As an architect with over ** years experience, I offer strong verbal, organizational and design abilities, as well as a diverse background that includes real estate, entertainment and education. In addition, I possess an M. Arch degree, a California real estate broker’s license, am a LEED Accredited Professional for Building Design and Construction and am a registered architect in California.
My design and project management experience includes work ranging from large scale institutional projects to custom commercial interiors, sustainable residential projects and landscape. Residential multi-family experience includes design and project management for new construction of 80 unit mixed-use communities and an 162 unit senior housing project. Institutional and tenant improvement experience include IWIN.com, UCLA Extension Building in Westwood, Jurupa Elementary School and Tribecca West.
Past project responsibilities have included site analysis, master planning, programming, proforma development, detailed project proposals and feasibility studies, building and landscape design, budgeting, scheduling, workplan development, staffing and team coordination, agency and coordination and approvals, contract review and negotiation, construction and consultant bidding and coordination, cost evaluation, entitlement review, funding development packaging, construction document preparation including documentation for DSA and contract administration.
Market Sector Experience:
• Multi-family and Public Housing
• Institutional Master Planning & Urban Planning
• Mixed-use Retail/Commercial/Entertainment
• Commercial Adaptive Re-use & Tenant Improvement
• Higher and K-12 Education
• Custom Estate & Single Family Residential
• Landscape Design
Technical + Professional Experience:
Revit, Autocad 2011, Adobe Suite incl. InDesign and Photoshop, Microsoft Office and Sketch Up.
Professional Registration:
LEED Accredited Professional BD&C, since 2004
California Real Estate Broker’s License
California Licensed Architect
Professional History:
At Present Self-employed architect and consultant for a developer
2007 - 2008 Nardi Associates, Monrovia, CA , Project Manager and
Senior Designer
2006 - 2007 Design consultant for several firms
2003 - 2006 Perkins + Will, Los Angeles, CA, Designer
2001 - 2003 Rios Associates, Los Angeles, CA, Project Architect
Prior to 2001 Shubin + Donaldson, Santa Monica, CA, Project Architect
Pugh + Scarpa, Santa Monica, CA, Designer
various freelance & part-time contract positions including
restoration work at the Neutra VDL house in Silverlake
1983 to 1994 SVC, Los Angeles, CA, Principal
(advertising agency)
Prior to 1983 Bristol Myers/Unitek, Monrovia, CA, Advertising & Design
Cal-State, Los Angeles, CA, Instructor
Glendale High School, Glendale, CA, Instructor and
Regional Occupational Program Coordinator for LA County
Education:
California Polytechnic University, Pomona; Masters of Architecture degree.
Graduated 12 ‘97.
University of California, Los Angeles, emergency teaching credential.
California State University, Los Angeles; Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art and Theater (Dean’s List).
Pasadena City College, Associate of Arts degree.
Design Jury Critic, Woodbury University
Cybertek Revit Training - Certification
Awards/Publications:
At Shubin & Donaldson:
IWIN.com, AIA Los Angeles, Merit Award, 2000, AIA Santa Barbara, Merit Award, 2000, California Home and Design, Achievement Award, 2004
Published in Contract Design Magazine, Architecture, Details, Interiors,
Interiors Now, Frame, FX, Revolution, Sporting Spaces.
Fotouhi Alonso Associates, Contract Design, 2002; “Fitting In”
Travel Experience:
Europe: Great Britain, Ireland, France, Italy, Switzerland
North America: Continental United States and Canada
Latin America: Mexico
Selected Projects:
New Construction:
Seasons at Compton, Compton, CA
Senior and Disabled Public Housing Project
Designed for LEED Silver Certification
SE Corporate Headquarters
Corona, CA
Commercial Office
Designed for LEED Silver Certification
Amman Mall
Amman, Jordan
Hotel/Theater/Retail/Commercial Complex
Surrey Mall
Surrey, Canada
Mixed-use Retail/Housing/Entertainment Complex
Washington Elementary School
Montabello, CA
New Classroom Building
Jurupa Elementary School #17
Jurupa, CA
New Campus designed with sustainable landscaping principals, energy efficient lighting and mechanical equipment, use of daylighting, and rainwater retrieval detention basin and
pervious paving. Obtained DSA approval.
St. Bonaventure K-12 Integrated Facility
Concord, CA
New Campus designed with sustainable landscaping principals, energy efficient lighting and mechanical equipment, use of daylighting, and rainwater retrieval detention basin and pervious paving.
Casa Encantata/Park Bellagio
Bel Air, CA
Private $60 million estate, landscaping, mechanical plant
Adaptive Re-Use and Tenant Improvement;
Fotouhi Alonso Advertising
Conjunctive Points
Culver City, CA
Advertising Agency
Fahrenheit Films
Santa Monica, CA
Video Production Studio
UCLA Extension
Westwood, CA
Higher Ed, Construction Administration & job closeout
IWIN.com
Westwood, CA
Commercial tenant improvement concept through CA and closeout
Technicolor Sony
Culver City, CA
Digital Imagery labs and offices
Remodel:
Tribecca West
Santa Monica, CA
Exterior remodel of Barry Berkus Project
Johnson/Avery Residence
Brentwood, CA
Historic remodel/preservation of Lloyd Wright Project
Zimmer Residence
Brentwood, CA
Residential remodel
Master planning/programming:
Highland Wellness Center
Highland, CA
Master plan and design of Mixed-use Retail/Housing/Wellness Center for San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Miramar Community College
San Diego Community College District
San Diego, CA
Campus Master Plan
South Orange County Community College
Facilities Master Plan
Orange County, CA
Three Campus Master Plans
MiraCosta Community College
MiraCosta, CA
Campus Master Plan
Riverbrook Housing Master Plan
Houston, Texas
Housing Master Plan for National Housing
Claremont Housing
Claremont, CA
Master Plan and Housing Design
Landscape design:
Cedars Sinai Hospital
Los Angeles, CA