About CG&S

• Joined CG&S: 1994
• Education: In college, I studied to become a social worker
• Interests Outside Of Work: I love cooking for people!
• Favorite Place On Planet Earth: Cibolo Creek, a resort ranch right outside of Big Bend Ranch State Park
• What do you want to be when you grow up?: I am grown up. I want to always be me.
• Baffled By: Electricity. It’s a mystery to me.
• Life Slogan: From my father, Clarence Guerrero himself: “Everyone has to be somewhere, and here I am!”

• Joined CG&S: 1994
• Experience: Worked in the field since 1983; Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin.
• Past Life: I once was Mr. Express, fastest grocery checker at HEB #8 for several consecutive years, back in the roaring ‘70’s.
• My Interests Inform My Work By: I value seeking / finding great experiences. This means putting quality and care into the work we do so that others can have memorable and pleasurable experiences.
• Interests Outside Of Work: I like to travel, and I like good food and wine
• Chatting In The Breakroom, You Can Usually Find Me Discussing The Finer Points Of: Monty Python’s Flying Circus
• Baffled By: How to pack a suitcase like my wife Dolores does: absolutely no wasted space! As dense as a neutron star!
• Life Slogan: Everything in moderation, including moderation!

• Joined CG&S: 2014
• Experience: Worked in the architecture and design fields since 1998; Bachelor of Art in Architecture from Washington University and a Masters of Architecture from the GSAPP at Columbia University.
• My Interests Inform My Work By: I like to make things. Architecture and design are another way of ‘making things’, just on a larger scale.
• Favorite Place In The World: A white sand beach, with crystal clear waters and a slight breeze blowing…
• Interests Outside Of Work: If I didn’t spend all my time chasing my 3 kids around, my interests would include reading, sewing, cooking, graphic design, and travelling. Not necessarily in that order.
• Best Vacay: I haven’t taken it yet, but I really want to go to Australia!
• Dessert choice: red velvet cake
• Life Slogan: My glass is always half full.

• Joined CG&S: 2006; in the field since 1985
• In A Past Life: I lived in New England for 10 years, and was fortunate to work on some pretty major renovations of beautiful, historic homes.
• Interests Outside Of Work: Hiking, kayaking, and gardening. I like to drive around looking at houses for ideas on my own house—I’m constantly scheming on things to add/refine at home.
• Favorite Place In The World: coastal Maine
• Inspired By: Nature and quiet moments
• Dessert: cheesecake
• Baffled By: Design that looks good but doesn’t work
• When I Grow Up I Want To Be: A rockstar

• Joined CG&S: November 2020
• Educational Background: At Rice University, I studied architecture, art and art history, earning BArts and BArchitecture degrees.
• Experience: practicing architecture since 1986
• Inspired By: The simple and intricate mathematics embedded in nature are what my designs aspire to mimic. Encountering kind and caring people. They’re the best inspiration.
• Interests: Spending time with my husband and friends and grown kids, when they’re around. I love roller skating and riding a motorcycle, though I don’t own one right now.
• Favorite Place In The World: La Sagrada Família Basilica in Barcelona Spain, which embodies natural joy.
• Best Vacay: Visiting Peru with my husband and exploring Machu Picchu. Mind-boggling engineering reflected in massive structures attuned to earthquakes and the seasonal path of the sun.
• Slogan: Be nice and eat your greens.
• Baffled By: How a heavy plane can become airborne. It’s mystifying.
• One-Liner: I was addicted to the Hokey Pokey, but I turned myself around.

