United States
Currently pursuing a Master's in Digital Experience Design at Hyper Island 👨🎓 My purpose stems from recognizing a profound need to soften the often hard realities of life. With small steps and some care, we can go about our daily lives with a little more dignity, comfort, and joy — even in a world inundated with so much challenge and strife. To me, design is a craft. A fascinating mix of art and science with a decidedly human touch. Mastery of this craft requires empathy, curiosity, and tenacity. Skills and knowledge are tools of the trade to be picked up and honed along the journey. And the journey never stops. Good design is about having an open mind and looking at how to do better. It’s about crafting experiences that help us to feel better. Help us to be better. It’s about nurturing human connections and building bridges of understanding. It’s about belonging.
Worked in a dynamic startup environment to test, improve, upscale, and implement production processes. Autonomously investigated, identified, and addressed pain points in the workflow. Team achieved a 230% output increase.
• Prepare project-specific scopes of work and assist with bidding process such as preparing/distributing bid documents, completing cost analyses, and facilitating pre-bid meetings • Complete quantity take-offs for all new projects and coordinate interdepartmental responsibilities • Administer and manage all land department contracts and change orders • Update and maintain Contract Status Report and active vendor list • Support project managers with special projects/activities such as cost analyses, drafting exhibits, city submittals, etc. • Coordinate with trade partners, project managers, field staff, and other stakeholders to resolve issues and move forward with project objectives • Assist with project management for addressing basin repair and weed abatement notices from City Inspectors for various properties in Central California • Coordinate with consultants/contractors to complete punch list items for community closeouts • Obtain and manage Certificates of Insurance as necessary
• Drafted/prepared various exhibits and plans using AutoCAD, ArcGIS, and Bluebeam Revu • Completed feasibility and best use analyses for potential development projects through research and interpretation of local land use policies, codes, regulations, designations, and record documents • Conducted due diligence investigations to obtain pertinent entitlement information, accurate utility/infrastructure records, and potential constraints on project sites • Collaborated with clients, project planners, civil engineers, surveyors, architects, and sub-consultants to move forward with project tasks and submittals • Facilitated land use entitlements and permitting including: General Plan Amendments, Conditional Use Permits, Planned Development Permits/Amendments, Site Development Permits/Amendments, Lot Line Adjustments, Tentative Maps, Preliminary Reviews, and Environmental Evaluations • Performed tasks efficiently within deadline and budget constraints
• Conducted field survey of bicycle racks throughout UC Irvine campus to record location, type, and count • Contributed to campus bicycle infrastructure improvement initiative • Created spreadsheet juxtaposing bicycle policies in Municipal Codes from cities throughout Orange County to the California Vehicle Code for consistency • Data from CVC/Municipal Code comparison would be forwarded to the Orange County Bicycle Coalition and eventually presented to state legislators