Stefanie Bray, Business Development and Office Management
A natural organizer and planner, Stefanie is responsible for marketing/business development as well as the day to day office management at Daedalus. Inspired by Daedalus’ innovative design approach, Stefanie has enjoyed learning more about the industry and getting to know her colleagues in other offices. In her free time, Stefanie enjoys playing tennis and spending time at the beautiful California coast with her family and her two dogs.
Doug Robertson, P.E., S.E.
Doug is an advocate for architecture and our most ardent promoter of engineering as a facilitator of great architecture. With over 35 years as a practicing engineer, he leads Daedalus in taking a system, rather than component based design approach when considering strength and stiffness of building systems, which leads to innovative solutions providing results that are not otherwise considered or thought feasible. Doug takes great care in developing strategies for important project design details while never losing sight or focus on other project values including project budget, schedule, and constructability. Doug has led many technologically innovative and diverse projects including new building design, seismic evaluation and strengthening, historic renovation and preservation, sustainable design, and implementation of energy dissipation technologies. He served as the lead engineer for the seismic isolation of the Hearst Memorial Mining Building on the UC Berkeley Campus where base isolation was pioneered in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Thoughtful and with years of practice, he is thorough in his evaluation to discern the most suitable engineering solutions.
Doug completed his studies in structural engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder before being drawn to California with its wealth of opportunity in building design and the intrigue of seismic engineering. Looking to give back to the community, he spent three years as member and chair of Saratoga's planning commission. Doug is an amateur wood worker, enjoys cooking mostly because he enjoys great food, and enjoys almost any outdoor activity.
Mae R. Kawamoto, P.E., S.E.
Mae values sustainability in architecture, be it in adaptive reuse of structures or incorporating natural cooling methods, and advocates for sustaining our resources by being conscientious of what we leave behind. With her degrees in both Architectural Engineering and Architecture, with a focus on sustainability, she has led many LEED certified projects and looks for opportunities to undertake design challenges incorporating sustainable features and expressing structure within architecture. Her design experience includes custom residential buildings, public and private school buildings, civic buildings, commercial buildings and public art.
Mae received her two undergraduate degrees, a B.S. in Architectural Engineering and a B.Arch in Architecture, from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Having lived in Southern, Central and Northern California, Mae enjoys the year-round sunny weather to have family time outdoors on two, four or eight wheels and as a former swimmer and water polo player savors getting in a good morning swim.
Josh Mendoza, P.E., S.E.
Josh has designed and coordinated various types of structures from custom residences to commercial complexes, and from educational institutions to multi-purpose buildings. His expertise spans across a spectrum of building materials such as wood, steel, concrete, masonry, rammed earth, and mass timber. Collaborating closely with the entire design team, Josh strives for excellence in every project, ensuring optimal outcomes. He values maintaining active involvement and open communication throughout all stages of development, from conception to completion.
Josh holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Residing in the Bay Area, he finds joy in supporting his favorite sports teams and exploring the numerous golf courses across Northern California
Marisa Nolasco, P.E.
With over a decade of Revit experience, Marisa is passionate about the advantages BIM provides to the industry and has taken leadership in ensuring that standards and quality of work reflect the caliber of design. As a former BIM Manager Marisa has experience in high-density, multi-family, single-family residential, civic, commercial, and private and public school projects. Now doing fulltime structural engineering, Marisa takes pride in ensuring that client design aesthetics are not only preserved but enhanced through careful and considerate detailing. Having moved to California from Colorado at an early age, Marisa considers herself essentially a native. She received her B.S. in Architectural Engineering from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. When not in the office, you will find Marisa in the gym, in the kitchen, or cruising in the convertible enjoying the many wineries our pacific region has to offer.
Joshua Carter
Joshua is a native of the Californian mountains and oceans who is passionate about the balance between humanity and nature. With a B.S. in Civil Engineering from San Jose State University, Joshua has a decade of engineering experience working with owners, builders, and architects to find practical design solutions that are cost effective, sustainable and inspiring. A practical problem solver and clear communicator, Joshua has been the lead project manager for close to one hundred residential projects in the Bay Area over the last five years.
Besides his passion for engineering, architecture, and the humanities, Joshua is a father of two young boys, an avid rock climber, surfer, Judo black belt, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu purple belt, and amateur wood worker.
Jessica Chen, P.E.
Resonating with Daedalus’ mission of utilizing structure to help realize architectural visions, Jessica strives to be an engineer who is also an architect. With degrees in both engineering and architecture, Jessica provides artistic sensibility and pragmatic insight as well as a team-oriented attitude to any project. A Cal bear through and through, Jessica received her M.Arch in Architecture and her M.S. in Structural Engineering after receiving a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Jessica has lived in the Bay Area all her life and enjoys any outdoor activity land activity.
Emma Barraza, P.E.
Emma was born and raised in the Silicon Valley. After interning with Daedalus, Emma returned to the Bay Area to join the Daedalus team full time once she graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Architectural Engineering. Drawn to the attention Daedalus puts on integrating structural details into architectural features, she looks at architecture in a new light and is excited to be part of that design process. In her free time Emma enjoys spending time with friends and at the beach as well as travelling to different countries to explore the culture and eat authentic food.
Victor Romo, E.I.T.
Holding himself to a higher standard is one of Victor’s core traits, and seeing how Daedalus strives for the same in all areas of their work he couldn’t help but be drawn to them. Graduating from San Jose State University with a B.S in Civil Engineering, Victor enjoys working on projects that showcase what it means to be a structural engineer.
When not working, Victor can be found off-roading or surfing the waves of Santa Cruz.