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Hawthorne, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

NEW ORLEANS RIVER DISTRICT (3.5 years)Managed a ten-member team envisioning a new neighborhood. Led zoning ordinance amendments, enhancing affordable housing, green space, and density. Coordinated infrastructure development and produced design guidelines for a mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly district.SPACE CENTER HOUSTON (5 years)Led a 100-acre master plan expansion for NASA's visitor center. Key projects include a 445,000 sq ft facility for lunar/Mars mission training and a 20,000 sq ft 3D-printed innovation lab.E-SPACE SATELLITE MANUFACTURING FACILITYServed as Space Industry SME for a 750,000 sq ft manufacturing project in Arlington, TX, supporting programming and conceptual design.WIND TURBINE MANUFACTURING FACILITYAssisted with flow process, master planning, and design of a 525,000 sq ft wind turbine facility in New Jersey.SHELL OIL OFFICE BUILDINGAssisted with design and documentation for a ten-story, 146,000 sq ft office building.RICE VILLAGE DESIGN GUIDELINESLed creation of guidelines for an 18-acre, 2.8 million sq ft master plan to densify Rice Village.CONFIDENTIAL AEROSPACE PROJECTAssisted with design and documentation for a 220,000 sq ft office building.ADDITIONAL PROJECTS- GreenStreet: 19,200 sq ft office to lobby conversion.- East River: 136-acre mixed-use master plan in Houston.- Midtown 41: 250,000 sq ft mixed-use tower in Houston.- Loop 375 Monteverde: 47,000 sq ft retail center in El Paso.- Vegas Rising: Led design of 87-acre, 2.2 million sq ft mixed-use development in Las Vegas.- Springdale Green: Assisted with development of 830,000 sq ft office complex.- Market Street Power Plant: Managed team repurposing a 240,000 sq ft historic plant into a mixed-use space.

San Antonio, Texas, Us

One of the largest minority-owned design firms in Texas• Researched & characterized "Mestizo Regionalism" and Latino Urbanism to assist in the placemaking and cultural storytelling of San Antonio's new San Pedro Creek• Produced construction documents for the renovation of several projects including the Bexar County Jail• Assisted with the design and graphics for RFPs for several projects• Schematic design for a tent city for hurricane relief victims in Port Arthur, TX & for the reutilization of a cotton compress into a cafe & lounge space at the UTRGV-Brownsville campus.

• Fall 2015: TA for the Dean of the College of Architecture's ENDS 101 class; graded assignments & met with students during office hours to discuss various topics• Fall 2016: TA for the Junior level design studios; taught software tutorials and assisted with project design as needed• Spring 2016, 2017: TA for the Texas A&M Barcelona study abroad program; acted as the mediator between the professors and the students relaying information as needed• Barcelona Graduate Assistant - Spring Semester

• Produced construction documents for high-end residential design and small commercial projects• Modeled and rendered projects for schematic design & final images• Actively participated in all phases of design and construction• Gained knowledge of and worked within City of Austin code & ADA-TAS code

San Francisco, California, Us

• Worked in Studio 4, focusing on large scale core-and-shell design and construction• Designed the parking garage and first four floors of a 30 story mixed-use tower to bebuilt in downtown Houston• Assisted with facade details, lobby design, restroom design and materials, andpresentations for various projects

Programming & Archiving Center• Assisted in digitizing archives of the CRS Firm • Actively participated in various Center projects • Assisted Dr. Valerian Miranda with Schematic Design Program for Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences new building(s) and renovations

San Francisco, California, Us

• Assisted with pre-design programmatic space planning• Provided the change management strategy and execution for the new headquarters of an energy company• Analyzed and summarized post-design workplace performance evaluations

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Pre-designed home building company• Completed permits for communities within city limits • Worked with and modified plans to include custom options of the buyer or Sales VP• Attended meetings in the office and out in the field with engineers, architects, construction managers, sales reps, and design coordinators• Assisted a construction manager run two communities and was placed in charge while he was on vacation

Master Of Architecture (M.Arch.), Architecture

Master Of Architecture (M.Arch.), Architecture

Environmental Design, Architecture

Environmental Design, Study Abroad