Project Manager and Designer with a decade of experience helping innovative, paradigm-shifting practices thrive. Focused on managing focused and efficient teams, defining effective deliverables and timelines, and creating a culture of mutual growth and support. I lead with transparency, sincerity and optimism.
Graduate of the University of Texas at Austin SOA 2013.
Herdman A+D, Los Angeles, CA, US, Project Manager
Managing Documentation and Construction Administration on fast-paced tilt-up Industrial projects across Southern California. Revit-focused.
LMNL Projects, Los Angeles, CA, US, Lead Designer / Founder
Range of services including Drawing Set production and Project Management services (Architecture, Landscape Architecture), FF&E Design / Production Engineering, Interior Design, RFP Development for Real Estate Developers and public art projects, and Art Direction. Includes ground-up Single Family Residential and Landscape architecture projects in Los Angeles, as well as single family remodels and FF&E Design in New York City.
Lovers Unite, Los Angeles, CA, US, Project Manager
Project Manager and Designer focused on managing nuanced, art-forward restaurant and residential projects.
RAC Design Build, Los Angeles, CA, US, Job Captain
Managed on-time completion of DD drawing sets for adaptive reuse projects.
Developed massing and site design solutions to unite + clarify a mixed-use
terraced project site in Silverlake (2525 Hyperion Ave.) Led a team of 4 in
assessing the relationship between program, sight lines, and articulation of
ground-up VS adaptively reused buildings.
Developed project narratives, rendering packages, massing and zoning analyses, and mood boards to communicate design intent / materiality to client.
Developed unique formulas & spreadsheets to address multiple client concerns at once: optimum ratio of retail VS commercial use + parking capacity + FAR.
Reorganized + reformatted the RAC Library using the AVAIL Desktop Browser:
unification of all standards & development of maintenance plan.
Laid off with the rest of staff due to firm closure, December 2020.
Connect Homes, Los Angeles, CA, US, Designer
Connect Homes provides a modular, pre-fab, heavy steel construction solution - delivering homes to the site 90% complete from their factory in San Bernadino, CA.
- Managed the design, shop drawings and delivery of the first Connect 1 -
single-module prefab home - to a temporary fire relief village in Santa Rosa.
- Worked with civil engineers and Habitat For Humanity to modify the
proprietary Connect Homes system for non-permanent installation.
- Developed site-design strategies & landscaping plans to help locate dozens of
modular homes across California.
- Execution of 30+ State & Local Permit sets, Bid Sets, Construction Documents, Shop Drawings & photorealistic renderings in Autodesk Revit.
- Development of Revit Standards, libraries and guidebooks to facilitate rapid
system updates across the entire Connect Homes product line.
Parts and Labor Design (PLDNYC), New York, NY, US, FF&E Designer
Design of lighting, seating, casegoods and custom architectural details for
high-end retail and hospitality clients. Collaborated with architects to produce
full Interior Design packages for projects across the East Coast. 3D Models and renderings in Rhino + VRAY..
SHoP Architects, New York, NY, US, Designer
Concept, SD and DD-Level development of a high-rise Luxury Condo project on
NYC's Upper East Side. Zoning+massing studies, facade concepts, floor planning,
programming, client coordination and Interiors (Revit).
Development of SHoP Arc Residential Design Guidebook: internal documentation
included Revit models with pre-loaded ADA clearances.
Fabrication Lab Design - Development of large, complex, mixed media
architectural models and shipping crates for international delivery and display.
Ennead Architects, New York, NY, US, Residency Intern
Full-time 6-month internship facilitated through The University of Texas at Austin’s Professional Residency Program. I primarily helped develop a medical and academic high-rise on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, from concept to 50% SD. Team led by Todd Schliemann, lead designer on the Standard High Line Hotel.
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, US, BArch, Bachelors of Architecture
Professional Bachelors Degree, graduated with Honors.
Foci throughout studies: sustainability, digital fabrication, adaptive reuse.
