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I am a Curious Researcher, Design Strategist, Educator, Group Facilitator, and Documentary Filmmaker with a background in landscape architecture and ecosystem management. I have strong leadership and design skills with professional experience in the non-profit and private sectors.
My career path has allowed me to be an excellent team player particularly in interdisciplinary settings with multiple stakeholders, and has also allowed me to acquire considerable managerial and client-facing skills. I believe in a flexible form of practice that is responsive to the particular atmosphere of a project or situation. One of the things I enjoy the most is breaking down complex ideas into manageable exercises and intelligible diagrams and forms of communication.
I am a systems thinker and a curious observer and I use my intuition to make connections between seemingly disparate issues or topics; a kind of practice that is key to finding and analyzing insights. As an educator, I always challenge my students to think beyond conventions and look for answers in unexpected places.
I am a people person and I tremendously enjoy group facilitation through creative methods and workshops.
Skills
Design Process: Design Research (R&D and IRD), Strategic Thinking, Project Management, Group Facilitation, Working with Youth, Asking Questions, Critical Re-framing, Systems Thinking, Diagramming, Storytelling.
Languages: Fluent in English, Arabic, and Armenian, and proficient in Spanish and French
Hard Skills: Communication and Graphic Design, Videography, Photography, Drawing, Sketching
Computer Skills: Proficient in Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe Premiere, After Effects), Procreate, AVID, MS office, AutoCAD and SkecthUp.
General Skills: Cooking, Vocal training, jazz singer.