Amie Zemlicka
Project Lead
amie@forge-sf.com
Hidden Talent? Minimalism – I am a clutter buster
Superpower? Ability to stay calm during a crisis
Best Concert? Radiohead at Alpine Valley
Biggest Accomplishment? Raising my son
Doppelganger? I used to get Uma Thurman a lot
Andy Wilson
Chief Financial Officer
andrew@forge-sf.com
Hobby? Coaching basketball and football
Hails From? Auburn, California
Superpower? Bionics – I have pins and screws everywhere
Favorite Architect? The one George Constanza pretends to be
Doppelganger? I’ve been told Mark Ruffalo
Ann Kawata
Designer
annette@forge-sf.com
Hails From? Tianjin, mainland China
Favorite Architect? Antoni Gaudi
Rather Be Doing? Volunteer at animal shelter
Dream Vacation? Tahiti and Maldives
Doppelganger? Still searching…
Anthia Wong
Team Lead, Project Manager
anthia@forge-sf.com
Superpower? Ability to find calm in this crazy thing we called life
First Car? 1984 318i BMW
Dog or Cat? None, my kids are my pets
Nickname? Siuwa (my Chinese name)
Rather Be Doing? A bacon steward and connoisseur
Caroline Remignon
Designer
caroline@forge-sf.com
Hails From? Salon de Provence, France
First Car? TBD
Favorite Architect? Le Corbusier
Biggest Accomplishment? Following my dreams
Doppelganger? Grace Kelly
Christian Austin
Designer
christian@forge-sf.com
Hidden Talent? Can solve the Rubik’s Cube
Years in the Business? Born in the game
Nickname? Sunshine
Favorite Architect? Christopher Waltz
Rather Be Doing? Chatting with strangers on an airplane
Derek Cunha
Project Lead
derek@forge-sf.com
Hobby: Mountain biking and target shooting
Superpower: Teleportation
First Car: 2001 Chevrolet Trailblazer
Rather Be Doing: Exploring wilderness
Biggest Accomplishment: Being a husband and father
Eric Ibsen
Chief Design Officer
eric@forge-sf.com
Superpower? Navigation
Best Concert? Living Color – Newport Music Hall, 1990
Dog or Cat? Dogs Max and Jake
Favorite Architect? Tom Kundig
Biggest Accomplishment? Changing careers from advertising to architecture
Erika Ruperto
Controller
erika@forge-sf.com
Hidden Talent? Word Search Puzzles
Hobby? Party Planning
Hails From? Santiago, Veraguas, Panama
Years in the Business? 17
Best Concert? Bon Jovi…of course
Erin Cash
Designer
erin@forge-sf.com
Hails From? Knoxville, TN
Dog or Cat? Dog!!
Nickname? Airbob
Rather Be Doing? Baking a cheesecake or traveling
Dream Vacation? Europe, New Zealand – so many places still on my list
Ezra Becker
Operations Manager
ezra@forge-sf.com
Hidden Talent? Listening
Nickname? EZ
First Car? Nissan Truck
Dream Vacation? All countries, 18 months, one backpack
Biggest Accomplishment? Living in SF and creating an amazing life here
Flynn Rosenthal
Technical Director
flynn@forge-sf.com
Hidden Talent? Pantomime, balloon figures
Hobby? Biking, camping, welding, tickering
Hails From? (New) Jersey
First Car? FIAT, 950 Spider, convertible, red (of course)
Favorite City? The next I get to explore
Grace Chen
Designer
grace@forge-sf.com
Nickname? Joyce
Favorite City? New York
Favorite Architect? Rem Koolhaas
Rather Be Doing? Sightseeing
Dream Vacation? Switzerland or New Zealand
Greg Sheppard
Team Lead, Senior Project Architect
greg@forge-sf.com
Hidden Talent? Welding
Superpower? All nighters
Favorite Architect? Besides me?
Rather Be Doing? Making something, working with my hands
Dream Vacation? Knees in the breeze on two wheels
Iku Joki
Project Lead, Architect
iku@forge-sf.com
Hails From? New York & Kansai Region of Japan
Years in the Business? 14 years
Superpower? Staying calm in front of clients and consultants
Nickname? Igloo
Biggest Accomplishment? Skydiving
Jack Munson
Founding Principal
jack@forge-sf.com
Hails From? Manhattan Beach
First Car? ’49 Ford stick
Favorite City? Paris
Biggest Accomplishment? Being self-employed for 36 years
Doppelganger? Harrison Ford
Jessica Butler
Team Lead, Designer
jessica@forge-sf.com
Hidden Talent? Rummikub master
Hails From? Dublin, Ireland and Santa Cruz, CA
First Car? Dodge Minivan
Biggest Accomplishment? Surviving design school
Doppelganger? Neve Campbell
Kayla Smith
Designer
kayla@forge-sf.com
Hidden Talent? I can get anyone to dance
Hails From? Austin, TX
First Car? Mazda Miata – try packing up a studio in that!
