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EDUCATION

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING, New York, NY.
M.Arch. Graduated May 2005

HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN, Cambridge, MA.
Career Discovery Program. Summer 2001

BATES COLLEGE, Lewiston, ME.
B.A. in Anthropology and Studio Art. Secondary Concentration in German. Graduated December 1998

SIMON'S ROCK COLLEGE OF BARD, Great Barrington, MA.
Associate of Arts. Graduated May 1995

EXPERIENCE

STUDIO CYCLE, New York, NY. July 2005 - present.
Partner. Studio Cycle is an Architectural Collective that is particularly interested in designing projects which use new materials and technologies to rethink architectural issues at a variety of scales, ranging from the urban to the handheld. Working at a time when nearly all architectural projects take shape within the computer, we have developed an avid interest in how digital processes effect the physical environment and the possibilities of form-making within the digital realm. However, we are also interested in projects which attempt to solve problems in the "real world," taking into account ideas of sustainability and the lifecycle of materials. It is a belief of many architects that the pursuit of interesting or novel forms in architecture precludes taking into account such political and environmental ideas; we believe that a close investigation into techniques of fabrication and new materials is a way to work simultaneously on questions of form and questions of the larger impact of design. Studio Cycle has recently received a grant from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council to develop Blowup/Breakdown, an inflatable, biodegradable septic system that packs into a 12" x 18" x 24" box to be deployed in refugee camps around the world.

PERICYCLE.COM, New York, NY. May 2000 - present.
Principal / New Media Designer. Graphic design and Flash development. Some clients include: Skyelab Consulting LLC, KOL/MAC LLC, Forbes Media, Art.com, Promosis, Locations Resource, Wavelogix, You Make the Call.

KOL/MAC, LLC, New York, NY. Feburary 2006 - April 2006.
Project Head. Served as lead on the FRAC architectural competition. Responsibilities included, creation and layout of all competition drawings, as well as, coridination of the various groups working on the project.

DEAN/WOLF ARCHITECTS, New York, NY. June 2005 - Feburary 2006.
Architect (in-training). Design and Development of architectural schemes for various projects. Production of drawings for digital fabrication. Design of office identity, website and other promotional materials.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GSAPP, New York, NY. August 2005 - December 2005.
Studio T.A.. Met with students on a weekly basis in order to assist in the development of their individual projects. Provided guidance, support and critiques of their work.

PLASMA STUDIO, London, UK. June 2004 - August 2004.
Summer Intern. Prepared graphic material, worked on construction drawings, and developed competition proposals.

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA. August 2003 - December 2003.
Maya Instructor. Co-taught basic Maya and the fundamentals of MEL Scripting, as part of the Visual Studies Program, to second year M.Arch students at the University of Pennsylvania.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GSAPP, New York, NY. August 2003 - December 2003.
Studio T.A. for Chris Perry and Alisa Andrasek. Taught basic Maya and MEL scripting. Assisted with Desk critiques. Organized tri-weekly studio meetings.

AUDREY MATLOCK ARCHITECTS, New York, NY. May 2002 - August 2002.
Summer Intern. Developed design language for contest entries, worked on layouts for promotional material, and assisted photo shoots.

GRAVITY SWITCH, Northampton, MA. March 2000 - October 2000.
New Media Designer. In charge of graphic design, website building, and all Flash development.

EXHIBITIONS

PRAGUE BIENNALE, Prague. Summer 2003
Invited to participate with Alisa Andrasek in the 2003 Prague Biennale. Created all graphic design material, collaborated on MEL scripting and 3-d visualization for The Invisibles (Biot(h)ing).

AWARDS

METROPOLIS NEXT GENERATION COMPETITION. April 2006.
Selected as runners up in the Metropolis Magazine Next Generation Competition for our inflatable, biodegradable septic system - Blowup/Breakdown. The project will be featured in Metropolis Magazine and on the Next Generation website throughout 2006.

LMCC SWING SPACE RESIDENCY. October 2005 - January 2006.
Residency to pursue the development of an inflatable, biodegradable septic system that packs into a 12" x 18" x 24" box to be deployed in refugee camps around the world.

WILLIAM KINNE TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP. Summer 2005.
Fellowship awarded to study refugee housing in the Darfur region of Sudan.

PUBLICATIONS

Metropolis July 2006, Blowup/Breakdown is featured as a Next Generation runner up.

Metropolis June 2005, The Invisibles featured in conjunction with the Metropolis Next Generation winners.

Abstract 2004-05, Columbia University GSAPP.

Abstract 2003-04, Columbia University GSAPP.

Abstract 2002-03, Columbia University GSAPP.

Untitled, contributor to Evan Douglis's forthcoming book.

SKILLS

Maya, MEL Scripting, Rhinoceros, Digital Fabrication (CNC Milling, Laser Cutting, and RP Printing), Autocad, basic VectorWorks, Master Cam, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Flash, ActionScripting, Quark, HTML, CSS