Curriculum Vitae
About

Designer, fabricator, roboticist, thinker, and maker.
As a designer, I bring a wealth of architectural design expertise acquired through involvement in various competitions and roles within acclaimed design and engineering firms. My focus lies in the realms of computational architecture, digital fabrication, and the application of advanced visualization techniques. Throughout my career, I have actively engaged in shaping innovative and award-winning designs, drawing on my multifaceted skills to contribute to the evolution of cutting-edge architectural solutions.

Employment
Sept 2018 - Present University of California, Berkeley
Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation | Berkeley, CA
Design Specialist
  • Responsible for professional supervision of educational fabrication facility.
  • Wrote grants to bring industrial robots and much-needed tools to the institute.
  • Responsible for safe operation of Jacobs Hall studios & equipment rooms, including general supervision and a safety trainings.
  • Provided technical mentorship, design and fabrication advice to undergraduate and graduate students, for a range of architectural and engineering projects.
  • Provided fabrication facility operation & maintenance services.
  • Responsible for equipment maintenance and operation, including any necessary repairs or upgrades.
  • Responsible for ordering and installing new equipment.
  • Created training protocols and taught workshops around industrial robots.
  • During Covid shutdown: Created "Jacobs Project Support" remote fabrication service and fully automated project injestion and management. The software created automated emails, printable tickets, connected to Shopify billing API, and generated scannable barcodes and qr codes for easy pickup tracking.
  • Provided technical academic support for courses held in Jacobs Hall.
  • Participated in planning operations for capital projects and sat on various committees.
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    Oct 2016 - Jul 2017 Autodesk Build Space | Boston, MA
    Shop Staff
  • Responsible for CNC operation, Waterjet Operation, maintaining a clean operational working environment, and machine safety.
  • Responsible for safe operation of studios & equipment rooms, including general supervision and a safety trainings.
  • Provided technical mentorship, design and fabrication advice to artists in residence, for a range of architectural and engineering projects.
  • Provided fabrication facility operation & maintenance services.
  • Responsible for equipment maintenance and operation, including any necessary repairs or upgrades.
  • Responsible for ordering and installing new equipment.
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    Aug 2015 - Jan 2017 FabLab | Harvard Graduate School of Design | Cambridge, MA
    Lead Fabricator
  • Responsible for CNC operation, MasterCAM file check, maintaining a clean operational working environment, and machine safety.
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    May 2016 - Jul 2017 Certain Measures | Cambridge, MA
    Technical Designer
  • Responsible for design and development of an installation for a research grant looking at medial surfaces and kerfing techniques.
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    May 2015 - Aug 2015 Adam Fure and Ellie Abrons | Ann Arbor, MI
    Designer
  • Responsible for design, fabrication, and full-scale prototype testing for a small micro-brewery.
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    Jun 2014 - Aug 2014 Gensler | Detroit, MI
    Designer
  • Responsible for developing large and small-scale projects locally and regionally through various project phases.
  • Participated in the Chicago Intern Research Program developing a master-planning scheme for Fulton Market, Chicago.
  • Wrote grasshopper scripts to streamline architectural design concepts and executions.
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    Sep 2013 - Aug 2015 University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
    Digital Fabrication Laboratory Technician
  • Responsible for CNC operation, MasterCAM file translation
  • Maintained a clean operational working environment and monitored student safety.
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    Oct 2011 - Sep 2012 Buro Happold | Culver City, CA
    Technical Designer
  • Responsible for solving complex geometry problems, 3D modeling, and delivering construction documents.
  • Completed SD to CD for Baylor University Stadium and pedestrian bridge.
  • Completed SD to CD for Artic Train Stations in Anaheim, CA.
  • Completed SD to DD for an equestrian bridge in Atwater Village, CA
  • Designed large scale canopy and art installations.
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    Aug 2010 - May 2011 Woodbury University FabLab | Burbank, CA
    Digital Fabrication Lab Technician
  • Assisted students, faculty, and staff in operating 3-axis CNC, 3D printers and laser cutters.
  • Completed faculty installations and helped fabricate objects.
