A specialist in construction documentation, she focuses on healthcare projects. She is currently working on the Breast Health Center and Family Resource Center at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, seismic upgrades for Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley, the expansion and remodel of John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, and seismic upgrades for Kaiser Permanente in Walnut Creek. Thomson earned her bachelorâ€™s degree in English literature from Bryn Mawr College in 1969 and her professional bachelorâ€™s degree in architecture from the Boston Architectural Center in 1980.