Stantec, San Antonio, TX, US, Architect

Stantec, San Antonio, TX, US, Designer

The Dobbins Group, Chicago, IL, US, Designer

FGM Architects, Chicago, IL, US, Intern

Office of Campus Energy and Sustainability, Illinois Institute of Technology, Sustainability Reporting Coordinator

Coordinator for Sustainability Reporting tasks. Focuses include drafting sustainability policies, IIT's submission for the Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS), assisting start up implementation of the campus composter, coordinating student workers' activities, coordinating implementation of the Sustainability Themed Housing section of the IIT dorms, assisting the Director of OCES

Office of Campus Energy and Sustainability, Illinois Institute of Technology, STARS Implementation Coordinator

Implementation Coordinator for IIT's submission for the Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS). Tasks included information tracking, data collection, meeting set up and coordination

Self Employed, Architect/Project Manager

responsibilities: design, construction drawings, bid review, project management/coordination,
renovation work, site coordination

project type: residential

project scopes: basement and first floor addition, kitchen/bath renovation

location: Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania

Office of Campus Energy and Sustainability, Illinois Institute of Technology, Green Building Coordinator

LEED requirement research. Coordinator of the Green Building Action Plan team responsible for developing the draft of the green building section of the IIT Campus Sustainability Plan

DRS Architects, Architecture Intern

responsibilities: Construction drawings, layouts, and corrections, scale model, site visits,
measurements of existing conditions, meetings, design

project types: higher education, hospitality, commercial, multi-family residential

project scopes: new construction, renovation, master planning

location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

(returned to IIT for school from mid-August 2008 to mid-December 2008)

Ecosa Institute, Environmental Design/Construction Materials and Methods

One month summer workshop program in Prescott, Arizona focusing on design and construction surrounding alternative materials (straw bale, adobe, cob, earth plaster, rammed earth, poured earth, recycled materials, stone, SIPs). Lectures, field trips, and a hands-on project: http://picasaweb.google.com/rmbportfolio

2nd Place Team, 2nd Place

IDP National Affordable Housing Competition

IPRO Team Student Leadership Award, Nomination

IIT Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) are projects in which students work in interdisciplinary groups to achieve a goal, develop a project, or work with a sponsor to implement a program. Our particular project was the development of a coffee storage hut and community space for a farming community in Eastern Uganda, sponsored by Crop to Cup coffee (www.croptocup.com).

I was nominated by my professor for this award.

Thomas Roszak Freshman Architecture Scholarship, Scholarship

The highly selective $5,000 Thomas A. Roszak Scholarship is awarded annually to one entering undergraduate architecture student who demonstrates exceptional promise and financial need. The scholarship is applied directly to tuition costs for the first year of study in the five-year B. Arch. program.

The Roszak Scholarship seeks incoming students who will be challenged by the IIT curriculum to achieve their potential as an IIT alumnus in the rewarding profession of architecture. In addition to meeting the criteria established by IIT for undergraduate admission, candidates for the Roszak Scholarships must meet the following criteria:

Be an incoming freshman
Graduate in the top 20% of their high school class
Have a GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 scale
Demonstrate academic achievement
Demonstrate financial need (as documented in Financial Aid Office)
Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Leadership Academy Scholar, Scholarship

Each year the Leadership academy offers full tuition scholarships to a select number of IIT students who demonstrate exceptional leadership potential. Beyond the full tuition scholarship, LA Scholars participate in and help facilitate Academy programs and facilitate/lead groups of sophomores at the Leadership Academy Sophomore Leadership Retreat each fall. They also meet once a month to discuss events, promote the academy, and discuss the development of new programs.

Certificate of Leadership Studies, Other

Leadership Academy participants receive their Certificate of Leadership Studies upon the successful completion of at least 40 hours of workshops/seminars surrounding leadership offered through the Academy.

Samuel Horowitz Memorial Scholarship, Scholarship

Awarded to up to eight students annually (two from each undergraduate class), this scholarship award merits exceptional work. Students are nominated by professors, and the final recipients are selected by a jury of reviewers.

Crown Scholarship, Nomination

Established in 1984, the Crown Scholarship is a full- tuition, five-year scholarship awarded to an incoming freshman architecture student. This prestigious award encourages exceptional architectural achievement and recognizes outstanding students pursuing architecture.

The Crown Scholarship seeks incoming students with exceptional potential who will be challenged by the IIT curriculum to pursue a professional commitment to architecture. To retain the scholarship, Crown Scholars must maintain a 3.25 grade point average while enrolled at IIT. In addition to meeting the criteria established by IIT for undergraduate admission, candidates for the scholarship must meet the following criteria:

Incoming freshman
Graduation in the top 10% of their high school class
Outstanding academic achievement
Excellent artistic skills in freehand drawing
Involvement in extracurricular activities, demonstrating leadership and independence
U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Heald Scholarship, Scholarship

Incoming freshman are eligible for Heald and University Scholarships of varying ranges. Through the combination of the Heald Scholarship and an IIT Grant, my scholarship totaled $17,000/year.

Control of Thermal Mass / Linkage between Indoor and Outdoor Learning, Award

The Leading Edge Design Competition is a student based competition focused on sustainable design. The 2010 competition, Zero Net Now, was a competition focused on the achievement of a net-zero energy workforce training center in Long Beach, California. My particular entry was a partner-based project with partner Melissa Toops (melissatoops.110mb.com)

We received two (2) Citation of Merit Awards:

Control of Thermal Mass
Linkage between Indoor and Outdoor Learning