Rather Be Doing? Drawing in the woods
Doppelgänger(s)? The Olsen twins
Mackenzie Bray
Project Lead, Architect
mackenzie@forge-sf.com
Superpower? I’d love the ability to stop and start time
Dog or Cat? Neither – Bunnies
Dream Vacation? Firenze, Italia
Favorite Architect? Carlo Scarpa/John Lautner
Doppelganger? Veronica Mars or Leslie Knope
Marieca Tye
Designer
marieca@forge-sf.com
Years in the Business? Three…and then there is life leading up to it
Superpower? Rubber stretch arms
First Car? AMC Green Hornet
Favorite City? San Francisco (really)
Biggest Accomplishment? Still standing
Marissa Majid
Accounting Manager
marissa@forge-sf.com
Hails From? Union City, CA
Years in the Business? 17
Dog or Cat? Dog
Rather Be Doing? Hanging out with my family
Melissa Lee
Designer
melissa@forge-sf.com
Hidden Talent? Lyra/aerial fitness
Hobby? Fashion illustration
Hails From? San Francisco
Years in the Business? 4.5
Superpower? Finding deals in the sale rack
First Car? Toyota Matrix
Meredith English
Designer
meredith@forge-sf.com
Hobby? Sketching and making cards
Hails From? Toronto, Canada
First Car? A bike
Best Concert? Spice Girls 1998
Biggest Accomplishment? Moving to SF this year!
Michelle Cruz
Designer
michelle@forge-sf.com
Hidden Talent? Seeing the good in everything
Superpower? Teleportation
Best Concert? Vance Joy Lollapalooza 2017
Biggest Accomplishment? Moving to California, when I had never been and knew no one
Doppelganger? Mila Kunis
Nat Merriss
Senior Job Captain
nat@forge-sf.com
Hobby? Snowboarding, cooking and camping
Hails From? Sonoma County, CA
Favorite Architect? Carlos Scarpa
Rather Be Doing? See hobbies
Doppelgänger? Philip Seymour Hoffman portraying Uncle Fester with a goatee
Noelle Narez
Office Administrator
noelle@forge-sf.com
Hails From? Napa Valley, like…OMG (total valley girl)
Years in the Business? 15
Favorite Architect? Antoni Gaudi
Dream Vacation? Greek Islands
Biggest Accomplishment? Honors Society Vice President in 8th grade
Pamela Jacobson
Project Administrator
pamela@forge-sf.com
Hobby? Quilting
Superpower? I’m a chameleon
Best Concert? Steve Miller
Dog or Cat? All critters!
Favorite Architect? Carlo Scarpa is my latest obsession
Patrick Sanchez
Project Designer
patrick@forge-sf.com
Superpower? Remembering useless information
First Car? 88 Isuzu Trooper
Rather Be Doing? Playing hoops
Dream Vacation? Australia
Biggest Accomplishment? Finishing school
Prachi Panwala
Designer
prachi@forge-sf.com
Hobby? Painting, crafts and baking
Superpower? Work calmly under pressure
Favorite Architect? Norman Foster
Dream Vacation? Prague
Doppelganger? Indian actress, Anushka Sharma
Raine Paulson Arcieri
Designer
raine@forge-sf.com
Hobby? Coaching swimming
Superpower? I’m a Shapeshifter
Best Concert? Reggae SunFeast in my hometown of Montego Bay
Rather Be Doing? I am doing what I love
Doppelganger? Kate Middleton
Rick Strauss
Consulting Principal
rick@forge-sf.com
Hobby? Bike riding, photography, sketching
Hails From? Marin County
First Car? 1931 Ford Coupe
Best Concert? Eric Clapton
Biggest Accomplishment? Helped to save SF Giants with stadium design
Rodly Jean
Designer
rodly@forge-sf.com
Hidden Talent? Close to mastering REM sleep
Hails From? Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
Superpower? Astral projection
Rather Be Doing? Sleeping, but I have to take over the world
Biggest Accomplishment? Being a role model to my siblings
Steve Herron
Designer
steven@forge-sf.com
Hobby? Sketching, art, writing
Best Concert? Gregory Allen Isakov with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Dog or Cat? Falcon
Favorite City? Cincinnati
Doppelganger? Bob Dylan
Terri Emery
Team Lead, Senior Project Architect
terri@forge-sf.com
Hobby? DIY gardening and woodworking
Hails From? 20 mi. from the geographical center of continental US – Kansas
Best Concert? My daughter’s Master recital
Nickname? Turbo
Favorite Architect? Greg Sheppard, when he’s not grumpy
Vanessa Pelletier
Brand Manager
vanessa@forge-sf.com
(Not-so) Hidden Talent? Herding cats
Superpower? Calm control
Nickname? Miss Microphone
Rather Be Doing? Perfecting my downward dog
Biggest Accomplishment? Keeping up with my two amazing kids – Max and Violet
Wendy Diaz
Project Lead
wendy@forge-sf.com
Hobby? My latest is woodworking
First Car? GMC Sonoma pickup
Best Concert? Ben Harper
Rather Be Doing? Going on an adventure with my family or making something
Dream Vacation? New Zealand
Yubei Huang
Designer
yubei@forge-sf.com
Hails From? Szechuan, hometown of spicy food
Years in the Business? New graduate
First Car? No U.S. driver’s license, yet
Best Concert? Philadelphia Orchestra
Rather Be Doing? Restaurant owner