ACTIVITIES & AWARDS
2016
• Summa Cum Laude
• AIA Henry Adams Award for Excellence
• Hawaiian Architectural Foundation Award
• Student Marshal
2015
• Donald Goo Practicum Fund Grant
• Barry Baker Scholarship
2014
• Tau Sigma Delta Architecture Honors Society
2013
• Paper Architecture Night Planning Committee (w/AIAS)
• SoA Global Track: China admitted
2012
• Kakaʻako Parklet Design Competition: 1st Place
2011-2016
• AIAS
• Manoa Opportunity Grant
2007-2009
• University of Texas at San Antonio Health Ambassador
• Academic Competetiveness Grant
Skills
3D Modeling
AutoCAD
Revit
3ds Max
Maya
Rhino3D
Sketchup
Unity3D
Unreal 4
V-ray
Post Processing
Indesign
Illustrator
Photoshop
Acrobat
Microsoft Office Suite
Operating Systems
Mac Os
iOS
Windows
Parallels
XCode
EDUCATION
DOCTORATE OF ARCHITECTURE | D.ARCH 2016
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa - Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE | M.ARCH 2015
Tongji University - Shanghai, China
BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN | B.ENVD 2014
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa - Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
EXPERIENCE
PROWORK PACIFIC INC | Honolulu, HI, USA
07/2016-Present
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER
THE NOOK
Redesigned facade of an ongoing mixed-use development in the Mo'ili'ili district of Honolulu and communicate with the client in achieving designated goals. Produced graphic representation for the project and its marketing.
MIXED-HIGH END RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS
Completed multiple projects from start of the contract to finish, including communicating with clients, developing design schemes/proposals, completion and permitting of construction documents and follow-up inspections.
SAA ARCHITECTS | Singapore, Singapore
06/2015-08/2015
ARCHITECTURAL INTERN
KUALA LUMPUR NEW MRT LINE
Developed conceptual direction for the design of 10 new mass rail transit stations along a downtown subway service line in Kuala Lumpur.
WOODLANDS INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE CAMPUS
Conducted field research for the development of a circulation plan for WIHC and prepared various scale massing models and graphical representation for presentation to clients and external agencies.
ACO ARCHITECTS & DESIGN | Shanghai, China
Architecture & Urban Planning Research Department
12/2014-03/2015
ARCHITECTURAL INTERN/RESEARCHER
QINGPU MRT SHOPPING CENTRE
Developed an alternate proposal for the client
Coordinated design concepts and schemes with Chinese cohorts
HSY ARCHITECTURE DESIGN & CONSULTANTS | Shanghai, China
11/2014-03/2015
ARCHITECTURAL INTERN/RESEARCHER
DIANSHAN LAKE YACHT CLUB & COMPETITION RESORT
Developed a fourth iteration of the master plan and phasing
Executed design for an observation tower
Planned boathouse neighborhood
Negotiated with clients
CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORP. | Beijing, China
Creative Design Institute 中国中建设计集团有限公司(总部)
05/2014-09/2014
ARCHITECTURAL INTERN/RESEARCHER
ELEMENT HAILAR | MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT IN HULUNBUIR
Developed a third iteration of master plan Designed mixed-use complex
Negotiated with clients
Procured project for CSCEC
FU PING XIAN ZHONG YI YUAN HOSPITAL (阜平县中医院)
Provided graphical analysis for nal presentation to client
The Gates: New-Age Redevelopment in Beijing, China
Planned layout of residential compounds Hand rendered proposed designs
GROUP 70 INTERNATIONAL | Honolulu, HI, USA
05/2014
STUDENT DESIGNER
HAWAI'I BID FOR THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
Created Rhino Modeling for 3D Graphical Analysis Created Illustrator les for project proposal
Other Experience
08/2013-05/2014
Kate Spade Inc.
Honolulu, HI
Stylist
08/2009-05/2013
Nordstrom Inc.
Honolulu, HI
Designer Handbags Specialist
01/2005-07/2009
Diverse Technologies
San Antonio, TX
Team Lead/Designer
Publications
2016
Community Resilience and Food Equity: the case for the Honolulu Hawker Centre
Dissertation for D.Arch
2015
Working in China: an ethnographic study of foreign architects working in Chinese firms
Thesis for M.Arch