PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SMBW| Richmond, VA : August 2024 - Current
Director

  • Develop processes within the office to foster a collaborative and creative work environment that encourages a culture of design research, experimentation, and knowledge sharing within the design team.

  • Conduct design reviews and evaluations to identify opportunities for improvement and mitigate potential risks.

  • Design and Project Management on both architecture and interior design projects.

  • Identify and cultivate new business opportunities through market research, networking, and relationship building.

  • Monitor and evaluate the performance of business development initiatives, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions as needed.

  • Lead the development of business proposals, presentations, and pitches to secure new partnerships and contracts.

  • Cultivate and maintain strong client relationships through effective communication responsiveness, and a commitment to exceeding expectations.

MARVEL | Richmond, VA : March 2022 - April 2024
Senior Architect

  • Worked closely with Principal in Charge as project manager and lead designer to develop concept, vision, and strategy. Oversee the documentation of the project by addressing major project decisions and handling significant project challenges requiring new approaches and guidelines.

  • Point of contact for clients and sub consultants.

  • Responsible for applying the overall concept and narrative of the design and simultaneously detailing projects, delivering project documentation, and overseeing the project through construction administration.

  • Mentored aspiring architects and trains young designers on technical, code, documentation, and QC/QA issues, recruitment, and on-boarding.

  • Worked alongside Marvel’s offices to promote IDEAL efforts via external communications, recruitment, student engagement, and community engagement.

  • Notable projects: Studio Two Three, Undisclosed K-12 Client, Harvard, Undisclosed Parks and Recreation Client.

VMDO | Charlottesville, VA: December 2019 - March 2022
Architectural Designer

  • Worked closely with Principal in Charge and complement the Project Designer to develop a design concept and oversee the documentation of the project by addressing major project decisions and handling significant project challenges requiring new approaches and guidelines.

  • Responsible for applying the design concept to the design and detailing of the building, delivering project documentation, and overseeing the project through construction administration.

  • Mentored aspiring architects and trains young designers on technical, code, documentation, and QC/QA issues, recruitment, and on-boarding.

  • Notable projects: GWU Thurston Hall, Hourigan Construction

3North | Richmond, VA: June 2017 - December 2019
Architectural Designer

  • Assisted in full scope of multiple commercial project from schematic design through construction administration including design development and conceptualization, client and consultant coordination, project management, on-site coordination & implementation, technical design integration & delivery; using Revit Architecture 2020

  • Worked closely with the project manager and consultants to develop and coordinate architectural concepts throughout each project

  • Ensured project integration through design execution, project coordination, communication, and leadership

  • Managed 3North’s recruitment & internship / new-hire on-boarding processes.

  • Notable projects: WillowTree, Pump House Park, Campbell Court


Lehman Smith McLeish (LSM) | Washington, DC: June 2014 - June 2017
Architect II

  • Assisted in full scope of multiple commercial project from schematic design through construction administration including design development and conceptualization, client and consultant coordination, project management, on-site coordination & design implementation, technical design integration & delivery

  • Prepared presentation drawings with fully implemented graphics

  • Building re-positioning and test fit integration at multiple scales for multiple different client typologies

  • Assisted with recruitment & Internship / New-Hire on-boarding processes

  • Notable Projects: Bloomberg (AIA DC Award), Bloomberg NYC Headquarters, General Dynamics, Covington (AIA DC Award), K&L Gates, Biomed Realty

EDUCATION

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) | 2008 - 2014
Minor in Landscape Architecture
European Travel Fall Semester 2012
WAAC Spring Semester 2012

ORGANIZATIONS / PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Architect licensed in Washington, D.C. 
AIA Richmond Board of Directors 2019-2021, 2022 - Ongoing
GRACRE Member (Membership and DEI Committee Member)
AIA Richmond YAF (Young Architects Forum) Committee Member
AIA Virginia ELA (Emerging Leaders in Architecture) Class of 2022

AWARDS

Bloomberg (AIA DC Award)
Covington DC (AIA DC Award)
WillowTree (AIA RVA Award)

SOFTWARE

Revit Architecture
AutoCAD
MicroStation
Google Sketch-Up
Rhinoceros
Rendering Software: Enscape | V-Ray | Lumion
Adobe Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design
Procreate
Microsoft Office Suite