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Designed single family homes, additions and remodeling. The projects include:-Affordable housing for Habitat for Humanity in Wisconsin, Pro-Bono-Private Residences in Illinois, California and TexasVillage of Barrington, Planning and Zoning Board Commissioner, since 2017-Initiated a plan to go paperless during presentation and meetingsWillow Creek Community Church, Junior High School Students Small Group Leader since 2012Former Board Member of Korean American Community… Show more Designed single family homes, additions and remodeling. The projects include:-Affordable housing for Habitat for Humanity in Wisconsin, Pro-Bono-Private Residences in Illinois, California and TexasVillage of Barrington, Planning and Zoning Board Commissioner, since 2017-Initiated a plan to go paperless during presentation and meetingsWillow Creek Community Church, Junior High School Students Small Group Leader since 2012Former Board Member of Korean American Community Services -Advised on their capital improvement plan until it merged with another community center Show less

Served a dual role as LEED Architect and Business Manager for an award-winning architectural design firm specializing in commercial and industrial buildings. LEED Architect:Got certified as LEEP AP and created an in-house LEED department within the firm. Managed LEED projects with extensive client interactions to meet corporate goals. Successfully certified more than a dozen LEED projects.-Method Soap Factory, Chicago, IL: 150,000 SF Manufacturing/ Distribution/ Office, new… Show more Served a dual role as LEED Architect and Business Manager for an award-winning architectural design firm specializing in commercial and industrial buildings. LEED Architect:Got certified as LEEP AP and created an in-house LEED department within the firm. Managed LEED projects with extensive client interactions to meet corporate goals. Successfully certified more than a dozen LEED projects.-Method Soap Factory, Chicago, IL: 150,000 SF Manufacturing/ Distribution/ Office, new construction with on-site renewable energy (wind turbine, solar trees and thermal panels) and greenhouse hydroponic food production on the roof. The first manufacturing facility to earn LEED NC Platinum in Chicago. Received 2015 USGBC Illinois Emerald Award. With a grant awarded by the City of Chicago, made presentations to 70+ Method newly-hired employees on the building green features, which substantially increased employee pride and company morale as well as their buy-ins in corporate sustainability programs. Instituted a plan to set up community engagement initiatives such as green building tours and student urban farming programs.Business Manager/Managing Principal:Responsible for overall business development and operations.-Secured the firm’s first European project in the Netherlands that resulted in 5% of Total Annual Revenue. -Streamlined RFP process which increased hit rates through combined efforts of follow-through/Target Strategy/Relationship Building. -Built financial modeling from scratch for budgeting, cost analysis, growth projection and efficiency measures.-Developed standard contract templates and systemized in-house contract review process, reducing outsourcing legal fees.-Rolled out company’s first performance-based employee annual review.-Speaker/Presenter at Vistage (formally TEC, an executive coaching and peer advisory group). Presented a talk on “Value-Driven-Culture” to a group of executives. Show less

Worked at several small to mid-size architectural firms in design and project management.