Brandon’s brother, an architect, and a scholarship from the Walter Scott Jr. Scholarship Program were heavy influences on his decision to pursue architectural engineering. Skilled at math and problem solving, Brandon concentrated on electrical engineering and lighting design. His journey also encouraged a passion for helping students understand how they can impact a design, connecting him with future industry leaders.

Brandon takes new lessons and ideas from every project he works on, especially projects that require high performing teams of dozens of consultants. River Point in Chicago taught him how tall projects go together, like a 3-D puzzle the team needed to solve. Scott Data Center brought lessons on how to coordinate and work with an owner to negotiate with utility providers for large power needs. Working with architects on Northwestern Mutual helped develop Brandon’s collaboration skills, resulting in engineering solutions with minimal impact on the architectural vision.

1201 Cass Street was one of Brandon’s most impactful projects because he applied the WELL Building Standard™ to a project, while also creating Alvine’s new headquarters and a demonstration space for the community. He enjoys the challenge of designing custom buildings like 1201 Cass and developing innovative, original solutions for the integration of people, space, air, water, and light. As people spend much of their lives inside, Brandon would like engineering to continue using new materials, technologies, and historical data to make buildings safer, healthier, more efficient, and restorative of the environment around them.