• Joined CG&S: October 2025
• Experience: Practicing architecture since 2004. I’ve been a business owner, non-profit lobbyist, and now full-time Dad.
• Educational Background: I began as a pre-med student at The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, wound up transferring & studying as a double major (English & Architecture) at The University of Texas at Austin, and eventually graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from UT- Austin.
• Interests Inform My Work By: To be productive in a creative profession, you have to take-in/consume ridiculous amounts of information. With that in mind, I love to travel, read, and absorb as much visual stimulus and music as possible.
• Interests Outside of Work: Family, travel, sports, camping, & rock climbing, to name a few.
• Fave Place In The World: The Baptistery in Pisa, Italy
• Inspired By: Beautiful buildings & people, word games, & music
• Fave band / type of music: I enjoy most genres and would have to list Radiohead or Elbow as one of my favorite bands.
• Water Cooler Talk: Music, movies, sports, building codes, and my kids.

• Joined CG&S: June 2021
• Experience: This is my first architectural position; I worked for years in the telecommunications construction industry
• Educational Background: I studied photography at St. Edward’s University and Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin
• Work Interests: I am fascinated by fabrication and craft. I think an appreciation of and knowledge of these processes helps me as a designer.
• Interests Outside Of Work: I am very interested in wood working and furniture design. I have also been experimenting quite a bit in the kitchen of late.
• Fave Music: I can never pick just on favorite, so here are some names: Sharon Van Etten, Khruangbin, Lead Belly
• Slogan: What good shall I do this day?
• Party Trick: Flipping the domino table during the semi-finals

• Joined CG&S: 2010
• Experience: Bachelor’s in Computer Aided Drafting and Design
• Past Life: I once worked in IT Management
• Interests: Music, video games
• Interests Inform Your Work By: I love science, technology, and art—especially when they all come together in one place.
• Inspired By: My family and the universe
• Dessert: Carrot Cake
• Best Vacay: West Texas

• Joined CG&S: June 2020
• Educational Background: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design
• Experience: worked in residential interior remodeling since 2013
• Interests: My dogs, volunteering & fostering rescue dogs, gardening, finding the perfect piece of furniture to refinish, baking, hiking, & exploring the city
• Favorite Place In The World: Grand Cayman Islands: the people were wonderful, and the beaches were like nothing I’ve seen before or since. Miami is second for its colorful architecture.
• Inspiration: family, my dogs, and Pinterest
• Fave Dessert: Lemon Chiffon Pie
• Known For: being detailed & thorough
• Slogan: Everything always works out how it should

• Joined CG&S: June 2021
• Educational Background: I am a 2021 Baylor University graduate with a BFCS in Interior Design and a minor in Studio Art
• Experience: I have previous experience interning at K.Rue Designs and KBK to the Trade, both in San Antonio. I’ve worked at HEB, as a nanny, a swim instructor, and most recently as a receptionist at the Baylor Panhellenic building. I love learning new skills!
• Interests Outside Of Work: I enjoy being outdoors, either hiking, camping, or backpacking. I also enjoy painting and ceramics, vintage furniture shopping, spending time with my friends, and trying new restaurants.
• Me In A Sentence: An overachiever with a passion for beauty, experience, & people.
• Interest Inform My Work By: I get creative inspiration from remaining interested about the world around me via new experiences and travels, as well as listening to music and being around other creative, progressive minds.
• Fave Place In The World: Hawaii—I spent everyday snorkeling with turtles and hiking through Maui. It was the most beautiful thing I have experienced.
• Superpower: The ability to fly—traveling the world would be so easy!

• Joined CG&S: April 2025
• Educational Background: Texas State Alumni; I earned my Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences, with emphasis in Interior Design, and a minor in Business Administration.
• Experience: Before diving into the world of interior design, I spent eight years in dentistry. Yes, teeth! While it may seem like a leap, working in a clinical setting taught me a lot about precision, function, and making people feel comfortable in a space. Eventually, I realized my heart was more into floor plans than floss.
• Interests Outside of Work: Outside of design, I love exploring the nature of Austin hiking through greenbelts, paddle boarding on Lady Bird Lake, or just finding new spots to unwind outside. Being in nature not only recharges me but inspires my creative process.
• Interests Inform My Work By: Nature plays a big role in how I approach interior design. I’m inspired by its textures, tones, and the quiet balance it creates.
• Fave Dessert: I have a weakness for homemade no-bake cookies, sweet and nostalgic, or carrot cake!
• Super Power: Teleportation
• Slogan: You don’t have to feel ready to begin.

