Teach building technology course, including Passive Design Strategies, and Environmental Control Systems. Teach several seminars on Ecological Design Ethics, Material Properties, and Waste as Resource. Teach Travel Studios, including one to Benin Republic and one to Morocco (upcoming). Teach several Junior Level Studios, including Comprehensive Studio

Pencil Box Architects is a full service architecture firm focusing on holistic design which optimizes our clients' ideas and ideals. We provide unique, modern solutions for the workplace and homespace that enables individuals to thrive within their built environment.

Rethink Factory is a Design-build collective that brings together designers, builders, community activists and concerned citizens. We use design to positively affect the lives of people in their communities, addressing issues of food, energy, water, and waste. Paying particularly close attention to context, we work with community groups to find appropriate technology solutions for resource challenges. We engage learners of all ages, encouraging maximum participation and continued learning for all involved in all phases from design to implementation. Some projects involve the design of buildings, while some involve a given feature, such as a water catchment system or an effective waste system. We serve as a do-tank, carrying out experiments, to test the feasibility of appropriate technology solutions before implementation. Our projects include orphanages in DR Congo, Senegal and Ethiopia, schools in Haiti and Nigeria, a library in South Sudan, a student hostel in Uganda and a community bathhouse in Morocco.

Architectural Design 1, Junior Studio: Introduced students to basic design in context with real materials. Design projects explored clients' needs; site planning; masonry, wood, and steel construction; health and safety. Composition employed analysis of precedent.Ethics, Ecology, and Design: Seminar introduced learners to different ethical approaches, emphasizing ecological ethics. They gained a rudimentary understanding of ecology and design impacts while developing design philosophies.Design for the 99% Design Studio: The learners designed a house for an urban in-fill site using the imperatives of the Living Building Challenge. They also developed ideas to make an existing Milwaukee house more self-sufficient in for water, food, and energy. They worked in teams on these and other projects, focusing on the urban context with all its intertwined social and ecological challenges.Architectural Structures and Construction: Course on building structure, materials and components and construction techniques. Building performance data was used to inform design decisions. It focused on collecting and analyzing information to make judgments concerning site issues and response to climate, zoning and building codes, preliminary structural design, material qualities and building envelope. Learners were expected to understand fundamental concepts and design judgments.Cape Verde Project, Co-instructor M. Utzinger. Originated and developed the syllabus and overall course structureCape Verde Study Abroad: Involved home-stays in various neighborhoods of Praia, Cape Verde, some of which had limited access to utilities. Learners toured places of cultural interest and resource production. Cape Verde Design Studio: Learners designed houses for their Study Abroad host families, comparing performance simulations and carbon footprint estimates of the existing and proposed house. Student teams constructed prototypes for resource provision in a Cape Verde neighborhood.

I participated in case studies of buildings that aspired to be Carbon-Neutral or Net-Zero energy users.

I co-taught a course that looked at how to make an existing building meet the Living Building Challenge. We collaborated on the project with Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design's Interior's Architecture department and our client was the Urban Ecology Center.Pre-Design Class: Co-developed syllabus and overall course structure. Coordinated day-to-day activities and students-clients interactions. Design Class: Participated in developing the syllabus and course structure. Facilitated interaction between and within student teams. Coordinated interactions between students and client. Advised clients on technical issues of design proposals. Liaised with the funder and administered grades.

The courses were a graduate structures course and an introductory undergraduate building technology course.Introduction to Building TechnologyCollaborated on curriculum and exam development, met with students upon request, and graded all written work, including final exam papers. Survey of Structural Analysis/DesignCollaborated on curriculum and exam development, met with students upon request, and graded all written work, including final exam papers.

The Carbon Neutral Design Project: Helped to organize Carbon Neutral Summit which brought together various experts and academics involved in carbon neutral and net-zero energy design.

Designer for this non-profit that trains ex-offender youth in various trades. Designed houses slated for renovation, which were sold to low-income families in need of housing. Advised the corps on how to implement Wisconsin's Green-Built Homes Initiative to make the houses more sustainable and energy efficient.

I worked on the construction documents for the state of the art Martha Jefferson Hospital in North Carolina

I worked on the renovation of historically significant warehouses at the Manhattan approach to the Brooklyn Bridge. Other projects include a school, two subway stations, and a hotel/residential project.

I worked on preparing marketing, zoning and construction drawings for high rise residential projects. I helped with project management and coordination with project engineers and contractors.

I produced as-built drawings for several theater projects in the New York City area.

I worked on the schematic design set for the renovation of the Kuwaiti National Museum.

I taught Algebra II and Pre-Calculus at this semester abroad program for high school sophomores and juniors in a wilderness environment. The school has a strong focus on physical fitness, sustainable livingand placed-based education. I also helped maintain the computer network, logistics and first-aid on campus. I also worked on community outreach and excursions into the surrounding communities.

I worked on the construction documents for an addition to the Schneider Building at the Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University.

I taught 6th and 8th grade science. I also taught geometry from 2/03 to 6/04. And during the summer intensive program of 2002, I was 7th and 8th grade Art teacher.

I worked on the construction documents for two hospital projects and the construction administration phase for a university project. These include the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center.

I worked on the renovation of the firm's office and code documents for two buildings at the University of North Carolina.

I worked on all facets of all projects at this small firm, from site inspection and site evaluation to design, from interactions with consultants and clients to construction. I was in charge of the State Pharmacy in Tewksbury, Ma project. I also handled computer and network maintenance.

I worked on the renovation/expansion of Shaw's Supermarket in Milford NH, planned and coordinated the project, including demolition and construction phasing that required the store to remain operational.

I worked mainly on renovations and improvements to existing schools, residences, offices and several area hospitals. These included; Saint Catherine’s Catholic School, Somerville, MA; Boston Medical Center; Massachusetts General Hospital and New England Regional Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA. I also helped set up and maintain the computer network.

I taught children, who ranged in age from 6 to 16 years old, how to use computers. I also helped research, install, customize and repair computer software and hardware.

I also helped set up and maintain the computer network.City on the; I taught Arts & Crafts to 9th-graders.

I worked on many projects, starting from master planning straight through to construction documents. They tended to be fast-track institutional projects, including hospitals, office buildings, libraries and schools. These included; Bronson Methodists Hospital; others. I also worked for a year in their model shop, on many presentation models for job getting interviews and study models for use by designers.

In the firm's marketing department, I assisted in the development of proposals for bidding on jobs, maintained project libraries and computers, and adapted software for project and client databases.