Project Management and Workplace Strategy Services

Adjunct professor of Graduate Institutional Design Studio.

Sustainable urban infill and community redevelopment focus

Coordinated civil, structural and MEP engineers, government representatives, owner representatives and other consultants to ensure interior design was consistent with project objectives. Set and achieved clear environmental targets and clear, adequate budgets. Engineered Life Cycle Value into projects and assisted in assessment of green investments in terms of how they affect the bottom line over the life of a project. Interfaced with community members, City officials and developers on public-private partnership projects. Focused on benefits to all stakeholders including cost savings on energy consumption, increasing marketability and raising target rent and selling price by implementing sustainability strategies. Reviewed architectural responsibilities in leasing, proposal responses and other contract documents. Ensured all code and regulatory requirements were met. If LEED certification was part of the proposal made certain that required steps were taken to enable environmental goals. Led teams for over 1.5 million rentable square feet of LEED registered space, including firm’s first LEED-CI (Commercial Interiors) project. Audited buildings for environmentally conscious tenants and consulted with clients on their sustainability goals. Co- chaired firm’s in-house Sustainability Committee.Decided upon a career shift into Real Estate Development after working on several build-to-suit projects and subsequently pursued a Masters Degree in Real Estate Development at the highly-esteemed Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California.

Created drawings for bid and for construction, implemented extensive knowledge of life safety codes.