Columbia University
2008-2009 Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design
University of Texas at Austin
2000-2005 Bachelor of Architecture
2000-2005 Minor in Art History
experienceSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
New York, New York
Oct 2009 - Current // Architectural Designer
Design professional in the SOM Education Lab
Columbia University
New York, New York
2009 - Current // Assistant Critic
course: Advanced Architecture Studio VI
2008 - 2009 // Teaching Assistant
courses: Intro To Digital Fabrication + Advanced Fabrication: Component Systems
I provided help with student projects, conducted software and machine tutorials, pursued research into materials and structural analysis as well as holding weekly lab hours in the digital fabrication shop using the cnc router, metal mill and waterjet.
Randall Stout Architects
Los Angeles, California
May 2004 - June 2008 // Project Designer
Art Gallery of Alberta . Edmonton, Alberta
I specialized in design, 3D modeling, drawing production and enclosure details from project inception and competition winning entry until end of construction documents phase on an 80,000sf museum. Main responsibility included generating ideas and coordination with DeSimone Structural Engineers and A.Zahner metal cladding to ensure integrity of design and fabrication aspects of the project as well as maintaining the integrity of the 3D project database. Completed in January 2010.
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum . Michigan State University
I was primary designer and led a team of four, meeting tight design and presentation deadlines in an international competition for a 50,000sf museum on the MSU campus.
Taubman Museum of Art . Roanoke, Virginia
During the Schematic and Design Development phases I was tasked with 3D modelling, geometry refinement for ease of fabrication, and graphic content. Completed in November 2008.
The Living
New York, New York
February 2009 - May 2009 // Consultant
Living Light Pavilion . Seoul, Korea
I created a parametric model in catia, then linked that up with optimization software modeFrontier and FEA software AutoCad Robot to use genetic algorithms to quickly optimize the amount and location of columns of a pavilion in Seoul, Korea. After 2600 separate iterations, the most efficient design was chosen for fabrication.
Lion in Oil
New York, New York
February 2007 - // Designer / Co-Founder
Freelance design work in web and graphic design, architecture + travel photography, clients include:
Robb Report Magazine, Luxury Home Magazine, Platinum Publications - Academy Awards Preview Magazine, Travel+Leisure Magazine, Vacation Homes, Art & Antiques Magazine
awards and honors
LEED® Green Associate
Represented Columbia in the AIA Center for Architecture, ARCH SCHOOLS: VISIONS OF THE FUTURE exhibit
Global Panopticon, studio critic Ed Keller
2009 Portfolio and Website published in Designing a Digital Portfolio, by Cynthia Baron, published by New Riders Press.
2009 Recipient of the William Ware Prize for Excellence in Design / Saul Kaplan Traveling Fellowship
The highest Honor Award given by the School for design work
2009 Awarded the Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memorial Prize
Awarded for the best final semester design problem in each studio section
2009 Granted a school-wide William Kinne Traveling Fellowship:
Project Title: Fast, Cheap and Out of Control (Without Architects), or: Why Infrastructure Won't Save Us
2005 process and promise of a new museum, Art Museum of Western Virginia, with Randall Stout Architects
2005 undergraduate research fellowship award from the University of Texas Co-Op
Programs
Adobe Creative Suite
Autodesk: 3DStudioMax, Autocad, Robot
Digital Fabrication and Reverse Engineering: MicroScribe, Milling, Waterjet, operation plus software,
Parametric Design with Catia and SolidWorks
Rhino plus Grasshopper
Scripting with Processing and Arduino integration
Interests
Interactive Systems
Running
Photography
Cycling and Bike Building









