Résumé

Carpenter, Stenvall Construction, Seattle, WA, 1984-1985; Designer, Arai/Jackson Architects and Planners, Seattle, WA, 1985-1989; Designer, Koning-Eisenberg, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, 1989-1990; Designer, Franklin D. Israel Design Associates, Los Angeles, CA, 1990-1992; Designer, George Suyama Architects, Seattle, WA, 1992-1996; Project Architect, George Suyama Partners, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1996-1998; Associate, George Suyama Partners, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1998-2002; Partner, Suyama Peterson Deguchi, Architects, PLLC, Seattle, WA, 2003-present. Deguchi became a Regisitered Architect in the State of WA in 1996.

Teaching

Instructor, University of Washington, Seattle (UW), College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP), Seattle, WA, 2002-2003.

Professional Service

Community Advisor, Wing Luke Museum, Seattle, WA, 2000 – 2002; Board Member & Editorial Committee, Arcade, Seattle, WA, 2004–2008; Member, Seattle Arts Commission, Public Art Advisory Committee, Seattle, WA, 2004–present; Member, Nisei Veterans Committee, Japanese American Memorial Wall, 2009-2011. Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Seattle Chapter, Seattle, WA, 2013-present.

Professional Awards

Honor Award for the George Suyama Architects Belltown Office/Gallery, American Institute of Architects, (AIA), Seattle Chapter, 1997; Design Achievement Award in Architecture, Seattle Homes & Lifestyles Magazine, 2004; Design Achievement Award, Seattle Homes & Lifestyles Magazine, 2009; Concept Design Award for Fireplace Tool Set, International Interior Design Association, 2009; Concept Design Award for Stanchion Floor Light, International Interior Design Association, 2009;

College

B.A., University of Washington, Seattle (UW), Seattle, WA, 1984; M.Arch., University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Westwood, Los Angeles, CA. While at UCLA, Deguchi participated in the Study Abroad Program, Kyoto, Japan, 1990.

College Awards

UCLA Merit Scholarship, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Westwood, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1989; Cleon T. Knapp Scholarship, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Westwood, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1989;