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Charles Newman, LEED AP, CPSI

Certified Playground Safety Inspector

LEED Accredited Professional

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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.

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