Vivi

Vivi is the Operations Coordinator for MAK Design & Build - which means she's the person in charge of making sure both internally and externally MAK is a positive, productive force. She manages all things client-facing, while also providing support for the transition of a project from sales to design and then design to construction. Vivi works to ensure that prospective clients are made aware of MAK's system and processes as well as the many benefits of working with a design + build firm. She also helps to coordinate projects in their early stages, working with clients to ensure that their goals are outlined in the early project planning stages. Prior to joining MAK, she graduated form UC Berkeley where she received a BA in Political Science and minors in both Education and Global Poverty & Practice. She is also pursuing her Masters degree in Social Work. She has a passion for people and believes in the power of storytelling which is what she loves about seeing a project from conception to completion and her client-facing role. She has previously worked in marketing and program management for multiple non-profits, and public sector organizations, as well as a public affairs forum. She brings her skills from each of those sectors to her work at MAK.

Her favorite part of working for MAK is being able to participate in the company she grew up alongside - as she is Ken & Ellen's daughter! Vivi loves the whole MAK team and is proud to work for her parents who she sincerely admires and enjoys. She has quite literally been with the company since the beginning and knows the voice and values of MAK in a way very few do. 

When not at work she can be found training for her next marathon or triathlon, getting the house ready for a dinner party, convincing friends into playing one more round of Monopoly Deal, or working on her latest craft project (current fixations are block printing and sewing new clothing pieces from patterns).