Natalie D. Ellis, Ph.D., IIDA, LEED AP BD+C the University of Oklahoma College of Architecture, Division of Interior Design Gould Hall 830 Van Vleet Oval, #285; Norman, OK 73019 4115 (405) 325 3585 Email: nellis@ou.edu ACADEMIC and PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE Academic Assistant Profeassor, Division of Interior Design, College of Architecture, University of Oklahoma; August 2014 to present Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Architectural Studies, University of Missouri August 2010 to 2014 Education 2015, December Ph.D. Human Environmental Sciences, Architectural Studies: Emphasis in Environment and Behavior, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Research Interest: Environmental Preference Index (EPI) development and subsequent testing for organizational environmental preferences. This study will incorporate the research of statistically related attributes of the previously developed Environmental Preferences Index from the Master s pilot study and further evaluate the EPI constructs through the lens of Organizational System preferences by using the Organizational System Assessment Scale (OSAS). This index would be useful as a precise measurement device in the field of architecture as well as contributing to the academic body of knowledge. November, 2013 Master of Science, Architectural Studies University of Missouri. Columbia, MO Pilot Study Topic: Environmental preference assessment Research Interest: Environmental Preference Index (EPI) development and subsequent testing for organizational environmental preferences. New scale index for design assessment and solution in for the practice of architecture and interior designer. Keywords: Environmental preference, organizational analysis, employment retention/attraction 1
November, 2013 Graduate Certificate, Organizational Change Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs University of Missouri. Columbia, MO Core focus: Organizational analysis and change, Organizational change in a community and global context, Group dynamics and conflict resolution, Organizational dynamics and leadership. May, 1995 Bachelor of Science, Environmental Design University of Missouri. Columbia, MO Emphasis: Programming, Commercial interior design Summer, 1982 Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education Missouri State University, Springfield, MO Emphasis: Early childhood development, Lifetime teaching certificate in state of Missouri Courses taught: University of Oklahoma ID 4743 Institutional and Corporate Interior Design Studio A student writes, In the redesign of an office building, students were provided with an extensive program detailing the goals of the company. We visited a company that had similar strategies and design concepts in order to gain an understanding of what was expected from the program itself. Multiple plans and design concepts were generated to properly exhibit the entire list of expectations within the company. ID 3793 Interior Materials and Specifications Study of the basic characteristics and installation of materials and finishes used in the design of interiors, building codes, fire safety and regulations for accessibility. Emphasis on writing specifications for FF&E and non-loadbearing construction. ID 2793 Furniture Design The design and construction of furniture. Emphasis on ergonomics, design, and construction processes, working drawings, materials and methods for custom and manufactured furniture and casework. Other topics include the application of design elements and principles in furniture design. Project evolve from hand drawings to scaled models of furniture to full-scale furniture. ID 5123 Environment and Human Behavior Study of the basic characteristics and exploration of the interrelation of people and the built environment. Emphasis on developing a knowledge base of E-B theories, observation of relational patterns and development of research line topic.. 2
University of Missouri ArchSt 4814 Interior Design Studio IV, A student writes, In the redesign of an office building, students were provided with an extensive program detailing the goals of the company. We visited a company that had similar strategies and design concepts in order to gain an understanding of what was expected from the program itself. Multiple plans and design concepts were generated to properly exhibit the entire list of expectations within the company. All coursework, project focus and instruction was developed and taught by myself as sole instructor using CIDA guidelines and department course objectives as the central foundation development. I developed and taught this course as a singular and vertical