● I am focused on the operational profitability and sustainability of AIA NY & the Center for Architecture (CFA). ● Review of Monthly Finance Report which includes:- Memberships- Yearly Budgets / YTD Operations- AIA / CFA Cash Flow- AIA Operating Profit & Loss- AIA Investments- Endowment Analysis Spend summary: AIA Scholarships & CFA Design Awards● Provide monthly fiduciary recommendations to the AIANY Board, AIANY sub-committees and the CFA Board.

Appointed by Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson to serve the NYC neighborhoods of Mt. Eden, Highbridge, West Concourse, East Concourse and Concourse Village.

Responsible for strategic program planning and the selection of the 2024-2025 Fellowship cohort.

● Architect Pins®️ is an e-commerce platform and pin-design consultancy, strengthening diverse design community building through Pins.● Lead custom pin design consultancy team (3), initiate 1:1 client discovery meetings and streamline manufacturer supply pipeline. Negotiated 12 successful B2B partnerships. https://www.architectpins.com/

Management:Design Practice - Transportation, City Design, Large-Scale Mixed-Use, Civic & GovernmentI am responsible for day-to-day management of architectural projects' design excellence, quality, profitability, and timely delivery, in close collaboration with SOM Partners and respective clients. I report directly to SOM Partners & Principals on business development opportunities personally created and sourced.Equity Design Lab Co-Founder:As a founder and Managing Chair of this Research-based emerging Practice, I am responsible for creating new work flows within the current design process, Product design & management of new Equity Design digital tools / dashboard , new Business Development strategies, new B2B partnerships including M/W/S/V/BIPOC Business Talent, and the creation of new learning workshops & curriculum for all employees, with the focus of infusing equity & social justice in everything we do at SOM.Software Proficiencies: Microsoft Office, MS Project, SmartSheets, Adobe Suite, Miro, Google Workspace, Deltek Vision, Salesforce, Tableau, Workday Enterprise Management Cloud, Okta, Unifi, OpenAsset, Zoom Business, Slack, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk BIM 360, AutoCAD, Procore, Newforma, PlanGrid, Kahua.

Coordinate global / local design and consultant teams, during all phases of Design & Construction. Create team schedule and business development presentations, in concert with Management Director, to target specific client and market opportunities. Develop positive working relationships with Client leadership and represent team at Client Review, Client-Tenant Review, Design-Progress Review, and Consultant / Contractor Coordination Meetings. Target strategic industry partnerships to facilitate Pro-Bono design and workplace strategy projects, as req.

● Selected to the Urban Design Forum's 2021-22 Forefront Fellowship, Ellen's cohort is partneredwith the New York Department of City Planning and the Mayor’s Office of Food Policy, to investigate and propose how city government can strengthen community-based infrastructure to advance food equity for NYC's future.● New toolkit, Neighborhood Fare: Tools for Connecting Local Food Systems!● Download the toolkit: http://bit.ly/udf-food

● Championed and led the implementation of $2M budgeted Landmark Preservation Projects, Capital Projects, Executive strategic Visioning, Master planning, Space management/utilization improvement, User Research/Interviews/Testing, best practices and standard operating procedures. ● Mentored and collaborated with a team of 8p.● Forecast construction and maintenance project budgets in concert with Finance Committee Chair. ● Created hi-level milestone schedules. Negotiated with external vendors for best outcome in service, schedule and budget constraints. ● Managed procurement and administration for programming, design, construction and maintenance contracts, including developing scopes, RFPs and bid package alternates, for solicitation and award.● Led coordination with Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC), State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) & Community stakeholders (Community Board, Mount Morris Community Improvement Assoc. (Historic district) Board, etc.) and consultant Architects and Engineer teams.

● Develop & manage budget, oversee Cash Flow, track important KPIs and analyze trends. ● Ensure all financial operations comply with Federal and State Laws, while presenting monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements to Board of Directors and Membership. ● Forecast return on investment (ROI) for current and future programming. ● Manage Internal Revenue Service Tax compliance.● Manage executive sponsor relationships.● Represent the Board to Public Officials and Industry Partners.......................The New York Chapter [NYCOBA] of the National Organization of Minority Architects organization [NOMA] is a 501c6 association comprised of architects, designers, and allied professionals, involved in developing events and programming aimed at creating a more diverse and inclusive design industry.

Graphic Design Consultancy:● Led Brand Strategy and Identity Feasibility Scenarios for micro-businesses

Workplace Design & Strategy:● Managed the day-to-day client relationship in delivering engagements such as visioning and workshops, human centric interviews, workplace surveys or other analytical exercises, development of space programming and strategic briefings.● Led Hi-Level space Program development of existing and extended real estate portfolio options – relocation, optimization, restacking. ● Created Executive Summary playbooks highlighting workplace trends, user/market research, RSF requirements (growth forecast, density, bridge analysis etc), strategy benchmarks, occupancy scenario assumptions, projected occupancy costs, preliminary furniture & equipment layouts and recommendations.● Client Products created: Smart Office Toolkits, Change Management Playbooks. Project Design:● Managed assigned national Transportation train stations, Multi-family / Condo Residential & Commercial interior-focused renovation projects.

● Led internal design team (3p) and external Architect & Engineering consultant teams through the design, permitting and construction of 20+ store retrofits, expansions and new flagship locations in NewYork, Illinois and California.● Assist in creating project schedules and preliminary budgets● Oversee work of junior and intern planning staff● Created progress presentations to senior leadership, inclusive of recommendations from the Marketing, Visual Merchandising, Real Estate and Construction team leads.

● Prepared schematic drawings & FFE digital presentations for residential and civic clients.

● Prepared design presentation packages (schematic drawings, renderings & FFE boards) for the global clothing retailer client - Anthropologie.