Photography: Nicole de Waal
Founder & President
Roxana Escobar Kariyannis
Roxana is a seasoned project leader with more than 24 years of experience leading complex infrastructure and building projects. After immigrating from El Salvador to New York City, she built a career distinguished by technical excellence, safety, and collaborative leadership. Combining architectural vision with an engineering foundation, she guides multidisciplinary teams in delivering high-performing projects that balance design intent, constructability, quality, and lasting value.
Holding both a Bachelor of Architecture and a Bachelor of Science in Structural Engineering, Roxana brings a rare blend of design thinking and technical precision to her work. Her interdisciplinary expertise allows her to navigate complex projects with clarity, ensuring coordination, efficiency, and successful outcomes from concept through construction.
Experience Across Disciplines and Infrastructure Types
Roxana is a project leader with over two decades of experience from small to large-scale infrastructure projects.
Her experience extends across major building projects, and cross‑disciplinary design teams, consistently driving accurate, coordinated solutions that support every phase of construction.
Project Leadership at Scale
Roxana has led and contributed to major projects across public and private sectors, working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex developments.
Her experience includes transportation infrastructure, academic and institutional planning, and commercial development, with responsibilities spanning project management, coordination, and technical delivery across all phases.
A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective
With an educational background in both architecture and engineering, Roxana brings a perspective that bridges technical precision with design thinking.
Her approach focuses on clarity, coordination, and practical problem solving in complex environments, supporting teams with reliable information throughout a project.
ACE of Greater NY - Team 57 | Garden City, New York
Supporting the Next Generation
Roxana is actively involved in mentorship and community initiatives that connect students with professionals in architecture and engineering.
She contributes to academic programs, supports outreach efforts, and participates in organizations focused on developing future leaders in the built environment.
Credentials
• 24+ years of experience
• Bachelor of Architecture (BArch), NYIT 00'
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.) - Focus in
Structural Engineering, Manhattan University 08'
• Licensed Architect (El Salvador)
• OSHA 30 Certified
Leadership
• Executive Committee Board Member; Chair, Student
Outreach Committee, Team 57 Lead, ACE Mentoring Program of Greater New York
• Member, Dean's Advisory Board, School of Architecture and Design, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
• Member, Board of Trustees; Chair, Buildings & Grounds
Committee, The Waldorf School of Garden City
Awards
• Industry Impact Award / New York Institute of Technology\(NYIT) School of Architecture and Design FRIENDS, 2024
• Safety Health & Environment Leadership Excellence Award, Safeguard Core Value Challenge Coin, 2021
• Recipient of the "Challenge" Coin for the exemplary
Contributions During Covid to the US Army Corps of Engineers Alternate Care Facility in the SUNY Old Westbury Campus, Long Island NY, 2021
• Mentor of the Year / ACE Mentoring Program of Greater
New York, 2015