She currently teaches in both the Department of Architectural Technology at NYCCT and in the Department of Interior Design at Pratt Institute. She holds a Master of Science degree in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Architecture from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. For the past ten years Claudia has worked in several design-oriented architecture firms in San Francisco and New York. Her work has focused on residential, institutional, and commercial project types. In independent practice, she is presently collaborating with a AH Design, a California-based automotive research, development, and design firm. Their research focuses on the use and adaptation of automotive fabrication technology and materials for architectural and interior design applications.