Hines Architecture + Design, New York, NY, US, Senior Manager Environmental Strategies

As a senior manager on the carbon strategy team, my focus was on global decarbonization efforts of Hines' existing and future portfolio, to meet the firm’s net-zero operating carbon goal by 2040. Hines is a private, fully integrated real estate investment, development, and management firm that requires engagement across all aspects of the company’s business practices in developing standards, processes, and training to support decarbonization actions for a multitude of job families

Battery Park City Authority, New York, NY, US, Director of Design

The role of Director of Design encompassed a mix of design governance, project management and construction management. This included:

- Spearheading the largest waterfront resiliency redevelopment project in the district at the time including managing a large complex design and technical team;

- Collaborating with the broader real property team on an updated sustainability plan and district-wide net-zero roadmap;

- Construction management services;

- Drafting RFPs for consultants and capital works, awarding contracts to successful applicants; and

- Providing design and contract oversight.

BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group, New York, Senior Architect / Project Manager

Hired initially to lead the enclosure package for the highly experimental new Google Headquarters in California, this role evolved into that of project architect. Key responsibilities included technical design, design management, and team coordination across a large client stakeholder and AEC group. It also included close collaboration with CM teams to build prototypes for proof of concepts, necessitating fast turnaround and the delivery of phased early construction packages. I dedicated significant time to value engineering efforts due to tight budgets. Subsequently, I served as project architect/project manager for a new Net Zero Energy Environmental Education Center for the not-for-profit group Solar 1, guiding the project from concept through to the end of the DD phase. Additional tasks at BIG included participating in competition entries and RFP proposals, offering technical support across projects as needed, and establishing the NY office sustainability group

Grimshaw, New York, Senior Architect / Associate

I was with Grimshaw from 2008 to 2010, and then again from 2013 to 2015, for a total of 5 years. During this time, I worked in a wide variety of markets including on institutional, commercial, transit, and education projects. Primary projects include:
- Qatar Civil Aviation Authority headquarters, on which I managed the facade package for one of the more complex enclosures designed at Grimshaw;
- Croton Water Treatment Plant Above Grade Buildings and Landscape, for which I served as project architect for the site hydrology and sustainability features, including extensive CA coordination while located on site;
- Nexus Engineering Innovation Center for the University of Florida, where I worked as project architect through to early DD;
- Miami Science Museum (now Frost Museum of Science), where I was the concept design phase team leader and authored the projects sustainability brief.

In addition to technical detailing, I was often involved in concept design across many projects and preparing RFPs for pursuing new work. During my tenure, I led the sustainability team which focused on upskilling and promoting sustainable design excellence across all projects.

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Sydney, NSW, Australia , Architect

I worked on short term contract for RSH-P while living temporarily in Sydney, Australia. I served as the lead senior architect for the podium design of three interconnecting 50-story commercial office towers in the new $5b Barangaroo district during the design development phase. This involved extensive design, planning and technical development, as well as significant interface with the developer client Lendlease.

COOKFOX, New York, Architect

With a primary focus on residential projects, key tasks included leading the enclosure design on a deep energy retrofit to an 18,000sf off the grid single family home in upstate NY, and massing design, floor efficiency and space planning, and facade studies on the Citi Point multifamily towers in downtown Brooklyn.

Grimshaw, New York, NY, US, Architect

I was with Grimshaw from 2008 to 2010, and then again from 2013 to 2015, for a total of 5 years. During this time, I worked in a wide variety of markets. including on institutional, commercial, transit, and education projects. Primary projects include:
- Qatar Civil Aviation Authority headquarters, on which I managed the facade package for one of the more complex enclosures designed by Grimshaw;
- Croton Water Treatment Plant Above Grade Buildings and Landscape, for which I served as project architect for the hydrology and sustainability features, including CA coordination;
Nexus Engineering Innovation Center for the University of Florida, where I worked as project architect through to early DD;
Miami Science Museum, concept design phase team leader and sustainability brief author.

In addition to technical detailing, I was often involved in concept design and preparing RFPs for pursuing new work. During my tenure, I led the sustainability team, which focused on building knowledge and promoting sustainable design excellence across all projects.

RMIT University Center for Design, Melbourne Australia , environmental research consultant

The Center provided applied and academic research in sustainable buildings and materials catering to both public and private sector clients. My lead roles included development of a decision support tool for developing indigenous housing and community planning, undertaking life cycle analysis on materials, and desktop literature reviews of building rating systems and ecolabels. I was also the project lead for content development and execution of an annual green building and design conference series.

DesignInc, Melbourne, Australia , Project Architect

Building typologies worked on at DesignInc include affordable and market rate housing, educational, commercial and master planning projects. With a strong focus on deep sustainability, my flagship project from design competition to construction completion was the 96 unit K2 affordable housing facility. Strategies surrounding best practice passive design, low carbon and healthy materials and on site water and renewals were prevalent in all projects.

University of Canberra (including exchange at Calpoly, California), Canberra, AU, BArch, Architecture