| BRAD TOMECEK

Principal | FAIA | LEED BD+C

The founder of Tomecek Studio Architecture, Brad graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Design and Masters of Architecture. He worked in smaller award winning firms in Colorado and Florida before launching the studio. His work has been recognized Architectural Record, Architect, Builder magazine, international books and local magazines.

Brad is actively involved with the local AIA and is the AIA Denver President for 2017. His outreach takes the form of speaking nationally on methods and manifestations of meaningful projects. Currently, Brad combines practice with teaching design studios at the University of Colorado College of Architecture and Planning. His explorations blur the boundaries between poetic solutions and innovative building systems. He was recently awarded the AIA Colorado Architect of the Year Award and was elevated to the AIA National College of Fellows.

| ALEXANDER BENDER

Project Manager | Designer

Alexander has been a part of the Tomecek Studio team since early 2018. Since that time, he has fulfilled several roles and currently serves as a Project Manager. He has a wide array of experience managing all project types and budgets. He is involved in all aspects of projects from inception through construction.

He received an associate's degree with an emphasis on architectural technologies from the local community college, as well as a Bachelor of Science and Master of Architecture from the University of Colorado Denver. In his studies, he primarily focused on the perception of space and how human relationships are formed within place and nature.
In his free time, Alexander enjoys hiking, snowboarding, and anything that gets him back into the mountains.

| CHRISTA TOMECEK

CFO

Christa's management consulting experience and financial perspective balance the studio’s design vision with business goals. Christa graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee with dual majors in Mathematics and French. She grew up in Austin, Texas and stopped off in Aix-en-Provence, France and San Francisco, California before settling on Denver, Colorado. Her affinity for numbers and analysis has helped her to succeed in designing and implementing efficient business models for several Fortune 500 companies.

| SHYANNE HAWKEN

Designer, Drafter

Shyanne grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado and obtained her associate’s degree from Pikes Peak Community College. After discovering her passion for architecture, Shyanne transferred to University of Colorado Denver and earned her Bachelors in Architecture and Planning. Shyanne is interested in learning about how design is influenced and how architecture can positively impact culture and community, as well as the people that surround it. She wants to learn how design can evoke different responses from different people while also encouraging people to explore. Outside of architecture, Shyanne enjoys running, skiing, and travel.

I Justus Tudor

Designer, Drafter

Justus grew up in Telluride, Colorado and began her architectural studies at Syracuse University before concluding her Bachelors of Science in Architecture degree at the University of Colorado Denver.

Justus has found architecture to serve as the ultimate channel to fuel her creative madness. She is most captivated by a striking juxtaposition between the purity and order of clean architecture and the untamed beauty of the natural environment. To balance her technical side, Justus enjoys skydiving.