Above: Menil Collection, Houston; architect Renzo Piano
Who we are...
Our office of twelve professional staff are registered architects and architecture school graduates, from a variety of education and experience backgrounds, prior office experience, and project and client involvement. Along with two additional support staff, we provide personal and engaged involvement directly with design teams regularly throughout the project.
Striving to build skills and confidence in our intern staff, they're engaged through direct project and management experience. All our staff participate in the specifications process at each level of development, from proposals and contract negotiation, through specifications production and coordination, project administration, client support and marketing.
Project visits, fabrication shop tours, conferences and trainings, and office retreats keep us connected to the work we do for our clients and maintain our internal cohesion, enthusiasm and quality of work.
Striving to build skills and confidence in our intern staff, they're engaged through direct project and management experience. All our staff participate in the specifications process at each level of development, from proposals and contract negotiation, through specifications production and coordination, project administration, client support and marketing.
Project visits, fabrication shop tours, conferences and trainings, and office retreats keep us connected to the work we do for our clients and maintain our internal cohesion, enthusiasm and quality of work.
Office retirement lunch, June 2022
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AIA Oregon Design Conference, June 2022
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Site visit to Las Adelitas multi-family, April 2022
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Site visit to Crescent Grove Cemetery, March 2022
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Office lunch for work anniversaries, April 2022
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International Mass Timber Conference, April 2022
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Back-to-the-Office Party II (Indoors), March 2022
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TimberLab's fabrication facility tour, September 2021
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Back-to-the-Office Party I (Outdoors), July 2021
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Office retreat, Portland Japanese Garden, March 2021
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Site visit Portland Int'l Airport projects, Dec. 2020
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Site visit OSU Hatfield Marine Science, August 2019
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Site visit French American Int'l School, August 2019
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Hartung Glass plant tour, February 2018
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Site visit First Tech Credit Union, January 2018
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AIA YAF Practice Innovation Lab, Wash. D.C. Oct 2017
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Michael is a licensed architect in Oregon and Florida, with 29 years of professional experience working in architecture practices on both the east and west coasts. He's 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.
Michael believes strongly in fostering the next generation of young architects, and was an invited participant at the AIA Young Architects Forum's Practice Innovation Lab, working in Washington D.C. with a select group of 60 emerging professionals, architecture leaders and entrepreneurs to envision the design practice of tomorrow. Pronouns: he, him (Founded the firm November 2014) |
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Adam Snow
Specifications Assistant |
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Adam is a Bachelor of Arts graduate from the Portland State University School of Architecture. He provides documentation and editing support for our specifications work as well as supporting our administrative needs, providing project and educational scheduling and logistic support.
Pronouns: he, him (Joined August 2017) |
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Yanet Orozco Gomez NOMA
Specifications Coordinator |
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Yanet is a Bachelor of Arts 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.
Pronouns: she, her (Joined February 2020) |
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David "Skip" Brown AIA CCS
Architect, Specifications Writer |
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David is a senior specifier who provides his career-long experience with 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 and A/E firms. He enjoys gardening and reading in his pastime.
Pronouns: he, him (Joined April 2020) |
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Amy Epperson
Specifications Coordinator |
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Amy is a Bachelor of Arts graduate from Portland State University's School of Architecture. Their interests in the field include economic and labor justice, sustainable futures, and uncovering ignored histories in the profession. Amy provides specification editing and Project Manual production, and recently began co-coordinating our baseline specifications, researching and incorporating sustainability goals and improving overall coordination.
Pronouns: they, them (Joined June 2021) |
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Randy Page RA NCARB CDT
Architect, Specifications Writer |
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Randy is a senior specifier who recently joined the firm after managing his own practice, as well as working as an architect at large in the Pacific NW and Midwest firms. He is a licensed Architect in Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin, a Certified Documents Technologist with the Construction Specifications Institute, and brings career-long experience with specification writing to managing production of our clients' specifications and Project Manuals. Randy serves on the Board of Portland CSI.
Pronouns: he, him (Joined August 2021) |
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Tony Pham
Specifications Coordinator |
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Tony is a Bachelor of Arts 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.
Pronouns: he, him (Joined August 2021) |
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Ben Stickney LFA
Specifications Assistant Pronouns: he, him
(Joined February 2022) |
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Ayla Prusko
Specifications Coordinator Ayla is a student at Portland State University's School of Architecture and a part-time employee. As an intern, she provides specifications editing and Project Manual production, and involved in incorporating appropriate and ever-changing sustainability standards into project specifications. Ayla is interested in environmental and economic sustainability and historic reservation.
Pronouns: she, her (Joined March 2022) |
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Chris Molinar
Specifications Coordinator Chris is a Bachelor of Arts graduate of Portland State University's School of Architecture. As a first generation college student, he studied Civil Engineering prior to switching to Architecture studies. His interests in spatial design, sustainable materials and innovative building technology continue to interest him. Chris provides specifications editing, Project Manual production, product and material research, and project management.
Pronouns: he, him (Joined March 2022) |
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Obed "Obi" Eriza
Specifications Coordinator Pronouns: he, him
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Bertha Madrigal
Office Administrator Pronouns: she, her
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Barbara Alexander
Office Administrator Pronouns: she, her
(Joined March 2022) |
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Dennet Latham AIA CDT
Of counsel |
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Dennet is a senior specifier provided his career-long experience with specification writing, mainly focusing on our multi-office clients, multi-phased projects, and multi-project contracts. He's a member of the American Institute of Architects, a licensed Architect in Oregon, and a Certified Documents Technologist with the Construction Specifications Institute. Previously, Dennet practiced architecture at Jacobs (formerly CH2M) and SRG Partnership.
Pronouns: he, him (Joined September 2016; retired May 2022) |
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Employment Opportunities:
Please refer to our Career page.
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Proposal and Teaming Opportunities:
Please consider including our firm's proposal along with those of your other consultants in responses to your client's requests and to owner's RFPs/ RFQs.
M.Thrailkill.Architect LLC is a certified Oregon Tier 2 Emerging Small Business (ESB), certification number 9859.
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