Blend of hospitality, operations, sales & site improvement experience for a 67-acre retreat center located in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Mid-Peninsula Open Space District. Responsible for growing overall bookings calendar, contract writing and negotiation, space planning and recommendations for guest groups for annual guest revenue of $2M. Booked guest headcount of 78K between 3/2012 - 3/2017. Cross-functional teamwork w/Board of Directors & Trustees; Executive, Advancement/Fundraising, Facilities, Kitchen & Housekeeping staff; hostesses, contractor and part time staff.

Consulting Architect for Vitae Architecture, Planning, Interiors, Inc.Developed college recruitment tool for West Valley Mission Community College's Architectural Preservation Department, based on project experience with H.A.E.R. (Historic American Engineering Record, US National Park Service).

Advisor and Grant Writer for Sanzis, Inc., a San Jose green-tech company and visionary for patented magnetic EV components and emerging technology.

Co-supervised & collaborated w/design team in developing timely & ongoing delivery of schematics, design development, permitting, construction and construction administration on a variety of project types including: -hospitality-mixed use-health club-corporate office T.I.-industrial/high-techAssisted President in fee and scope of services proposals and marketing materials; drawings & schematics for master planning & planning reviews/public hearings.Clients: -Lotus Management (Marriott Courtyard Hotel, Santa Cruz)-Cummings Park Lofts & Townhomes (Palo Alto)-Silver Creek Fitness Center / Club One (San Jose)-Activision / Underground Development (Redwood City)-Prologis Inc. (Fremont)-Cabrillo Hoist (San Leandro)-Lincoln Properties (Sunnyvale)-Headwaters Development (Napa)-Trumark Commercial (Danville)

Project Architect, Project Captain:Co-managed design team and collaborated with up to 9 consultant companies on all phases of contract delivery for the $14M, 400+-member historic Bel Air Bay Club Renovation and Expansion project. Successfully advised and negotiated the oft-conflicting requirements of a diverse committee serving a large membership body with a clear, unified voice, given a contentious Client design committee of 5 contractors. Developed thorough understanding of hybrid wood & steel design & complex site constraints including but not limited to: coastal, hillside & flood zones. Provided scheduled, on-site support to contractor to help resolve detailing conflicts & choreographed between Civil, Architectural, Structural, MEP, Low Voltage & Security building systems. Executed on-going additional services with Principal. Senior Draftsman, Project Coordinator:Major contributor to the drafting and publishing of CD sets, approval and execution of shop drawings and RFIs. Teamed with President in producing due diligence proposal and peer review work. Produced and installed marketing materials and project gallery to help win several commissions. Designed and produced scale site and building models for Client presentation.Clients:-Bel Air Bay Club (Renovation & Expansion, Pacific Palisades, CA)-Children's Bureau of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)-The California Endowment Headquarters (marketing mtls, LA, CA)-Disney Feature Animation Studios (marketing mtls, Emeryville, CA)-Genzyme Headquarters (Cambridge, MA)-The Painted Turtle Camp (Lake Hughes, CA)-Caltrans Headquarters (Fresno, CA w/Scott Beck Architect, AIA)-IRS Fresno T.I. (w/Scott Beck Architect, AIA)-Davita Tokay Dialysis Center (Lodi, CA, w/Scott Beck Arch, AIA)-Pasadena Corporate Center (Pasadena, CA)-Countrywide, Inc. Headquarters (Calabasas, CA, due diligence)-Universal Inc. Creative (Burbank, CA, Port Aventura Beach Resort, Spain, scaled site model)

Managed and created measured, interpretive ink drawings of Portland's 1912 Steel Bridge as a member of the Willamette River Bridges Recording Project, Portland, OR.Final triptych displayed at the AIA Portland offices and Library of Congress and was instrumental in designing the 2001 Willamette Riverwalk extension to the Steel Bridge.Collaborated with Oregon D.O.T., 5 architects and 3 historians on a ten bridge ensemble, including lift, bascule, tied arch, continuous truss and suspension bridge configurations.See Gallery in Wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Bridge for public use of authored drawings.

Managed initiation of Rubin Postaer & Associates' first online prototype vehicle scheduling system for American Honda client. RPA is the largest independent ad agency on the West Coast with billings exceeding $1B/year.Relentless QC gatekeeper, accurate translator, disseminator, and publisher of automotive product marketing information from which RPA's national and dealer ad campaigns, national collateral (brochures, sales training material, films), merchandising & internal competitive analyses were developed. Major contributer in implementing & tracking day-to-day prototype photography production and advertising spending efficiencies of 15% within a $300M national and dealer advertising budget for American Honda client.Initiated, implemented & synthesized agency-wide product education via feedback loops for competitive analysis. Designed and implemented test-drive events designed to cull out and critique product advantages for future ad campaigns and vehicle claims. Upstream feedback was instrumental in maintaining best-in-class third-party awards and resulting sales.

Manila, Philippines office (sole American in all-Filipino department)