I ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FROM 2000-2004 AND GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE; A 4-YEAR PRE- PROFESSIONAL DEGREE. AT THE END OF 2005 I MOVED TO NEW YORK AND BEGAN WORKING AT LEVENBAUM ASSOCIATES / ANDREW ROBERT LEVENBAUM, P.E. (ARLPE). WHILE WORKING FULL-TIME I ATTENDED NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND COMPLETED THE BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE 5-YEAR PROFESSIONAL DEGREE PROGRAM IN 2010.
CONCURRENT WITH WORKING FULL-TIME AND ATTENDING SCHOOL PART-TIME, I BEGAN AND COMPLETED THE IDP PROGRAM. I PASSED ALL 7 ARE EXAMS WITHIN TWO YEARS AND OBTAINED MY ARCHITECTURAL LICENSE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. I AM LICENSED IN MINNESOTA AND AM PURSUING LICENSURE IN NEW YORK STATE AS WELL.
I WORKED FOR LEVENBAUM ASSOCIATES / ARLPE FOR 8 YEARS BEGINNING IN JANUARY OF 2006. I BEGAN WORKING AS A DRAFTSPERSON AND WAS PROMOTED TO JUNIOR ARCHITECT AND EVENTUALLY TOOK ON THE ROLE OF PROJECT MANAGER AND PROJECT ARCHITECT. PROJECTS AT THIS FIRM INCLUDED HOSPITALITY DESIGNS AND RESTORATION / RENOVATION OF CHURCH PROPERTIES. SOME OF THESE RENOVATION PROJECTS INCLUDED DESIGNS FOR MULIT-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS SITED ON EXCESS CHURCH PROPERTY. MAJOR PROJECTS AT THIS FIRM INCLUDE:
THE DESIGN OF A 45-GUEST ROOM HOTEL IN BROOKLYN, NY. CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN THE SPRING OF 2015
ON-SITE PROJECT & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF A 66-GUEST ROOM HOTEL IN QUEENS, NY COMPLETED IN JUNE OF 2011
DESIGN & PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR THE RENOVATION & RESTORATION OF ALL SAINTS WOODHAVEN EPISCOPAL CHURCH & RECTORY IN QUEENS, NY
AFTER LEAVING LEVENBAUM ASSOCIATES / ARLPE I BEGAN WORKING AT MID-SIZED FIRM, EHASZ GIACALONE ARCHITECTS, PC, WHERE THE FOCUS WAS MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. I WAS THE PROJECT ARCHITECT ON MANY SCHEMATIC DESIGNS FOR HOUSING COMPLEXES RANGING IN SIZE FROM 34,000 SF TO WELL OVER 400,000 SF. THE MOST NOTABLE PROJECT I COMPLETED WITH EGA WAS A 42-UNIT 3-STORY APARTMENT COMPLEX INCLUDING 51 PARKING SPACES. THIS PROJECT IS DUE TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION IN EARLY SUMMER OF 2016.
CURRENTLY I WORK WITH TPG ARCHITECTURE IN NEW YORK CITY. THE FIRM SPECIALIZES IN CORPORATE INTERIOR FIT-OUTS WITH MAJOR CLIENTS SUCH AS ELIZABETH ARDEN, JPMORGAN CHASE AND NORTH SHORE LIJ HEALTH SYSTEMS. I HAVE COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS FOR A 6,000 SF INTERIOR PHASE ONE FIT-OUT FOR PRICELINE.COM WITH EXPECTATIONS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 SF PHASE TWO. CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE ONE IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED IN MARCH OF 2016. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON DESIGNS FOR A 119,000 SF OPEN WORK PLAN OVER THREE COMPLETE FLOORS FOR MORGAN STANLEY.
I AM ALSO AVAILABLE FOR FREELANCE DESIGN AND DRAFTING SERVICES.