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E D U C A T I O N
Bachelor of Architecture with Honors, The University of Texas at Austin (2007–2012)
Design Excellence Award: Design I & Design V
Professional Residency: Ennead Architects, Meatpacking District NYC 2011
P R O J E C T L I S T
Tilt-Up Industrial Logistics, Loma Creek — Ontario, CA
(Project Manager | Herdman Architecture & Design | 540,000 SF | Completed 2025)
Summary:
Managed full project delivery for ground-up tilt-up warehouse: entitlements, consultant coordination, CD production, plan check, and construction support.
Scope:
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Directed entitlements and city approvals (planning, fire, utilities, public art).
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Led full consultant team (Civil, Structural, MEP, Landscape, Fire Protection).
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Oversaw Revit/Bluebeam production with hybrid outsource teams.
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Managed plan check cycles, agency responses, and expeditor coordination.
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Provided construction-phase support: submittals, RFIs, bulletins, owner changes.
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Delivered under aggressive schedules: 6-week entitlements, 6-week CDs.
Key Wins:
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Negotiated city concessions on site constraints and utility conflicts.
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Led value-engineering design solutions while maintaining client goals.
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Streamlined consultant scopes to accelerate production and reduce rework.
Bar Étoile — French-Inspired California Bistro, Los Angeles
(Project Manager + Designer | Lovers Unite | Completed 2024)
Summary:
Managed design execution for a French-inspired California bistro on Melrose Hill, contributing to the emerging Los Angeles art corridor with a chic, textural, and quietly sophisticated design.
Scope:
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Led CD production from concept through permit approvals.
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Specified specialty hardware, equipment, and finishes.
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Coordinated specialty lighting consultant and full MEP integration.
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Collaborated with kitchen designer to fully integrate back-of-house systems.
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Developed detailing to fuse minimalist forms with warm, textural materiality.
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Managed consultant coordination and early construction phase execution.
Key Wins:
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Delivered fully integrated kitchen and FOH design on a fast-track schedule.
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Balanced restraint and richness to achieve the intended understated sophistication.
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Successfully navigated client, design team, and specialty trades to maintain design integrity.
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Mixed-Use Adaptive Reuse — Mid-Century Hillside Redevelopment - Silverlake, Los Angeles
(Job Captain / Designer | RAC Design Build | Concept & Design Development | 2020)
Summary:
Led design development for adaptive reuse of mid-century hillside structure into mixed-use complex on steep-sloped site, integrating signature circulation and site planning elements.
Scope:
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Developed full DNA approval package and SD drawing set.
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Designed site circulation, incorporating curved drive ramp and major monolithic stair feature (signature design contribution).
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Coordinated early consultant input for grading, structural feasibility, and agency approvals.
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Generated design narrative and graphics for entitlement and owner review.
Key Wins:
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Originated monolithic stair design as unifying project element.
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Solved complex site grading and access on steep topography.
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Delivered clear early-phase packages for entitlements and client approvals.​
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Sonoma Fire Village – Connect 1 Prefab Module (Adaptive Housing)
(Project Manager | Connect Homes | SD–CD + Shop Drawings | Completed 2018)
Summary:
Led project delivery for a Connect Homes factory-built Connect 1 prefab module as part of Sonoma Fire Village—Post-fire recovery housing following Sonoma wildfires, designed for fast, modern modular construction.
Scope:
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Managed full SD, DD, CD packages and shop drawing production.
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Coordinated consultant and client communication through permit-ready completion.
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Handled integration between prefab manufacturer, factory drawings, and onsite assembly logistics.
Key Wins:
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Delivered fully compliant shop drawings within fast-track wildfire rebuild window.
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Streamlined alignment between manufacturer spec and local agency permitting.
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Supported modular assembly process, enabling efficient factory-to-site execution on challenging terrain.
360 E 89th Street — Upper East Side Residential Tower
(Designer | SHoP Architects | 2013–2015)
Summary:
Produced Revit design documentation for 82-unit, 242,000 sf Upper East Side residential tower from concept through design development.
Scope:
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Developed Revit models, massing studies, and floor plan layouts.
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Assisted design team with facade studies and amenity space planning.
Residential Planning Standards — Firmwide Application
(Designer | SHoP Architects | 2013–2015)
Summary:
Supported development of residential design guidelines for SHoP’s supertall residential projects—including Brooklyn Tower (340 Flatbush), 111 57th Street, and others—by building Revit-based planning tools and assisting in unit design studies.
Scope:
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Built Revit families and parametric unit layouts for residential floor plan standards.
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Assisted Director of Residential Planning with design studies for unit efficiency, vertical circulation, and amenity adjacency.
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Supported integration of guidelines into early schematic planning across multiple supertall residential projects.
Key Wins:
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Enabled rapid plan iteration for complex high-rise unit stacks.
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Contributed to planning studies for Brooklyn Tower (1,066 ft) and Steinway Tower (1,428 ft) early design phases.
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Delivered scalable Revit tools used across SHoP’s residential portfolio.
A D D I T I O N A L P R O J E C T S
Savannah Hotel — FF&E Package (PLD NYC)
(Designer | Parts and Labor Design, NYC | 1 year contract, 2017)
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3D models. renderings, and shop drawings for custom seating, casegoods, and lighting.
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Finish specifications and fabrication coordination.
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Supported multiple additional custom furniture and lighting packages.
L M N L P R O J E C T S — Design, PM, Production Engineering
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Lafayette House (Los Angeles): Concept + SD drawing set for a multi-building hillside residence.
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The Doodle (Culver Steps): RFP response for sculpture commission.
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Toronto Media Hub: RFP submission for City of Toronto.
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Concrete Totem + Lounge Chair: landscape management & fabrication.
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DUMBO Remodel: custom fused marble vanities & illuminated mirrors.
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Album Art: 21st Century Machine (Catie Turner).
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Book Commentary: Unframed – Secrets of the Snapshot, for The Apartment by The Line