August 2015 - May 2016

For my senior thesis, I created an exhibition exploring how architecture changes the way death is handled and percieved. Early on, death was much more normalized than it is today. Death is sanitized and separated into not only a spiritual and symbolic side of how we cope with death, but also the large industrialized business side of death. Society is much more focuseed on the figurative and represenative side of what happens after death, which is easily shown through achitecture by masking the actuality of how death is processed. Buildings are built to emphasize and show more of the naturalistic and calming aspects we associate with death, highlighting the grief and healing of the living, rather than the actuality of death associated with the deceased. Buildings are built to conceal the program of what is inside. Crematoriums are often masked to look like they hold nothing other than condolence halls and grieving centers; shoving the assembly line of machines creating ashes that we conceal in an urn underground.

December 2015 - May 2016

I worked in collaboration with Shannon Starkey, Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of San Diego conducting research alongside my Senior Thesis. The topic of my project and research was discovering how architecture shapes the changing views of society, through exploiting what is hidden or exposed purposefully through the use of architecture, and how the desensitization of industrialization helped play a part.

The most professional work through my schooling outside of a class, helped further my education and strengthen my desire to further my work in architecture, learning the importance of in-depth study and research.

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I am a 21-year-old recent graduate from the University of San Diego, with BA in Architecture as of May 2016. Looking forward to any opportunities to expand my experience beyond the classroom, I possess excellent research, time management and problem solving skills. Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and consistently meet deadlines. I am hard working, straight-minded, and ambitious. I have exceptional analytical skills in any situation, excellent communication and presentation skills and am a dedicated team player who is also able to work unsupervised. I am able to create architectural designs and plans that make sense to clients. I am proficient in software’s such as Rhino, Auto CAD, Revit, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Word and Excel.

Being an ambitious individual who is looking to broaden my career path, my background lays mostly in education. However, I am open to new challenges within an industry and am willing to work hard to reach my goals. I enjoy contributing new ideas, I am self motivated, and an excellent team player and I work well under pressure and understand the importance of time management.

My interest in architecture emerges from observation over the years of lifestyle an architect leads, with a strong belief that society as a whole respects architects and the work that they do. The field also offers some great career opportunities, which leads for great potential for progression and advancement later in life. My interest in a career that is worthwhile and rewarding that aims to make a difference and a viable impact on our surroundings, and people's lives and society in general is what stands out the most to me.

All things considered, I would love to turn my interest in architecture into a lasting career. I believe that my existing skills and experience, coupled with my commitment to become an architect along with my desire to learn more makes me an ideal candidate to become a team member of any firm.