Expert Details
Natural System Recognition and Pattern Language
ID: 732521
New York, USA
She teaches and consults in this field as a core competency for professional work. This field is perhaps best applied in small informal groups or professional teams addressing complex or hard-to-define problems, e.g., unexpected culture or environmental change or approaching challenges. Expert helps clients recognize rules, systems and patterns in order for clients to work more productively.
Her primary service is as a design consultant, primarily for leading or consulting on the use of organized “innovation projects”, adapting her general model and strategy to the needs of a client.
Areas of her area of natural science expertise include:
> Scientific Research Methods of Physics and Natural Systems
> Whole System Measure, Assessment and Information Display
> System Boundary Identification and Exhaustive Search Methods
> Problem and Gap Finding Strategies, Pattern Search, Environmental Exploration
> Methods of Inclusive Accounting, Using Anchor Indicators and Contextual Clouds,
> Converting measures to common units of impact on the whole
Her expertise also includes Planning and Sustainability Design consulting, Global Steering using Whole System Profitability Measures and Impact Investing Strategy.
Architectural Practice, Patterns of Business and Cultural Transformation, “Action Learning” and other Cyclic Work Group Leaning Methods using strategic exploration alternating with stages of project development.
She helps clients focus on resolving both the internal and external factors that affect and motivate the pursuit of projects and goals.
See "Government Experience" above.
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1968 | Degree: BS | Subject: Physics - Math | Institution: St. Lawrence U. |
Year: 1968 | Degree: Graduate Course | Subject: Godel's Incompleteness Theorem | Institution: Stony Brook Univ. |
Year: 1970 | Degree: Graduate Courses | Subject: Topology, Architecture studio | Institution: Columbia Univ. |
Year: 1974 | Degree: MFA (professional degree) | Subject: Architecture and Landscape | Institution: Univ. of Pa. |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 1979 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Scientist and Consultant | Department: Research and Consulting |
Responsibilities:Expert's independent research and consulting began with research on solar building micro-climates in the 70's. The major accomplishment was discovery of quite productive scientific methods for studying the design patterns of individual evolving systems, recognized by their working boundaries, energy behaviors and flows of natural continuity in change, in lieu of statistical study. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1983 to 2008 | Employer: Various Clients | Title: Architect | Department: Design |
Responsibilities:Expert worked for a number of NY offices in a 25-year career, having principal roles in the reconstruction of the St. Agnes Cathedral; the Jackson, MI, Federal Courthouse; Bronx NY Botanic Gardens entrance building, among others |
Government Experience
Years | Agency | Role | Description |
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Years: 2013 to 2014 | Agency: UN NGO Representative & Civil Society Stakeholder | Role: Representative, science advisor | Description: Reporting and negotiating on UN Post2015 Development Goals |
Years: 2014 to 2015 | Agency: UNEP-FI / WRI Technical Working Group | Role: Scientist and Civil Society Stakeholder | Description: Systems science advice on Defining financial industry guidance on measuring and responding to CO2 risks and climate change |
International Experience
Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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Years: 2015 to 2015 | Country / Region: Krems, Austria | Summary: Attended the PURPLSOC World Conference, Pursuit of Pattern Languages for Societal Change, Making a significant contribution to an active community advancing a new science. |
Career Accomplishments
Associations / Societies |
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AIA ret. - 1992 to 2010 AAAS - American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member CIVICUS - UN NGO and World civil society organization, Voting member Hillside Group - Sponsor of worldwide Pattern Language meetings - Member |
Licenses / Certifications |
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Architectural License, NYS NCARB 1992 to 2010 |
Awards / Recognition |
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Best energy research paper of the year – from ASME Graduation prize in Architectural Technology – U. of Pa. School of Architecture |
Publications and Patents Summary |
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Expert has published a number of research papers on systems pattern recondition, whole systems measure, accounting and sustainability, and pattern language of naturally occurring design. |
Language Skills
Language | Proficiency |
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French | Limited |
Russian | Limited |
Fields of Expertise
research, pattern recognition, natural system, observational research, systems diagnostics, system design, systems integration, energy research, impact measurement, exponential growth, dynamics, metrology, scientific evidence, physical law, sustainable design, sustainable investing, global regulatory procedure, sustainable development (urban planning), architectural design, project management, organizational learning, transformation, learning curve, public policy, constructability review, forensic analysis, support, public speaking, archeology, system analysis, economics, LISP programming language, paleontology, scientific theory, physics