Registered Architect: Owner, WORKSHOP 3D, Inc., Design Studio
Software Developer: President, CyberToys, Inc.
Musical Director: Octothorpe
Phone:206-269-0579(office) 206-226-1370(cell) 206-728-2341(fax)
Email: rayiii@workshop3d.com
Director of Software Development, 2ce, Inc., and manager of Seattle Development Office. Responsible for direction of the development efforts of a startup software company headquartered in King of Prussia, PA. Worked with frog design studio in New York on award-winning product design, and managed internal and external team from prototype through Development Milestones to Initial Product Release and beyond. Designed trade show booth and company website, coordinated implementation of company’s e-commerce system.
Design consultant to Castanes Architects, P.S., A.I.A. Responsible for design and execution of high-end residential projects, light commercial projects, and other architectural projects. Included supervision of full-time employees of the firm and communication with both consultants and public officials as required to execute the projects. Additional consulting on the firm’s computer system, software implementation, website, etc. Consulting role developed as a result of a long-standing relationship with the Castanes office.
Developed hardware/software system for room-scaled game for ENTROS, through Gamemaker, L.L.C. Involved specification and construction of I/O system to control 97 discrete external inputs and 192 discrete external outputs. Programmed both player and guide interfaces in Macromedia Director, installed game and trained guides. Developed web site for White House Historical Association to promote CD-ROM title, Developed web site for LEGO dacta as teacher resource for LEGO CAD classroom users. Promoted internet based band.
Developed concept, created prototypes, negotiated contract, assembled team, and managed project from conception to delivery for first and second releases of CAD technology based program for educational use. Responsibilities included development of Specification, Design of User Interface, Modeling of 300 LEGO elements (including development of modeling standards & protocols), writing of User Documentation, and the management of two programmers on mixed language (pascal and C++) multi-platform (Win/Mac) project
Developed concept, created prototypes, negotiated contract, assembled team, and managed project from conception to delivery for multimedia tour of The White House. Client group included The White House Historical Association, The American Architectural Foundation, and Autodesk, Inc. Involved development of Specification, Design of User Interface, writing of Documentation, all programming, and coordination with external team, including photographers and the White House Ushers’ Office and Office of the Curator.
Presenter and Instructor at numerous seminars, including Autodesk University, NECC, NAHB, etc.
Design Studio Instructor, University of Washington Department of Architecture, 1985, 1992
Design Studio Instructor, Boston Architectural Center, 1981 - 1983
Principal Instructor in Architecture, Harvard GSD Career Discovery Program, 1983
Chief Studio Instructor, Harvard GSD Career Discovery Program, 1981
Software documentation for all Generic Software products from 1985 to 1991, including Generic CADD, Generic 3D Drafting, Generic 3D, and Autodesk 3D Concepts. For the 3D products, I was on the design team and collaborated on the Specifications as well. Two books, Using Generic CADD and Generic CADD Inside and Out published by Osborne/McGraw Hill. Numerous articles for the Generic News, Arcade (Northwest Journal for Architecture and Design), and other publications.
Citation from American Institute of Architects for two unbuilt Conceptual Projects, 1990, 1992
Award for Technical Writing for Generic 3D Manual, 1990
First Place, National Student Design Competition, Precast Concrete Institute, Chicago, 1982
Master of Architecture, with Commendation, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 1982
Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Design, University of Washington Department of Architecture, 1977