# Argelia Barcena

> 2024 Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business | Regional Design Technology Manager, Gensler | Speaker | Board Director AIA San Francisco | Head of Regional Leads for North America, Women in BIM | Autodesk Expert Elite

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/argelia

Argelia Bárcena was recognized as one of the "Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business 2024" by the San Francisco Business Times for her leadership in architecture and technology, serving as Women in BIM’s Head of Regional Leads for North America, and Board Director for AIA San Francisco. 

Her project expertise lies in:
Aviation, Mixed Use Residential, Multi-Family Residential, Hospitality, Science + Technology, Healthcare, Corporate Workplace, Attached Single-Family Residential, Educational.

Credentials:
LEED Accredited Professional
Revit Architecture Certified Professional
Autodesk Expert Elite

Fluent in Spanish, English, French.

## Work Experience
### Northwest Regional Design Technology Manager & Associate @ Gensler
Jan 2019 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Adjunct Professor @ Academy of Art University
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States

### Adjunct Professor @ California College of the Arts
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, California
Adjunct Faculty II at CCA Architecture Department, teaching Design Media Lab.

### Digital Design + BIM Manager @ BAR Architects
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, California

### Digital Practice Office Lead @ HDR
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, California
BIM Management office wide. Healthcare, Science & Technology projects. National and international projects. Cross discipline coordination and clash detection. BIM Standards implementation & training at region wide level.

### Adjunct Faculty @ City College of San Francisco
Jan 2009 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, California, United States
Adjunct Faculty | Architecture Department
• BIM Revit Architecture
• Fundamentals of Building Construction
• Introduction to Architecture + Design

### Design Technology Manager @ KMD Architects
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

### Designer / Technical @ Gensler
Jan 2010 – Jan 2014

### Adjunct Faculty @ Academy of Art University
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011
Adjunct Faculty | Interior Architecture & Design, Graduate Department
Building Information Modeling

### Project Manager @ Stanton Architecture
Jan 2005 – Jan 2010

### Designer @ MBH Architects
Jan 2003 – Jan 2005

### Designer @ BFGC Architects
Jan 1999 – Jan 2003

### Intern @ Hermosillo y Asociados Arquitectos, S.C.
Jan 1998 – Jan 1998

### Intern @ Eddie Chun Architecture and Construction
Jan 1996 – Jan 1996


## Education
### Executive Education
Harvard University Graduate School of Design

### Bachelor of Architecture - BArch in Architecture
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

### Minor in French
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/argelia

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Last updated: 2026-04-13