SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
17+ years broad experience working and teaching in the United States in all aspects and phases of project management and design, including feasibility, concept, documentation, and construction administration.
Project types include:
Mixed-Use Multifamily Residential
Transit Oriented Development
Civic and Cultural Institutions
Commercial Office Buildings
Science, Technology, and Research Facilities
Academic Institutions
Government Buildings
Amenity/Recreation Facilities
Retail
Mixed-Use Communities
Management responsibilities include:
Heading teams as managerial lead on multiple projects, representing the company when interacting with clients, potential clients, consultants, contractors, government agencies, and the community-at-large
Compiling project budgets and building design/consultant teams including reviewing and levelling consultant proposals
building design/consultant teams
Negotiating contracts
Establishing project feasibility and design schedule
Financial oversight of design budget and milestones
Ushering project teams through the entitlements process in multiple jurisdictions
Managing team workflow and staffing during design documentation, bid packages, VE, and permitting
Overseeing design/consultant teams through both design-build and full-services design processes
Managing construction administration
Contributing to the development of firm-wide technical and operations protocols
Vetting and interviewing candidates for employment
Active mentoring of junior staff
Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe InDesign, Newforma, Procore, Bluebeam
Conversational Korean
experience
Flad Architects, San Francisco, California - 2019-present
Project Manager - project oversight of multiple science/tech campuses and projects under development in the Bay Area
Solomon, Cordwell, & Buenz, San Francisco, California - 2015-2019
Senior Project Manager – Directly involved in managing projects getting approval for 1300+ new residential units in various jurisdictions throughout California and North America
Gensler, San Francisco, California - 2011-2013
Project Manager, Job Captain
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California - 2009-2010
Studio Instructor – Graduate and Undergraduate programs
Perkins + Will, San Francisco, California - 2009
Architectural Designer
Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, San Francisco, California - 2005-2009
Architectural Designer, Job Captain – Project oversight during construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland.
Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia - 2003-2004
Architectural Designer
NBBJ, San Francisco, California - 1999-2000
Architectural Intern
EDUCATION
Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts - 1997-2002
Master of Architecture
Yonsei University Korean Language Institute, Seoul, Korea - 1995-1996 `
Chonbuk National University, Chonju, South Korea, - 1993-1994
Department of Molecular Biology - Research Student
University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, Missouri - 1988-1993
Bachelor of Sciences in Biology with Honors
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with Honors (Chemistry, Photojournalism, Fine Art Photography)
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Urban Land Institute, San Francisco, California, 2019-present
Co-Chair - San Francisco Programs Committee – organizing events and programs based in San Francisco for members and the public.
Asian Neighborhood Design, Inc., San Francisco, California, summer 1998
Non-profit firm striving to eliminate poverty through architecture, community and economic development, and job training
Harvard University Community Service Fellow – conducted field research on area parks, documenting examples of effective design and interviewing community members; wrote space-planning surveys for a beacon school initiative
Material World, Inc., Napa, California, 1994-1995
International U.N. sponsored photographic projects examining family life, consumption patterns, and women’s welfare
Project Assistant – photo editing, photo research, developing photo exhibitions, book layout and design, design of promotional materials, daily administration of project and business
The Columbia Missourian, Columbia, Missouri, 1991
Local daily newspaper, circulation 15,000
Staff Photographer
Animal Science Research Center, University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, Missouri - 1991-1992
Research Intern – cloned and sequenced a specific segment of DNA for interferon studies
pROJECT LIST
Multi-Family RESIDENTIAL/mixed-use
Skylyne – Oakland, California | SCB | Client: Boston Properties | Construction cost: $190 M
Project Area: 460,100 sf | Building Height: 240 ft (25 stories) | Under Construction – Expected Completion: Summer 2020
Mixed-use multi-family residential tower located adjacent to the MacArthur BART transit station. 402 Units, (45 affordable), 262 parking. Includes indoor and outdoor amenity, ground floor retail.
