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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Managed real estate development projects from inception through to completion• Reviewed leases, contracts, title, plats, and other legal documents to anticipate potential issues• Developed, tracked, and updated project budgets and schedules for many projects concurrently• Contracted with surveyors, geotechnical engineers and environmental consultants• Oversaw design and construction in collaboration with architects, engineers, and contractors• Coordinated entitlements, lead public meetings, and facilitated community engagement• Worked closely with utility providers to design, coordinate, and install all required site services

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Managed projects from acquisition through to development, construction, and sale or leasing• Coordinated multiple complex projects simultaneously to create hundreds of housing units • Reviewed, analyzed, and compared competing bids to keep projects within budget• Contracted and supervised surveyors, engineers and other consultants• Guided projects in multiple jurisdictions through the entitlements and permitting process• Completed punch walks and general troubleshooting for multifamily projects

Austin, Texas

• Developed a preliminary masterplan for a 3 acre mixed-use urban infill development• Explored land planning and programming alternatives to discover the best approach for the site• Defined a unique sense of place for the project through the allocation of public spaces and the establishment of relationships between multiple buildings

Austin, Texas Area

• Worked with city staff and sub-consultants in cities around the country to update and rewrite their zoning codes to encourage land development that is compact, walkable, and financially viable • Prepared RFQ and RFP responses in coordination with sub-consultants to help bring in new projects

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Redesigned retail and mixed-use spaces through a human-centered and research-based design approach as part of an interdisciplinary design team• Oversaw project coordination from research and concept development to implementation• Visited project sites to oversee construction and created punch-lists to ensure project completion• Composed, designed and presented detailed reports and conceptual designs to clients

• Translated written programming documents into 3-dimensional spaces that ensured fluid and accessible navigation and facilitated unique visitor experiences• Conceptualized exhibition spaces by sketching and rendering architectural components, wayfinding strategies, experiential graphics and multimedia displays

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assisted throughout the exhibition design process from the ideation to production phases • Produced presentations, sketches, 3D models, floor plans and detail drawings of museum exhibitions and their components • Actively participated in meetings concerning subjects such as visitor experience, artifact conservation, interactive usability, as well as concept development and interpretive planning for upcoming exhibits

Ms Urban Design/ Ms Community & Regional Planning, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning

Activities and Societies: ULI Hines Student Competition, HUD Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition.

Bachelor Of Industrial Design

Thesis project: Food Truck Centered Urban Design