ACCREDITATION

• American Institute of Architects
• Calironia Registered Architect
• LEED AP, BC+D

EDUCATION

• Master of Architecture, Yale University (Student Marshal at Commencement)
• Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, University of California at Berkeley (Graduated with High Honors)
• Minor in City and Regional Planning, University of California at Berkeley
• Educational Abroad Program, University of Lund, Sweden

DESIGN EXPERIENCES

Architect/ Project Designer, October 2007 - Present
SmithgroupJJR, San Francisco

• CPMC at Van Ness and Geary Campus, San Francisco, 1,000,000 sf
• Veterans Administration Ambulatory Care Center, Palo Alto, 327,847 sf
• Veterans Administration Radiology Consolidation, Palo Alto, 34,737 sf
• STS Chittagong Hospital, Bangladesh, 38,755 sm
• ZhongShan Park CCRC, Shanghai, 25,434 sm
• Ocean Landing CCRC, San Francisco, 715,033 sf
• Veterans Administration Louisville Medical Center, Louisville, 864,794 sf
• Songjiang Media Hub, Shanghai, 118,000 sf
• Candlestick Point Development, San Francisco, 18 arce

Archeological Surveyor, January 2006 – December 2010
Department of Egyptology of Yale University, Egypt

• Survey excavation site using Total Station
• Document excavation results and findings digitally with drawings and 3D model
• Produced documentation for publishing and archives

Assistant Student Director, January 2006 – May 2007
Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization of Yale Law School, New Haven

• Acted as liaison between the client, governmental officials and construction team
• Prepared and complied documents for funding applications and construction submittals

Editor-in-Chief of Retrospecta, September 2005 – August 2006

Yale School of Architecture, New Haven

• Established goals and schedule for the editorial team
• Collected and edited materials for publication

Administration Coordination of Yale Building Project, March 2005 – July 2005
Yale School of Architecture, New Haven

• Coordinated student team presentations, team meetings and construction schedule
• Produced construction documents

Project Designer, June 2001 - July 2004
Lawson Willard Architecture, San Francisco

• Designed educational, residential, and commercial projects from schematic design through        construction administration
• Procured building and planning permits from local government
• Created and maintained company website

Graphic Consultant, October 2000 - May 2001
Form4 Architecture Management Collaboration, San Francisco

• Produced 3D digital model and computer rendering for architectural projects
• Coordinated and prepared CAD drawings for planning submittals

TEACHING EXPERIENCES

Teacher Assistance, January 2005 – May 2007
Yale School of Architecture, New Haven

• Graduated Japanese Architecture History
• Graduated Structures I
• Graduated Writing on Architecture
• Graduated Visualization II: Form and Representation
• Undergraduated Design Studio

 
Assistant Language Teacher (JET Program), July 1999 - July 2000
Chikujonishi Senior High School, Fukuoka-ken, Japan

• Prepared lesson plans in teaching communicative English to high school students
• Served as educational resource for Japanese English teacher
• Organized local community events to promote cultural exchange

San Francisco School Volunteer, November 2002 - June 2004

Newcomer High School, San Francisco

• Taught conversational English to English-as-Second-Language students

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• AWANA program director, present
• The Program for Female Offender Volunteer, Harrisburg, PA, Summer 2005
• “Center for Caregiver Training” Volunteer, San Francisco, Summer 2001
• “English-in-Action Program” Volunteer, Berkeley YWCA, 1995 - 1997 & 1998 - 1999
• Walk-A-Thon Fundraiser Organizer, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, San Francisco, Fall 1995
• “Adult Day Health Care Center” Volunteer, Mt. Zion Hospital, San Francisco, Summer 1990 & 1991

PUBLICATION

• Turbulence by Nina Rappaport and Leo Stevens, 2011
• History of Form*Z by Pierluigi Serraino, 2002
• Cyberspace: The World of Ethereal Architecture by The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd., 2001

AWARDS  

• SmithgroupJJR's 3C Award (Committment, Community, Collobration), 2011 
• Yale School of Architecture Gertraud A. Wood Travel Fellowship, 2006
• Association of Yale Alumni Community Service Summer Fellowship, 2005
• Summer Search Foundation Scholarship, “Career Explorations in Architecture” Program at Cornell University, 1994
• AIA San Francisco High School Design Competition, 2nd Best Model, 1993

SKILLS

• Revit, Dynamo, AutoCAD, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Rhino, Sketchup, 3D Max, Microsoft Office
• Fluent in conversational and written Chinese, Proficient in conversational and written Japanese