• Joined CG&S: 2021
• Experience: Over 10 years experience in residential design & sales. Before I started in the residential design industry, I was doing design/sales in events with an emphasis upon high end, custom stationery pieces.
• Educational Background: I have my B.A. in Communications from Southwestern University, and my M.A. in Advertising from The University of Texas
• Interests Inform My Work By: Design is my passion. It is central in my mind when I make decisions and helps frame the way I view my work. I believe good design in someone’s home can elevate their life. I love being a part of this experience with my clients.
• Interests Outside Of Work: I love exploring with my twins. Whether it is a hike through nature, eating at a new restaurant, or traveling and seeing different parts of the world. I am also into food; cooking it, eating it, and reading about it. If I have any time leftover, I am constantly trying to learn a new craft. I have tried pottery, drawing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
• Superpower: The power to heal.
• Fave Music: I love music. I tend to gravitate towards Indie bands, but by no means limit myself to that genre. I enjoy old school country, ’90s rap, and some top forty as well.
• When I Grow Up I Want To Be: Well-traveled and well-rested.
• Slogan: Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it into a fruit salad.
• Baffled By: The universe. My brain cannot grasp never-ending space.

• Joined CG&S: April 2024
• Educational Background: I attended Texas State University, obtaining a degree in Business Management
• Experience: I’ve worked in several facets of the construction & home building industry, from account management on the trade/vendor side, to interior design for production & custom home builders, as well as new home sales & business development for trade-oriented product companies.
• My Interests Inform My Work By: I’m a problem solver by nature. I’m always trying to help others find solutions, whether it be exploring floor plan ideas for new clients or envisioning finish & color schemes for existing conditions.
• Interests Outside of Work: I like to read, binge-watch TV shows, travel, hang out with friends & family; I love animals and volunteering. I also love a good nap.
• Me In A Sentence: An imperfect perfectionist always striving for perfection.
• Fave Place Visited: Provincetown, MA—it’s the most inviting and hospitable town, and bonus points for being oceanside!
• If I Had A Superpower: the ability to heal
• Life Slogan: Surround yourself with people that are smarter than you

• Joined CG&S: 2021
• Experience: In the construction industry since 2003, also worked in metal fabrication
• Fave Dessert: Tiffs Treats cookies are the best
• Superpower: Wisdom of Solomon
• Fave Music: All genres, my favorites are constantly changing
• Slogan: Let’s build something
• Party Trick: Telling jokes, it’s not a party until everybody’s laughing

• Joined CG&S: December 2025
• Educational Background: I have a degree in Architectural Design. I’m also a certified luthier.
• In Another Life: I owned a dog kennel & worked as a landscape designer
• Interests inform my work by: I enjoy figuring out how to put things together as efficiently as possible
• Interests outside of work: Spending time with my family, playing music, grilling & chilling.
• Me in a sentence: “Hey, who invited this guy??”
• Fave place in the world: I love the southwest, New Mexico in particular
• Inspired by: My kids, and making things better for them
• If I had a superpower: The power to get my family out the door on time
• Slogan: I’m in.

• Joined CG&S: September 2025
• Educational Background: MS in Finance, with a heavy load of accounting courses
• Experience: I’ve worked as a controller for about a quarter of a century; I was a sommelier while I was working on getting a Master’s degree
• Interests outside of work: I love to read. I alternate between fiction and non-fiction with every book
• Fave place in the world: Costa Brava outside of Barcelona, Spain
• Best vacay: Two weeks in winter split between Vienna and Prague. It all looked surreal in the snow.
• Fave Band: New Order
• Slogan: “Things are neither good nor bad but thinking makes it so.”
• Party Trick: In a random group of 30+ people, two people in the group will almost always have the same birthday.

