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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER WITH DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE IN RESILIENT DESIGN & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT New York Institute of Technology [NYIT], Old Westbury, NY Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), 2013 Thesis: “[Re]Constructing the Water’s Edge”: Architecture as ‘machine’ to manage floodwaters and ecology on the Newtown Creek in Brooklyn, NY. The project was featured in the NYIT Thesis exhibition show in 2013.
2008 – 2013
Perez Architecture, Brooklyn NY, Architectural Designer/Project Manager Assumed several roles over 3.5 years Performed over 400 field assessments of storm-damaged homes in all 5 boroughs Developed comprehensive scoping documents with contractors and consultants Developed construction documents for single and multi-family dwellings that were submitted to the NYC DOB for approval and permitting Gained full knowledge of DOB ‘e-file’ processes and procedures Assisted with business development plans and client acquisition Used Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD, and the Adobe CS to create presentations
2013 – Present
Operation Resilient Long Island (ORLI), Long Island/NYC Co-Chair & Resilient Design Director Co-Founded a student-led grassroots initiative focused on the long term architectural implications of rebuilding coastal towns after a major disaster. Organized and hosted the first post-Sandy global design competition. Gained interest from over 300 interdisciplinary design teams from 20 countries. 60 Finalists were chosen and the 3 winners were announced at TEDxNYIT that ORLI hosted in 2014.
2012 – Present
Thesis Faculty Honor Award in Design Studies – NYIT School of Architecture Graduating Scholarship – NYIT AIAS Community Service Honor Award – AIAS National / ORLI NYIT Dean’s Honor List – NYIT Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship 2014 – AIA National MoMA PS1 EXPO 1: Rockaway Call for Ideas Video Competition Finalist – MoMA
2012 – 2013 2012 – 2013 2012 – 2013 2012 – 2013 2014 – 2014 2012 – 2013
“3C: Comprehensive Coastal Communities Playbook”, Editor Operation Resilient Long Island’s Publication produced to showcase the 3C: Comprehensive Coastal Communities competition winners and finalists. Published by JS McCarthy Printers in 2014
2014
“Operation Resilient Long Island: A Conversation with Co-Chair Dan Horn” Co-author, (interviewee) Young Architects Forum (YAF) – “Ahead of the Surge” June 2015, Volume 13, Issue 03
2015
“Recoded City” Contributor – Operation Resilient Long Island Routledge Publishers, UK
2015
Presenter – SOURCE 2013 “[Re]Constructing the Water’s Edge”, NYIT Thesis Project, dealing with rising sea levels and developing in flood prone regions.
2013
Presenter – Annual Energy Conference, NYIT’s de Seversky Mansion Invited as a guest speaker two years in a row to present research in resilient reconstruction.
2013
Co-Organizer – ‘Raise or Stay’ Symposium, Steelcase NYC Organized an all-day working group conference to bring together Pratt, NJIT, AIA NY to talk collaboratively about post-Sandy reconstruction beginning to happen in the region.
2013
Presenter – AIA NYS Convention 2013 in Syracuse, NY Thesis Project, dealing with rising sea levels and developing in flood prone regions.
2013
Speaker – AIA Regional Post-Sandy Working Group, NJIT Invited to present about the 3C global design competition to a regional coalition of architects, planners, and designers at the second Regional Recovery Working Group organized by AIA NY Design for Risk and Reconstruction committee (DfRR).
2014
Speaker – Resiliency Symposium, Adelphi University, Center for Health and Innovation Invited to speak about post-Sandy first responder and community resiliency issues that occurred after Super-storm Sandy.
2014
Presenter – SUMA Program, Columbia University Invited to present ideas generated from ORLI’s 3C global design competition.
2014
Presenter – AIA NYS Convention 2014 in Syracuse, NY Presented Thesis Project, dealing with rising sea levels and developing a resilient architectural intervention in flood prone regions.
2014
Speaker/Panelist – AIA National 2015 Convention in Atlanta, GA Focused on the various gaps that emerge in leadership and education, etc. in the aftermath of a natural or man-made disaster.
2015
Speaker/Panelist – AIA National 2016 Convention in Philadelphia, PA Focused on the various gaps that emerge in leadership and education, etc. in the aftermath of a natural or man-made disaster. Expanded on the transition from Student > Practice > Advocacy > Future Development & next steps.
2016
Presenter – AIAS FORUM 2016 in Boston, MA Organized, hosted a workshop and presented on ORLI.
2016
Design for Risk and Reconstruction (DfRR) – Committee Member New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program – Lindenhurst Planning committee member Rebuild by Design – “Living with the Bay” Citizen’s Advisory Committee member
American Institute of Architects, National – Associate Member AIA Brooklyn, NY – Chapter Member BKEP – Brooklyn Emerging Professionals – Member Emerging NY Architects (ENYA) – Committee Member Climate Reality Project – Member GREENSPACENYC – Organizing Member & Collaborator
HURRIPLAN – Administered by the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC) Safety Assessment Program (SAP) – Administered by Cal OES – State of California AIA University (AIAU) – AIA Convention 2016 presentation “Mind the Gap” featured in an online course on AIAU website Applied Technology Council (ATC) 20 – Earthquake Damage assessment and response training Applied Technology Council (ATC) 45 – Wind Storms and Flood Damage assessment and response training