SUMMARY
I desire to nurture critical seeing of the world around us through the visual means of architecture. While designing a more sustainable world I aspire to make a mark not only within the profession but also within the world at large.
Church History Museum, Salt Lake City, UT, US, Designer
• Produce all levels of design documentation: concept sketches, process
drawings, models, construction documents, etc.
• Deliver integrated design solutions for displaying art and artifacts through
architectural, graphical, and interactive means
• Development of project management standards for the exhibition development
process
• Utilize design decisions to translate abstract curatorial concepts into visitor
experiences
• Juxtaposed interactive and “do not touch” exhibits, garnering youth interest
while preserving the traditional design vernacular of the museum
• Implementation of day lighting and LED lighting concepts to better maintain
object preservation, increase quality of visitor experience, and reduce energy
usage by an estimated $15,000 / year
Discovery Gateway, Salt Lake City, Exhibits Production Manager
• Leader of a 12 person team, including the managing of 5 full time employees,
working to achieve collaborative goals of actualizing complex exhibitions
• Exhibition plan and design including: aesthetic intent, visitor experience,
exhibit flow, International Building Code and ADA concerns
• Moved exhibit ideas from concept, to design, to the reality of the built
environment. Accomplished both from the large scale, to the smallest detail
including: building interaction, walls, interactives, casework, graphics, etc.
• Project manager for exhibition projects; tracked budgets, schedules, and
monitored progress
• Facilitated innovative solutions while problem-solving challenging situations
BYU Muesum of Art, Provo, UT, US, Assistant Exhibitions Production Manager
• Developed expertise in the delicate nature of museum design, construction,
fabrication, and lighting
• Utilized complex skills including: Manipulation of gallery space through
construction and modification, case fabrication, and gold leaf framing
• Accountable for the handling of artifacts of substantial cultural, historical and
monetary value
