I’m a design guy. Believe all aspects of life can be enriched with design thinking. Ideation + Initiation = Innovation The too easily overlooked ingredient in that equation being the necessary action of initiation. Observe and breath life. See it through fresh eyes, the unprejudiced mind we all had as a child. Seek why, practice the 5 Whys. Seek opinions from others, from my co-workers, my clients, and enrich it with opinions from people outside my field of expertise.
After logging over 2 decades as a professional in the design/build field, including running my own design firm, I wanted to subject myself to further growth. So I attended college full-time while working full-time in various architecture firms, and after 4 grueling years of sleep depravation, received my Baccalaureate of Science in Architectural Studies.
I pursued classes that expanded my perspective by immersing myself in Graphic Design, Business and Film classes. While taking these classes I came to realize a beautiful thing; that the design process I learned for Architecture is ubiquitous for many other areas including film, graphics, even business and everyday challenges. This idea was further vetted out after receiving a scholarship to participate in a select Chicago studio with Neil Frankel,FAIA to investigate design in groups through quantifiable research. During school, and continuing after graduation, my duties expanded into being hired by UWM School of Architecture [SARUP] to direct short films and acted as Project Leader for the exciting challenge of redesigning the entire SARUP website.
I moved out to Boston to take a job as Media Coordinator at Tufts University with the Institute for Global Leadership. I currently work in a creative direction and production role at Boston College for Instructional Design and eTeaching Services. Here I am given the exciting opportunity of investigating design solutions for eLearning projects, made all the more enjoyable with the support of the immensely capable IDeS team.
In my "spare time" this summer I am enjoying yoga, learning Flamenco guitar and taking night courses in finance at Boston College.
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