Adjunct professor at University of Colorado Denver School of Architecture and Planning

Teaching Drawing Out the Interiors to graduate and undergraduate architecture students pursuing a minor in Interior Design, covering concept, planning principles, and presentation skills.

Senior Designer at Charlie Hellstern Interior Design

Design team member in luxury residential design, including gilded age mansions, intimate island retreats, and bespoke homes throughout the Pacific Northwest; responsible for design development and detailing.

Design Director, Senior Associate at B+H Architects

Creative design lead for a global portfolio of hospitality, adaptive reuse, and new construction projects; led architectural and interior design teams across projects from 1,500 sf to 1.2 million sf. Led metric analysis and post-pandemic return-to-office strategies for Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.

Founder at Studio Busto

Founder of a sole proprietorship focusing on branded environments for hotel, restaurant, residential, and hospitality projects.

Adjunct Professor at Cornish College of the Arts

Developed and implemented core curricula for modern arts education, including design communications, model making, drafting, drawing, hand sketching perspectives, rendering techniques, critical thinking, data analysis, and presentation technique.

Director of Design at STA Architectural Group

Led a small design studio delivering luxury architecture and interior design projects in Florida, Latin America, and the Eastern seaboard; established programs, protocols, and processes for internal design and external delivery; mentored junior staff and managed contracts and clients.

Adjunct Professor at Miami International University

Taught and developed curricula for sketching and ideation courses, and history of architecture and interiors.

Director / Associate Principal at Callison Architecture Inc.

Creative lead for international hospitality practice; orchestrated brand launches, new hotel prototypes, programs, and products; previously built a commercial studio focused on progressive workplace environments.

Senior Associate at RNL Design

Creative lead for a commercial interior design studio within an interdisciplinary team; projects included hotel, worship, and commercial interiors.