CURRICULUM — VITAE

Professional Experience

Architecture, Landscape + Interior Designer / Consultant

AJST Studio / Brooklyn, NY
2023 - Current

• Consulting on architectural projects for clients; multi-story luxury high rise apartment towers to design showrooms, and residences.

• Interior design and coordination of commercial retail, office space, showrooms, as well as residential kitchen and bath design and construction coordination.

• Landscaping / garden design for residential clients including plant selection, soil composition and landscape detailing.

Project Architect IV / Senior Designer / Project Manager /

DXA Studio / 894 6th Avenue, New York, NY
2021 - 2023

• Played pivotal role as senior designer on fast-paced complex multi-story development work — meeting deadlines and project milestones while overseeing and training junior staff.

• Developed app-based workflows and implementation plans within project teams to streamline information access across projects, ensuring quality control, and developing metrics for project team efficiency to maximize internal project profit.

• Provided high level technical review and assistance for coordination of design across all project consulting trades — from design development through construction management and successful project closeout.

• Performed / Scheduled / Attended / documented weekly site-walk progress meetings; including preparation of reports for clients — managing the client’s distribution of funds per project completion milestones.
  

Project Architect III / PM /

Combined Architecture / 147 Front Street, New York, NY
2020 - 2021

• Collaborated directly with brokerage teams to design, market, and secure tenants for prime SoHo retail spaces, and luxury residential condo conversion projects.

• Active participant in HPD, and city agency compliance  review meetings to shepard through condominium conversion projects in historic districts and historic landmark buildings in SoHo and Clinton Hill.
  

Project Architect III / Job Captain / Project Manager /

Vocon / 366 Madison Avenue, New York, NY
2017 - 2020

• Collaborated extensively with clients, consultants, engineers, and landlords to enhance architectural and design quality throughout projects, focusing on transparency and collaboration.

• Led sensitive re-purposing projects for national, regional, and local historic landmarks, navigating city approvals and achieving contemporary yet contextually sensitive designs.

• Managed project documentation, quality control, and project management for private financial services firms, fostering effective design solutions through collaborative partnerships.

• Cultivated inclusive workplace cultures through mentorship, educational initiatives, and interdisciplinary design forums, emphasizing continuous improvement and strategic talent development.

Project Architect II / Designer

RKTB Architects / 150 W 22nd Street, New York NY
2016 - 2017

• Worked collaboratively in a small team to renovate and expand a historic 1920s public school in the Bronx, focusing on materials research, exterior detailing, rendering, and technical drawings.

• Contributed to preliminary design phases, conducting facade and material studies, designing interior millwork, and presenting design options for approval.

• Leveraged experience in LEED projects and landscape design to enhance sustainability through landscaping strategies, while preserving the school's unique 1920s features.

• Conducted detailed surveys of the building to inform structural and mechanical decisions, and provided artistic renderings to communicate design concepts to clients, adhering to NYCSCA technical standards.

Project Architect I / Preservation Designer

Goody Clancy / 420 Boylston Street . Boston, MA
2014 - 2016

• Contributed to projects ranging from interior renovations to regional and city planning, handling tasks from preliminary diagramming to project close-out, and worked on award-winning marketing submissions.

• Worked with diverse clients, including local and state governments, Harvard University, and the U.S. Dept. of the General Services Administration, on a variety of LEED-accredited projects such as business schools, higher education facilities, residential dormitories, and civic buildings.

• Gained specialized knowledge in Historic Preservation, including surveying, restoration, and contemporary rehabilitation of historic buildings, along with the documentation and public review processes for National Historic Landmarks.

• Actively promoted the firm's workplace culture by organizing in-house AIA Lunch + Learns, participating in symposia, and serving as an ambassador through volunteer work, BSA committees, and guest instructing at local universities.

Institutional Space Planner /
Archivist /

Emerson College . 120 Boylston Street . Boston, MA
2012 - 2014

• Served as Emerson's in-house space planner, managing a building portfolio exceeding a million square feet.

• Produced a comprehensive archive of building information, from turn-of-the-century drawings to modern 3D BIM (Revit).

• Worked independently, collaborating with vendors, department executives, and construction crews.

• Transformed underperforming, outdated spaces into fully functional, flexible work environments.

• Significantly increased the usefulness of the college's limited spatial capacity, surpassing occupant expectations.

