ethnogeography.com, co-founder Undergoing pilot phase and research to promote on-line discussion to generate, share and cross-pollinate site-specific cultural insights, ideas and visions to improve the future state of placemaking.
Current project
XPLR: New Haven Founder of second chapter of photography and biking club organizing biweekly rides for urban exploration. Original member of Philadelphia chapter: www.xplr-club.com/philly
2009 - present
Post-Dictatorship Barcelona and Contemporary Place Analysis of public space development in Barcelona from 1980 to present, collected during internship in Summer 2008, personal project developed with Pedro Azara (Professor at UCB/ESTAB) and further in seminar with muf architecture/art (Liza Fior/Katherine Clarke) 745b: Extended Site.
2008 - 2009
SEPTA Regional Rail Returns Series of cell phone photo documentation riding SEPTA Regional Rail lines from Philadelphia’s Center City and running the transect back into town.
2008 - 2009
Retrospecta Committee, Yale University Yearly School of Architecture publication of student work, team member, documentation, photography
2008 - present
Philadelphia Kickball
League [PKL] Webmaster and Publicity Director,
Participant for two seasons
2006 - 2008
International Federation for Housing
and Planning [IFHP] Future
of Cities Competition Individual
proposal which addressed urban voids in North Philadelphia
2007
Manufacturing Material Effects
Conference Attended conference in Indianapolis,
Indiana,
two day training in Generative Components
2007
Michigan Pops Orchestra [MPO]
All student run orchestra,
second chair trumpet, member for seven semesters
2003 - 2006
Habitat for Humanity [HFH] University of Michigan Chapter - Technology Coordinator (2004-2005)
maintained website , refined online volunteering system.
- Publicity Co-Chair (2003-2004) designed publicity materials,
shaped organization image
- Alternative Spring Break - Augusta, GA (2003) and
- Collegiate Challenge - Spartansburg, SC (2004)
Worked with a Habitat for Humanity chapter as a Spring Break
volunteer both years
2002 - 2005
Lafayette Park Sculpture Competition Developed a design proposal to commemorate
Mies van der Rohe on a site in Detroit on a team with two architecture
faculty and one graduate student.
2004
Architecture Independent Study - Created Visual Studies Course
Booklet (Winter 2004) Collaborated
with studio instructor to create a series of worksheets taking
past work in the class and graphically analyzing and presenting
it for current students.
- Part of Design/Build 3D
Modeling Team (Fall 2003)Built
a 3D Model of the proposed design for a campus computing site
with two architecture students, using Rhinoceros and 3D Studio
Max. Produced a series of renderings and animations for publicity.
2003, 2004
Green Baxter Court Study [English
140] Volunteered weekly at youth
center, surveyed residents and compiled report on subsidized
housing
2002
Michigan Community Scholars Program Peer Advisor Chair for Programming
Board (2003-2004)Led weekly
meetings and delegated responsibilities in planning events for
the living-learning community
