DREAM, STRUGGLE, THRIVE

I have opened my business named Hermosillo Architecture in the Granada Hills neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles. Here is where I’m fulfilling God’s purpose for my life by making a positive impact in urban areas with the experience, education, and skillset I have acquired. I’m an Army veteran who served seven years in the United States Armed Forces, starting at the age of 17. After my service, I went back to school to catch up on my studies, explore potential career paths, and discover my passion to serve others through architectural design. After setting my sights on architecture as my career path, I completed my general education at Los Angeles Mission College and transferred to architecture school.

I applied to Woodbury University, where I was admitted and received the Bachelor of Architecture. There I began my architecture journey and learned how to combine beauty and functionality into design while studying abroad in Venice, Italy. In addition, I pursued further education and received the Master of Architecture from California Baptist University, where I was able to incorporate my faith into my profession. I also graduated from the Executive Master of Urban Planning program at the University of Southern California, where I learned the importance of implementing public policy into urban planning from highly experienced classmates and professors. I’m currently studying management at UCLA in the Fully-Employed Master of Business Administration program. I’m also studying the Master of Science in Legal Studies program at Cornell Law School which will help me look into the legalities of managing businesses. My extensive education will help me further develop my design firm to better serve the needs of communities in the City of Los Angeles, the Great State of California, and across the United States of America.

I aspire to be a licensed architect and a certified planner to grow as a professional and continue to create innovative designs for the future. Furthermore, I seek what is best for the environment, but also to meet the needs of our modern cities. I have always enjoyed using creativity in hand drawings, but architecture and urban design have allowed me to incorporate creativity in structural designs and habitable spaces. “Attention to detail, teamwork is the key,” is an Army motto that was instilled in me during my military service and will always remain with me. This concept is applied in architecture and urban design, where circulating through spaces to observe peculiar elements and understand how they work is intriguing. Different perspectives towards universal spaces transform after comprehending that architecture and urban design are not solely about building, but also about using creativity to find solutions.