Elijah Miller is an Entrepreneur, Aspiring Architect, Youth Leader, and Athletic Coach. A Denver native committed to a lifestyle engaged in community volunteering, youth mentoring, and physical fitness. Elijah is a Black American ambitious for comprehensive knowledge of cultural awareness in an enlightened approach.
Actively giving back to the community through volunteering, Elijah helped re-elect President Obama in 2012 as an Organizing For America (OFA) Assistant Field Organizer. He currently volunteers with Boy Scouts of America as an Assistant Scoutmaster and Eagle Advisor at Troop 645 Highlands Ranch where he attained Eagle Scout rank in April 2014. His Eagle Project consisted of working with Special Olympics Colorado as Coordinator of Volunteers in hosting a tennis national tournament at City Park, Denver.
To engage in the architecture community of Denver, attain a professional Architect license and increase the 2% of Black American architects are Elijah's primary career goals. The door to his career opened with an Architectural Intern position at Studio E Architect in August 2018. As an avid sports enthusiast in the architecture career, an ideal firm specializes in sports facilities, arenas, and convention centers.
In 2019, after graduating from the University of San Diego with a B.A. in Architecture, Elijah co-founded SELF Studios™ a clothing brand promoting individuals to "Strive to Experience Life Fully™".
A few hobbies and interests include attending and engaging in sports events, playing video games, capturing analog and digital photography, cooking, and traveling to foreign destinations.
Elijah believes, "People might be willing to out-rap, outperform or even outsmart me, but no one - and I mean no one - is ever going to outwork me." (Curtis Jackson)
Self Studios, Denver, CO, US, Founder/CEO
Curate and develop modern urbanist design through fashion design. Establish business partnerships with manufacturers and vendors for production and marketing. Manage sale projections, financial budget, and product inventory.
Studio E Architects, San Diego, CA, US, Architectural Intern
Construct conceptual planning drawings and 3D models of project structures; multi-complex, residential, commercial, K-12, and campus. Develop presentations of proposed schematics drawings and alternate solutions for client review. Partake in Construction Administration through site visits, and attend client meetings for design development and construction documents reviews.
Eagle Rank - Boy Scouts of America, Other
Attained with Boy Scouts of America Troop 645 Highlands Ranch, CO.