Education

Master of Architecture

University of California, Berkeley | 2022

Remote Instruction Innovation Fellow
Branner, Stump, and Beckerman Fellow
Department Diversity Fellow
3.9 GPA

Bachelor of Design in Architecture

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | 2019

Minor in Computer Science
Minor in Classical Civilizations
Gold Scholar Award
3.9 Professional GPA

Certifications

Anticipated Jan 2025: LEED GA + LEED BD+C AP
Anticipated Jan 2025: Envision SP
Anticipated Dec 2024: GPRO Construction Management

GPRO Operations and Maintenance Certification
Certificate in Restorative Justice Practices
Certificate in Remote Instruction

Work

Green Building Corps Intern

US Green Building Council California | Remote | Oct 2024 – Present

Actively contribute to green building projects while gaining practical experience and making connections across California’s green industries.

Founder, Designer, Consultant

Luminari LLC | Hybrid – Oakland, CA | May 2022 – Present

Founded Luminari LLC to provide freelance design consultation and specification services.
Proactively manage multiple projects, communications, timelines, and deliverables.
Provide diagnostic, repair, design, specification, and installation services for architectural and UV lighting.
Deliver comprehensive brand, logo, and web designs in less than one month.
Research, compose, and standardize technical models, graphics, and presentations.
- Designed printed materials built scale models for exhibits including “Transition Times” (2024) and “Queer Sites” (2022).
Collaboratively organize participatory workshops with the TurkxTaylor initiative.
Provide recurring home tidying, organizing, and maintenance services.

Branner, Stump, and Beckerman Traveling Fellow

UC Berkeley CED Architecture | Remote | February 2020 – November 2023

Completed Shit Architecture research, traveling across 17 countries to investigate sanitary design.
Documented, analyzed, and published studies of public restroom spaces, features, and uses.
Developed best practices for accessible, sustainable, and compelling lavatories.
Share observations and analysis via Instagram and Rest Room.

Co-Founder, Curriculum Director

Sadie | Remote | February 2022 – August 2023

Co-founded an accessibility-minded adult social emotional learning and sex education nonprofit.
Collaboratively developed mission, values, structure, strategies, and branding.
Planned, monitored, and managed educator partnerships and curriculum development, working with educator partners and producing in-person events.

Instructor of Record, GSI

University of California, Berkeley | Hybrid – Berkeley, CA | August 2020 – August 2022

Independently adapted, organized, and taught an existing remote undergraduate course, Digital Design Methods (ARCH 124A), with new learning modules, activities, and projects.
Co-taught three semesters of graduate-level Architectural Representation (ARCH 200C, 200D) and a summer Creative Programming & Electronics course (DES INV 23).
Designed and implemented a new remote Architecture Summer Intensive with a small team.
Managed course logistics, scheduling, activities, project development, rubrics, and grading.
Developed and maintained thorough and organized Canvas and Google sites, supplementing course interaction through Zoom, Miro, email, Instagram, and Google Drive.
Prepared, recorded, and delivered conceptual lectures and technical software tutorials.
Led in-person, hybrid, and remote classes, prioritizing Q+A, discussions, activities, and peer review during class meetings.
Interfaced with students, providing feedback through office hours, helpdesks, and critique.
Emphasized storytelling and intentionality in teaching design development, digital modeling, rendering, image-creation, parametric design, creative programming, and game design.
Equipped students with technology skills and the context to question disciplinary norms.

President, Vice President, Social Chair

Graduate Architecture Student Union (CED GASU) | Hybrid – Berkeley, CA | January 2020 – May 2022

Developed orientation programs including DEI content and community-building activities.
Executed a multidimensional mentorship matching program.
Co-authored A Call to Action, pushing for progress toward equity and anti-racism.
Organized and maintained GASU’s website, newsletter, shared Google Drive.
Coordinated and led regular meetings, recording notes and assigning tasks.
Developed, monitored, and expanded the organization’s budget and program roster.
Represented and advocated for students, maintaining positive contact with stakeholders.

Co-Author

UC Berkeley CED Architecture’s Diversity Pilot Program Proposal | Remote | August 2020

Co-wrote an award-winning $175,000 DEIJB grant proposal.
Collaborated with a cross-functional team of students, instructors, and administrators to compose, organize, and refine grant application structure, copy, data, and references.
Integrated student views, calls for outreach initiatives, demographic statistics, and inspirational critique of the architectural discipline from diverse voices.

