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San Francisco Bay Area

Developed workplace as an essential tool in achieving Chevron business strategies to align organizational work flow with the work environment to meet business demand, reinforced the company's culture and values with focus on employee experience and peak performance. Established comprehensive workplace strategies, planning solutions, and standards leveraging emerging trends to enable the workforce with effective and efficient work environments while remaining highly cost-effective.Led the endorsement of Chevron’s Workplace Vision and Strategy, Design Principles and Design Guidelines that create a collaborative, productive and agile work environment that supports a high performing employee experience for employees to do their best work. Received Chairman and CEO endorsement of the ChevWork Strategy (July 2019).Established ChevWork (Chevron’s Workplace Strategy) a diverse and inclusive team of recognized subject matter experts that deliver consistent and high value strategic direction and solutions to Chevron. Developed ChevWork (Chevron’s Workplace Strategy) framework, process and tools that allow us to engage business units strategically to make the right decisions for the right place at the right time..Deployed and delivered on the endorsed Workplace Strategy on major Chevron office projects domestically and internationally.Dynamic Work ProgramChampioned, strategized and advanced the Dynamic Work Program to incorporate Work From Home into a comprehensive strategy that redefines the office and moves Chevron forward with a high performing and cost effective and competitive approach to the future of work.

Corporate Architecture - Effective Workplace - Corporate Identity -Project ManagementExtensive knowledge of workplace design, emphasizing teamwork, technology, flexibility, and creativity. Architecture that conveys corporate business objectives and is reflective of a company’s technology and identity. Architecture that expresses corporate culture and direction to attract and retain top personnel and customers. Senior management strengths in workplace standards, design process project management, environmental graphics, consultant selection and coordination, facilities programming, executive review and approval. Top level contacts worldwide: architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, project management, environmental graphics, interior design, space planning and office systems.Directed architecture and the project process as a licensed California architect for corporate clients and their subsidiaries for multiple projects at various U.S. and international locations. This architecture and project management focused upon supporting the corporate business objectives, workplace effectiveness, and the establishment and expression of the corporate culture with regional emphasis.As an independent licensed California architect, designed and completed several distinguished residential and commercial projects in the San Francisco Bay Area and the state of California, and collaborated on projects in the US and international locations. These projects included new residential design and construction, residential remodels, landscape design and construction, and restaurant design.

Architect | Program Manager - Advanced Workplace DesignSun Microsystems 2008 – 2010 Developed and implemented infrastructure that supports a global, dispersed, and mobile workforce with workplace solutions which enhance the effectiveness of the company and its investments. As a licensed architect, promoted comprehensive workplace strategies, solutions, and standards by leveraging emerging trends to enable the workforce to be effective in a network of places. Advanced the business focus on sustainability and corporate footprint by creating scalable and agile work environments which rapidly reconfigure and respond to market conditions. Strived to promote the work environment to be as productive and compelling as possible, while remaining highly cost-effective.

Directed architecture and the design process for the corporation and its subsidiaries throughout the world. This work was focused upon supporting the business objectives, workplace effectiveness, and expression of the corporate culture with regional emphasis. Results exceeded objectives for SGI and were internationally recognized and awarded for their design and innovation.

Bachelor Of Architecture

Design Innovation Program