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San Francisco Bay Area

Beyond fulfilling programmatic demands, well-designed campuses and buildings help companies attract and retain valued employees and customers. CAS produces creative, well-considered designs that enhance the human experience with better environments for research, development, and the creating and sharing of ideas. Our designs help articulate our client’s values and contribute to establishing a strong, distinct corporate identity. CAS creates buildings that are environmentally responsible. With LEED certified designers on staff, CAS looks at each project from the beginning to determine what steps can be taken to incorporate sustainable design principles, from finishes to entire building systems. We educate our clients so they can make informed choices on which renewable/recyclable materials and methods of construction will help to achieve efficiency and reduce operations and maintenance costs, so that the facility will be a high performance green building. Our firm carries this culture of total quality into every market and every project it serves. Among the results are satisfying, long-term working relationships and well-designed buildings that meet or exceed our client’s expectations.

Designed and prepared marketing materials and met with potential customers to explain the benefits of a local, green company.

Mark Sofield is the Town Designer for Prospect, a large New Urban community. While working in his office I had the following responsibilities: Developed the Master Sign Plan for Prospect New Town to control all commercial and way finding sign design for the project.Provided illustrations of sample signs using Photoshop and Illustrator, and 3D models and animations using SketchUp.Modeled existing buildings for future analysis and presentation.

Installed Irrigation systems and drainage systemsInstalled xeriscaped landscape designs

Assisted in the design and construction of projects ranging from planting, pruning, and general garden maintenance/installation to stone masonry from stone walls, steps, and patios to brick pavers and drainage systems.Expert in most power tools including small sized front-loaders, backhoes, stone saws and post-hole diggers.; Helped open a large new restaurant specializing in northern Italian cuisine. The restaurant became very popular serving 600 people per night. I served as a food runner and bar-back.

B.A., Environmental Design

Activities and Societies: Sigma Nu Mountain Biking Snowboarding

B.A, Environmental Design

Focused on sustainable/green architectural materials, systems and construction.