m.thrailkill.architect.llc
  • Home
  • Profile
    • Growth
  • Projects
    • Education
    • Sports, Recreation & Community
    • Civic & Government
    • Commercial & Office
    • Health Care & Laboratory
    • Residential & Hospitality
    • Transportation
    • Baseline & Manufacturer
    • Mass Timber
    • Historic Preservation
    • Florida Architecture
    • California Architecture
  • Process
  • Clients
    • Awards
    • Publications
  • Sources
    • What's that?
  • Pursuits
  • Career
  • Contact
  • Support

know

Above: Menil Collection, Houston; architect Renzo Piano

Who we are...

Our office of twelve professional staff are registered architects and architecture graduates from a variety of education and experience backgrounds, prior professional experiences, and project and client involvement. Along with various interns and our administrative support staff, we provide personal and engaged involvement with design teams regularly throughout the project development, while mentoring the next generation of architects and specifiers.
Professional Development

Michael Thrailkill AIA NCARB CDT LEED AP
Founding Principal

Pronouns: he, him
(founded the firm November 2014)

Michael Thrailkill - Owner / Principal of m.thrailkill.architect.llc
Picture
Bio Michael Thrailkill, General Experience
File Size: 733 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Michael is a licensed architect in Oregon and Florida, with 31 years of professional experience working in architecture practices on both the east and west coasts.  He has managed the design and specification of buildings in most states and many countries, across various project types and as many systems of construction.
Michael is a member of the American Institute of Architects, a Certified Documents Technologist with the Construction Specifications Institute, and a LEED Accredited Professional with the U.S. Green Building Council.  He has been an invited participant at the AIA Young Architects Forum's Practice Innovation Lab, working with
emerging professionals, architecture leaders, and entrepreneurs to envision the design practice of tomorrow, and regularly attends architecture and art conferences and events that challenge common assumptions and standards.
Michael believes strongly in mentoring the next generation of architectural specifiers, and has created a firm that provides young architects and recent architecture graduates the tools and leadership needed along that path, with opportunities to work with an unequaled collection of clients and projects.


David "Skip" Brown AIA CCS
Specifications Leader
Pronouns: he, him
(from April 2020)

Picture
Picture
David uses his career-long experience with project management and specification writing to incorporate our past project information, products and systems ​into our baseline specifications database.  He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, a licensed Architect in Oregon and Arizona, and a Certified Construction Specifier with the Construction Specifications Institute.  David has practiced architecture at many Portland-area architecture, engineering and property management firms.  He enjoys gardening and reading in his pastime.

Yanet Orozco Gomez NCARB CSI NOMA
Specifications Manager, Diversity and Equity Leader
Pronouns: she, her
(from
February 2020)
Yanet Orozco Gomez - Architect Intern at m.thrailkill.architect.llc
Picture
Bio Yanet Orozco Gomez, General Experience
File Size: 642 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Yanet is a Bachelor of Science graduate of Portland State University's School of Architecture.  She's a co-founder and board member of NOMA PDX.  As an immigrant and first-generation college student, Yanet is passionate about architecture that supports the well-being of immigrants, first-generation youth, and BIPOC communities.  She provides specifications editing, Project Manual production and product and material research, as well as managing projects.​

Tony Pham Assoc. AIA NCARB CSI
Specifications Manager, Baseline Specifications Leader
​Pronouns: he, him
(from
August 2021)
Molly Jacobs - Architect Intern at m.thrailkill.architect.llc
Picture
Bio Tony Pham, General Experience
File Size: 585 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Tony is a Bachelor of Science graduate of Portland State University's School of Architecture.  He provides specifications editing, Project Manual production, and recently began coordinating our baseline specifications, incorporating consistent language and improving our coordination meeting process.​

Ben Stickney NCARB CSI LFA
Specifications Manager, Sustainability Leader
Pronouns: he, him
(from February
2022)
Molly Jacobs - Architect Intern at m.thrailkill.architect.llc
Picture
Bio Ben Stickney, General Experience
File Size: 657 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

​Ben is a Bachelor of Science graduate of Portland State University's School of Architecture.  He provides project management, specifications editing, Project Manual production, and product and material research.  Holding a Living Future Accreditation, Ben leads the in-office sustainability workgroup and is involved in incorporating appropriate and ever-changing sustainability standards into office baseline and project specifications.

Levi Eads
Specifications Coordinator
(from October 2023)
David
Levi is a graduate student at Portland State University's School of Architecture.  He provides specifications editing and Project Manual production, and is involved in incorporating appropriate and ever-changing clients' design requirements into project specifications.​

Florencia Padilla
Specifications Coordinator
​Pronouns: she, her
(from August 2023
)
Florencia graduated from Universidad Argentina de la Empresa as an Interior Designer.  As an intern, she provides specifications editing and Project Manual production, and is involved in incorporating appropriate and ever-changing clients' design requirements into project specifications.​
Florencia works on contract remotely from Buenos Aires, providing critical work flow aligned with our east coast clients.

