EXHIBIT DESIGN-BUILD
My professional work as a designer, detailer, and project manager, translating conceptual ideas into fully realized, buildable environments. My role bridged design and execution, requiring close coordination with fabricators, installers, and clients to move projects from initial concept through detailing, production, and installation on the show floor. This experience strengthened my ability to manage complex timelines, resolve technical constraints, and apply design thinking to real-world conditions where precision, clarity, and collaboration were essential.
 Setup Day 3 |  Setup Day 4 |  Show Day 1 |
|---|---|---|
 Heavy Equipment |  Dry Fit Assembly |  Materiality |
 Pre-Assembly |  Stacked for Shipping |  Experimental Materials |
 Tricky Logistics |  Steal & Wood |  Rinse & Repeat |
 Ship it out! |  Pre-fit for Laminating |  Lifting |
 Finished to Perfection |  Testing and Checking |  The Skin |
 1000's of Tiny Pieces |  Eye for Detail |  Miters and Roughsawn |
 Finished Results |
 |  |
|---|---|
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
Project: Pack Expo 2018
Client: WestRock
Location: McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
Description: I served as project manager on a custom trade show booth for WestRock, collaborating closely with the client, designers, carpenters, and installers. I finalized the design, produced detailed build drawings, and led on-site installation—coordinating an international Pack Expo booth build from concept to completion in three intense days.
Project: World Gas Conference 2018
Client: Shell
Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C.
Description: For this project, I managed the delivery of a premium, bespoke trade show experience for Shell, working alongside an international design firm and our UK-based team. I coordinated design development, produced detailed build documentation, and supported on-site execution—delivering a high-end environment for the World Gas Conference through close collaboration and precise, time-sensitive coordination.
 |  |
|---|---|
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |
 |  |
|---|---|
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
Project: Craft Brewers Conference 2019
Client: WestRock
Location: Denver Convention Center, Denver, CO
Description: This project focused on creating a custom trade show environment for WestRock’s craft brewing sector. Working closely with the designer, I sourced and coordinated authentic rustic materials—including weathered barnwood and rusted standing-seam roofing—to balance raw texture with clean detailing, resulting in a warm, approachable space that showcased the client’s products and capabilities.
Project: Grace Hopper Conference 2019
Client: Apple
Location: Ritz Carlton Hotel, Orlando FL
Description: This project brought together branding, technology, and experience design to support Apple’s recruiting efforts at the Grace Hopper Conference. Working with an international branding agency, I helped design, build, and install highly technical elements that transformed the Ritz-Carlton ballroom into a dynamic, flexible environment—creating an engaging space where Apple employees and young women coders could connect, celebrate diversity, and shape the future of the tech industry while still having a lot of fun.
 |  |
|---|---|
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |