Member of the management, design, and production team for various Starbucks restaurants in the Midwest Region.

Work within small office team responsible for design coordination, review, and submittal of permit drawings for various residential and retail projects in the city of Chicago. Regularly coordinate with contractors and sub contractors to ensure the successful execution of project designs from start to finish.

Project Designer responsible for managing and organizing the bid packaging process from start to finish. Responsibilities include review of material specifications to ensure that design, fabrication, and installation of millwork and products meet LEED sustainability requirements. Responsible for educating team members and clients about options involving sustainable design and how to achieve them.

Responsible for programmatic development of the University of Chicago Laboratory School design competition entry and master planning.Assisted in coordination and production of design proposal packages for a 5 million sq.ft. multi-purpose design in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Worked on programming designs for various projects, including school projects, as well as concert halls.Designed an installation for the International Association of Assembly Managers, Inc. 2008 Conference in Anaheim, Ca. (IAAM)

Project manager/designer for high end kitchen and custom cabinetry designs. Responsible for designing the layout and creating all drawings including mechanical information.Coordinating with the consultants, general contractor, and installers for the full completion of each project.Acted as a bridge between the construction aspect of the project and the client in order to maintain the integrity of the designs. This included site meetings with contractors and clients in order to have a full understanding of design and construction.Assembled highly detailed mill work drawings for contractors; which included construction details for various projects. Some of the details included 2d as well as 3d representation of assembly.

Member of the design and production team for a 25,000 sq.ft.home in Casper, Wy. Responsible for creating and coordinating architectural drawings with the consultants’ information; including the development of construction details, and research into codes and compliances for the area.Designed and produced contract documents for a 10,000 sq.ft.residence in the Pacific Palisades. Responsible for creating construction drawings and coordinate architectural drawings with consultants’ information. Responsible for creating interior drawings and gathering all interior material information.Project manager of a 1,500 sq.ft. Venice Beach condo renovation.Responsible for creating and submitting permit drawings, and managing building department approval process.

Responsible for office portfolio, presentation, and competition designs; including applying for RFP’s and RFQ’s for low income housing projects. Received three Honorable Mentions for submitted designs.Member of a production team responsible for producing schematic, design development, and construction documents. Project types include affordable housing for the elderly and housing conversion of 1920’s bank in downtown Los Angeles.