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I am a maker, architect, designer, and coder with over twenty years of practical and conceptual experience spanning the fields of architecture and landscape design, industrial design and fabrication, interaction design, ui/ux, graphic design, marketing, sound design and recording, programming and electronics, installation and web art, painting, sculpture, creative coding, and software development.

I strive to make work that is engaging, thoughtful, and experiential; whether I’m pushing wood through a table saw, designing or constructing buildings or spaces, making music, writing code, making art, cooking, mentoring and being the best dad I can be to my son, teaching students to be problem seekers, or just enjoying the hell out of working with people I gel with. Critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving are ‘always on’ skills that I enjoy applying everyday.

Much of my research and experimental work takes place at a confluence of architecture, art, fabrication, electronics, industrial design, and graphic design. My recent work comes from a space of wanting to understand how different modes of digital design, fabrication and manufacturing can coexist in novel ways to create new experiences that are informed by and engage with physical and/or virtual space.

The rest of my work these days focuses on making real projects, for real people, with real needs. Keeping a creative flow, working with my hands, relentlessly designing, experimenting, learning, and contributing my best to make environments and spaces better experiences for everyone. These are the things that keep me satisfied. I love to stay busy, and creative work is the thing that keeps me grounded and happy.

In addition to professional work, I have designed and instructed undergraduate and graduate level studios, and digital design and fabrication courses at both the University of Oklahoma’s School of Visual Arts, and the College of Architecture, and the University of New Mexico. Other course topics I have introduced include computational design, environmental art, game development, graphic design and web development.

My range of practical experience and creative inquiry has given me the professional agility to bridge a wide collection of artistic mediums, and design and technical disciplines. I have the capacity to apply a high level of personal drive, conceptual depth, industry insight and digital literacy to any creative challenge that is presented.


Education

  • Master of Architecture

    2008

    University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
  • Bachelor of Architecture

    1999

    Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI

Awards, Honors + Grants

  • The University of Oklahoma Office of the Vice President for Research & Partnerships, The University of Oklahoma

    2020

    3D Printed Respirator with Variable Media Chambers: Scaling up Production, $35000
  • Sponsored by Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture, The University of Oklahoma

    2020

    Integral Connections for and Structural Applications of Honeycomb Cardboard for Use in Temporary and Semi-Permanent Architectural Systems, $5000
  • AIA Henry Adams Medal

    2008

    University of New Mexico
  • Distinction Award: Master’s Project

    2007

    University of New Mexico
  • Tau Sigma Delta Honors

    2007

    University of New Mexico
  • AIA Santa Fe Scholarship Endowment

    2007

    University of New Mexico
  • Silver Medal for Design

    2007

    Rhode Island Monthly, Meeting Street National Center of Excellence
  • Antoine Predock Scholarship

    2006

    University of New Mexico
  • Metal Design Award

    2002

    Metal Construction Association, Pawtucket Day Child Development Cente
  • Silver Design Award

    2001

    Rhode Island Monthly, Pawtucket Day Child Development Center

Professional Experience

  • Founder / Developer

    2022

    Metatecto, Norman, OK
  • Co-Founder / Indie Developer

    2013 – Present

    MAKECODEPLAY, Norman, OK
  • Co-Founder / Creative Director

    2010 – 2015

    Gear Institute, Santa Fe, NM
  • Chief Design + Innovation Officer

    2009-2014

    Monscierge, OKC, OK
  • Founder / Principal

    2007 – 2009

    Groundsection, Albuquerque, NM
  • Design Lead / Marketing

    2002-2006

    SA Architects, Cranston, RI
  • Creative Director

    2002-2006

    Skyfish, Boston, MA
  • Founder

    1999-2005

    Ultraviolette, Providence, RI
  • Intern Designer

    1999-2000

    Vision3 Architects, Providence, RI

Teaching Experience

  • Assistant Professor

    2017 – 2022

    University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
  • Visiting Professor

    2015 – 2017

    Sangmyung University, Seoul, South Korea
  • Adjunct Professor

    2015 – 2017

    University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
  • Guest Critic

    2000 – 2006

    Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island
  • Instructor

    2004 – 2005

    Providence After School Alliance, Providence, Rhde Island

Christy Doherty

Consulting and SalesFighter Online Coaching and Programs

Kacey Butcher

Chief Financial Officer at Adaptation Financial

Ian LeBlanc

designer | developer : ianleblanc.com

Tal-ee Roberts

Technology Consultant | Partner at Gear Institute

Todd Catania

President, Catania Ancillary, LLC

Fatemeh Saeidi-Rizi

Assistant Professor at Michigan State University

Zachary Tyler

APM at Wood Partners

Jayné E Franck, PhD

Researcher and Designer

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