Alisa Nadolishny
Designer
alisa@forge-sf.com
Hails From? Born in Moscow, raised in New York
Superpower: Almost-perfect sense of timing
Best concert: The Pixies
Favorite city: Amsterdam
Favorite Architect: Alvar Aalto and Alvaro Siza
Amie Zemlicka
Team Lead, Project Manager
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
Job Captain
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
Arjun Hunt
Designer
arjun@forge-sf.com
Hidden Talent? Amateur crepe chef
Hobby? Jamming on the drums
Hails From? Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Favorite Architects? Steven Holl, Renzo Piano
Rather Be Doing? Building drums while beer tasting. What could go wrong?
Ben Schaefer
Team Lead, Senior Project Architect
ben@forge-sf.com
Area of Focus? Multi-Family Mixed Use, Boutique Office
Nickname? Obi-Wan
Rather Be Doing? Playing drums for Metallica
Biggest Accomplishment? Two-time IRONMAN Finisher
Doppelganger? I don’t know, someone mentioned Ralph Fiennes, but I fancy Tom Selleck if that’s an option…
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
Christopher Blackadder
Managing Director
chris@forge-sf.com
Hails From? Sydney, Australia
Favorite Architects? Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Alvaro Siza, Frank Lloyd Wright
Rather Be Doing? In the ocean, out past waves
Biggest Accomplishment? Two beautiful boys
Connie Park
Job Captain
connie@forge-sf.com
Hidden Talent: Arm wrestling
Superpower: eating a lot
Nickname: Clutch
Biggest accomplishment: buying a house
Hobby: hiking, cleaning, working out, eating
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
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
Harland Patajo
Senior Designer
harland@forge-sf.com
Years in the Business? 15 years
First Car? Brown 1986 Volkswagen Vanagon
Best Concert? The Beach Boys in 1989
Favorite Architect? Tadao Ando
Rather Be Doing? Rock climbing, jiujitsu, or watching my beloved Warriors
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
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
Lada Shchekleina
Designer
lada@forge-sf.com
Hidden Talent? Ballet stretching
Hails From? Moscow, Russia
Favorite Architect? Enric Miralles
Rather Be Doing? Molecular Biology
Biggest Accomplishment? My daughter
Leah Zeller
Designer
leah@forge-la.com
Area of Focus? Hospitality in interiors
Hobby? Boxing
Best Concert? ODESZA
Favorite City? Anything on a Greek island
Favorite Designer? Kelly Wearstler
Marieca Tye
Job Captain
marieca@forge-sf.com
Favorite Architect? Zumthor
Superpower? Rubber stretch arms
First Car? AMC Green Hornet
Favorite City? San Francisco (really)
Biggest Accomplishment? Still standing
Melissa Spring
Job Captain
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
Job Captain
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!
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
Minju Kim
Designer
minju@forge-sf.com
Area of Focus? Interior Design
Favorite City? Chicago
Favorite Architect? Hopefully myself one day.
Dream Vacation? Peru in a field full of alpacas.
Biggest Accomplishment? Making a living for myself in SF.
Nat Merriss
Senior Job Captain
nat@forge-sf.com
Hobby? Snowboarding, cooking and camping
Hails From? Sonoma County, CA
Favorite Architect? Carlo Scarpa
Rather Be Doing? See hobbies
Doppelgänger? Philip Seymour Hoffman portraying Uncle Fester with a goatee
Nicole Roman
Staff Designer
nicole@forge-sf.com
Hidden Talent? Playing the ukulele
First Car? 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Dog or Cat? Dog
Favorite Architects? Aires Mateus and Frida Escobedo
Dream Vacation? Anywhere I can see the Northern Lights
Patricia von Gundlach
Senior Strategist/Senior Designer
patricia@forge-la.com
Area of Focus? Design Strategy + Research
Best Concert? Tom Petty
Dog or Cat? Dogs. Particularly Bianca + Juniper
Favorite Architect? Charles + Ray Eames
Rather Be Doing? Eating, drinking and exploring my way around the world.
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
Rachel West
Brand Manager
rachel@forge-sf.com
Areas of Focus? All things brand, content and marketing strategy
Hails From? Los Angeles
Dog or Cat? Dogs and two in particular – Coava and Charlie
Favorite City? CDMX
Dream Vacation? Eating and drinking my way through Portugal’s Douro Valley!
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
Sierra Caragan
Graphic Designer
sierra@forge-sf.com
Area of Focus? Graphic Design, Branding, and Marketing
Hobby? Playing piano
Best Concert? *NSYNC—PopOdyssey, 2001
Dog or Cat? Dogs! Specifically Chopper, Charlie, Mira, & Henri
Rather Be Doing? Eating churros and riding Space Mountain in Disneyland
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
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