Education

Ph.D. in Science & Technology Studies
NTNU, Norwegian University of Science & Technology (2010-2014)
Centre for Technology & Society / Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings
Faculty of Humanities / Faculty of Architecture

Master of Architecture, Tau Sigma Delta
UW, University of Washington (2000-2004)
Thesis Advisors, Prof. Mike Pyatok (UW / Harvard Graduate School of Design, GSD)
Prof. Iain Robertson (UW Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture)

Bachelor of Psychology, Honors
University of Chicago (1993-1997)

Registrations

Washington State Architectural Board, USA (#9722)
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, USA (#67149)
Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects, Switzerland (#234158)

Selected Academic Experience

Researcher – ETH Zürich, Department of Architecture (9.2014 – Current)

Researcher – NTNU, Department of Architecture, European Commission funded research on comparative urban design strategies which respond to climate change (4.2014 – 9.2014)

Visiting Scholar – Columbia University. Invited by Professor Kenneth Frampton. New York (2013)

Doctoral Research Fellow – NTNU Centre for Technology & Society, Faculty of Humanities / NTNU Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings, Faculty of Architecture (2010 – 2013)

Studio Design Critic – NTNU, Faculty of Architecture (2010 – 2013)

Studio Design Critic – University of Washington, Department of Architecture (2007 – 2009)

Research Assistant – University of Chicago, Department of Psychiatry (1998 – 2000)

Research Assistant – Max Planck Institute for Human Cognition, Berlin (1997 – 1998)

Research Assistant – University of Chicago, Department of Psychology (1996 – 1997)

Teaching Assistant – University of Chicago, Department of Mathematics (1995 – 1997)

Selected Pro-Bono Experience

Board Member – National Organization of Minority Architects, HNOMA, Houston (2008 – 2010)
Board Member – National Organization of Minority Architects, NOMA NW, Seattle (2006 – 2010)
Chair, Young Architects Forum – American Institute of Architects, Seattle Chapter (2006 – 2008)

Selected Professional Experience

Architect & Urban Planner – Schacht Aslani Architects, Seattle (2006 – 2008)
Developed the physical planning strategies and funding applications for the following projects:

Long Range Campus Plan – North Seattle Community College 2007
Rolex School of Watch Technology Planning Report – 2008
Tech Building Renewal Project Request Report – 2008 – $26.7 million secured.
Long Range Campus Plan – Olympic College 2007
Satellite Campus Plans – Poulsbo & Shelton – 2008
Shop Building Renovation Project Request Report – 2008 – $13 million secured.
College Instruction Center Project Request Report – 2008 – $53.6 million secured.

Architect & Urban Designer – Hewitt Architects, Seattle (2004 – 2006)

Architect – Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, Seattle (2003 – 2004)

Architect – Edge Architecture, Seattle (2003)

Urban Planner – CityDesign, City of Seattle Department of Construction, Seattle (2002)

Grant Writer – Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation, Houston (2001)

Selected Awards

Exchange Researcher – EU Erasmus Programme. ETH Institute for Environmental Decisions (IED), Natural and Social Science Interface (NSSI) Zürich (2012)

Fieldwork Funding Grant – Granted by the Norwegian Research Council through the joint research funding pool between the Centre for Renewable Energy (SFFE) and the Gas Technology Centre (GTS). (2011)

Travel Grant – Granted by the Italian Society for Social Studies of Science and Technology. (2011)

Merit Winner – 2010 Lee Residence Ideas Competition, Krishna Bharathi and Kenny Wilson. 1o TEN building design.  Organized by The Hong Kong Institute of Architects, The Hong Kong Institute of Planners and The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and supported by the Tourism Commission. Hong Kong City Hall (01.23 – 02.04), Hong Kong Cultural Centre (02.09 – 02.16,) and Shatin Town Hall (02.23 – 03.06), China. (2010)