studio. ArchSt 1200 Architectural Drafting and Working Drawings This course is structured to teach design students the process of generating basic presentation and working drawings through classroom drafting exercises. Using a handson studio approach, the course teaches students basic knowledge of architectural drawing principles, construction drawing conventions, two and three dimensional drawing methods, and quality graphic communication skills. A student s technical skills and drawing craftsmanship will be improved through readings, lectures, and drawing exercises. The drawing exercises help students to develop skill and competency in execution of design and working drawings. The skills to create clean, clear, and concise presentation and working drawings based on standard graphic conventions will be developed during the course of the assignments. Student work will be evaluated for comprehension and execution of professional quality, design and working drawings. Work will also be evaluated for composition (layout), neatness, and accuracy. ArchSt 3100 Color and Light, Color wheel; Pattern textile changes; Masters' use of color; Alber's color perception studies; Color harmony with color proportions; Color material boards with specifications; Lighting design critical analysis; Critical layers of light at Alumni Center; Utilizing Internet simulations in specifying; Analyzing published lighting work and comparing calculation methods; Fixture schedule and cut sheets; Lighting application with color project Course model of a flipped classroom with 53 students. Teaching assistant along Dr. Ruth Tofle with instruction and was responsible for communicating with students for all assignment and project grading. ArchSt 4813 Interior Design Studio III, Exercises solve simple to complex issues of problem identification and solving for specific space types--retail, and hospitality. Concrete requirements for preparing students with the design of more complex environments with theoretical application. Commercial interior furnishings, and management of interior spaces and architecture. The project program are developed from summary of interviews with like settings and programmatic information research. 3
All coursework, project focus and instruction was developed and taught by myself as sole instructor using CIDA guidelines and department course objectives as the central foundation development. I developed and taught this course as a singular and vertical studio. ArchSt 4815 Studio V (Construction Document & BIM Studio), Advances studio work by integrating graphic, written, and verbal communication skills to convey design concepts Coursework developed in concert with Michael Goldschmidt of the Architectural Studies program and team taught with another graduate assistant. Skillsets that I was responsible for teaching was the construction document process, integration of all contract documents, construction documents, plans and details, and all specifications. ArchSt 3182 Design Studio II, Student Living Space and Tiger Kindergarten. Includes globalization aspects and exposure to contemporary issues affecting interior design. Students apply human behavior theory along with ergonomic and anthropometric data. A student explains, The Kindergarten School design required the research of appropriate anthropometric requirements for children. The seating, tables, bathroom fixtures etc. required attention. All coursework and instruction was developed and taught by myself as sole instructor using CIDA guidelines and department course objectives as the central foundation development. All coursework, and instruction was developed and taught by myself as sole instructor using CIDA guidelines and department course objectives as the central foundation development. ArchSt 2200 Computer aided drafting with Autocad, Learning AutoCAD: Course details included various AutoCAD instructional lessons (toolbars, commands, layer conventions and name philosophy, plot styles and printing), Conference room drawing, Plot style set-up, House project (first and second floors, exterior elevations, site plan, enlarged plans and sections, interior elevations, schedules), Office building was final project and used AutoCAD to create plan and create basic plans. All coursework was a previously developed course and instruction was as sole instructor using CIDA guidelines and department course objectives as the central foundation development. CIDA Accreditation Coordinator, Department of Architecture Studies: Re-accreditation renewed for maximum six (6) years. Creating and organizing room and presentation layout, studio work exhibition, graphics, logistics, and final review of all department submittals. 4
