curriculum vitae
Education:
The Cooper Union The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, 2025
Recipient of The Toni and David Yarnell Merit Award of Excellence in Architecture Award & Service to the School Alumni Award
Art and Design High School Architecture, 2020
Group Exhibitions:
Light and Transient Causes Opalka Gallery
September 2026 - December 2026 | Albany, New York
Curated by Marisa Espe, this exhibition marks the 250th anniversary year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The title of the exhibition takes its name from a line in the document that suggests some grievances may prove too fleeting to merit revolt. Personal sculpture titled SG016, is on display.
Long Tone Arts Letters & Numbers
December 2025 | Averill Park, New York
Curated by David Gersten, this group show showcased the works created during the organization’s first post graduate semester program. Sculptures including SG009 and SG011 were displayed along with poems and drawings.
BASEMENT a83
June 2025 - August 2025 | New York, New York
A group show showcasing the culmination of works created in the basement studio and archive of a83 in New York City. Personal screen prints on glass were displayed.
Curatorial Projects:
165: A Work in Progress Co-curator
September 2024 - May 2025 | New York, New York
Researcher and design collaborator for an exhibition celebrating 165 years of The Cooper Union’s history which resulted in the publication of a book and an exhibition in collaboration with the three archives of the university.
NAAB Accreditation Exhibitions Curatorial Assistant
April 2025 | New York, New York
Curatorial assistant to the Associate Dean of the School of Architecture of The Cooper Union to showcase work to the National Architectural Accreditation Board which led to the renewal of the School’s accreditation.
Exhibition Installation:
Agrest & Gandelsonas: Fabric Object II The Cooper Union
April 2025 - May 2025 | New York, New York
Art handler, fabricator, and installer for an exhibition celebrating the contribution of architects Diana Agrest and Mario Gandelsonas. Originally shown at Princeton’s School of Architecture, this exhibition highlighted drawings, models, and ephemera from 18 projects spanning across several decades of the pair’s practice.
Exhibitions Collection: 2000 - 2020 The Cooper Union
April 2025 | New York, New York
Art handler, fabricator, and installer for an exhibition highlighting the School of Architecture Archive’s Exhibition Collection which documented over 250 exhibitions that the Archive has displayed enriching the university’s curriculum through design, pedagogy, and service.
Thank You, Herman Jessor The Cooper Union
February 2025 - March 2025 | New York, New York
Art handler, fabricator, and installer for an exhibition presenting myriad works of the late Cooper Union alum and architect Herman Jessor. Herman Jessor’s work extended over public works throughout New York City and included some 40 thousand cooperative housing units in his six-decade career.
AA Folios: 1986 -1991 The Cooper Union
January 2025 - February 2025 | New York, New York
Art handler, fabricator, and installer for the second exhibition in collaboration with The Cooper Union Library presenting works for the Folios of the Architectural Association in London. This exhibition presented the last seven Folios, which included architects and artists Bernard Tschumi, Andrew Holmes, Eduardo Paolozzi, Günther Domenig, Shin Takamatsu, Coop Himmelblau, and Kikō Mozuma.
Self-Assembly Lab, MIT Experiments in Programming Matter The Cooper Union
November 2024 | New York, New York
Art handler, fabricator, and installer for the exhibition showcasing the work of MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab. On view were five different projects that underscored the Lab’s unique approach to alternative materials and experimental fabrication technologies.
Zachary Mollica: Other Wood Pieces The Cooper Union
October 2024 | New York, New York
Art handler, fabricator, and installer for an exhibition presenting 23 pieces of uncommon wood that have been meticulously sanded and finished to engage the designer’s prompting questions pertaining to the materiality of trees.
Anthony Candido — Selected Works The Cooper Union
September 2024 | New York, New York
Art handler, fabricator, and installer for an exhibition celebrating the work of the late Anthony Candido: painter, architect, and former School of Architecture faculty member.
