Olivia Eckard

January 5, 2018 / no comments
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Olivia Eckard

PROJECT DESIGNER

While studying Architectural Engineering at Penn State, Olivia found lighting as an expressive way to enhance her architectural drive on creativity. Passionate about the visual experience during the concept phase of a project, Olivia strives to develop her skills in rendering, modeling and hands on opportunities. Outside of the office, she enjoys anything related to the great outdoors, playing Call of Duty – Zombies, and re-watching Gilmore Girls.

EDUCATION

The Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Architectural Engineering, 2016

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AND CERTIFICATIONS

Member – Illuminating Engineering Society

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

studio i, Pittsburgh PA, 2016- Present
Lighting Designer

studio i, Pittsburgh PA, 2015
Lighting Design Intern

Westlake Reed Leskosky,
Cleveland, OH, 2014
Lighting/Electrical Design Intern

Maggie Golden

September 7, 2016 / no comments
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MAGGIE GOLDEN, PE, LC

PROJECT DESIGNER

Maggie Golden designs and manages lighting and daylighting projects at Lam Partners in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Maggie is a licensed Professional Architectural Engineer with an extensive expertise in digital simulation technologies. She is passionate about the blend of art and science through lighting design. Maggie has taught lighting and advised thesis students at the Boston Architectural College, and holds a Master’s Degree in Architectural Engineering from Penn State. In her free time, she enjoys yoga, reading, and indulging her avocation to be an amateur film critic.

EDUCATION

The Pennsylvania State University
Master of Architectural Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Architectural Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University
Minor in Architectural Studies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lam Partners, Cambridge, MA, 2015 – Present
Lighting Designer

Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design, Boston, MA, 2014
Lighting Design Intern

Brinjac Engineering, Harrisburg, PA, 2011-2013
Lighting/Electrical Design Intern

SELECTED AWARDS

2015 – Penn State University – Architectural Engineering Lighting Thesis 2nd Place

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Lighting Certified, NCQLP 2017
Junior Associate, International Association of Lighting Designers

Dan Pham

November 21, 2018 / no comments
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DAN PHAM

DESIGNER

Dan is a recent graduate with a Master of Architecture degree, and a welcome addition to Lam Partners’ team. With skills in various disciplines, he has a curiosity about how the urban environment affects people and their communities. By understanding lighting, he hopes to utilize his skills to depict that story.

EDUCATION

Wentworth Institute of Technology
Master of Architecture, 2018
Bachelor of Science in Architecture, 2017
Minor in Media & Communications

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lam Partners, Cambridge, MA, 2018-Present
Designer

USGBC Massachusetts Chapter, Boston, MA, 2018
Intern

Lam Partners, Cambridge, MA, 2017
Design Intern

Lewis Lighting Design, LLC, Boston, MA 2016
Design Intern

Ripman Lighting Associates, Belmont, MA, 2015
Design Intern

Jack Risser

September 7, 2016 / no comments
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JACK RISSER, LC

PROJECT DESIGNER

Jack received his Bachelor degree in Architectural Engineering, with a focus in lighting design from the Pennsylvania State University. Jack has brought his technological background to his work at Lam Partners through visualizations, 3D model creation and his above average golf game. He has an educational interest in lighting simulations, coding and graphic design. Out of work, he enjoys painting, camping and quoting A Few Good Men.

EDUCATION

The Pennsylvania State University, Bachelor of Architectural Engineering in Lighting, 2014

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lam Partners, Cambridge, MA, 2014-Present
Lighting Designer

Lam Partners, Cambridge, MA, 2013
Lighting Design Intern

Ballinger, Philadelphia, PA, 2012
Lighting Design Intern

SELECTED AWARDS

2018 – IES Illumination Award of Merit: McCarran Airport International Gate Expansion

2013 – Lightfair “Design with Light” 1st Place

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Junior Associate, International Association of Lighting Designers

Lighting Certified, NCQLP 2017

Srushti Totadri

July 18, 2018 / no comments
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Srushti Totadri

DESIGNER

Srushti graduated from Parsons School of Design, New York,  with her master’s degree in both interior design and lighting design. Prior to her lighting education, she already had an architectural background from her time in India. Her passion lies in blurring the boundaries between the three seemingly separate fields: Interiors, Architecture and Lighting. She swears by Louis Kahn’s process of creating unmeasured spaces through measurable means — and lighting fits this principle perfectly. When she is not ogling the brownstone buildings in Boston, she likes to read, sketch, and moonlights as a crusader against the term “chai tea latte”.

EDUCATION

Parsons School of Design, New York
MFA Interior Design and Lighting Design, 2018

Anna University, India
Bachelor of Architecture, 2014

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cline Bettridge and Bernstein Lighting Design, New York, 2017
Lighting Design Intern

Abhikram Architects, Ahmedabad, India, 2013-2014
Architecture & Interior Design Intern

CRN Architects, Chennai, India, 2013-2014
Architecture & Interior Design Intern

Steph Valencia

January 5, 2018 / no comments
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Steph Valencia, MIES, LC

PROJECT DESIGNER

Steph went to Penn State to study architectural engineering in the hopes of combining her love for math and art. She found that balance in lighting and hasn’t looked back since. With the ability to recognize visual opportunities across many project types, she maintains an understanding of the challenges associated with translating opportunities into reality. Her eye for design and hands on skills lend themselves to focusing of fixtures and polishing of final installations. Outside of lighting, Steph enjoys cooking adventurous cuisines with her husband.

SELECTED PROJECTS

EDUCATION

The Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Architectural Engineering with an emphasis in lighting, 2013

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AND CERTIFICATIONS

Lighting Certified by NCQLP

Member – Illuminating Engineering Society

SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS

Drury Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA
GetGo Concept, Various Locations
Google 2.0, Pittsburgh, PA
Heinz Endowments, Pittsburgh, PA
Heinz Innovation Center Exhibit, Warrendale, PA
Liberty Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Lofts on Mount Washington, Pittsburgh, PA
McKinsey, Pittsburgh, PA
Nova Place Concourse, Pittsburgh, PA
PNC iLab, Pittsburgh, PA
PNC One, Pittsburgh, PA
Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV
Saint Kilian Church, Wexford, PA
SMG Leasing Office, Monroeville, PA
UBER Advanced Technologies Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Wells Fargo Center Lobby & Atrium, Denver, PA