Donaldo Zarate-Rincon
Specifications Coordinator
(from November 2023)
Molly Jacobs - Architect Intern at m.thrailkill.architect.llc
Donaldo is an undergraduate architecture student at Portland State University and currently serves as the President of its NOMA Student Chapter (NOMAS). He is passionate about fostering community among minority architects and bridging the gap between students and professionals. As an intern, he provides specifications editing and Project Manual production, and is involved in incorporating appropriate and ever-changing clients' design requirements into project specifications.​

Robert "Bob" Tolman
Specifications Coordinator
Pronouns: he, him
(from February 2024
)
Molly Jacobs - Architect Intern at m.thrailkill.architect.llc
Bob is a U.S. Navy veteran and former chef looking to change his professional career.  He is working remotely in Portland, providing valuable project support as well as critical work flow aligned for our west coast clients.

Tatjana Babic
Specifications Coordinator
Pronouns: she, her
(from April
2024)
Molly Jacobs - Architect Intern at m.thrailkill.architect.llc
Tatjana is a graduate student in the architecture program at Portland State University, and previously graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts in History of Art with emphasis on Architecture and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies.​
As an intern, she provides specifications editing and Project Manual production, and is involved in incorporating appropriate and ever-changing clients' design requirements into project specifications.

Bertha Madrigal
Financial Controller and Human Resources
Pronouns: she, her
(from April
2022)
Molly Jacobs - Architect Intern at m.thrailkill.architect.llc
Bertha's extensive experience as accounts manager within local, non-profit organizations allows her to bring a high level of understanding, empathy and compassion to her tasks.  Meanwhile, her life-long passion for balancing accounts and budgets serves us well as we continue to expand our client base and explore new regions for growth.

Laura Berrutti
Office Manager and Marketing Administrator
Pronouns: she, her
(from June
2024)
Molly Jacobs - Architect Intern at m.thrailkill.architect.llc
Laura brings a unique international client and account management profile from advertising, marketing, athletic apparel and software industries, as well as various roles in non-profit agencies.  Her role includes aligning our team members with the wide variety of clients we work for and the projects they bring us, guiding our proposal response process, and arranging professional development, conference and education opportunities for our staff.

Barbara Alexander
Administrative Assistant
Pronouns: she, her
(from March
2022)
Molly Jacobs - Architect Intern at m.thrailkill.architect.llc
​After many years supporting one of our longest-term clients, Barbara came out of retirement to join our team.  She brings her charm and magical spirit to the office, lightening staffs' morale and brightening our moods in gray Portland!  Barbara's a welcome part of the office, keeping us all fed, meeting on time, and laughing.

​Dennet Latham AIA CDT
In memorium
(from September 2016 to June 2022)
Dennet joined our staff soon after his 'retirement' from a long career at CH2M/IDC (previously CH2M Hill, and later Jacobs), SRG Partnership, other firms here in Portland, and places further afield.

Dennet's knowledge, caring guidance, wit and wisdom were shared broadly.  This was especially meaningful among our younger staff, for whom he proved patient, caring and mentoring.  Dennet developed the specifications for our first constructed mass timber building, which held a record as the largest in the U.S. for a couple years, and he continued to oversee the development of our own baseline specifications, as well as mass timber-specific specifications for Timberlab and the Wood Products Council.

Here's a link to a memorial to Dennet and his life, achievements and connections in our lives and community.
Picture
Picture
Dennet's retirement lunch, June 2022

Professional involvement resources:
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

Employment Opportunities:
Please refer to our Career page.
The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to equal treatment of all employees and applicants.  We recruit, hire, promote, and transfer qualified persons into all job classifications without regard to race, color, national origin or citizenship status, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or other basis protected by law and guided by equitable practices.  Our wages and salaries are transparent and updated annually based on the latest AIA Small Firm Compensation Report.

OFFICE
511 SW 10th Avenue #1004, Portland, Oregon 97205
PHONE
503-719-4909
EMAIL
[email protected] 

All photography © Michael Thrailkill 2023, except: images of clients' projects, projects by others, and product imagery are as indicated - Select an image to be taken to source or reference.  All rights and credits are reserved for the respective owner(s).  All other content is copyright © M.Thrailkill.Architect LLC 2023.
Site Disclaimer:  All information in this website is published in good faith for general information purpose only.  M.Thrailkill.Architect LLC does not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information.  Any action taken upon the information found in this website (mthrailkillarchitect.com), is strictly at the user's risk.  M.Thrailkill.Architect LLC will not be liable for any loss or damage in connection with the use of this website.


  • Home
  • Profile
    • Growth
  • Projects
    • Education
    • Sports, Recreation & Community
    • Civic & Government
    • Commercial & Office
    • Health Care & Laboratory
    • Residential & Hospitality
    • Transportation
    • Baseline & Manufacturer
    • Mass Timber
    • Historic Preservation
    • Florida Architecture
    • California Architecture
  • Process
  • Clients
    • Awards
    • Publications
  • Sources
    • What's that?
  • Pursuits
  • Career
  • Contact
  • Support