Experience

GeoAdaptive LLC

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Practice Area Lead - Urban and Landscape Planning

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  At GeoAdaptive, we use advanced geo-spatial and econometric analysis for strategic planning at urban and territorial scales. The Urban and Landscape Planning practice area is focused on urban resilience, landscape conservation, sustainable economic development, and disaster risk reduction. - Managing Climate and Land-Use Risks for Florida's First Coast | Ocean Conservancy - Strengthening Agricultural Value Chains to address Food Insecurity in Myanmar | FAO - Nepal Municipal Urban Resilience and Disaster Preparedness Assessment and Investment Plan | World Bank - Inclusive and Sustainable Bioeconomy Development Framework for the East-Andean Amazonian Territory | Inter-American Development Bank - Managing Climate and Land-Use Risks for Florida's Coast with Nature-based Solutions | Ocean Conservancy - Long Term Sustainable Development Vision of the East Cape, Mexico | Kundavi - Costa Rica Short and Mid-term Economic Recovery with Blue Economy and Regenerative Agriculture, Silviculture | GIZ - 2050 Spatial Economic Strategy for Decarbonized and Inclusive Growth in Costa Rica | Inter-American Development Bank, GIZ, MIDEPLAN - Visualizations for Long-term Climate Adaptation Planning in Republic of Marshall Islands | World Bank Show less



Sasaki

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Landscape Planner

  • Sep 2017 - Mar 2020

  - Five Provincial Capital Cities Strategic Development Framework | Afghanistan - Kabul Urban Design and Landscape Framework | Kabul, Afghanistan - Longquanshan Forest Park Strategic Plan | Chengdu, China - Chengdu Panda Reserve Strategic Framework | Chengdu, China - Jialing River Waterfront Masterplan | Chongqing, China - Las Lomas Mixed Use | Guadalajara, Mexico - Loyola University Masterplan | Baltimore, MD - Ho-chi Minh Satellite City Masterplan | Can Giouc, Vietnam - Five Provincial Capital Cities Strategic Development Framework | Afghanistan - Kabul Urban Design and Landscape Framework | Kabul, Afghanistan - Longquanshan Forest Park Strategic Plan | Chengdu, China - Chengdu Panda Reserve Strategic Framework | Chengdu, China - Jialing River Waterfront Masterplan | Chongqing, China - Las Lomas Mixed Use | Guadalajara, Mexico - Loyola University Masterplan | Baltimore, MD - Ho-chi Minh Satellite City Masterplan | Can Giouc, Vietnam



Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), David Lucile & Packard Foundation

• Independent Consultant

  • Sep 2016 - Mar 2020

  - Consultant to Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) under the Climate Smart Cities Initiative | Kochi, India | Developed an integrated resilience plan for Mullassery Canal precinct including a cloudburst framework for blue-green infrastructure and detailed project report for two pilots. - Consultant to Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) under the Cities Fit for Climate Change (CFCC) Initiative | Chennai, India | Developed a comprehensive planning framework and infrastructural toolkit to improve the resilience of Chennai and the Buckingham Canal area - Consultant to Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU) and Pueblo County | Pueblo, Colorado | Developed landscape analysis framework to guide water-rights transfers and land transactions between Pueblo Board of Water Works and agricultural members of the Bessemer Ditch Company. Collaborated with Geoadaptive and Innovative Conservation Solutions Show less



AECOM

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Landscape Designer

  • Jul 2016 - Aug 2017

  - Ghaf Hills Landscape Guidelines and Masterplan | Dubai, UAE - Qibao Mixed Use Design Development | Hangzhou, China - Changfeng Mixed Use Masterplan | Shanghai, China - Taman Wahyu Lakefront Mixed-Use Masterplan | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Marikana Riverfront Mixed-Use Masterplan | Manila, Philippines - Rebuild by Design Meadowlands | New Jersey, United States - Ghaf Hills Landscape Guidelines and Masterplan | Dubai, UAE - Qibao Mixed Use Design Development | Hangzhou, China - Changfeng Mixed Use Masterplan | Shanghai, China - Taman Wahyu Lakefront Mixed-Use Masterplan | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Marikana Riverfront Mixed-Use Masterplan | Manila, Philippines - Rebuild by Design Meadowlands | New Jersey, United States



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate at Urban Theory Lab

  • Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

  - Researcher for Neil Brenner and Matthew Desmond- Mapping housing inequality for 'Global Urbanization Project' comparing the cities of Delhi, Lagos, London, and New York

• Research Manager at Urban India Research Group

  • Feb 2015 - Jun 2016

  - Researcher with Rahul Mehrotra- Managing the research agenda for an upcoming publication that visualizes urbanization in India’s smaller towns and hinterlands, highlights historic planning paradigms, and challenges contemporary categories of urbanization • Mapping patterns of settlement and industrialization along the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor

• Researcher at Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  - Worked with Palmer Land Trust on the implications of farm-to-urban water transfers on grasslands conservation in Colorado- Headed research on landscape planning and landscape ecology frameworks for urban water management in North Texas



Interboro Partners

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

• Project Coordinator

  • Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

  - Headed the publication of a community outreach magazine as part of the ’Envision Cambridge’ citywide masterplan. Publication includes editorials and articles on planning topics, maps, neighborhood analysis, and resident portraits. - Headed the publication of a community outreach magazine as part of the ’Envision Cambridge’ citywide masterplan. Publication includes editorials and articles on planning topics, maps, neighborhood analysis, and resident portraits.