• Joined CG&S: August 2017
• Superpower: stopping time to enjoy the good moments
• Favorite Type Of Music: Queen / hair bands
• Known For: positive attitude
• Favorite Place In The World: Grand Cayman
• Life Slogan: just keep swimming
• One-Liner: What do you call a funny candy bar? Snickers 🙂

• Joined CG&S: October 2018
• Interests: music, hiking, reading, movies, exploring the city…
• Inspired By: people joining together to do good
• Fave Dessert: Love ice cream and cake!
• Superpower: Ability to read, write, and speak any language fluently
• What I Want To Be When I Grow Up: We hopefully never stop growing, so I’ll let you know when I’ve figured that out 🙂
• Slogan: “I did my best, and my best was good enough”

• Joined CG&S: 2011
• Interests Outside Of Work: Screenwriting/Filmmaking
• Me, In A Sentence: I am an outgoing, confident person who can make friends with anyone.
• Favorite Vacay: My bestie and I took a random trip to Seattle, WA and spent four glorious days wandering the city by foot. We stayed in the Capital Hill neighborhood with its vibrant community, delicious food and coffee aplenty. The best part for me (besides exploring Discovery Park in an apocalyptic state due to surrounding wildfires in the mountains) was reliving my favorite teen rom-com 10 Things I Hate About You.
• Dessert Choice: Texas French Bread’s Hyde Park Fudge Cake
• Baffled By: String Theory
• When I Grow Up I Want To Be: A world traveler.
• Inspired By: Women’s rights, my daughters, my mother, independent film, and creative architecture.

Please reach Iris with marketing inquiries at iris.quick@cgsdb.com | Media inquiries at media@cgsdb.com

• Joined CG&S: 2006
• Educational Background: BFA in Studio Art from the University of Texas at Austin
• Interests: painting, keyboard, hi-fi, collecting music, soccer, table tennis
• Me, In A Sentence: Make something every day
• Inspired By: Information
• Favorite Place In The World: Total split between the Swiss alps and northern Iceland.
• Baffled By: Economics
• Life Slogan: Keep it simple

• Joined CG&S: 2014
• In A Past Life: worked in the computer industry and electronic component sales
• Me, In A Sentence: hardworking and fun-loving!
• Known To Coworkers As: They call me “19”
• Inspired By: David Hipple
• When I Grow Up I Want To Be: Successful and young at heart
• The Super Power I Wish I had: winning lottery number picker
• Favorite Place In The World: The national parks of Utah

• Joined CG&S: Spring of 2016
• Education/Background: I have an AAS Degree in Renewable Energy Technology and an AAS Degree in Architectural & Engineering Computer Aided Design, and was formerly a BIM Technician
• Interests Outside Of Work: Family, my dogs, long distance running, & volunteer work—especially with dogs
• Favorite Place In The World: Playa Sámara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
• Superpower: the power to heal
• When I Grow Up I Want To Be: A game warden
• Baffled By: the universe

(art glass backdrop by Dallas-based artist Robin Herndon)

• Joined CG&S: March 2026
• Experience: I’ve worked in residential development, opened the Chili’s at 45th and Lamar as a waiter, taught ski school to 3-5 year olds, been a summer camp counselor, a music teacher, and was a barista for 2 days.
• Educational Background: English degree from Texas State
• Interests Outside of Work: Outside of work I’m focused on my boys, ages 1 and 3, music, improv comedy, movies and swimming in fresh water.
• Me In A Sentence: Keep it light
• Fave Place In The World: The cold end of Lake Austin
• Best Vacay: Isla Mujeres with my wife and both boys
• Fave Dessert: Crème brûlée

• Joined CG&S: 1989
• Experience: 35 years in the construction industry
• Fun Life Stuff: God, Gardening, & Golf
• Favorite Dessert: peach cobbler ` la mode
• Inspired By: faith, family, & friends
• Puzzled By: Why anyone would watch a reality TV show
• The Superpower I Wish I had: flight (The super power I actually have is completing crossword puzzles)

• Joined CG&S: My first go around was 2005–2023; I just recently rejoined the company in April 2025!
• Experience: I’ve been working in the construction industry since 1991
• Favorite Place In The World: The Grand Tetons
• Interests Outside Of Work: anything outdoors
• Inspired By: Honesty and freedom
• Favorite Vacay: a month-long hiking trip in Utah
• Life Slogan: A person is only as good as their word.

