Director of Design

• Nov 2021 - Present

Interior Designer

• Mar 2021 - Present

Co Founder

• Jun 2013 - Present

The mission of the SA Fruit Tree Project is to cultivate social capital in urban San Antonio using fruit to connect people by building community, fostering goodwill and healthy lifestyles, and fighting food insecurity. The mission of the SA Fruit Tree Project is to cultivate social capital in urban San Antonio using fruit to connect people by building community, fostering goodwill and healthy lifestyles, and fighting food insecurity.

Adjunct Professor

• Aug 2021 - May 2022

Faculty

• 2016 - Jul 2021

Professor, Architecture and Interior Design. The mission of the Interior Design Bachelor’s Program at the Art Institute of San Antonio is to prepare students to obtain entry-level positions in their field and function as trained professionals. Students conceive and develop viable design solutions within the interior environment utilizing creative, critical, and technical methodologies. They are prepared for the purpose of improving the quality of life, increasing productivity, and protecting the health, safety, and well being of the public by incorporating function, aesthetics, and environmentally sustainable products. By meeting the educational goals, students should develop an attitude of flexibility and a desire for life-long learning necessary to meet the changing demands of the interior design profession. Courses I've taught include Presentation Techniques, Sketching and Rendering, Concept Drawing, Programming & Space Planning, Fundamentals of Construction Documents, Materials and Specifications, History of Art & Architecture + Interiors & Furniture, Lighting Design, Interior Detailing, Commercial Design I & II, Building & Mechanical Systems, Advanced Construction Documents, Institutional Design, Hospitality Design, Professional Practice, Project Management, 3-D Digital Rendering, Event Design, Environmental & Sustainable Design, Portfolio Prep and Portfolio.

Program Chair of Design

• Dec 2018 - Dec 2019

Administrative role overseeing seven academic programs including interior design, product design, fashion design, fashion and retail marketing, graphic design, graphic and web design and advertising.

Interior Designer

• Feb 2020 - Jan 2021

Research Assistant

• 2016 - 2017

Wendell Davis & Associates provides a wide range of research, analysis and professional planning services in the San Antonio metropolitan area, throughout Texas, including South Texas, Laredo, McAllen, Brownsville, Harlengen, Corpus Christi as well as neighboring states. From real estate market analysis, demographic, land use, land planning, housing and mapping, we offer practical and accurate approaches based on our extensive experience in the real estate industry, the public sector and the private sector.

Graduate Research Assistant

• Sep 2014 - May 2015

Worked on a research grant which focused on retrofitting historic homes with radiant heat barriers. Also, created social media sites and a website for the Historic Preservation Certificate Program at UTSA, wrote blog posts and interviewed past graduates for the site. Worked on a research grant which focused on retrofitting historic homes with radiant heat barriers. Also, created social media sites and a website for the Historic Preservation Certificate Program at UTSA, wrote blog posts and interviewed past graduates for the site.

Intern

• Jan 2014 - Aug 2014

Conducted a windshield survey of the S. Alamo/S. St. Mary’s National Register Historic District and the South Presa Street Historic Neighborhood. This consisted of documenting exterior materials, non-historic details and architectural integrity, photographing the homes and compiling the survey in a report which included the survey as well as historic research. The purpose of the windshield survey was to update the data from the 1984 National Register nomination. Conducted a windshield survey of the S. Alamo/S. St. Mary’s National Register Historic District and the South Presa Street Historic Neighborhood. This consisted of documenting exterior materials, non-historic details and architectural integrity, photographing the homes and compiling the survey in a report which included the survey as well as historic research. The purpose of the windshield survey was to update the data from the 1984 National Register nomination.

Graduate Assistant

• Sep 2013 - May 2014

Worked as a graduate assistant for Shelley Roff, Ph.D., preparing lectures, grading essays, recording attendance and teaching a lecture when needed. Worked as a graduate assistant for Shelley Roff, Ph.D., preparing lectures, grading essays, recording attendance and teaching a lecture when needed.

Designer

• 2013 - 2014

Reversing the deterioration of commercial structures by designing aesthetically pleasing environments and facades. Reversing the deterioration of commercial structures by designing aesthetically pleasing environments and facades.

Sales Manager

• Apr 2008 - Aug 2011

General Manager

• Dec 1998 - Mar 2008

General Manager

• 1995 - 1998

Customer Service Representative

• 1992 - 1995