“Since I was a little girl, I was inspired by architecture and knew I wanted to contribute to the built environment.”
Teams: Architecture
Gary Larson
Shannon Williams
Gabriel Greiner
Tom Hoover
“I grew up witnessing the design of my childhood home with a desire to create fabulous spaces & experiences.”
Karen Smith
“My father passed down a passion art and I have loved design since I was very young.”
Omar Cardoza
“I enjoy projects that educate and provide more symbiotic relationships between the wildlife, people and communities they impact.”
Scott Thayer
“I draw inspiration from community assets, and my favorite aspect of Portland is the Japanese Gardens and Washington Park.”
Kim Tran
“Working at Otak allows me to be exposed to a variety of projects where each day presents a new challenge to solve.”
Casey McKenna
Casey built his design skills early on, laying out plans for a mansion when he was just a kid and taking that passion to drafting classes in high school and onto college. He enjoys the collaboration that working at Otak affords him and seeing how a group can come together as a well-oiled machine to achieve project goals. Casey is quick to mentor new co-workers and takes that same coaching to the community where he coaches youth sports. In his spare time he works on the ongoing restoration of his 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am and spends time with family.