Cello Expressions
On December 12, 2023, the Sherwood City Council and Urban Renewal Agency Board approved construction funding for the Highway 99W pedestrian bridge project. The council voted 6-1 in favor of the funding mechanism and authorization for the construction contract. The dissenting councilor noted objections to the project’s cost and funding approach, despite support for building the bridge. The bridge will…
I started the Cello Expressions Photography blog in 2015. Over the years, it’s developed a stable format and approach. This post discusses the inner workings of the photography blog and my perspective and goals. This blog, in contrast, focuses on text-driven and multimedia content. Subject Matter As its name suggests, my photography blog is image-centric. Individual posts range from a…
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be joining KPFF‘s Portland office full-time starting in January doing structural engineering. If you’re familiar with my work in WordPress or music composition, you may be surprised to learn that I am not pursuing a career in either field. I enjoy making things; software development and music composition are both ways that I can quickly create and iterate on projects (and I’ll continue to do so in my spare time). Building design and construction requires a much slower and more complex process, but the creation of physical space is ultimately the most rewarding design process I’ve experienced. For that reason, I’m trilled to embark on my full-time career designing building structures.
I wrote about my internship with KPFF’s Portland Structural office this summer on the company blog: https://www.kpff.com/blog/news/post/my-experience-as-an-intern-at-kpff-portland.
This was my first experience in my specific career field and was extremely insightful.