Masterplanner + Landscape Designer /

Somerville Community Growing Center . 22 Vinal Ave . Somerville, MA
2011 - 2012

• Worked as part of a team developing a flexible organization of spaces to better accommodate the multiple needs and planned future expansion of the SCGC.

• Communicated designs and ideas with clients and community members, as well as the City of Somerville Mayor.

• Utilized a variety of design media platforms such as InDesign, AutoCAD and SketchUp.

Design + Development Consultant /

Various Private Development Firms . Boston, MA
2010 - 2012

• Collaborated with a private developers based in Boston Metro Region to produce survey drawings, exterior elevation studies, plans, and presentations.

• Engaged in iterative modeling for proposals seeking local, city, historic districts, and Boston Redevelopment Authority approvals.

• Worked across a broad variety of styles and architectural configurations per context and client demands.

• Selected furniture and materials as part of the schematic, conceptual, and design development process.

• Consulted with interior designers to aid in selection and approval of materials and finishes with their clients.

Design Intern + Interiors Consultant /

F. Schumacher & Co. / Patterson Flynn Martin
Boston Design Center . Boston, MA
2010 - 2012

• Provided a friendly face behind the reception desk, assisting clients via telephone and in person.

• Maintained, updated, organized and streamlined showroom library while attending customers

• Provided consulting services, rendering, material selections, and guidance to designers + their clients.

• Daily operations (mailing, shipping and receiving, preparing orders, ordering supplies)

Pro-Bono / Publico

Guest Critic / Contributor

• Harvard University
  Graduate School of Design
  48 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA

• Carpenter Center for the Arts
  24 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Media Lab
  75 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA

• School of Architecture + Planning
  77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA

• Massachusetts College of Art + Design
  Architecture + Industrial Design
  621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA

• Wentworth Institute of Technology
  School of Architecture
  550 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA

• Columbia University
  Graduate School of Architecture, Planning + Preservation
  1172 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

• Pratt Institute
  School of Architecture
  61 St. James Place, Brooklyn, NY

• Design Studio for Social Intervention
  572 Columbia Rd, Boston, MA

• Somerville Community Growing Center
  22 Vinal Ave, Somerville, MA

Docent / Volunteer

• The Architectural League of New York
  694 Broadway, New York, NY

• Boston Society of Architects
  90 Congress Street, Boston MA

• City of Boston / Open Studios
  1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA

• The Trustees of Reservations / Boston Metro Region
  200 High St, Boston, MA

• Design Studio for Social Intervention
  572 Columbia Rd, Boston, MA

• Boston Architectural Center
  320 Newbury Street, Boston, MA

• Taliesin
  5481 County Rd C, Spring Green, WI

• Madison College
  211 N. Carroll St, Madison, WI

Vice President

Boston Society of Architects / 2011 - 2013
Emerging Professionals Network
290 Congress Street, Boston MA

Exhibitions

• Concrete Visions / 2016
  Boston Architectural College
  320 Newbury St, Boston, MA

• Situationist International : Hyper-Local / 2014
  Boston Architectural College
  320 Newbury St, Boston, MA

• Public Kitchen : Re-imagining the Public Through  Productive Fictions / 2013
  Harvard University - Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
  24 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

• Frank Lloyd Wright : From Within Outward / 2009
  Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
  1071 5th Ave, New York, NY

Articles

• Generation Why Not? / 2013
  Boston Architecture Magazine

Awards

• Richard Painter Award / 2015
  Boston Architectural College
  320 Newbury St, Boston, MA

• Dean Arcangelo Cascieri Award / 2015
  Boston Architectural College
  320 Newbury St, Boston, MA

• Compostela Institute Award / 2014
  Fundaciòn Compostela Arquitectura
  5 Praza da Inmaculada, Santiago de Compostela, ES

• Dean’s List / 2010 - 2015
  Boston Architectural College
  320 Newbury St, Boston, MA

• Dean’s List / 2006 - 2009
  Madison College
  211 N. Carroll St, Madison, WI

Education

• New York Real Estate Salesperson Licensing Exam / 06.06.2024

• New York Real Estate Pre-License Certificate (77 Hours) / 06.18.2024
  Aceable Inc. - #D01058

• Boston Architectural College / 2010 - 2015
  B. Arch; minor in Architectural History, Theory, and Criticism
  320 Newbury St, Boston, MA

• Madison College / 2006 - 2009
  A.A.S. in Architecture + Engineering
  211 N. Carroll St, Madison, WI