• Joined CG&S: February 2023
• Experience: Almost 25 years in the industry
• Educational Background: I have a 2-year vocational degree, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunications and Psychology from Ball State University
• In A Past Life: I used to do a morning radio show, and I toured playing guitar and mandolin for various bands.
• Interests Outside of Work: dog whispering, Frankenstein guitar surgery, and building
• Me In A Sentence: Everything, all the time
• Fave Place In The World: Arches National Park, Moab, Utah
• Inspired By: architecture, music, organic materials
• Superpower: time travel
• Slogan: everything happens for a reason

• Joined CG&S: 2006
• Interests: Hunting, fishing, off-roading, swimming, & my dogs
• Me, In A Word: Adaptable
• Best Place In The World: Zilker Park
• Choice Dessert: Ice Cream
• Favorite Music Style: classic country & classic rock
• Super Power I Wish I Had: flight

• Joined CG&S: 1985
• Me, In A Sentence: Fidel gets along with everyone!
• Known To Coworkers: The guy who gets stuff done.
• Inspired By: Learning every day
• Favorite Dessert: Cheesecake
• Favorite Place In The World: Mexico
• Interests Outside Of Work: Cooking outside
• Baffled By: How airplanes stay in the air

• Joined CG&S: 2012
• Experience: worked in the construction industry since 2006
• Interests: Mechanics, painting, & construction
• Me in a sentence: I would say that I’m determined, hopeful, & precautious
• Favorite Place in the World: Mexico
• Inspired By: My family, especially my dad
• Fave Dessert: Tres leches cake
• Fave Music: Mexican oldies

Joined CG&S: 2016
Interests: sports & being outdoors
Myself In A Sentence: I like to keep a positive attitude
Favorite Place In The World: San Miguel de Allende
Inspired By: Learning new things!
Chosen Superpower: Teleportation
Fave Music: Banda
Slogan: Enjoy the simple moments of life
Fave Dessert: Cheesecake

• Joined CG&S: 2014
• Interest Inform My Work By: I’m extremely passionate about learning new techniques & learning new skills to do my job
• Interests Outside of Work: fishing, traveling, spending time with family & friends, fixing or building projects, & classic cars
• Myself In A Sentence: I’m a hard-working & driven individual who isn’t afraid to face a challenge
• Fave Place In The World: Guanajuato, Mexico!
• Inspired By: Not giving up, no matter how many times we fail
• Fave Dessert: Caramel flan
• Fave Music: Banda & bachata
• Known For: I’m always a happy person

• Joined CG&S: This is my 3rd time back at CG&S, this time around starting April 2025. I’ve been working in the construction industry since 2015
• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree In Business Management
• Me In A Sentence: A hard working Guerrero, enjoying my time
• Interests Outside of Work: Sand volleyball & bouldering
• Fave Vacay: Costa Rica
• If I Had A Superpower: Immunity to all injuries, sickness, & disease
• Slogan: Work hard, play hard
• One-Liner: I was born at night, but not last night.

• Joined CG&S: 2011
• Previously: Auto Painter & Salesman
• Interests Outside Of Work: Woodworking and airbrushing
• Favorite Place On Planet Earth: The Grand Canyon
• Me, In A Word: Perfectionist
• Best Vacation: Hawaii
• Baffled By: Water leaks
• Life Slogan: Strive to be the best you can be!