E D U C A T I O N
09.2013 - 09.2015 | Master of Architecture - Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles
01.2011 - 05.2013 | Licentiate in Architecture - Universidad Latina, San Pedro, Costa Rica
01.2008 - 12.2010 | Bachelor in Architecture - Universidad Latina, San Pedro, Costa Rica
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
12.2015-current | Gensler, Los Angeles
Architectural Designer, Lifestyle 7 - Mixed Use and Retail Centers
01.2016-04.2016 | Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles
Assistant Teacher - John Enright and Francisco Pardo Vertical Studio
11.2015 | Brooks + Scarpa, Los Angeles
Architectural Designer
10.2015 | DLR Group, Los Angeles
Architectural Designer
09.2014 - 05.2015 | Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles
Teaching Assistant
Applied Studies Seminar “Advanced Building Systems” - Instructors: Ilaria Mazzoleni, Jeffrey Landreth
and Visual Studies Seminar “Modeling, Tooling, and Computation” - Instructor: Elena Manferdini
05.2014 - 09.2014 | Atelier Manferdini, Los Angeles
Intern, Architecture and Design
Projects: "Building the Picture" Installation - Chicago, "From Still Life to Living Picture" Design Biennale - Istanbul, Zev Yaroslavsky San Fernando Valley Family Support Center - Los Angeles
09.2010 - 08.2013 | HABITAR Magazine, San José, Costa Rica
Member of the Editorial Council and Director of the Academic Section
H O N O R S A N D A W A R D S
09.2015 | SCI-Arc Merit Graduate Thesis for the project “Captive Objects” - SCI-Arc Los Angeles
09.2015 | SCI-Arc Graduation with Distinction - SCI-Arc, Los Angeles
09.2015 | Awarded the Alpha Ro Chi Medal - SCI-Arc, Los Angeles
2013-2015 | Admissions & Continuing Merit Scholarships - SCI-Arc, Los Angeles
05.2013 | Thesis Project Honorable Mention “Holistic Hospital” - U.Latina, San Pedro, Costa Rica
01. 2013 | Graduated with Honors, Bachelor in Architecture - U.Latina, San Pedro, Costa Rica
2008-2012 | Admissions & Continuing Merit Scholarships - U.Latina, San Pedro, Costa Rica
2009-2011 | Founder and first President of the Student Association for the Architecture School Universidad Latina, San Pedro, Costa Rica
P E R S O N A L S K I L L S
Group leadership in academic and non-academic projects
Languages: Spanish (native) and English (fluent)
T E C H N I C A L S K I L L S
Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Audition, Acrobat Pro
Documentation & 2D-3D Design: Autocad, Revit, Rhino, Maya, ZBrush, 3D Coat, Sketchup, 123D Catch, Ecotect, Processing, Pixel Drifter
Rendering: Maxwell, Mental Ray, VRay, Keyshot
Microsoft Office, Windows 7, OSX
F A B R I C A T I O N S K I L L S
Powder 3D Printing, ZPrint, Geomagic,123DCatch, laser cutting, vacuum foming, CNC
P U B L I C A T I O N S A N D E X H I B I T I O N S
02.2016 |“Designers to Watch” Interiors + Sources Magazine
02.2016 | Graduate Thesis “Captive Objects” Published on SCI-Arc website and SCI-Arc Channel -
2015-2016 | Graduate Thesis “Captive Objects” Published on Abitare, Italy -
10.2015 | SCI-Arc Selected Thesis Exhibition
05.2015 | SCI-Arc Spring Show, 3 projects exhibited
04.2015 | Selected speaker at the SCI-Arc Thesis Symposium
02.2015 | Presented at die Angewandte, University of Applied Arts
01.2012 | Project “Plex Eco City” published in HABITAR Magazine #75