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• Personal projects on several private residential, interior design and garden projects.

• Managed historic urban planning projects. Clients included the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development; the Metro Transit Authority; and private developers. Built a team of architects, urban planners, landscape architects, conservators, and computer programmers to design urban spaces and parks in historic neighborhoods and business districts throughout Los Angeles. Projects were located in MacArthur Park, Hollywood and Westwood Village. Acted as liaison between communities, government agencies and developers during the vetting process for urban planning infill projects. Taught CAD courses within the school’s computer lab to graduate level architecture students.

• Managed restaurant architectural projects from design through construction, averaging four million US$. Projects included the Market City Caffés in Las Vegas, Old Pasadena, and Burbank, the Dragon Noodle restaurants and the Golden Bagel Coffee shops.• Developed design and construction documents for historic structures throughout Los Angeles. Projects included the reopening of the vaudeville era El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood after the Northridge earthquake, the adaptive reuse and seismic upgrade of a Baptist church for the African American Unity Center in South Los Angeles, and code / ADA upgrade research for the historic Pasadena Playhouse. Served as liaison between engineering consultants, clients, construction crews, and city/county plan check officials.

• Managed aspects of facility improvement at Los Angeles International Airport. Clients included Federal Express, Delta, United and American Airlines. Main projects included the US$30 million maintenance ramp enhancements for United Airlines and the Terminal 4 upgrade for American Airlines. Implemented successful transition from paper-based construction drawings to computer aided design (AutoCAD) software with the networked installation of over thirty computers.• Organized a series of study groups in 1992 -93 with thirty candidates from firms in the Los Angeles area to prepare for the architectural record exam. This forum served not only for test preparation but as a support group for members to share information about test sites, study materials and test taking techniques. 75% of the participants involved passed the entire exam. This was followed with sessions to prepare for the oral exam - 100% of the participants passed.

• Designed and prepared the construction drawings for various educational, housing, garden design projects and the historic federal courthouse in Baton Rouge, LA. • Inspected educational facilities for asbestos and prepared abatement drawings.

Mba, Management, Non-Profit

Masters Of Architecture, Architecture

B. Arch, Architecture

Education record