Charles Newman, LEED AP, CPSI
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
2000 - 2005 Bachelor of Architecture
Cum Laude
Syracuse University
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Construction Designer 2016
Earthship Biotecture Academy
• Developed educational graphics for water filtration systems, decentralized power consoles, and off-grid living in Northern New Mexico.
Design Consultant 2011
Under The Acacia
• Designed solar-powered learning center in Kenya with Maasai women.
Design Consultant 2011
Community to Community
• Organized development efforts of road, school and water system for rural community in Petit Goave, Haiti.
Earthquake Damage Assessor 2010
National Organization for the Advancement of Haitians
• Evaluated, tagged, and documented 53 structures in Petit Goave, Haiti.
Skills
AutoCAD • • • • • • • • • •
Rhino 3D • • • • • • • • • •
Revit • • • • • • • • • •
ArcMap (GIS) • • • • • • • • • •
mWater • • • • • • • • • •
Photoshop • • • • • • • • • •
Illustrator • • • • • • • • • •
InDesign • • • • • • • • • •
After Effects • • • • • • • • • •
PowerPoint • • • • • • • • • •
Prezi • • • • • • • • • •
Excel • • • • • • • • • •
MS Word • • • • • • • • • •
French • • • • • • • • • •
Kiswahili • • • • • • • • • •
Employment
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.
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.
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.
Designer 2007 - 08
ICRAVE Design Studio
• Contributed to the designs of high-end hospitality projects in New York, Las Vegas, and India.
Designer 2006 - 07
Kiss + Zwigard Architects
• Managed the design and development of construction documents for an 8-story LEED Certified tower in Brooklyn, NY.
Designer 2005 - 06
Rafael Vinoly Architects
• Developed schematic proposals for academic campuses, convention centers, museums and healthcare facilities.