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Tina Homayoun

Portland,OR

Summary

I am currently a part-time Masters in Architecture student at Portland State. I'm currently looking for a role where I can serve my local community. Being generous with my attention towards others has been my motto for the last year. Seeking opportunities to apply architectural skills and people skills in local projects that enhance community well-being, especially in BIPOC spaces.

Overview

3
3
Languages
10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Manager

Clay Commons
Portland, OR
10.2025 - Current
  • Develop and manage public arts organization that connects local ceramic artists with buyers through recurring markets, demonstrations, workshops, exhibitions, and hands-on activities.
  • Build partnerships with likeminded organizations and local businesses, to expand our mission statement creatively in new contexts.
  • Manage program operations, including budgets, ceramic artist recruitment and coordination, scheduling, site logistics, sponsorships, and graphic design.
  • Lead community outreach and communications to engage artists, partners, and the public in Clay Commons programming.
  • Develop opportunities across retail, hospitality, public art, and wholesale partnerships, expanding avenues for visibility and income for artists.

Designer

Contracted
Portland, Oregon
05.2022 - 03.2026
  • Provide technology support through website coding and design maintenance.
  • Developed responsive UX/UI layouts compatible with various devices and browsers.
  • Designed and coded websites aligned with client specifications and brand identity.
  • Collaborated with clients and internal teams to create graphic design visuals and animations.
  • Mentored Portland State University students since spring of 2026, guiding professional project work.
  • Facilitated 10 hours per week of hands-on design experience for stipend-earning students.

Product Manager

Intelligent Machines Lab
Boston, MA
01.2019 - 02.2020
  • Contributed in a team to development of NLP-based product for automating essay grading.
  • Integrated grading rubrics into computational frameworks, creating scoring algorithms based on diverse essay samples.
  • Designed the architecture for our product, i.e. determining metrics for rubrics that we would score essays against.
  • Acted as a liaison between the technical and operations teams to ensure project alignment.
  • Outreached to potential buyers including educational institutions for product piloting.
  • Collaborated with MITx, Suffolk University, and Harvard's IELTS on successful product pilot.
  • Assisted in technical documentation and created tickets for technical team support as the product developed.

Economics Research Intern

US Treasury Department
Washington , DC
06.2016 - 08.2016

• Worked alongside economists on a variety of projects that contributed to the aims of the Economic Policy Office:

-Analyzed the effects of TARP, specifically U.S. Treasury funded programs (Making Homes Affordable Act, Capital Purchase Program, etc.)

-Monitored Gallup’s job creation and confidence index and displayed data in memos for the EP team

-Presented the effects of guns on crime for the Office of Domestic Finance

-Investigated for employer wage collaboration using Excel and STATA programs on large data files

-Assisted the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Microeconomic Analysis in evaluating the economic costs of Zika-control initiatives

-Developed new macroeconomic inputs to quantify national spending; the framework remains in use for internal analysis

-Contributed towards a working White Page discussing the metrics used when assessing the economic security of women (published by The Hamilton Project 10/19/2017)

Education

Bachelor of Science - Economics

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
12-2017

Master of Arts - Architecture

Portland State University
Portland, OR
08-2026

Skills

  • Community engagement
  • Program development
  • Brand strategy
  • Problem solving
  • Administration
  • Program leadership
  • Technology

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Professional
Spanish
Limited

Timeline

Program Manager

Clay Commons
10.2025 - Current

Designer

Contracted
05.2022 - 03.2026

Product Manager

Intelligent Machines Lab
01.2019 - 02.2020

Economics Research Intern

US Treasury Department
06.2016 - 08.2016

Bachelor of Science - Economics

Virginia Tech

Master of Arts - Architecture

Portland State University
Tina Homayoun