| 8138 Shawnee Street, Philadelphia, PA 19118, 215.431.0173, blumengruss@gmail.com |
| At a Glance | Environmentally-oriented individual with experience in web design, architecture, project management, writing & editing, multilingual communication, legal environments, community initiatives. | |
| Work Experience | ||
| 4/09 - Present | SOFISHARE Founder and director. Sofishare (‘wise sharing’) is an international online network for the promotion of person-to-person bicycle and car sharing. |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 9/08 - Present | SPAETH RICHMAN CONTRAST SENSITIVITY TEST Co-developer and computer programmer for patented visual diagnostic test targeting worldwide glaucoma prevention. |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 6/05 - Present | SPAETH STUDIO Principal. Architectural design, painting and web design, including development of sofishare.com vehicle sharing network and Spaeth Richman Contrast Test. |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 2/05 - 4/05 | PATRIMOINE SANS FRONTIERES (“Heritage Without Borders”) Architectural conservation and grant-writing consultant for World Monuments Fund Watch List site, Voskopoje, Albania. (part-time volunteer) |
Paris, France |
| 7/92 - 2/05 | VOITH & MACTAVISH ARCHITECTS Associate. Project architect / manager for institutional and residential designs up to $11M. Innovations: First in office to use 2D CAD and 3D computer modeling; introduced digital photography archiving; Specializations: contracts & negotiation, historic preservation, proposal writing, government projects, institutional comprehensive planning, 3D computer modeling. |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 9/91-12/91 | YALE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Teaching Assistant, Structural Analysis & Design. |
New Haven, CT |
| 4/89-7/89 | MORRIS ARBORETUM / UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Seasonal Assistant: Planting, grading, site design & construction. |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 1/89-7/89 | NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION Guide at 18th c. Cliveden house museum in historic Germantown. |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Education | ||
| 1989-1992 | YALE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE M.Arch. Member of winning design team, 1990 Yale Building Project, a house designed and built for Habitat for Humanity. |
New Haven, CT |
| 1986-1988 | OXFORD UNIVERSITY B.A., Jurisprudence, St. John's College. |
Oxford, England |
| 1982-1986 | YALE UNIVERSITY B.A., cum laude. Distinction in the major of Classical Civilization, 1986. Jacob Cooper Prize / best essay on Greek philosophy, 1986. |
New Haven, CT |
| 1969-1982 | GERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL Kate Lavin Award in International Understanding / French, 1982. |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 1994-1996 | PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS Painting courses (evening program, credit and non-credit) |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Awards | ||
| 2005 | Faith & Form, 2005 Religious Art & Architecture Award (New Facilities) for Beth Am Israel Synagogue, Penn Valley, PA. 2 | |
| 2004 | Traditional Homebuilding Magazine / Palladio Award for Urban Garden Design, Rittenhouse Square area Residence, Philadelphia, PA. 1 | |
| 2002 | Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission: Historic Preservation Award for Renovation of Philips Memorial Hall, West Chester University. 2 | |
| 2002 | Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia: Historic Preservation Award for Renovation of Philips Memorial Hall, West Chester University. 2 | |
| 2000 | ABC (Associated Builders & Contractors): Award of Merit for Outstanding Contribution in Serving as Design Professional: Philips Memorial Hall, West Chester University; Project Category: Institutional Over $2-10 Million. | |
| 1997 | Woodmere Art Museum Members Exhibition: Alfred G.B. Steele Prize / Oil Painting. | |
| Software | Sketchup, DataCAD, HTML, PHP, MYSQL, CSS, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Paint Shop Pro. | |
| Languages | English (native), French (conversational), Spanish (conversational), German (basic). | |
| About me | Proverbial tortoise, careful, good at planning, creative, economical, mindful of fairness, green living practices; passionate windsurfer, accomplished painter, community garden planner (Squirrel Island, ME), generally handy (plumbing, electrical, carpentry), active in community government, co-op enthusiast, good at writing, family historian, well-traveled, frequent poster on NY Times, haven’t owned a car since 2004. | |
| References | Available on request |