Seasoned leader and innovator across multiple disciplines with a proven track record as a lead architect at Studio Daniel Libeskind, and as the self-starting business owner of Faun, a successful Michelin recommended restaurant.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Restaurant Owner
Faun
Brooklyn, NY
01.2016 - 01.2025
Conceived of concept, developed business plan, raised funds, designed, built, and opened a successful 80-seat restaurant.
Hired, trained, and managed a staff of 40 employees.
Established standards for quality control, customer service, health and safety regulations.
Led our team toward menu and service excellence and became a Michelin recommended restaurant.
Optimized profits by controlling food, beverage and labor costs.
Senior Associate Architect
Studio Daniel Libeskind
New York , NY
05.2003 - 04.2016
Led a design team in feasibility studies for the NYC World Trade Center Master Plan.
Lead designer and project manager on dozens of built projects at multiple scales including single family homes, multi-family residential high-rises, museums, retail centers, and master plans.
Extensive experience in all project phases including: design concept development, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration.
Earned the leadership position of Senior Associate at an internationally-renowned elite architecture firm.
Project Manager
Ernest R. Munch Architects
Portland, OR
06.1998 - 08.2000
Project Manager for concept design, schematics, design development, and construction document phases for Domaine Serene Winery in Dundee, OR
Lead design architect on multiple projects, with a specific focus on wineries in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.
Education
Master of Architecture - Architecture
Rice University
Houston, TX
05-2003
Bachelor of Science - Architecture
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
05-1997
Skills
Building design and construction
3D and 2D design software
Business planning
Staff management
Vendor relations
Health code compliance
Schedule management
Accomplishments
Presidential Scholar at Rice University School of Architecture
Michelin recommendation for Faun restaurant in Brooklyn, NY