AA Folios: 1983 - 1985 The Cooper Union
September 2024 | New York, New York
Art handler, fabricator, and installer for the exhibition presenting the first seven of 14 AA Folios, a renowned publication series produced by the Architectural Association in London under the leadership of the School’s chairman Alvin Boyarsky. The Folios included architects and artists Daniel Libeskind, Zaha Hadid, Franco Purini, Peter Wilson, Peter Eisenman, Peter Cook, and James Wines / SITE.
Lydia Kallipoliti: Histories of Ecological Design - An Unfinished Cyclopedia The Cooper Union
April 2024 | New York, New York
Art handler, fabricator, and installer for an exhibition presenting the work of Associate Professor Lydia Kallipoliti’s recently published book Histories of Ecological Design which focused on the conflicting definitions of architects and designers and their positions on environmental thought.
Jimenez Lai: Hall of Monsters The Cooper Union
March 2024 | New York, New York
Art handler, fabricator, installer and model maker for an exhibition presenting five archetypal architectural monsters designed by visiting faculty member Jimenez Lai, inspired by John Hejduk’s internationally acclaimed piece Victims (1984).
Anthony Vidler: Origins of Study The Cooper Union
January 2024 - February 2024 | New York, New York
Art handler, fabricator, and installer for an exhibition presenting, for the first time, formative drawings, photographs, and studies by former Dean and Professor Anthony Vidler. The exhibition celebrates the incredible legacy and impact Vidler left of architectural history, pedagogy, and theory.
Exhibition Collections: 1971 - 1999 The Cooper Union
October 2023 - November 2023 | New York, New York
Art handler, fabricator, and installer for an exhibition celebrating a wide range of exhibitions organized and curated by the School of Architecture Archive which have enriched both the curriculum and culture of the School for over five decades. This exhibition showcased documentation, photographs, and ephemera that revealed the processes that brought several hundred exhibitions to life.
Sue Ferguson Gussow: Retrospective The Cooper Union
October 2023 - November 2023 | New York, New York
Art handler, fabricator, and installer for an exhibition presenting the retrospective for figurative painter, faculty member, and 1956 School of Art graduate Sue Ferguson Gussow who has been teaching at the University since 1970 and the School of Architecture since 1975.
The Turned Room The Cooper Union
September 2023 | New York, New York
Art handler, fabricator, and installer for an exhibition presenting the work of Associate Professor (now Dean) Michael Young. Young occupied the Philip Guston Studio at the American Academy in Rome mid-2023 and experimented with photogrammetry modeling in his immediate surrounding.
Experience:
TAP Inc. Designer / Drafter
December 2025 - Present | Troy, New York
Responsible for assisting in site work including establishing scope, measuring existing conditions, and site analysis to draft projects through Project Analysis.
Involved with Schematic Design and Design Development phases to draft and create construction drawings and basic building permits for contractors.
Assisted with Construction Administration for projects in construction phases. Completed walkthroughs and punch lists to ensure the contractors adhered to the design documents.
Arts Letters & Numbers Director of Operations
July 2025 - August 2026 | Averill Park, New York
Responsible for assisting president and founder David Gersten in his teachings of hand drafting during Craft 1o1 workshops and the organization’s first post-graduate thesis semester Long Tone.
Managed an assortment of projects including the creation of a digital archive of Gersten’s 38-year teaching history at The Cooper Union, the implementation of a sauce company through the organization’s restaurant La Perla at the Gregory House, the construction of the new outdoor patio and bar at the restaurant, and the construction of the renovation of the first floor of The Mill.
Managed and oversaw all properties and team members involved with Work Trade including handling al accommodations for new and returning guests, students, lecturers, and guest speakers, assisted with curation and installation of many exhibitions, handled construction equipment like excavators and skid steers to landscape the grounds, and managed the live music bookings and online ordering accounts of the restaurant.
Head of State Architectural Designer
August 2024 - June 2025 | New York, New York
Responsible for overseeing design, fabrication, and installation of the studio’s project in collaboration with The Brooklyn Museum which was a build-out of a reimagined retail space in tandem with the museum’s Solid Gold exhibition.
