CV

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California · Master of Planning

Dean's Merit Scholarship. Lewis Mumford Award for Most Outstanding Essay (2017), for "Los Angeles, A History of Displacement."

Woodbury University

Burbank, California · Bachelor of Architecture

Degree project: Advanced Technology & Building Systems Award. Teaching Assistant for Design Communication 2.

Arcadis

Principal, Computational Design

Computational and parametric design across architectural and urban-scale projects in the United States and Canada. Spatial analysis, algorithmic design and optimization, active transportation, sustainable land use, and evidence-based decision-making with complex datasets.

Los Angeles Department of Transportation

Los Angeles, California · Shared Mobility Department

Worked on the expansion of the City's bikeshare program.

Somewhere Something

Los Angeles, California · Co-Founder & Principal Designer

Designer and project manager of built and conceptual architectural projects across residential, restaurant, and skatepark scales. Web, logo, and identity work. Collaborations with the LA Department of Recreation & Parks and the Annenberg Foundation on a model for future recreational parks. Computational consultation, custom fabrication, and a series of design workshops on advanced architectural workflows and generative design.

someFab

Los Angeles, California · Co-Founder & Lead Fabricator

Fabrication studio serving the art, architecture, engineering, and film communities.

The Berrics

Los Angeles, California · Senior Vice President / Park Designer

Directed day-to-day operations across production, design, new ventures, fundraising, identity, and marketing. The site grew from 200,000 monthly unique visitors to over seven million during this tenure, making The Berrics the largest media outlet in skateboarding, print or digital. Designed and oversaw construction of skateparks and offices. Coordinated representation with Creative Artists Agency.

Linane Drews Architects

Burbank, California · Junior Designer

Construction documents and presentation graphics for large-scale commercial projects.

Norman Millar, Architect

Los Angeles, California · Model Builder / Junior Designer

Physical models and construction documents for a residential project in Sea Ranch, California.

Jacob Balian, Architect

Santa Monica, California · Junior Designer

Residential and commercial design and permitting. Models and material sourcing. Administration, client relations, analysis, deliverables, and presentations.

Professional Skateboarding

Worldwide · Athlete

Branded products, video parts, demos, and competitions, internationally.

Woodbury University, School of Architecture

Burbank, California · Adjunct Faculty

• Studios — Thesis Advisor (graduate, Technical / Interactivity Specialist), Studio 2B (undergraduate, site strategies), Studio 1A and 1B (Foundation).
• Seminars — Orchestrated Manoeuvres (DIY Architecture Robots), Design Communication 2 (coordinator), Building 1 (graduate), Visualization 1 and 2 (graduate), Groundwork (graduate foundation studio), Introduction to Digital Fabrication, Introduction to Interactive Architecture, Intensive Rhino, Introduction to Grasshopper.

Woodbury University

Burbank, California · Digital Fabrication Lab Master

Managed creation and expansion of the lab. Advised on equipment purchases. Trained and supervised a team of student and non-student lab technicians. Educated students and faculty on digital fabrication practices.

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, California · Adjunct Faculty

Studio: 20A/B Architectural Design. Seminar: 12B Visual Communications II, Digital Media.

Los Angeles Institute of Architecture & Design

Los Angeles, California · Adjunct Faculty

Seminar: Digital Design.

Glendale Community College

Glendale, California · Adjunct Faculty

Seminar: Rhino for Digital Fabrication.

Portland Public Schools Security Camera Upgrades: A Case Study in Optimized Layout Design Using Parametric Tools

LearningSCAPES (A4LE), Phoenix · Campus Safety @ EDspaces, Columbus · Presenter

A joint presentation with the project's architect and a Portland Public Schools project manager, on a $19M security-camera upgrade across 80 campuses, funded by a 2019 bond measure. Delivered October 29 – November 1, 2025 (Phoenix) and November 4–6, 2025 (Columbus).

Smart Solutions: Optimizing Design & Planning through Computational Design

Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo, San Diego · Presenter — with Danielle Simpson

A Design Solutions Theater session at HFSE 2025 (San Diego Convention Center). September 25, 2025.

