Résumé

Both a structural engineer and an architect, Kate Simonen has distinguished herself as an expert in sustainable building design, making particular contributions for her work in calculating carbon emissions in construction and the use of timber in tall building design.

Engineer/Drafter, Various firms in San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, and Helsinki, Finland, 1985-1991 (summers).

Engineer, DASSE Design, San Francisco, CA, 1992-1995.

Project Engineer, Tipping Mar, Structural Engineers, Berkeley, CA, 1995-1997.

Project Architect, Esherick, Homsey, Dodge and Davis (EHDD), Architects, San Francisco, CA, 1997-2000.

Principal, Simonen Design dba Operation Architecture, San Francisco, CA, 2000-2011.

Teaching

Adjunct Lecturer California College of the Arts (CCA), Department of Architecture, San Francisco, CA and Oakland, CA, 1995-2000.

Associate Professor, California College of the Arts (CCA), Department of Architecture, San Francisco, CA and Oakland, CA, 2000-2009.

Technology Curriculum Coordinator, California College of the Arts (CCA), San Francisco, CA and Oakland, CA, 2000-2009.

Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Seattle (UW), Seattle, WA, 2009-2014.

Executive Director, University of Washington, Seattle (UW), Carbon Leadership Forum, Seattle, WA, 2010- .

Mithun-Russell Family Foundation Endowed Professor of Sustainability, University of Washington, Seattle (UW), Seattle, WA, 2012- .

Associate Professor, University of Washington, Seattle (UW), Seattle, WA, 2014-2020.

Professor, University of Washington, Seattle (UW), Seattle, WA, 2020- .

Chair, University of Washington, Seattle (UW), Department of Architecture, Seattle, WA, 2020- .

Professional Activities

Licensure

Licensed Civil Engineer, State of California #C052801, 1994- .

Licensed Structural Engineer, State of California, #SE4201, 1997- .

Licensed Architect, State of California, #C27675, 2000- .

Licensed Structural Engineer, State of Washington, SE, 2001-2002 and 2009- .

Certificate, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Certified LEED-AP, 05/2009.

Academic Service

Editorial Board Member, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), Journal of Architectural Education, 2010-2013.

Keynote Speaker, Carbon and Design AIA-ACSA Intersections Conference, 09/30/2020.

Memberships

Member, Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, San Francisco, CA, 1992-2009.

Member, United States Green Building Council, 2007-2009.

Member, Building Technology Educators Society (BTES), Moscow, ID.

Professional Awards

Recipient, AIA, Seattle Chapter, Community Service Award, 2021.

High School / College

Graduate, Livermore High School. Livermore, CA, 1985.

B.S., Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, 1989.

M.S., Structural Engineering and Mechanics of Materials, University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Berkeley, CA, 1991.

M. Arch., University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Berkeley, CA, 1992.

Relocation

Kathrina L. Simonen attended the University of Colorado in Boulder, CO, c. 1985-1989, and then moved to Berkeley, CA, to attend the University of California between c. 1990 and 1992.

Between c. 1993 and 2011, she resided in San Francisco, CA. Since 2011, she has had various residences in the Seattle area.