1717 Webster Apartments – Oakland, California | SCB | Client: Holland Partner Group | Construction cost: $111 M
Project Area: 365,000 sf | Building Height: 270 ft (25 stories) | Completed: 2021
Mixed-use multi-family residential tower located in Downtown Oakland. 247 units, 244 parking. Includes indoor and outdoor amenity, office space, above grade parking
Jack London Square, Parcel D – Oakland, California | SCB | Client: CIM Group | Construction cost: estimated $51-58 M
Project Area: 270,000 sf | Building Height: 85 ft (8 stories) | Currently on Hold - Entitled: 2017
Mixed-use multi-family residential tower located in historic Jack London Square in Oakland. 135 units, 36 parking. Includes indoor and outdoor amenity, above grade parking
1951 Shattuck – Berkeley, California | SCB | Client: Grosvenor Americas | Construction cost: NA
Project Area: 185,000 sf | Building Height: 140 ft (12 stories) | Entitlements in progress
Mixed-use multi-family residential tower located in Downtown Berkeley. 100 units, 100 parking. Includes indoor and outdoor amenity, retail, below-grade parking
One Park Central (500 Block) – Calgary, Alberta, CANADA | SCB | Client: Hines | Construction cost: $101 M (CAD)
Project Area: 497,197 sf | Building Height: 361 ft (32 stories) | Completed: 2020
Mixed-use multi-family residential tower located in Downtown Calgary. 462 units, 294 parking. Includes indoor and outdoor amenity, retail, below-grade parking
Pioneer Park - Gurgaon, India | SOM
Site Area: 75 acres | Project Area: 300,000 sm | Construction cost: NA
Large-scale sustainable mixed-use community development project including a 150 m tall iconic hybrid office and hotel tower; low-, mid-, and high-rise residential neighborhoods; a mixed-use clubhouse; retail center, sporting greens; and an independent central plan
cULTURAL/iNSTITUTIONAL
Cathedral of Christ the Light – Oakland, California | SOM | Client: CMA/Oakland Diocese | Construction cost: $190 M
Site Area: 2.5 acres | Project Area: 226,000 sf | Building Height: 135 ft | Completed: 2008
New cathedral for the Diocese of Oakland – onsite facilities include a mausoleum, rectory, multipurpose space, administrative offices, retail store, and café
Slow Food Nation Speaker Box - San Francisco, California | SOM | Client: Slow Food USA | Construction cost: NA
Site Area: 10,000 sf | Project Area: 180 sf | Building Height: 10 ft | Completed: 2008
Open-air speaker’s stage anchoring an urban victory garden, planted on the plaza of City Hall for the Slow Food Nation 2008 Festival – a three-day, citywide inaugural event promoting the educational and political agenda of Slow Food USA
Science/ technology/RESEARCH/mixed-use
Biotech Campus Master Plan – South San Francisco, California | Flad Architects | Client: Confidential | Construction cost: NA
Site Area: 826, 470 sf | Project Area: 1.6 million sf | Building Height: 40-235 ft | Phase 1 Under Construction - Expected Completion: 2023
Development of a phased commercial science/biotechnology research campus in South San Francisco with 6 commercial lab/office high-rise towers, above grade parking structures, and standalone bespoke amenity buildings. Phase 1 is comprised of 2 lab/office buildings, a standalone amenity building, and surface parking and is currently under construction.
Biotech Campus Master Plan – South San Francisco, California | Flad Architects | Client: Confidential | Construction cost: NA
Site Area: 1.3 million sf | Project Area: 1.3 million sf | Projected Completion: 2025
Development of a phased commercial science/biotech research campus in South San Francisco with 6 commercial lab/office high-rise towers, parking structures, and standalone bespoke amenity buildings.
Wellness Center – Foster City, California | Flad Architects | Client: Confidential | Construction cost: $80M
Site Area: 184,013 million sf | Project Area: 61,000 sf | Building Height: 40-184 ft | Completed 2022
Development of a stand-alone wellness based amenity facility for employees of a biotechnical company based in Foster City, California. The project includes a fitness center, health clinic, wellness consulting rooms, grab-n-go cafe, and indoor/outdoor recreation facilities. The project is targeting LEED Platinum and WELL Gold Certification.
Salk Institute Animal Facility Expansion – La Jolla, California | NBBJ | Client: Salk Institute | Construction cost: NA
Project Area: 21,000 sf | Completed: 2001
Expansion of an existing animal research facility under the South Lawn of the Salk InstituteCOMMERCIAL / RETAIL
Kia Motors America, Inc. R & D Project – Irvine, California | SOM | Client: Kia Motors America | Construction cost: $130 M
Project Area: 230,000 sf | Building Height: 50 ft | Completed: 2007
Administrative and technical facility, which features a large-scale product gallery to showcase new automotive lines
retail
888 Brannan – San Francisco, California | Gensler | Client: SKS | Construction cost: $35 M
Project Area: 470,000 sf | Building Height: 104 ft | Completed: 2013
Renovation and repositioning of an existing landmarked building for use as office space for technology clients
6x6 – San Francisco, California | Gensler | Client: Cypress Equities | Construction cost: $150 M
Project Area: 374,504 sf | Building Height: 103 ft | Completed: 2015
New multi-story shopping center in Downtown San Francisco
ACADEMIC
Princess Nora Bint Abdulrahman University – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Perkins+ Will | Client: PNU | Construction cost: NA
Project Area: 8 million sm | Completed: 2011
New university for women in Saudi Arabia – the largest women-only facility of its kind in the world, including a central library, 700-bed hospital, housing, internal transportation system, and 13 different colleges
Lulu Chow Wang Alumni Center – Wellesley, Massachusetts | MSME | Client: Wellesley College | Construction cost: $65 M
Project Area: 50,000 sf | Building Height: 101 ft | Completed: 2004-2005
New Campus Center and parking facility for Wellesley College
GOVERNMENT
Austin Federal Courthouse – Austin, Texas | MSME Architects | Client: GSA | Construction cost: $123 M
Project Area: 252,420 sf | Building Height: 135 ft | Completed: 2012
New federal courthouse for the Western District of Texas
PROJECT GALLERY
