M A R I S S A C H E N G , A I C P
mcheng at alum dot mit dot edu
E D U C A T I O N
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Architecture, 2010 merit scholarship
Master of City Planning, 2007 City Design + Development
Bachelor of Science, 2005 Urban Studies + Planning, minor in French
E X P E R I E N C E
UC Berkeley / Senior Planner / April 2018 – present
Planner in the Physical & Environmental Planning group, with a focus on coordinating and managing long- and short-range campus planning projects. Responsibilities include facilitating planning decision-making, providing technical context and planning background, guiding entitlement of capital projects, developing implementation strategies for planning goals, and preparing and presenting materials to campus units and governing bodies.
Sasaki Associates / Senior Associate, Planner / 2013 – 2018
Planner and senior project manager with a focus on higher education; staffing coordinator for planning + urban design discipline.
Responsibilities included marketing, interviews, scoping, budgeting, contracts, team management, client communications, schedule management, project visioning, presentations, reports, memos, diagrams, data analysis + visualization, survey design + analysis, space analysis + programming, design development, phasing + implementation sequencing, public engagement, conferences
Clients: Armstrong State University, Boston College, Emory University, Hofstra University, Johnson & Wales University, Loyola University Maryland, St. Edward’s University, The College of New Jersey, Rutgers University, Tulane University, University of Chicago, University of Hawaii-Manoa, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, University of San Francisco, Singapore Management University, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Virginia Tech
Department of Facilities Management + Planning, UMass Lowell / Campus Planner / 2010 – 2013
Compiled and edited MEPA Strategic Development Plan; wrote sections on campus hisotry, utilities + infrastructure, energy conservation. Created maps + graphic content.
Project coordinator for University Crossing Campus Center, University Suites, and Manning School of Business. Assisted with project management through design development; created briefing books for consultants, facilitated stakeholder meetings, reviewed cost estimates, and managed the project schedule.
Other projects included space planning, campus mapping, data analysis, and feasibility studies ranging from student life space to labs and infrastructure.
Massachusetts State College Building Authority / Consultant / 2010 – 2011
Compiled Strategic Plan Update 2010, a report about campus housing capacity across the Massachusetts State University system and at each campus. Tasks included data collection and analysis, generation of charts and tables, and composing and editing of the report’s narrative.
Internships
- Summer Academy, Boston Architectural College, Summer 2009 (studio leader)
- Rogers Marvel Architects, Summer 2008
- Massachusetts Cultural Council, Summer 2007
- Poodry Consulting Group, Aug 2006 – Feb 2007, Feb 2008 – Dec 2008
- Epstein Joslin Architects, Jan 2006, Aug 2006
- Office of the Mayor, Chicago, Summer 2005 (Mayoral Fellow)
- Seattle Department of Transportation, Summer 2003
Teaching Assistant
- Jan Wampler/Cherie Abbanat, Applied Architecture Design Studio II, Fall 09 + 08, Fall 09
- Wendy Jacob/Cherie Abbanat, Foundations in Visual Art, Spring 09
- Nondita Correa-Mehotra/Cherie Abbanat, Applied Architecture Design Studio I, Spring 08
- Bill Hubbard, Experiencing Architecture Studio, Fall 07
- Joel Turkel, Architecture Studio: Intentions, Spring 07
- Anne Spirn, The Once + Future City, Spring 06, 07; Urban Nature + City Design, Sites in Site, Fall 06
S K I L L S
Project management, team building, mentoring, client/stakeholder engagement, budget management.
Presentations, reports, regulatory documents, diagrams, data analysis, data visualization, maps.
AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, ArcGIS, Microsoft Office, WordPress, Tableau, CNC router, lasercutter, waterjet cutter.
Memberships: APA, SCUP, AICP
E T C E T E R A
Publications:
Bracket [on farming], “Migrational Fields: Farming and the Chinese Urban Village”
Actar, December 2010