Geraldine Drake

About Geraldine Drake

Geraldine is a sustainability focused Interiors Practice Leader for the Great Lakes offices. She provides a guided approach to the creative process through empathy, adaptability, and complex problem solving. Ms. Drake is an established public speaker on how designers can contribute to human and environmental health, in the built environment, through informed, responsible, and impactful design decisions and material selection. “My focus is delivering a human-centered experience that supports the health and wellbeing of people in the built environment.”

Experience

1. Assoc Vice President, Principal, Interiors Practice Lead

   AECOM

   Nov 2018 — Present · Detroit, MI, US

   As a Sustainability focused Interiors Practice Lead my goals are to mentor, lead projects, develop and create business, oversee the practice and project delivery, and engage in design education programs, professional organizations, and volunteer opportunities, within our communities. I advocate for designing buildings that positively address the health and wellbeing of occupants with informed, responsible, and impactful design material choices. I strive to transform our practice with human and environmental health at the forefront of our design decisions and material selections.

Education

• Parsons School of Design - The New School

  Certificate

• Eastern Michigan University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

• Parsons School of Design - The New School

  Certificate

  2020 — 2020

Skills

• Creative Concept Design
• Environmental Policy
• Strategic Leadership
• New Business Development
• Lean Six Sigma
• Design Research
• Sustainable Design
• Interior Design
• Sustainable Energy
• Metrics Reporting
• Business Strategy
• Sustainable Development
• Innovative
• Team Leadership
• Renovation