Concrete Horizons: Trends and Innovations in Austin's CRE Landscape

Bisnow, Austin · Panelist

Panel discussion on Austin commercial real estate. March 27, 2024.

A Parametric Process for Place(b)aking

WRLDCTY 2021 · Talk

On data and parametric modelling in urban design. October 28, 2021.

Technology Informing Development Decisions from the Macro to Micro Scale

ULI Utah Trends Conference, The Grand America, Salt Lake City · Speaker

A session at ULI Utah's annual Trends Conference. October 27, 2021.

Technology in Commercial Real Estate

RECA Exchange 2021, Austin · Speaker

A session at the Real Estate Council of Austin's annual exchange on technology applications in commercial real estate. August 31, 2021.

How Transportation Builds Great Cities

CityAge · Panel — with Peter Pillman

A 90-minute digital event on regional and global lessons in transportation-led city-building, with a focus on Austin. June 29, 2021.

Ask the Innovator: How is Parametric Design Changing the Future of Cities?

TH!NK Magazine, IBI Group · Interview

On parametric design as a flexible, fluid practice — its definition shifting as it is applied to different projects.

Sasquatch and Successful Planning Processes: Which One is Real?

Rail~Volution 2019, Vancouver, BC · Panelist

Afternoon workshop on integrated planning — when data-driven approaches fit, when community-based approaches fit, and where the two combine. September 9, 2019.

Alumni Spotlight: Urban Design, Computation, and L.A.

Woodbury University News · Q&A Interview

A career-trajectory conversation, from professional skateboarding to computational design.

A Skateable Taxonomy

SCI-Arc, Los Angeles, California · Lecture

Lecture to an undergraduate studio.

Shaping a 15-Minute City Vision for Detroit and Cleveland Using Data-Assisted Modeling

Planetizen Features · Article

On data-assisted modeling applied to 15-minute city planning across Detroit and Cleveland.

A Parametric Approach to Pandemic Resilience

Smart Cities Dive · Article — with Evangelos Pantazis

On using parametric modeling to plan flexibly when there are no historical precedents to draw on. November 6, 2020.

Los Angeles, A History of Displacement

University of Southern California · Essay

Recipient of the Lewis Mumford Award for Most Outstanding Essay.

Freelance Journalism

Various Publications · Travel & Music

Travel and music pieces for print publication.

Where?: An Investigation of Los Angeles Area Park Strategies

Analysis of the Los Angeles Parks network at citywide and programmatic scales, identifying under-serviced areas. Examines land-use and current park-design density deficiencies.

Know the Ledge: A Skateable Taxonomy

A semi-comprehensive catalog of skateable objects, tracing the history of skatepark elements to their origins in the urban environment. Includes proposed dimensions for idealized elements.

Eurotrash

A reuse strategy for dismantled communist-era Plattenbau in Berlin. Proposes a vertical urban garden and residential structure with little-to-no waste.

SubverCITY: Walls, Firewalls and Challenges in a Changing China

A response to internet censorship: "speakeasy" cyber cafés and rolling non-firewalled wi-fi signals.

Blindspot Initiative

Los Angeles, California · Curator & Exhibitor

Organized an exhibition of computational designers and experimental practitioners working on the fringe of the architectural profession.

Dwell on Design

Los Angeles, California · Exhibitor

Invited to exhibit and lead workshops on do-it-yourself architecture robotics.

Mock-Ups

Los Angeles, California · Exhibitor

Exhibition of digitally fabricated furniture and custom building elements.

Structures Gone Wild

Los Angeles, California · Exhibitor

A showcase of computationally designed, purposefully over-structured pavilions.

Glassell Park Neighborhood Council

Los Angeles, California · Public Arts Committee, Founding Member

Organized and implemented community arts programs, including the Utility Box Art project.

Cold Case

CBS Television · Production Design

Production design for episode 7.02 of the series.

Darker My Love

Los Angeles, California · Concert Production

Produced and promoted a concert for the band.