Charlotte McKernan
Designer/Intern Architect
Santa Fe, NM, USAI'm Charlotte (but you can call me Charlie). I'm an interdisciplinary designer and developer with a background in architecture and environmental studies. In my spare time, I tinker with creative coding, digital fabrication, and hand embroidery. I enjoy sketching, traveling, taking photos, and contributing to OpenStreetMap.
Work Experience
New Mexico Building Envelope Architects
Designer
July 2020
- Present
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
PBI Construction Consulting
Project Management Assistant
October 2019
- May 2020
New Mexico, United States
Freelance
Freelance Illustrator and Web Developer
Writing, research and technical illustrations for various publications and sites.
August 2015
- Present
RS21
UX Architect
Responsible for designing the information architectureof RS21 products. In support of a cross-functional agile team, additional duties include user research, user testing, and visual and map design. Serves as an advocate for users in the project design process. Leads a small design team on projects.
June 2018
- October 2019
New Mexico, United States
RS21
Creative Technologist
Web development intern. Worked on data visualization, development and coding for a resiliency consulting firm. Worked alongside small team to develop innovative, interactive data visualization packages for analyzing and presenting complex data systems with clarity. Our projects support long-term resiliency efforts of researchers, policymakers, and business owners.
May 2016
- October 2016
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
University Of New Mexico
Graduate Assistant
Assisted Professor Kuppu Iyengar with developing lesson materials, leading
classroom lectures and assessing student progress for his Structures I and II courses. Also assisted adjunct lecturer Michael Ryan with the Structures I course while Professor Iyengar was on sabbatical. Currently developing
course material for a new architectural theory course at the UNM SAAP with incoming Professor Nora Wendl.
classroom lectures and assessing student progress for his Structures I and II courses. Also assisted adjunct lecturer Michael Ryan with the Structures I course while Professor Iyengar was on sabbatical. Currently developing
course material for a new architectural theory course at the UNM SAAP with incoming Professor Nora Wendl.
January 2015
- May 2017
New Mexico, United States
Education
University Of New Mexico
M.Arch in Architecture
3.5 year graduate architecture student. Research/design interests included environmental design and the use of game engines for visualization.
Graduated with distinction, GPA 4.06.
Awarded the King Student Medal for Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Design Research (May 2017), issued by the Architectural Research Centers Consortium.
Masters thesis: "Worldbuilding: a survey of games and architecture at play," 2017.
Graduated with distinction, GPA 4.06.
Awarded the King Student Medal for Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Design Research (May 2017), issued by the Architectural Research Centers Consortium.
Masters thesis: "Worldbuilding: a survey of games and architecture at play," 2017.
June 2014
- May 2017
New Mexico, United States
Franklin University Switzerland
B.A. Environmental studies, Communication/Media Studies
Graduated Magna Cum Laude, GPA 3.84.
Co-creator of the Travel Ecological Footprint Calculator. Research into parasocial interactions with virtual characters.
Academic Travel in Europe studying art, finance, culture and history.
TVL 321 - Paris: The Visual Culture
TVL 309 - Umbria
TVL 319 - Between East and West: Vienna-Budapest-Prague
TVL 323 - Scotland: Symbolizing Scottish "Folk"
TVL 286 - London: Finance and Culture
TVL 350 - Norway: Sustainability and Innovation
Co-creator of the Travel Ecological Footprint Calculator. Research into parasocial interactions with virtual characters.
Academic Travel in Europe studying art, finance, culture and history.
TVL 321 - Paris: The Visual Culture
TVL 309 - Umbria
TVL 319 - Between East and West: Vienna-Budapest-Prague
TVL 323 - Scotland: Symbolizing Scottish "Folk"
TVL 286 - London: Finance and Culture
TVL 350 - Norway: Sustainability and Innovation
August 2009
- December 2013
Switzerland
Languages
Japanese (Conversational),
French (Beginner),
Italian (Beginner),
Awards
Architectural Research Centers Consortium
King Student Medal for Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Design Research
2017
Skills
3ds Max,
Framer,
Houdini,
Illustrator,
MAYA,
Photoshop,
Processing,
Realflow,
Revit,
Rhinocerous,
Sketch,
Unreal Engine 4,
ZBrush,