hi, i'm jimmy.
i am currently
the head of experience at Naya,
a co-founder of Micropolitan Studio,
and a maker of colorful prints.
i am a recent alumnus
of the Harvard Graduate School of Design,
receiving a Master in Design Studies (2020),
in the concentration of Risk and Resilience.
while at the GSD i
co-chaired Design Research Forum,
co-exhibited at the Kirkland Gallery,
co-organized a Design Research symposium,
served as Class Rep. and MDes Liaison,
was selected for the Tokyo Workshop (2019),
and was elected as Class Marshal for MDes (2020).
i also hold
a Registered Architect License (2017, NYS),
and a Bachelor of Architecture (2011),
from The Cooper Union in NYC.
i have practiced as
a research assistant with Rebuild By Design,
an architect with Gensler,
and a jr. architect with G3 Architecture.
i have worked on a range of projects, including
urban planning initiatives (infrastructure),
urban policy research & writing (resilience),
urban design & master plan development,
mid & large scale mixed use project proposals,
high end residential apartments (detailing),
hospitality & retail design,
and corporate interior fit-outs.
my skills include
architecture (Revit, Autocad, Rhino, SketchUp),
visualization (3DS Max, Enscape, Vray),
graphics (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator),
video editing (Premiere Pro, After Effects),
video game design (Unreal 4, Cinema 4D),
fabrication (wood working, casting & molding),
fabrication (CNC, 3D printing, laser cutting),
analysis (ArcGIS, Grasshopper, Python),
web dev. (HTML 5, CSS, Javascript, JQuery).
my tools of curiosity include
a sketchbook,
a journal,
a camera,
a bicycle,
a keyboard,
a wired mouse,
and endless amounts of spreadsheets.
rarely will you find me without
a pair of headphones,
a beanie,
or colorful socks.
ultimately
i am just a story teller.