SLA A/S

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Landscape Architecture Intern

  • Aug 2014 - Jan 2015

  - SUND Nature Park, Copenhagen: Design development of entrance square, bike parking, and elevated bicycle path. Architects: C.F.Møller - Mercedes Benz Cultural Center, Beijing: Schematic design of landscape strategies for a multi-functional plaza. Architects: BIG - Ringkøbing K Masterplan: Developed hydrological model and suitability analyses to define build-zones and ecological infrastructures. Architects: ADEPT, COBE - Fisketorvet, Copenhagen: Project architect for concept and design development of the Copenhagen Mall plaza - European Spallation Source, Lund: Assisted with construction document production of entrance areas. Architects: Henning Larsen Show less

• Research Assistant at Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure

  • Sep 2013 - May 2014

  - Worked on graphic design and research to support the development of Zofnass Economic Process Tool, an interactive online app that demonstrates the value of ecosystem services and project externalities based on the Envision rating system - Worked on graphic design and research to support the development of Zofnass Economic Process Tool, an interactive online app that demonstrates the value of ecosystem services and project externalities based on the Envision rating system



Observer Research Foundation

• India
• Think Tanks
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Fellow

  • Apr 2013 - Jul 2013

  - Worked on independent research project that observed patterns of play in informal settlements. The project culminated in a round-table and a publication on public spaces and the role of planning in self-built communities - Worked on independent research project that observed patterns of play in informal settlements. The project culminated in a round-table and a publication on public spaces and the role of planning in self-built communities



Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies

• Visiting Faculty

  • Jan 2012 - Apr 2013

  - Architectural Design VI 3rd Year: Instructor for studio focused on architectural language through the design of an Indian High Commission in Colombo, Sri Lanka. - Architectural Design V, 3rd Year: Instructor on process-oriented studio with an emphasis on iterative modeling and site-driven transformations. Co-designed the course structure and set up readings & precedents to complement the process - Architectural Design VI 3rd Year: Instructor for studio focused on architectural language through the design of an Indian High Commission in Colombo, Sri Lanka. - Architectural Design V, 3rd Year: Instructor on process-oriented studio with an emphasis on iterative modeling and site-driven transformations. Co-designed the course structure and set up readings & precedents to complement the process



BMW Guggenheim Lab

• United States
• Entertainment Providers

• Program Coordinator

  • Aug 2012 - Feb 2013

  - Curated agenda and speakers, moderated programming and managed the budget for a 10-panel series on Mumbai’s urban issues (water, housing, transport) in collaboration with Naresh Fernandes, Neville Mars and David van der Leer - Curated agenda and speakers, moderated programming and managed the budget for a 10-panel series on Mumbai’s urban issues (water, housing, transport) in collaboration with Naresh Fernandes, Neville Mars and David van der Leer



Corgan Associates

• United States
• Real Estate

• Architectural Designer and BIM Specialist

  • Jul 2010 - Dec 2011

  - DFW Terminal A and Terminal B Redevelopment Program: Maintained and managed BIM workflow for 19-member team of architects and consultants during design development and construction drawing phase. - LAX Terminal 5 Security Screening Checkpoint: Set up BIM model for Phoenix office team to develop phasing and construction drawings. - DFW Terminal A and Terminal B Redevelopment Program: Maintained and managed BIM workflow for 19-member team of architects and consultants during design development and construction drawing phase. - LAX Terminal 5 Security Screening Checkpoint: Set up BIM model for Phoenix office team to develop phasing and construction drawings.



Serie Architects

• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Architectural Intern

  • Jun 2009 - Dec 2009

  - Hinjewadi Vornado Mixed-use Conceptual Masterplan | Pune, India - Verma Office Construction Documentation | Mumbai, India - Bohacky Villa Passivhaus Design Development | Bratislava, Slovakia - Mehta Penthouse Concept Design | Mumbai, India - The Tote Construction Administration | Mumbai, India - Hinjewadi Vornado Mixed-use Conceptual Masterplan | Pune, India - Verma Office Construction Documentation | Mumbai, India - Bohacky Villa Passivhaus Design Development | Bratislava, Slovakia - Mehta Penthouse Concept Design | Mumbai, India - The Tote Construction Administration | Mumbai, India



Auroville Earth Institute

• India
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Fellow

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  - Researched the production and benefits of Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks and Stabilized Rammed Earth to assess their viability as sustainable construction materials - Designed and built brick vaults and domes with UNESCO architect Satprem Maini for projects in Auroville. - Researched the production and benefits of Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks and Stabilized Rammed Earth to assess their viability as sustainable construction materials - Designed and built brick vaults and domes with UNESCO architect Satprem Maini for projects in Auroville.



GHD

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  - Qatar Airways Hotel Concept Design | Doha, Qatar - Qatar Cultural Village Conceptual Masterplan | Doha, Qatar - Qatar Airways Hotel Concept Design | Doha, Qatar - Qatar Cultural Village Conceptual Masterplan | Doha, Qatar