WORK EXP at award-winning architectural practices including real estate development in Venice Beach, I received my M.Arch with Honors (Dean’s List) from NewSchool of Architecture & Design in San Diego (2008).

I gained operational, technical EXP working on complex hospitality projects at Gensler plus a boutique design shop but was derailed by the financial crisis in 2009, spent 09/10 actively (all-in) pursuing micro-development in my own backyard of Venice Beach.

I’ve spent the last decade (2014 - 2024) living my dream: reading, writing + painting. I’ve created a world for myself despite living with very little means — converting a 825 SQFT 1 BR condo directly on the intra-coastal in North Miami Beach into my dream pad with full-time painting studio.

What I offer in addition to operational know-how is decades of EXP in the field — travel, direct EXP at hotels, bars + restaurants. I have a deep understanding of [pleasure + memory] in context of crafting an EXP.

Work with me: I will channel my broad life EXP to craft an enduring EXP for you. It’s not just design, I will become your long-term partner to position your project to be a local asset — an elemental mainstay that transcends volatile trends.

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