Research Project Manager, Energy grant, CAFNR/HES Extension University of Missouri in conjunction with Missouri Department of Energy and Missouri Department of Agriculture August 2010 to May 2013 Energy grant designed to help Missouri Livestock Farmers with residential energy savings. Department of Energy Healthy Homes program with grant awarded from National Stimulus Program; Program budget, $5M Research and project management contributions http://extension.missouri.edu/news/displaystory.aspx?n=1239 http://www.moagenergysavings.org/ Professional Practice Senior Interior Designer Science Applications International Corporation, SAIC (formerly The Benham Companies), Tulsa, Oklahoma January 2005 to August 2010 Project Manager, Space Planning, FF & E, LEED Administration Construction Documents, Conceptual and Schematic Design Development, Clients: Senior Star Assistant Living Facilities, Varied Residential, Department of Defense Projects: Corps of Engineers (Military Base Projects: Dal Molin, Vicenza,Italy Rota Naval Air Station, Rota, Spain; Keesler AFB, MS; Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, CO; Tinker AFB, Oklahoma; Nellis AFB, Nevada; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Interior Designer, MedArch, LLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma April 2004 to January 2005 Construction Documents, Space Planning, FF & E Clients: Hillcrest Medical Center Interior Designer, Construction and Project Manager Atha Architecture, Kansas City, Missouri July 2000 to April 2004 Project Management, Construction Management, FF&E, Space Planning Construction documents, Space planning for corporate clients, Specifying finishes, furnishings, equipment & materials, Corporate Marketing, Project Development, Master Planning, Image Consulting, Tenant Improvement Oversee and coordinate staff designer projects, Historical preservation Clients and Projects: Federal Bureau of Investigations: Coordination/Installation of Interior FF&E, Two (2) National Field Offices in Cleveland, OH and Richmond, VA, 400,000 SF combined, Hearst Argyle Broadcasting, WXII, Winston-Salem, NC. Project Management, Construction Management, FF&E Union Broadcasting, WHB 810, The Nathan Scarritt House, James B. Nutter and Company. 5
Interior Designer, FaciliTEAM, Kansas City, Missouri July 1998 to June 2000 Interior Designer, Project Manager Construction documents, Space planning for corporate clients, Specifying finishes, furnishings, equipment & materials, Custom product design, Master Planning Clients: Cohen-Esrey Real Estate Services, Dairy Farmers of America. Interior Designer, Gould Evans Goodman Architecture (GEG) Kansas City, Missouri August 1997 to July 1998 Interior Designer/Programmer Client: Sprint Responsibilities and Authorships: Project: World Headquarters Campus Sprint Campus Furniture Business Case, co-author Global Campus Furniture Budget (Systems, & Case Good Furniture) with end budget set at $98M Writing and Publishing Fitness Center Design Program, 70,000 SF Writing and Publishing Workstation Typical Program; 14,000 workstations Developed Workstation Typicals & Kit of parts; Managed 32 workstation mock-up University of Excellence Design Program, contributing author On-site interaction with Sprint Design Team (The Hillier Group, DDY, BNIM, Raphael Architects, Sprint, Zimmer Management) CAD Standards Development and Implementation committee member GEG Interior Designer, CDFM2 (presently operating as 360 Architecture) Kansas City, Missouri October 1995 to August 1997 Interior Designer and Project Management Space planning and specifying finishes, furnishings, equipment & material, Design programming, Construction documents, Developing schematic design Clients: Government Services Administration (GSA) - Space planning, construction documents, programming Sprint Space Planning, Custom Furniture Design, Finish and Furniture Specification DST Systems, Inc. Space Planning, Strategic Planning Employers Reinsurance Corporation (ERC) Space reconfiguration/ coordination/planning, construction documents Residential Interior Consultant, Springfield, Missouri June 1984 to December 1992 6
PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS, Peer Reviewed Ellis, N. (2016). Changing the workplace: Descriptive analysis for organizational worker s actual and ideal environmental congruency perceptions. EDRA 47 Raleigh Conference. Ellis, N. (2015). Preparing the Millennial student to problem-solve through full-scale furniture model design and testing. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL). Ellis, N. (2014). The Dash of Theory: Making Room for Studio Theory Practice. University of Oklahoma Creating Making Conference (pp. 2-5). University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. Ellis, N. & Wachter, H. (2014). Creating-Making: Theory, Modeling and Synthesis to Build: Theorizing the Studio Curriculum. Interior Design Educators Council. Fayetteville, AR Ellis, N. (2012). Environmental preference index: Improving the Person-Environment congruence for an office setting. Environmental Design Research Association (pp. 231-232). Seattle, WA. Environmental Design Research Association. Ellis, N. (2014), Environmental preference index: Improving the person-environment congruence for an office setting; MU Graduate Professional Council s Research and Creative Activities Forum (RCAF). University of Missouri, Accepted March, 2014. Sprint Campus Design Team (1997). Sprint World Headquarters Furniture Business Case, Workstation Standard Development and Specialty Space Programming (Gould Evans Goodman). Tofle, R., Ellis, N., Wolverson, M., Kammer, J. A (2013). Flipped Studio: Transforming a course on color and light; Celebration of Teaching. University of Missouri. Submitted, not awarded Marney, A. & Ellis, N. (2015). Collaboration for the greater good: Design and Agriculture combine to create sustainable future, Interior Design Educators Council National Conference. Ellis, N. (2015). Reaching the millennial student: Comparative analysis of team-based learning student outcomes over traditional lecture/test instructional methods. Interior Design Educators Council National Conference. 7
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Continuing Education and Professional Certifications National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ), #017721. Privileged 4/02 and current through April 2016. International Interior Design Association (IIDA), Professional Member: 2005 to present. Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, Accredited Professional, LEED AP, #10028970, July 23, 2009. Specialty in Building Design and Construction, LEED AP BD+C, #10028970. September, 2009; Current through September 2017. Greenbuild 2012, San Francisco and 2015, Washington D.C. Service USGBC Oklahoma Chapter Advisory Board Member and University of Oklahoma Student Liaison, 2016-present University of Oklahoma, College of Architecture 2016 Center for Middle Eastern Architecture & Culture (CMEAC) Event Coordinator. University of Oklahoma, College of Architecture Creating Making Lab Committee Member University of Oklahoma, College of Architecture Undergraduate Committee Member Environmental Design Research Association, Peer Reviewer in double-blind peer review process, EDRA47 Raleigh, NC 2016, EDRA43Seattle WA, 2012. Foundation for Interior Design Education Research (FIDER) and currently known as CIDA Visitation Board Member, 1996 2000. CIDA Consultant, University of Missouri, Spring 2012. International Interior Design Association (IIDA). Tulsa, OK City Center Director and TX/OK Board Member, 2005-06. Texas/Oklahoma Chapter Leadership. President Elect 2006-07. President 2007-08. Past President 2008-2009. Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC). CEU Review Board Member, 2009 Present. 8
Architectural Studies Advisory Board University of Missouri, Columbia MO, 1996 through 2000. Guest design critique, University of Missouri, 1995 through 2004. Sustainapalooza 2013, USGBC Missouri Gateway Chapter, Mid-Missouri Branch, Event Co-Founder and Organizer. Stephen s Ministry Caregiver, The Crossing Church, Columbia, MO, 2014. Professional Affiliations United States Green Building Council, (USGBC) Member. Oklahoma Chapter August 2014 to Present. Missouri Gateway Chapter, Mid-Missouri Branch July 2012 to 2014. Executive Committee Member, Vice Chair, Director of Finance. USGBC Missouri Gateway Chapter, Mid-Missouri Branch July 2012 to Present. Oklahoma Registered Interior Designer, #5751, Spring 2009 to August 2010. Education Design Research Association (EDRA). Member, September 2015 to present. Student Member, September 2011 to 2014. International Interior Design Association (IIDA). Associate Member: 1996 to 2000. Professional Member: 2005 to present. Interior Design Educators Council, 2015 to present. Gamma Sigma Delta, Honor Fraternity. National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) Exam Development Volunteer, 2013-2014. 2014 Practice Analysis task force June 2014. Professional Awards Department of Architectural Studies, Department Chair Citation for Outstanding Contribution in Instruction for Teaching and Service, 2013 Project Team Member, ASID Residential Project Award 2007 (Lovoi Residence). Project Team Member, ARCHI-TECH AV Awards, 2009, WINNER: Grand Prize Winner for Under $1M. 9