CV

CURRENT Professional EFFORTS

Digital Design and Construction Consultant 

October 2020 - Present

Forma Consulting

www.formaconsulting.me


Evaluation and Assessment Consultant

October 2020 -  Present

Castronovo Educational Assessments and Evaluations LLC

www.castronovoevaluations.com 

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Architectural Engineering

August 2016

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

    Construction Option, Minor in Educational Psychology

    Thesis: Assessment of Cognitive and Metacognitive Processes in a Construction Simulation Game

 

Master of Science, Architectural Engineering

September 2011

Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

    Study Line: Energy Design

    Thesis: Application of Integrated Design in Architectural Environments

 

Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering

May 2009

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NY

PAST Professional EFFORTS

Senior Lecturer

December 2020 -  September 2023

University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom

Researcher in visualization and engineering education


Advisor to the Center for Construction Engineering Advanced Technologies

September 2017 – December 2020

California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA

Researcher in Building Information Modeling, execution planning, visualization, and engineering education


Director of the STEM Educational Gaming Research Group

September 2016 – December 2020

California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA

Researcher in educational gaming and STEM education

 

Director of the Immersive and Interactive Research Group

October 2016 – December 2020

California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA

Researcher in visualization and engineering education

 

Research and Instructional Advisor

September 2018 - September 2019

Luminous 4D LLC

Fair Fax, CA

Researcher in visualization, interaction reality, and education


Director of the Lean Construction Research Group

September 2016 – December 2020

California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA

Researcher in visualization and engineering education


Adjunct Professor of Architecture

Fall 2018 - Present 

Architecture Program

Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA


Assistant Professor of Engineering

Fall 2016 - Spring 2019

Construction Management Program

California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA


Graduate Research Assistant                                                                                                                                  

August 2012 - August 2016

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

 

Immersive Construction Laboratory Manager

Fall 2013 – Summer 2016

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Researcher in Immersive Virtual Reality

 

Project Manager Intern

Summer 2015

Walt Disney Imagineering, Orlando, FL

Curriculum Developer for Integrated Project Delivery Education

 

Architectural Designer

Summer 2012

SOMA Architects, New York, NY

Revit and sustainable designer

     Erbil Mixed-Use Complex 

 

Architectural Designer

Fall 2011 – Summer 2012

Andreotti Architects, Grottaferrata, Rome, Italy

Architectural designer and sustainable consultant

      Torelli Commercial Space

      Bethlehem Public Library

 

Architectural Intern

Winter 2011 – Fall 2011

Andreotti Architects, Grottaferrata, Rome, Italy

CAD drawing, Revit modeling and rendering

Energy modeling and consultant

      Master Thesis: Application of Integrated Design in Architectural Environments