Charles Newman, LEED AP, CPSI
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Certified Playground Safety Inspector
LEED Accredited Professional
Education
2016 - 2018 Master of Design, Risk and Resilience
Distinction, Elected Class Marshall
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
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2000 - 2005 Bachelor of Architecture
Cum Laude
Syracuse University
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Consultancies
Design Consultant 2020
Calestous Juma Legacy Foundation
• Defining constraints and opportunities for design of community center and remote learning facility in Port Victoria, Kenya.
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Expert Research Fellow 2019
Engineering For Change
• Guided graduate student fellows in research of innovative Technology for Development with focus on shelter, construction and community planning.
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Playground Design Consultant 2019
Humanity and Inclusion / Handicap International
• Designed 15 inclusive playgrounds with refugee camp communities using child-driven data collection methods in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Thailand.
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Interim Kenya Country Director 2018 Kounkuey Design Initiative
• Directed the design and construction of numerous ‘Productive Public Space’ and WASH projects in flood-risk neighborhoods of Kibera, Nairobi.
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Design Strategy Consultant 2018
SOM Chess Academy
• Created design brief for development of new chess academy facility outlining programmatic needs, funding goals, and timelines. Conducted in partnership with 12 Harvard University students.
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Design Strategy Consultant 2016, 2017
Sunny Group Development
• Guided sustainable architectural design start-up in collaboration with developers interested in ‘off-grid’ technologies across Eastern China.
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Construction Designer 2016
Earthship Biotecture Academy
• Developed educational graphics for water filtration systems, decentralized power consoles, and off-grid living in Northern New Mexico.
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Design Consultant 2011
Under The Acacia
• Designed solar-powered learning center in Kenya with Maasai women.
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Design Consultant 2011
Community to Community
• Organized development efforts of road, school and water system for rural community in Petit Goave, Haiti.
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Earthquake Damage Assessor 2010
National Organization for the Advancement of Haitians
• Evaluated, tagged, and documented 53 structures in Petit Goave, Haiti.
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Skills
AutoCAD • • • • • • • • • •
Rhino 3D • • • • • • • • • •
Revit • • • • • • • • • •
ArcMap (GIS) • • • • • • • • • •
mWater • • • • • • • • • •
Photoshop • • • • • • • • • •
Illustrator • • • • • • • • • •
InDesign • • • • • • • • • •
After Effects • • • • • • • • • •
PowerPoint • • • • • • • • • •
Prezi • • • • • • • • • •
Excel • • • • • • • • • •
MS Word • • • • • • • • • •
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French • • • • • • • • • •
Kiswahili • • • • • • • • • •
Employment
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Kenya Country Director 2013 - 15
Kounkuey Design Initiative
• Directed the design and construction of numerous ‘Productive Public Space’ and WASH projects in flood-risk neighborhoods of Kibera, Nairobi.
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Community Driven Reconstruction Manager 2012 -13
International Rescue Committee
• Managed the design and construction of hundreds of community-driven construction projects in post-conflict Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Project Leader 2009 - 2011
Engineers Without Borders
• Oversaw design and construction of primary school infrastructure in Ukambani, Kenya and water system in health facility in Iquitos, Peru.
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Designer 2007 - 08
ICRAVE Design Studio
• Contributed to the designs of high-end hospitality projects in New York, Las Vegas, and India.
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Designer 2006 - 07
Kiss + Zwigard Architects
• Managed the design and development of construction documents for an 8-story LEED Certified tower in Brooklyn, NY.
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Designer 2005 - 06
Rafael Vinoly Architects
• Developed schematic proposals for academic campuses, convention centers, museums and healthcare facilities.
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