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My passion is the pursuit of architecture and design through the medium of structural engineering. I hold degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Civil (Structural) Engineering and Architecture which allows me a unique vantage point to study their intersection.
Recently, I opened Craft | Engineering Studio to more effectively address the desire among architects for an engineering consultant that is progressive and forward thinking but operates on a scale that engenders creativity and collaboration between disciplines. Craft is a boutique engineering consultancy that is set up as a studio to foster innovation and exploration within the field of structural engineering in order to more effectively impact and excite the field of architecture.
This pursuit builds on 17 years of experience in structural engineering consulting. Most recently, as the Group Leader and Founder of the Special Projects group within the New York office of Buro Happold Consulting Engineers. In this role, I led many significant projects including the World Trade Center VOEC main Atrium and Tridents, the Phoenix Civic Space Sculpture "Her Secret is Patience", the New Amsterdam Pavilion, the West Thames Street Bridge and the Israel Antiquities Authority's Tensile Canopies.
CRAFT | Engineering Studio, New York, NY, US, Principal / Project Structural Engineer
Founded studio as a structural engineering consultancy to architects and artists whose projects challenge traditional methods of structural analysis, design and fabrication
The studio is comprised of individuals whose backgrounds and talents lie in structural and mechanical engineering, architecture and computation
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US, Adjunct Associate Professor, Building Technology Area Coordinator, Studio Consultant
Seminars given to graduate students in the Architecture school (Courses: History of Structural Art, Composite Building Structures, Integrated Building Studio)
Developed graduate seminars and consulted to architectural studios
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, US, Adjunct Lecturer
Seminars given to graduate students in the Product – Architecture program with backgrounds in architecture, engineering and product design (Composite Building Structures)
Developed lecture series, projects, exams and discussions using interdisciplinary approach
Columbia University, New York, NY, US, Studio Consultant
Provided consulting to graduate architecture studios in structural engineering and design
Focused on the integration of structural engineering and architecture in design
BuroHappold, New York City, Associate / Group Leader – Special Projects
Founded Special Projects group within Buro Happold’s structural engineering discipline focusing on projects with material, geometrical or analytical complexity
Led team of designers with backgrounds in engineering, architecture and computation to resolve complex issues focusing on analysis, materials, computation and fabrication
GFDS Engineers, San Francisco, CA, US, Associate / Project Structural Engineer
Project leader and project structural engineer for residential / commercial projects with geometrical or analytical complexity in all materials
Implemented digitally based design, analysis and fabrication technologies into practice
Robert Darvas Associates PC, Ann Arbor, MI, US, Partner / Senior Structural Engineer
Project leader and structural engineer for commercial / residential projects in all materials
Responsible for client communication, business management and project management
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US, Adjunct Lecturer
Lectures given as part of the core curriculum to seniors and graduate students in the Architecture program (Courses: Structures 1, Structures 2)
Developed lecture series, projects, homework and exams
Stanton – Taber Contracting, South Kingston, RI, Partner / Contractor
Started and managed successful design/build firm concentrating in residential construction
Designed, drafted and provided construction for projects
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US, Masters, Civil (Structural) Engineering