  • Responsible for maintaining a clean and safe working lab and gave demonstrations on proper digital fabrication techniques.
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    Aug 2010 - May 2011 Woodbury University | Burbank, CA
    Teaching Assistant
  • Assisted faculty in Design Communication courses for undergraduate students and graduate students.
  • Challenged students to explore novel representation techniques using digital means
  • Gave demonstrations and lectures on digital methods.
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    Jan 2009 - Aug 2010 Kaplan Chen Kaplan Architects & Planners | Santa Monica, CA
    Designer
  • Completed SD to CD packages for residential projects.
  • Responsible for 3D modeling residential projects.
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    Jan 2007 - Jan 2009 Utopiad | Santa Monica, CA
    Design Intern
  • Responsible for 3D modeling, design and rendering.
  • Delivered mixed use, commercial, and hopitality projects in AutoCAD.
  • Verified project measurements on site.
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    Education
    Aug 2015 - May 2017 Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD), Cambridge, MA
    Master of Design in Technology
    Thesis: 3D Robotic Deposition and Material Extrusion
    Aug 2016 - Dec 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA
    Class: How to Make Almost Anything
    Project: Brew-Net
    Sep 2013 - May 2015 University of Michigan Taubman School of Architecture (TCAUP), Ann Arbor, MI
    Master of Architecture
    Thesis: High Contrast
    Aug 2009 - May 2011 Woodbury University, Burbank, CA
    Bachelor of Architecture
    Thesis: Digital Athenaeum
    Aug 2006 - May 2008 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
    Pre-Bachelor of Architecture
    Aug 2004 - May 2006 California State University Long Beach, CA
    Art/ Art History
    Awards
    2020 Extraordinary Teaching in Extraordinary Times Award - UC Berkeley
    2020 Spot Award for Excellence - UC Berkeley
    2013 Taubman Scholar, Scholarship
    2011 Published in FORM Magazine
    2010 Outstanding Service and Leadership to the School of Architecture
    2010 First Place AIA 2x8 Competition
    2010 Second Place ACSA National Steel Competition
    2010 Published ACSA News Magazine Cover, October 2010 Vol 40, #2
    2008 Woodbury Portfolio Prize, Scholarship
    2008 High GPA Transfer Scholarship
    2009 Most Outstanding Student, Award
    Installations / Collaborations
    2023 "Plaid" - Virginia San Fratello
    2016 "Impossible Objects" - Andrew Witt | Certain Measures
    2016 "Mine the Scrap" - Andrew Witt | Certain Measures
    2015 "Microtherme" - Brandon Clifford | Wes McGee
    2015 "AltBrew" - Adam Fure | SIFT Studio
    2015 "Texture Techtonics" - Adam Fure | SIFT Studio
    2015 "Migrant Garden - Flights o' Fancy" - Perry Kulper
    2014 UM Digifab - Ben Fortunado
    2014 "In The Gardern Grows a Lump" - Andrew Holder
    2014 "Our Vodka Detroit" - Gensler
    2011 "Gio Ponti's Love Child" - Heather Scott Peterson
    2010 "Cabin Fever Wallpaper" - Jennifer Bonner
    2010 "Disco Silencio" - Barbara Bestor
    Areas of Specialization
    Architecture
    Engineering
    Computer Programming
    Robotics
    Project Management
    CNC Fabrication
    Interactive Design
    Furniture Design
    Graphic Design
    Photography
    Skills
    ( yrs) Autodesk Revit
    ( yrs) AutoCad
    ( yrs) Rhinoceros 3D
    ( yrs) Grasshopper
    ( yrs) Robotics
    ( yrs) Artificial Intelligence
    ( yrs) Autodesk Maya
    ( yrs) 3D StudioMax
    ( yrs) Computer Programming
    ( yrs) Digital Project
    ( yrs) CNC Digital Fabrication
    ( yrs) Photoshop
    ( yrs) Illustrator
    ( yrs) InDesign
    ( yrs) 3D Printing
    ( yrs) Laser Cutting
    ( yrs) Construction Documentation
    ( yrs) Art Installation experience
    ( yrs) Electronics Design