Involved in design and communication for projects with The New Museum, galleries, and organizations throughout New York City.
Museum of Modern Art Model Fabricator
January 2025 - June 2025 | New York, New York
Researcher for Centre International du Commerce Extérieur du Sénégal in Dakar Senegal which culminated in the design and fabrication of a 5’-4” x 6’-0” model for Architects of Liberation, one of the largest exhibitions of West African architecture on view until January, 2026.
The Tony Candido Estate Art Handler
September 2024- June 2025 | New York, New York
Responsible for the relocation of over 10 thousand original sketches, drawings, and paintings of the late School of Architecture faculty member Anthony Candido.
Responsible for the organization, documentation, and cataloguing of these works to various storage facilities and collections within New York City.
Architecture Archive of The Cooper Union Student Archivist
June 2023 - May 2025 | New York, New York
Assisted with design, curation, fabrication, art handling, model construction, and installation of 15 exhibitions in the campus’s two gallery spaces.
Co-led fabrication and installation teams and co-curated with the Associate Dean for both Accreditation exhibitions for the National Architectural Accreditation Board visit in 2025.
Directed photography for the Student Works Collection in Summer of 2023.
Shigeru Ban: A Paper Log House Fabricator
January 2024 - April 2024 | New York, New York / New Canaan, Connecticut
Team Leader for Shigeru Ban Architects for the construction, fabrication, and installation of The Paper Log House exhibition at The Glass House in Spring of 2024.
Cooper Union Housing Initiative Research Assistant
2023 - 2024 | New York, New York
Interdisciplinary researcher with Daisy Ames and Guido Zuliani.
Contracted to produce architectural diagrams, drawings, and renderings for publication as a collaboration between the three schools of The Cooper Union to explore relationships between three housing projects in Brooklyn.
Mama Gaiam Groundkeeper / Laborer
June 2023 - December 2024 | New York, New York
Assumed a janitorial position for a crystal and wellness shop in Little Spain, New York City. Responsibilities ranged from landscaping, cleaning and organizing inventory, and sweeping, mopping, and cleaning the residential egress and units throughout the building.
Chipotle FOH / BOH Certified Trainer
May 2020 - December 2025 | New York, New York
Responsible for training all new hires on all five stations in both Front of House and Back of House. Memorized all recipes and procedures to ensure optimal workflow.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Intern
June 2019 - August 2019 | New York, New York
Assisted on five projects by editing floor plans, selecting and managing material samples, and participated in meetings with clients, stakeholders, and partners.
School Construction Authority Intern
June 2019 - August 2019 | New York, New York
Worked with experienced architects, engineers, and designers in workshops and seminars tailored to enhancing the understanding of the operations of New York City agencies. Workshops and seminars focused on the procedures and workflows involved in the SCA’s work for the construction of new schools across the five boroughs.
Fabricut Showroom Apprentice
February 2019 - June 2019 | New York, New York
Responsible for managing, organizing, and stocking over 20 thousand fabric samples and participated in meetings with showroom directors and designers pertaining to events planning and shipment ordering.
HKS Inc. Shadower
February 2017 - February 2017 | New York, New York
Shadowed under the New York City principal to understand and experience the operations of a specialized firm from Project Analysis to Construction Administration.
Participated in meetings and Schematic Design model construction for the Texas Woman’s University Campus Master Plan Update.
Avenue Thrift Store Mover
Summer 2018 - Summer, 2019 | Nampa, Idaho
Assisted with the relocation of furniture, clothing, and other miscellaneous objects from various sites in the Treasure Valley and delivered them to the store to be processed, priced, and stocked.
Javel Ranch Groundskeeper
Summers 2010-2017 | Payette, Idaho
Maintained, cleaned, and operated equipment to care for the grounds of a 12-acre ranch including mowing lawns, pruning trees and shrubbery, and installing fertilizers.
Assisted with several restorations, renovations, and reconstructions of barns, milkhouses, and sheds throughout the property by helping with reroofing, repainting, and removing of garbage, debris, and chicken coops.