Treasurer

Room One Thousand | Hybrid – Berkeley, CA | September 2020 – May 2022

Managed and tracked budgets, grant applications, expenses, sales, and logistics.
Leveraged connections within the University to source new funding opportunities.
Independently secured grant funding accounting for 70% of the organization’s budget.
Worked with the team to organize, advertise, and host online and in-person events including receptions, journal-launches, competitions, and components of a journal-affiliated course.
Liaised with authors, selecting and editing work in Issue 8 – Magic and Issue 9 – Breaks.

President, Vice President, Community Ambassador, Architect

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM UMN) | Minneapolis, MN | September 2016 – May 2019

Coordinated projects and members, keeping the team on task, mediating interpersonal conflicts, providing advice and support, and ensuring timely completion of duties.
Scheduled, planned, and led meetings, managing a diverse and cross-functional team.
Oversaw daily operations of the Association’s space, including maintenance and security.
Oversaw the rebranding of MinneHack and ACM UMN’s websites and designed advertisements, web content, and print materials for the group and its programs.
Secured increased funding and expanded the organization’s budget and roster of programs to include industry lightning talks, interest groups, a student Software Design Competition, a Capture The Flag cybersecurity competition, networking events, and social hours.
Organized the biggest-to-date MinneHack, a free 24-hour hackathon with 300+ attendees.
Planned and executed event logistics including advertising, booking, catering, vendors, shipping, setup, transportation, registration, accommodations, reimbursements, and media.
Managed Minnehack sponsor partnerships, communications, event budgets in excess of $30,000, scheduling, and programming including keynotes, coding competitions, product pitches, networking opportunities, and team-building activities.
Represented the organization in academic, professional, and public settings.

Committee Member

Media Groups and Administrative Units Student Services Fees Committee | Minneapolis, MN | February 2019 – March 2019

Contributed to discussions and decisions regarding allocation of funding from campus fees.
Analyzed past and proposed budgets for fiscal responsibility and cost-effectiveness.
Applied and shared knowledge of funding processes and organizational management.

Software Engineering Intern

Pearson VUE | Bloomington, MN | May 2017 – August 2017

Designed SQL packages for internal fraud detection.
Optimized existing code templates to decrease ETL cycle time.
Developed and improved production code in an Agile environment.

Lab Tech

University of Minnesota Optogenetics Core | Minneapolis, MN | May 2016 – April 2017

Supported laboratory activities by writing programs to optimize the lab’s data collection and analysis.
Improved and repaired robotic assemblies used in surgical procedures.
Designed and fabricated tools which decreased optic fiber production time by a factor of 10.

Other Affiliations

TurkxTaylor Initiative, USGBC-CA, AIA East Bay, NOMA, AWWEE

UC Berkeley’s University Conduct Hearing Committees, Graduate Assembly, CED Graduate Student Council, CED Executive Committee, Long Range Development Plan, Campus Master Planning Committee, National Organization of Minority Architecture Students, Intersectional Ecologies Working Group, Transecological Imaginations Working Group

University of Minnesota’s College of Design Curriculum Committee, Campus Committee on Student Behavior, Media and Administrative Student Services Fees Committee, and Bachelor of Design in Architecture Student Association, American Institute of Architecture Students, Queer Student Cultural Center, Out in STEM

Skills

People

leadership, approachability, dependability, teamwork, adaptability, attention to detail
active listening, constructive criticism, conflict-resolution, humility, empathy, restorative justice

Community

program coordination, time management, event planning, budgeting, community support, intentional gathering, community engagement
Eventbrite, Calendly, MailChimp, Luma, social media

Productivity

Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Excel
Miro, Zoom, Slack, Discord, Kaltura, Dropbox
Trello, Jira, Asana, Monday, Zoho, Zapier, Toggl Track

Teaching

curriculum design, project-based teaching, online education, university lecturing
grant writing, copy editing
Moodle, Canvas

Thinking

problem solving, concept generation, systems thinking, sketching
design ethics, human-centered design, accessibility, experiential design
prototyping, parametricism, manufacturing processes

Creation

drafting, physical modeling, laser cutting, 3D printing
Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premier Pro, Canva, Figma
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Ladybug, Visual Lighting, Revit, AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Fusion 360

Programming

Python, Processing, Arduino, C++, SQL, Java, MATLAB
Google Sites, Wix Studio, Squarespace, WordPress, Drupal, GitHub

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