What year did you start working for Skyline/IE?
2022
What is your favorite Skyline/IE project and why?
Trade show side: Westlake – NPE 2024 because you only have one chance every 3 years to make a good impression at that event. Our client was over the moon with the design and execution of their space which is the ending you always want. Happy client, Happy life!
Environments side: Apache – it was such a large scope and had some very beautiful and unique elements designed by Gensler. It was satisfying to watch the designs come to life and provide the client with a daily workspace they can enjoy!
Please list your professional affiliations:
Advisory Board – redM
How would others describe you?
Hard working and dedicated to my job. Love people and have a great relationship with anyone I cross paths with. I enjoy working on the “impossible” and challenging projects and seem to have a magnet for them! Am a creative thinker.
First paying job:
Avon sales at 15 years old – did this for 20 years part time!
Best Advice ever received:
Listen carefully to those around you and make sure you notate what is important to them.
What was the first concert you ever experienced? Or what concert would you like to go to?
Van Halen – Jump Tour 1984
Words to live by:
Treat others as you would want to be treated.
What is your favorite place to eat in Houston?
Vic & Anthony’s
Where would you be right now if you had zero obligations and money didn’t matter?
Italy
If you could see one movie again for the first time, what would it be and why?
Fried Green Tomatoes – I love the movie in all sorts of ways.
If you could change places with anyone in the world, who would it be and why?
My son who passed in 2009 because he missed a beautiful life and I wanted him to have that.
What is your fondest childhood memory?
Visiting my grandparents farm – I used to sit on a thick branch that came straight out of that tree and read books overlooking their two ponds.
Anything else about yourself that you would like to share with our audience?
I care about everyone in my life and would do anything for them.
If you could snap your fingers and become an expert in something, what would it be?
3D rendering – it would speed up my sales process
What book did you read that changed your life the most?
Gone with the Wind because it showed the hardships our forefathers went through for their beliefs no matter the side.
If you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why?
George Washington – he had to have been a very smart individual to create all of the words, rules and standards we live by.
What is your favorite place you’ve ever visited?
Quebec City Canada
What is your fondest childhood memory?
Playing outside with the neighborhood kids
What’s the top thing on your bucket list?
Go to Italy
How many years of total professional experience do you have?
30