She is a Registered Architect in New York State, has practiced Architecture in New York City for twenty five years and is a founding member of Brooklyn Architects Collective. She was the principal investigator for NYIT’s Solar Decathlon 2005 where NYIT, in collaboration with the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, developed America’s first solar hydrogen home. Bertomen received a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University and studied at the Architectural Association in London, UK.