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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Ravenswood Sports & Wellbeing Centre:-Co-led the design of a new campus building commencing from the start of design development and through to tender submission.-Navigated an extremely complex approval pathway as set by the school and project manager in order to be able to deliver the project under a two-staged CDC.-Lead contributor in progressing the approved schematic design, including interior spaces and the bespoke external facade system.-Ensured compliance and coordination across over 20+ design consultants, an extensive set of requirements, and regulations and standards across the design.-Led and mentored junior team members in developing their knowledge across technical design, interpersonal communication skills, presentation of ideas and how to navigate challenging design programs, client requests and senior stakeholders.-Assisted the project lead in establishing overall programming and deliverables.Sydney Jewish Museum-Progressed the architectural design and coordination of the refurbishment and alterations of an existing museum working alongside a small team.-Conducted extensive site and historical drawing investigations to understand the various alterations, additions and historical conglomerate of buildings that made up the museum and its supporting facilities.-Coordinated a large number of consultants in order to navigate the complex and restrictive issues of heritage, existing structure, code compliance, and security.Chatswood High School & Primary School:-Assisted in leading the delivery of several new buildings and refurbishments across an existing site in Chatswood for School Infrastructure NSW. -Developed the tendered schematic design into construction documentation within a tightly managed program by the nominated contractor.-Led the review and coordination of shop drawings while resolving various details to major facade and other external and internal building components.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

-Lead designer working alongside project architect on an $80 million project for the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) located at Macquarie University.-Developed the early design and coordination of the main consultation building throughout Schematic Design, eventuating in an extensive SSDA submission.-Produced packages of high quality drawings, renderings and presentations in order to communicate effectively to the client and various stakeholder groups.-Directed coordination with consultants through design development while assisting in value management exercises in order to align to the project budget.

Chippendale, New South Wales, Australia

-Lead coordinator and assistant designer of the roof and facade packages for the $810 million Stadium Australia redevelopment at Sydney Olympic Park.-Responsibilities included facilitating coordination of consultants with the design of new facade components and detailing the complex interfaces between new and existing conditions throughout the public realm of the stadium.-Directed the delivery of a comprehensive set of tender documentation within a strictly limited time frame to meet state, client and stakeholder requirements. -Assisted in the development and implementation of BIM protocols, standards and project templates within Revit to be utilised throughout the APAC region.

Milsons Point, New South Wales, Australia

-Delivered development application documentation for two public pool and recreation sites with upgrades to pools, children’s play areas, improvements to change room and club room buildings along with modernisation of these facilities with facade upgrades.-Project lead of a new church development in Western Sydney, continued design development towards Tender Documentation while coordinating various consultants and council requirements.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

-Assisted with client presentations, consultant coordination and delivery of design development documentation of the Canberra Metro light rail infrastructure project.-Managed cooperative design with in-house interior designers and an outside architectural firm in the delivery of tender documentation and a BIM model of a 68,000m² university building in Sydney.-Developed design and client presentations through the schematic design phase of a highly technical lab building with complex site conditions and heritage implications at a university in Melbourne.-Contributed to the design and delivery of a major development application for the redevelopment of a large site within Sydney's inner suburbs. The site included an existing heritage listed church, a new parish hall building, a new primary school and a new 20+ storey independent and age care tower.

Chippendale, New South Wales, Australia

-Involved in the schematic briefing, planning and design of a large master plan in the city of Blacktown including a sports centre, sports fields, childcare and aged care housing.-Assisted with the initial concepts, massing strategies and overall requirements of a major residential / community master plan development along Sydney Harbour.-Worked alongside studio principal in the schematic and development application design of a new fourteen unit residential and commercial block along the coast of Maroubra.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

-Wood's Hill Table - a complete renovation (including rebuilding of all exterior walls and an addition of a basement level) of an existing, dilapidated grocery store in the centre of West Concord into a new, farm to table style restaurant and bar.-SBLI - interior renovations of an existing office facility including multiple floors and tenant uses. -Concord Outfitters - a new, ground up retail store in the centre of Concord, MA specialising in fly fishing and outdoor clothing with the planning of residential rental units on the second floor. -Xand - a company specialising in data centre and collocation space management that includes several projects in and around Marlborough, Massachusetts; Hawthorne, New York; and future sites in Connecticut and New York.-The Edge Sports Center - a state-of-the-art sporting facility converted from an indoor turf field to a second ice rink including locker rooms, support spaces, a mezzanine training area, a concession stand supporting the 2 large outdoor turf fields, and the locker rooms and facilities for USA Women's Hockey.-Concord Municipal Light Plant - a warehouse / storage addition to a company's existing office and warehouse facilities matching the existing structure's aesthetic qualities and performance.

Master’S Degree, Architecture

-Interest and focus on sustainable, social, and inclusive community oriented design. -Lisa Ettridge Prize nomination - awarded.

Bachelor Of Science In Architecture, Minor In Urban Studies, Architecture

-Dean’s List honours maintained throughout studies. -Co-op program - two full semesters of work experience in design firms. -Fall 2008.