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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Holst Architecture // Portland, Oregon / 2019–current
Associate
Project Manager — Primary point of contact with client, work-plan development, proposal writing, staff managment, consultant communication, and design development for institutional projects.
Selected Projects — Arts & Education Complex at Oregon State University, hollywoodHUB affordable housing development, Washington County Center for Addiction Treatment & Triage (CATT), 

Deborah Berke Partners
 // New York, New York / 2018–2019
Senior Interior Designer — Design development, project management, client presentations,  and specification coordination for a range of institutional and commercial interiors
Selected Projects —  AI Now Institute at New York University, The Wallace Foundation, University of Pennsylvania Meeting & Guesthouse

C&J Katz Studio
 // Boston, Massachusetts / 2013–2018
Designer/Project Manager — Conceptual design, project management, construction detailing, specification and documentation for all aspects of residential renovations, restaurant, retail, institutional and commercial interiors
Select Projects — Cambridge Townhouse(s) (gut-renovation), South End Townhouse (renovation), Charlestown Condo (renovation), Martha’s Vineyard Beach Home (new construction), Newton House (renovation), Wellesley Cottage (renovation), Oleana Restaurant, Sarma Restaurant, Sofra Bakery, East Campus at Wellesley College, MIT Technology Review offices, Marvin Windows & Doors Showroom, Gemvara Jewelry Pop-up, Wolfers Lighting Showroom

MGA PARTNERS, Architects // Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / 2012–2013
Interior Architect — Design development, construction detailing and specification coordination for the furniture, finish and signage packages for large-scale institutional projects
Select Projects — Morgan Hall at Temple University, Maltz Performing Arts Center at Case Western Reserve University, MGA Partners office renovation, Facets of Craft exhibit at Temple University

Stephen Turner Inc. // Providence, Rhode Island / 2011
Commissioning Agent — Led a consulting team to research and define the scope and program of Emerald Cities: Providence; worked individually and with others to generate building commissioning documentation.

The Architectural Group // Dayton, Ohio / 2007–2008
Architecture Intern  — Design development, space-planning, structural drawing coordination, detail implementation, construction documents, and material coordination for a range of commercial, institutional and educational projects.

Sharp Conway Architects // Dayton, Ohio / 2006
Architecture Intern — Coordinated relocation and organization of materials library; worked with principals on production of construction document packages for numerous health-care projects.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Boston Architectural College // Boston, Massachusetts / 2015–2017
Course Instructor, Foundation Studio — Introduce first-semester graduate students to design-thinking, ordering principals, and the design process through an intensive series of abstract design challenges.

Rhode Island School of Design // Providence, Rhode Island / 2009–2011
Course Instructor — Created and taught all aspects of a six-week course called Exploration through Observation.
Teaching Faculty Assistant — Worked with a team of four faculty to coordinate a six-week summer studio for incoming graduate students; provided technical, critical and practical assistance to the students.
Graduate Tutor, Writing Center — Provided outline formulation, proof-reading and editing assistance to undergraduate and graduate students for written assignments, verbal presentations and thesis papers. 

EDUCATION

Rhode Island School of Design // Providence, Rhode Island / 2009–2011
Master of Interior Architecture: Interventions & Adaptive Reuse
Graduate + Department Fellowships
Dark Horse Award

Miami University // Oxford, Ohio / 2005–2009
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Interior Design
Minor in the History of Art and Architecture

Danish Institute for Study Abroad // Copenhagen, Denmark / 2009
Interior Architecture Design Studio + Scandinavian Culture and Design Travel Course

Glasgow School of Art // Glasgow, Scotland / 2006
Construction Detail Studio + Art in the Land Seminar

SKILLS

Computer — AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp; Adobe InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator; Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Mac & PC platforms.
Technical — Sketching, hand-drawing and mixed-media rendering; physical modeling, practical wood-working; graphic design (presentation layouts, typography, book design).

HONORS & ACTIVITIES

Lecture/Presentation, Pasta Kucha // Holst Fridays @ 4 / 2020
Guest Design Critic, Architecture Thesis  // University of Texas, Arlington / 2022
Guest Design Critic, Interior Design Studio // University of Texas, Arlington / 2020
Guest Design Critic, Architecture Design Studio // BAC / 2016–2021
Guest Design Critic, Architecture Design Studio // Portland State University / 2019–2020
Guest Design Critic, Interior Design Studio // Pratt Institute  / 2018–2019
Guest Design Critic, Design Thesis, Department of Interior Architecture // RISD / 2011–2018
Installation Assistant, POP (UP) Art Installation // Eaux Claires IV Music Festival / 2018
Lecture, Sustainability, Adaptive Reuse and Interior Architecture // BAC / 2016–2018
Big Brother, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts // 2013–2017
LEED Green Associate // Green Building Certification Institute / 2012–2015
Guest Design Critic, Architectural Engineering Design Studio // Drexel University / 2013
Project Team Leader, Philadelphia Parking Day // MGA Partners / 2012
Lecture, Building Meaning: the curious correlations of Architecture & Typography // MGA Pin-up Series / 2012
Honorable Mention, Newport Visitor's Center Design Competition // Ampersand Design Collaborative / 2011
Independent Study, Vienna Flak Tower Research with Passivhaus Integration // RISD / 2011
Featured Designer, Interior Architecture Graduate Student Exhibition // RISD / 2010
Published in Effusions: Student Art Journal // MU / 2009
Independent Study, Daylight Modeling & Analysis // MU / 2007