Organizing field data and monitoring project implementation.
- Planning and preparing presentation materials for community workshops.
Amerijet International, Sharon Hill, PA, US, Station Agent
- Maintained and managed companies CAD files including, filing and archiving.
- Designed space plans to account for ongoing departmental growth and/or reduction.
- Monitored billing and tracking for both ocean and freight services in the Amerijet Linux System/the ITN Oasis system respectively to ensure shipment and accounting accuracy.
Knak Design Partnership, Accra, GH, Architectural Assistant
- Managed numerous projects simultaneously within budgetary restrictions.
- Resolved construction and assembly discrepancies on various project sites.
- Created mobile and modular custom container structures for variety of applications including storage, offices and mobile labs
Constructs llc, Accra, GH, Architectural Assistant
- Collaborated with Architects and Planners to design a detailed master plan of a 300 acre residential estates property in Monrovia, Liberia.
- Prepared an appraisal, brief and concept design for a 240,000sf net floor area of commercial/retail water front mall development creating a village-like shopping experience within a rich garden setting.
- Spearheaded the production of technical/detailed CAD drawings for luxury apartment projects ranging in value of up to $15 million.
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, US, Masters, City and Regional Planning
Concentration: Urban Design, Environmental and Physical Planning
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, Kumasi, GH, Architecture
Thesis: Sports as a catalyst for Urban regeneration
Best Student: Post graduate Design Studio
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, Kumasi, GH, BArch, Architecture
Thesis: Color and Human response in the built environment
First Prize Winner : College Logo Design
Be the Future Scholar 2017, Scholarship
An initiative aimed at giving promising Emerging Professionals an opportunity to engage with leaders in the high performance building sector and related industries - advancing the adoption of sustainable energy practices in the built environment.
◾As the Sustainability Lead for the Rutgers University Team, we re-positioned an Industrial site by proposing a design of a golf-themed hospitality project that capitalises on nearby outstanding golf courses in congruence with the broad redevelopment-induced changes occurring in Jersey City, NJ.
◾This Project was aimed at Net-zero Energy use and LEED Platinum Certification.
◾http://blog.nj.com/new_jersey_businesses_whats_happening/2016/04/naiop_new_jersey_selects_winner_of_2016_cre_intercollegiate_case_study_competition.html
