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Orlando, Fl, Us

San Francisco Bay Area

Designed tools to assist astronauts in troubleshooting unanticipated spacecraft anomalies when distance creates a significant communication delay with Earth.Discovered crew needs through generative research, including contextual inquiry, interviews, and scenario speed-dating sessions.Developed prototypes through sketches and Figma, used to conduct usability tests with astronauts and other subject matter experts.Presented findings to various audiences, including SMEs at Johnson Space Center.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Created data-rich BIM models and resulting design documentation for deadline-sensitive delivery to clients and contractors.Produced VR experiences using Revit + Unity for the purpose of design evaluation and stakeholder presentations.Demonstrated relevance of VR to architectural design, encouraging further implementation of immersive technologies in design workflow.

Greater New York City Area

Coordinated with clients, contractors, site managers, vendors.Conducted site surveys, construction observation, punch lists.Produced drawing sets (all phases), schedules, logs, material palettes.Reviewed shop drawings and provide redline responses.Processed RFIs and create response sketches.Assigned project tasks to student interns.

Greater New York City Area

Produced bid sets and construction documentation.Met with clients on site, evaluated existing conditions.Managed material and equipment specification.Produced diagrams and renderings for competition entry.Assisted with bid documents for NYC DDC projects.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Managed team responsible for producing winning entry to the Zoo Basel Ozeanium architectural competition.Researched specialized domain of aquarium construction through site visits, consultant meetings, and secondary research.Contributed to team’s domain understanding to produce pragmatic solutions, incorporating disciplines of aquarium design and architectural design.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Support for the Institute of Sustainable Construction (Prof. Dr. Holger Wallbaum)Translated various documents from German to English.Proofread and prepared manuscripts for submission to scientific journals.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Drawing, rendering and model building support for various projects and competitions.

Basel Area, Switzerland

Developed a systematic approach to creation of conceptual models for the Parrish Art Museum project.Produced models to review design decisions with office leadership and clients, resulting in numerous artifacts specific to various project needs.

Greater Boston Area

Refined drawings for use in the publication of office monograph, Vol. 2 2009.Provided drawing support for various projects.

Ithaca, New York Area

Provided drawing support for residential and institutional projects.

Greater New York City Area

Assisted with conceptual development of a new furniture collection.Produced and photographed scale models for assessing design quality. Documented factory processes and produced layout for a marketing publication.

Master Of Human-Computer Interaction

Coursework: User-Centered Research and Evaluation (fundamentals of user research) Interaction Design Studio (fundamentals of interaction.

Master Of Science, Architecture

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zürich) Master thesis with Assistant Professor Tom Emerson Design studios with: Caruso.

Bachelor Of Science, Urban And Regional Studies

Activities and Societies: co-creator of the undergraduate group OURS (Organization for Urban and Regional Studies)Concentration.