Manny is a Partner and lead Project Manager for Design Plus. He also oversees graphics, production, and the Education and Community activities for the firm. He has lectured and taught at the University of New Mexico School of Architecture, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution in New York, and internationally in Sendai, Japan. Manny has also participated in workshops sponsored by the Alvar Aalto Academy in Jyväskylä, Finland and DASH.As a co-founder and instructor for Design Plus' Summer Design Studio at the Albuquerque Academy, he continues the firm's commitment to children, the educational process, and the environment with his leadership and international recognition in the field of design education. He is also a founding member of the international group 'PLAYCE' (www.playce.org) which promotes design education and environmental awareness for children around the world.

Photography, music, and cinema are brief, but favorite indulgences outside of the office…