In addition to being a husband, father, and artist. My hobbies include making, creating, cooking, and illustrating, but I mostly just like interacting with others. I've had a modest contracting firm for the majority of my life, but I switched to architecture to broaden my skill set. I've always loved working with my hands, thereby carpentry was my first love.
Hillside Construction, Pasadena, CA, US, Foreman, Carpenter, Electrician, Plumber
I co-owned the business and worked my way up, picking up the majority of the skills required to advance to managerial roles. In order to finish projects on time and within budget, it was my responsibility to identify solutions to issues on the job site and meet with clients and subcontractors.
Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA, US, Outreach Ambassador
Providing outreach for a business district in Pasadena. It is meant to create a safe, clean, and welcoming environment in the 32-block coverage area of Playhouse Village. This also meant working and finding solutions for the transient population that also resides in the area. Connecting the population with resources such as the Pasadena Homeless shelter and housing programs the city has to offer.
Woodbury University, Burbank, CA, US, Architecture
At Pasadena City College, this program lasts for two years. The course covered everything from basic digital tools like AutoCAD, Grasshopper, Vray and Rhinoceros to model-making and analog drawings. By experimenting with façade and pavilion designs, we investigated materials and their properties. Michael Cranfill taught us a lot about the theory and history of architecture, and our projects integrated and prioritized the development of models and drawings that exemplified the main concepts of earlier works that we had studied and interpreted.
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA, US, BArch, Architecture
Transferred from PCC to complete my B.Arch.
The program places a strong emphasis on the impact of humans and designers on the environment. For the homeless population in Los Angeles, we developed ideas like ADUs with a twist or reimagined how to create and utilize existing spaces like parking garages or rooftops. Creating not only livable spaces but also compact economic engines such as rooftop gardens and farm to table restaurants. The briefs were always challenging in terms of how we as designers think about the built environment.
Visual Arts & Media Scholarship, 1st Place
This Scholarship was part of an art competition. I took first place in Architecture and also in Sculpture.
Westerbeck Osher Visual Arts Scholarship, Scholarship
An Award given to Students that have completed 24 or more degree applicable semester units, be enrolled at least half time (6 units) during the semester they receive their award and must have received a CCC Board of Governor’s Waiver.
