EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE, VIRGINIA TECH
May 2023
GPA: 3.98/4.0
CHICAGO STUDIO, PROFESSIONAL RESIDENCY
4th Year Integrative Design Studio hosted by von Weise Associates
Fall 2021
STEGER CENTER, STUDIO RESIDENCY
Study abroad program based in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland
Spring 2022
EXPERIENCE
DESIGNER, FUTURE FIRM
Chicago, IL
August 2023 - Present
INTERN ASSOCIATE, KTGY
Tysons, VA
Summer 2021; Winter 2021-22; Summer 2022
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Developed site plans, sections, and density studies in AutoCAD
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Composed client submittals and RFP packages with Adobe Suite
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Produced models and renderings in SketchUp and Enscape
EXTERNSHIP, JGMA
Chicago, IL
Fall 2020
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Semester-long mentorship program followed by a three-week internship
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Part of the Chicago Studio professional residency
EVENTS COORDINATOR, MOSS ARTS CENTER
Fall 2018 - Spring 2021
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Coordinated campus-wide events with local student performers
VOLUNTEER STUDENT MENTOR, PROJECT PIPELINE
July 2023
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A summer camp for 6th - 12th students of color hosted by Virginia NOMA to introduce them to the fundamentals of architecture and design
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Students get the chance to create designs they'd like to see in their communities and are connected with mentors in the profession to help guide their interests
ACHEIVEMENTS
AIA MEDAL OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
June 2023
Conferred each year to the top architecture graduates whose imagination and design thinking will influence the future of the architecture profession and the built environment
SARA NY DESIGN AWARDS, MERIT AWARD
June 2023
Awarded a Merit Award by the Society of American Registered Architects - New York Council for "Neighborhood Building Blocks," a team-based, design studio project
Partner: Jason Norfleet
4TH YEAR COMPETITION, FIRST PLACE
December 2021
Awarded best-of-class in a team-based, integrated design studio project
Partner: Jason Norfleet
IIBEC STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION, FIRST PLACE
May 2021
Awarded best design of a school and its enclosure by the VA + Mid-Atlantic Chapters of the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants
VA4LE STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION, FIRST PLACE
March 2021
Awarded best design and presentation of a socially-distant school by the Virginia Chapter of the Association for Learning Environments
FIRST-YEAR COMPETITION, MERIT AWARD
March 2019
A+D First-Year Competition
NYFELER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
Spring 2022
Conducted interview-based, study abroad research on Swiss architect Flora Ruchat-Roncati and the impact of her primary school design in Riva San Vitale
SOCIOLOGY + DESIGN RESEARCH PAPER
September 2018 - April 2019
Presented interview-based research comparing co-housing and living-learning communities at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Conference
RESEARCH
RELATED COURSES
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN DESIGN
Design-Build; Prof. Edward Becker
Blacksburg, VA
Spring 2021
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Designing, CNC fabricating and assembling a timber wall installation with a team of 12 to be featured in the Creativity and Innovation District Residence Hall at Virginia Tech
WHAT MAKES A TOWN?
Topics in History + Theory Course; Prof. Donna Dunay, FAIA
Blacksburg, VA
March 2021
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Exploring the nuances and facets of what makes a place more than a geological point where people reside through readings, research, and the designing a set of postcards
SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT IN VIETNAM
Myers-Lawson School of Construction
Blacksburg, VA + Ben Tre, Vietnam
Spring 2019
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Constructed part of a school in rural Vietnam as the culmination of a semester-long class preparing for construction and community development
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Gained knowledge of brick masonry through lab builds and on-site construction
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Served as translator and representative between the group of Virginia Tech students and locals
SKILLS
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Rhino
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Photoshop
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InDesign
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Illustrator
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Revit
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Enscape
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SketchUp
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AutoCAD
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Sketching
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Hand Drafting
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Modeling