C O N T A C T
Email | mcruz.works@gmail.com
Phone | 925.252.6296
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
FIELD Architecture | Website
Designer - Palo Alto, California . Aug 2020 - Current
Freelance Work |
Design Professional - Sacramento, California . Jan 2016 - Jun 2017
TEF Architecture & Design | Website
Architectural Associate - San Francisco, California . Nov 2013 - Dec 2015
Tom Eliot Fisch | Website
Design Intern - San Francisco, California . Sum 2011, Sum 2012, Win 2012
T E A C H I N G E X P E R I E N C E
Diablo Valley College | Website
Adjunct Professor - Pleasant Hill, California . 2015 - 2016
Archi-120 : Introduction to Architecture and Environmental Design . Sp15 | Fa15 | Sp16
Archi-121 : Architecture Design I . Sp16
E D U C A T I O N
University of Washington, Seattle | Masters of Architecture | 2019
Graduation with Honors - Tau Sigma Delta Honors Society
Floyd A. Naramore Architectural Memorial Fellow
End of the Year Show Exhibit Selection - Au17, Au18, Sp19
Thesis : Searching for Embodied Presence in Architecture
University of California, Berkeley | Bachelor of Arts in Architecture | 2013
Graduation with Honors
Eisner Prize in Architecture
Kenneth Foster Strong Memorial Scholarship
Berkeley Circus Award for Architecture
Bakewell/Brown & Bakewell/Weihe Architecture Drawing Prize
Dean’s List
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill | Associate of Science in Architecture Design | 2011
Graduation with Honors - Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society
Coleman Dennis & Rowe Architecture Scholarship
Rossmoor Foundation Scholarship
Assistance League of Diablo Valley Scholarship
Cal Poly Design Village Competition - People’s Choice
Architecture Club President
S T U D Y A B R O A D & S P E C I A L S T U D I O S
Olson Kundig Collaboration Studio | Website
University of Washington - Architecture Studio . Spring 2018
Furniture Design Studio | Website
Copenhagen, Denmark - UW Furniture Design Studio with Study Abroad Component . Spring 2019
Danish Institute for Study Abroad | Website
Copenhagen, Denmark - Architecture Studio and Danish Design Courses with Travel . Summer 2013
Carpentry Courses | Website
Oakland, California - Laney College Courses . Fall 2016
Habitat for Humanity East Bay | Website
Bay Point, California - Carpentry Volunteer . 2010-2011