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Skip to content CallisonRTKL Expertise Projects Ideas Ideas Insights Research Publications Impact Study CLIMATE SCOUT About Overview Office Locations Our People Leadership Contact Us News Careers Guiding Principles Office Locations Benefits Our Culture Accessibility Current Opportunities -- Search for: We have come a long way in our 75-year history. Today, we pause to celebrate our people’s passion and strength in the work we do, the places we touch, and our inspirational design one project at a time. Join us as we congratulate our talented colleagues on their well-deserved promotions —cheers to all. Principals Jessica Shen Shanghai Jessica Shen is an excellent all-round architect, her comprehensive knowledge, strong communication and management skill, deep understanding of the company culture and foresight strategy thinking make her as a strong leader. She has a special ability to balance all challenges and make the process as smooth as you can image. With the new platform, we believe Jessica Shen can lead the future growth of the office and continue the legend of RTKL.” Read More Jodi Williams Washington DC As a workplace strategist and change manager, Jodi has investigated what is working in a client’s workplace from a physical, policy and human-centric perspective. She asks the tough questions. How does this work? Is there something we could do better? Why is this done a certain way? And the result: driving better workplace solutions and stronger change engagements. She works with various nonprofits and charitable organizations, from Architecture in Schools to the JDRF community games.” Read More Marissa Tasho Washington DC For Marissa, architecture industry marketing was the perfect mix of applying her education in communications with her passion for art and design. She leads the firm’s efforts to strengthen the market position of CallisonRTKL’s global practice areas and offices by utilizing data analytics and client and market research to bolster results. Marissa builds and implements marketing and business development strategies, as well as drives innovations for marketing and knowledge management. Her unique balance of left-brain creative with right-brain analytical, data-driven mindset is a valuable tool that drives her to chase of new clients and deliver top projects.” Read More Pablo La Roche Los Angeles An academic and practitioner, Pablo is a brilliant leader who is transforming how we approach the way we practice in relation to the environment. In his leadership of CRTKL’s Performance Driven Design group, he advances our obligation for stewardship of sustainability in the built environment. A true collaborator, Pablo engages across the firm to drive CRTKL towards climate-positive design, building fluency, engagement, and impact firmwide – from the strategic to the tactical. His thoughtful demeanor, paired with his intellect, makes approaching what can feel like an insurmountable challenge much more tangible.” Read More Prodipto Ghosh Dubai Prodipto’s experience working in the Middle East has seen him engaged in master planning and design for mixed-use, residential, office, retail and hospitality projects throughout the Middle East and India. “It’s the small things that make each project, each client and each brief unique,” he says. “What interests me is creating a bespoke solution every time and elevates the discussion to one of legacy and of making a meaningful difference.” Read More Tony Chen Shanghai From an early age, Tony was influenced by architect Tadao Ando and Ando's spirit of not giving up in the face of challenges. As a Principal in CallisonRTKL’s Shanghai office, Tony has worked on many challenging retail, hospitality, workplace and urban planning projects, particularly large-scale commercial complexes. He believes that the buildings we make not only focus on creating a successfully commercial work, but they also bring positive changes to a city and people's lives.” Read More Associate Principals Benny Chu Shanghai “Creative, Passionate and Humble, that is how the people look at Benny Chu. Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Shanghai, these great cities inspire his design. From graphics and branding to interior design, Benny finds his own path in life. While Benny moves toward the future success, he also encourages people to grow together. All this makes him a leader.” Camila Felix de Simas Chicago “A true global practitioner and urban explorer! Camila’s unsatiable drive to define a new urban paradigm, has seen her deliver projects in the US, South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Her passion for research and deep thinking into the most complex planning and design challenges has allowed CRTKL to tackle projects at the outer reaches of our profession and with clients committed to disrupting conventional thinking around mobility, urbanization and resiliency.” Chris Groves New York “As a vital member of CRTKL’s Information technology group, Chris has always demonstrated the genuine desire for continually improving the quality of our firm’s IT. During the past year, he has taken on the role of CRTKL Information Security and Compliance Manager and his contributions to the overall success of our IT organization has been immense.” Karen Lee Shanghai “Karen is a professional, efficient, friendly, knowledgeable manager. She’s extended our quality services to all of our clients. Congratulations!” Liliana Bernardis Valenzuela Mexico City “Liliana has been instrumental in building our Mexico practice through her work in aviation and mixed use projects. Her design leadership is a key component of our regional strategy moving forward.” Lin Li Shanghai “Lin shares his passion for design and inspires others to bring out their best. He is talented at cultivating new team members so that they can grow and learn in the profession.” Natalie Ruiz Los Angeles “Natalie took charge as the PM for our first completed senior living project in Los Angeles. The success of this project has led to repeat work and new senior living work with other clients. Natalie’s future as a leader in the Los Angeles office is promising and we are excited about her promotion to Associate Principal.” Scott Hughes Miami “Scott is one of the most well-rounded architects I have worked with and brings his best to every project no matter the scale. He has a passion for making those around him better through servant leadership, and spends time mentoring and training the next generation along the way. He is a CRTKL- and team-first person which motivates those around him to also deliver their best.” Ying Zeng Beijing “Ying Zeng has full of enthusiasm for architectural design, all-round skillset and comprehensive knowledge. He’s quick to catch client’s real requirements from sophisticated background information, and able to turn them into inspiring and delightful design solutions. He’s shown strong leadership CRTKL, and will definitely be one of the most important future leaders. Enjoy the new journey ahead!” Senior Associates Aaron Shenefelt Dallas Hospitality Ahmed Ghobara Dubai SEDs Chris Engelmann New York Specialty Retail Hai Chi Beijing Workplace Maggie Willis Washington DC Workplace Melody Hung Washington DC Firmwide Communications Randi Lawrence Dallas Specialty Retail Will Chen Shanghai SEDs Associates Aaron VandenHeuvel Seattle SEDs Alison Carroll New York Specialty Retail Ankit Udani Los Angeles SEDs Brett Kirk Seattle Specialty Retail Christopher Steinberg Washington DC Workplace Darren Chen Los Angeles Healthcare Eddie Castaneda Dallas SEDs Erdong Wang Shanghai SEDs Evan Johnson Chicago Human Resources Greg Byerley New York Specialty Retail Haoxia Chen Shanghai SEDs Heidi Hsing Los Angeles Marketing Jingwen Zhao Shanghai SEDs Jui-Heng Chuang Shanghai Workplace Kim Spencer Los Angeles OneEQ Laura Lewi New York Specialty Retail Risha Na Beijing Workplace Rosalyn Johnson Baltimore Human Resources Shuang Deng Shanghai SEDs Sigmund Wu Beijing SEDs Tess Hurry Dallas Wor...