Michelle Hipps-Cruz, Aia, Rid, Leed Ap, Msud Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas Area

• Teaching and researching city design.
• Teach Urban/City Design studio to graduate students.
• Create a design based research studio program in Urban Design.
• This studio an interdisciplinary studio open to Graduate Students of Planning, Architecture, Urban Design, and Landscape Design.
• The studio allows student to work in groups of 3-4 students each from different disciplines to combine ideas of resilience, development, equity, and city design.
• Mentored 8 teams for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) design competition. This competition is open to graduate level students of Business, Architecture, Landscape, Planning, and Urban Design. One of my 8 teams moved on.

Austin, Texas

• Project Manager
• Coordinated between the water shed department, the city arborist, Austin Energy, the transportation department, and all design consultants to coordinate the location, design, budget and implementation of trees in the.
• Managed and collaborated with the consultant who created the design book for the implementation of future trees along Austin Corridors.
• Organized and held meetings with inter-departmental managers.
• Coordinated between Austin Energy, the transportation department, the cycling specialist and all design consultants to coordinate the location, design, budget and implementation of street lighting for cars, cyclists.
• Coordinated wayfinding and signage along the Austin Corridors.

Planning And Community Development

• City of San Antonio SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan.-Managed a team of 8 project managers dealing with the urban design initiatives for the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan. -Project Manager for the West Side Community.

San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

• Urban Designer: West Commerce Economic Corridor Master Plan, City of San Antonio
• Conducted public input sessions to acquire neighborhood’s vision;
• Conducted interviews with stakeholders to acquire input and potential contributions;
• Authored urban design three part booklet: Assessment, Comprehensive Design, Phasing
• Coordinated Civil Engineer, Traffic Engineer, Economist, Landscape Architect, and ArchitecturalDesigners to create an inclusive comprehensive master plan;
• Created graphics-based plan based on the community needs and visions;

San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

• Project Designer for high rise residential project in Austin, TX;
• Construction Administration for Texas A&M for new student center;

San Antonio, Texas

• Project Management
• Manage projects from conception through construction administration
• Developed schematic, design development and construction document drawings
• Coordinated meetings and information with engineers, sub-consultants and clients
• Submitted and responded to City of San Antonio permitting
• Responded to formal questions to contractors during the bidding phases

• Drafted and prepared presentation drawings and sketches of conceptual urban design master plans, street sections, architectural plans, elevations, and site plans for public presentations
• Participated in the interview process of stakeholders affected by the proposed charrette to better understand the issues of the community
• Supervised tables consisting of 10+ people from the community participating in the public charrette process
• Drafted community participants’ ideas on the master plan
• Rewrote city codes in Form-Base-Code formathttp://www.tcrpc.org/

Vero Beach, Florida

• Drafted schematics of plans and elevations for one Habitat for Humanity home
• Performed site analysis by obtaining measurements, photographs, and general layout
• Drafted and corrected red lines of construction documents for two residential projects
• Assisted the office manager with the daily office responsibilities
• Obtained, organized and designed firm portfolio of old and current projects

Master'S Of Science In Urban Design, Urban Design

5Yr Professional Degree Of Architecture, Architecture/Urban Design

Activities and Societies: Smart Code Conference; CNU Austin,TX 2008; Golden Key International Honors Society