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.
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Michael Thrailkill AIA NCARB CDT LEED AP
Founding Principal |
Pronouns: he, him
(founded the firm November 2014) |
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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. |
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David "Skip" Brown AIA CCS
Specifications Leader |
Pronouns: he, him
(from April 2020) |
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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.
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Yanet Orozco Gomez NCARB CSI NOMA
Specifications Manager, Diversity and Equity Leader |
Pronouns: she, her
(from February 2020) |
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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.
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Tony Pham Assoc. AIA NCARB CSI
Specifications Manager, Baseline Specifications Leader |
Pronouns: he, him
(from August 2021) |
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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.
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Ben Stickney NCARB CSI LFA
Specifications Manager, Sustainability Leader |
Pronouns: he, him
(from February 2022) |
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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.
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Levi Eads
Specifications Coordinator |
(from October 2023)
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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.
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Florencia Padilla
Specifications Coordinator |
Pronouns: she, her
(from August 2023) |
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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. |
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Donaldo Zarate-Rincon
Specifications Coordinator |
(from November 2023)
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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.
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Paola Meneses
Specifications Coordinator |
Pronouns: she, her
(from February 2024) |
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Paola graduated from Universitat Ramon Llull La Salle Barcelona with a Master of Sustainability and Energy Efficiency and received a Bachelor of Architecture at Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas. As an intern, she provides specifications editing and Project Manual production.
Paola works on contract remotely from Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, providing valuable project support as well as critical work flow aligned with our east coast clients. |
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Augustina Nurnberg
Specifications Coordinator |
Pronouns: she, her
(from February 2024) |
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Agustina graduated from Universidad Católica de Santa Fe with a Bachelor of Architecture, and post-graduate urbanism studies at Universidade do Algarve. As an intern, she provides specifications editing and Project Manual production.
Augustina works on contract remotely from Posados, Argentina, providing valuable project support as well as critical work flow aligned with our east coast clients. |
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Robert "Bob" Tolman
Specifications Coordinator |
Pronouns: he, him
(from February 2024) |
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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.
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Tatjana Babic
Specifications Coordinator |
Pronouns: she, her
(from April 2024) |
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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. |
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Bertha Madrigal
Financial Controller and Human Resources |
Pronouns: she, her
(from April 2022) |
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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.
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Laura Berrutti
Office Manager and Marketing Administrator |
Pronouns: she, her
(from June 2024) |
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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.
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Barbara Alexander
Administrative Assistant |
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(from March 2022) |
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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.
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Dennet Latham AIA CDT
In memorium |
(from September 2016 to June 2022)
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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.
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.
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Dennet's retirement lunch, June 2022
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Employment Opportunities:
Please refer to our Career page.
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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.
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