I am a resent graduate of the Cal-Poly Pomona Master of Architecture program with a background in furniture and product design. Currently, I work as a building designer and project manager for a multidisciplinary firm based in North Carolina previously, I have worked at a contemporary furniture company as a design engineer and CNC technician. I am interested in design that instills permeance and harmony into the world by creating environments for people that are useful, accessible, and beautiful. I currently live in and have traveled across the U.S. in my self-renovated vintage Airstream trailer featured in ‘The Modern Caravan: Stories of Love, Beauty, And Adventure on the Open Road’ by Kate Oliver (Chronicle Books, March 2022).
Guidry Coastal Architecture, Wilmington, NC, US, Building Designer and Project Manager
- Designs and drafts architectural construction documents for commercial, military, religious institutions, state educational institutions, and residential clientele for both ‘design bid build’ and ‘design build’ projects.
- Manages and red-lines 2 direct report draftspeople.
- Generates interior design documents, such as detailed finish material specifications, cabinetry/kitchen design, built-in mill work, and
material/finish sample ordering for clients.
- Provides in-depth coordination with engineers across divisions; verification of consistency across all sections of construction documents.
- Establishes project scopes through project narratives and maintains project phases and scheduling through Gantt charts.
- Facilitates client/contractor meetings which include discussion of action items, documentation, and project deliverables.
- Assesses Accessibility/ADA requirements and building codes to ensure compliance on local, state, and federal levels.
- Coordinates and submits plans to permitting departments, completing revisions, finalizing plans to attain building permits.
- Completes change order negotiation, documentation and execution as needed.
- Implements and monitors construction administrative tasks which includes collaboration with contractors to meet the needs of clients,
permitting officials, zoning officials, and inspectors.
Brooks + Scarpa, Hawthorne, CA, US, Architecture Intern
- Worked directly under architect Lawrence Scarpa, the recipient of the 2022 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal, the National American Institute of
Architects Collaborative Achievement Award, and the Gold Medal in Architecture from the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles Chapter.
- Contributed to a number of architectural construction documents for educational and multifamily architecture projects.
- Generated pre-design and schematic design deliverables for use in clients presentations for residential projects.
- Designed and fabricated 3D-printed physical models presentation materials for use in clients presentations for educational and residential projects.
Skram Furniture Company, Burlington, NC, Design Engineer, CNC Machinist, and Craftsperson
- Streamlined manufacturing process and increased company’s productivity by introducing CNC manufacturing.
- Orchestrated the re-engineering the entire existing product offering to utilize newly added automated manufacturing equipment.
- Played a key role in extensive prototyping, product development for new furniture and lighting products,
- Executed the management, daily operation, and programming of a 4-axis CNC router.
- Coordination with parts and raw materials from suppliers and manufacturers
- Collaborated in areas of furniture making included metal machining, veneer work, traditional woodworking, leatherworking, and finishing.
- Promoted company’s furniture offerings through the coordination, set up and take down of company trade show booth on 4 occasions for ICFF (NYC) and ICFF (Miami)
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Pomona, CA, US, MArch, Master of Architecture
