Experience

māk studio

• United States
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Jun 2014 - 9 years 7 months

  Houston, Texas Area māk designs and fabricates customizable wall systems, and furniture for commercial interiors in our East End Houston micro-factory. Founded by architects, we serve architects, interior designers and building owners to fabricate their most creative ideas using the latest in digital fabrication techniques.



Studio RED Architects

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Architectural Designer

  • Nov 2012 - Jun 2014

  Houston, Texas Area -Designed and documented through Design Development for the General Consulate of Saudi Arabia building in Houston, Texas. Managed and directed the Schematic Design phase of the exterior envelope of three large buildings forming a campus. -Designed outdoor amphitheater for Custer Nugent Amphitheater Competition in Columbus, Indiana. -Designed custom furniture for Metro National Development Tree House interior finish out in Houston, Texas. -Provided schematic designs for Kirby Commons-… Show more -Designed and documented through Design Development for the General Consulate of Saudi Arabia building in Houston, Texas. Managed and directed the Schematic Design phase of the exterior envelope of three large buildings forming a campus. -Designed outdoor amphitheater for Custer Nugent Amphitheater Competition in Columbus, Indiana. -Designed custom furniture for Metro National Development Tree House interior finish out in Houston, Texas. -Provided schematic designs for Kirby Commons- a mixed use high rise development in Houston, Texas. -Designed winning proposal for St. Agnes Academy's Theater complex in Houston, Texas. Show less



University of Houston

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant

  • Jan 2011 - Oct 2012

  -Studied material investigation, rapid prototyping and digital fabrication. Investigated material behavior of various surfaces and studied fabrication utilizing rapid prototype devices (CNC Multicam Router, STL 3d Printing, Laser cutter). - Digital Fabrication Research Assistant - Teaching assistant for the Architectural Association Visiting School Houston summer studio



Casa Aguilar

• Architect/ Furniture Designer

  • Jan 2002 - Jan 2012

  Cali, Colombia -Designed several furniture lines for Casa Aguilar over the last 10 years -Designed and furnished a 10 story hotel in the City of Buenaventura, Colombia. -Created custom art installation for the Toronto Design Festival in Toronto, Canada. -Created custom art installation for the London Design Festival in London, England.



PGAL

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Architectural Intern

  • Aug 2006 - Aug 2011

  Las Vegas, Nevada Area and Houston, Texas -Work collaboratively with the team that developed IAH Terminal B South. Provided Schematic Design and Construction Documentation of the exterior envelope of the terminal. - Served as Project Manager for the City of Bellaire Fire Station project (Built). Participated in all phases of the project, coordinating with consultants/contractor, providing formal presentation to the city’s Mayor and Council and administering the LEED documentation.