PROFILE

Manny is a designer and entrepreneur, seeking wisdom in all aspects of architecture. His passion is cultural involvement, branded storytelling, human experience, and impacting lives through design. 

​

Manny graduated from California Baptist University in 2023, where he received his Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Arts in Architecture. He has been privileged to work along side many professionals in several sectors of architecture. He currently works as an Architectural Designer at Bickel Group Architecture in Southern California. During his graduate year he worked on a Branded Environment project as a Directive Study alongside Anne Dudek, who holds experience with companies such Louis Vuitton. He also worked on a handful of projects in commercial, education, and hospitality during his previous internship at SGH Architects.

Each opportunity provided Manny with skills as an architectural designer to push forward in his career. He also worked as Adjunct Professor, teaching freshman architecture design studios under Director Keelan Kaiser of the CBU Architecture program and Professor Krysten Burton from Walt Disney Imagineering.

​

As he moves into his career in practice, Manny looks forward to working more within Branded Space and story-telling in architecture, connecting people and cultures to the spaces they inhabit.