Ernesto Ruiz-Garcia

Ernesto Ruiz-Garcia is a Principal at Alliiance since January 2019, with a notable portfolio including projects such as the Saint Paul Student Center and the International Arrivals New Terminal Building at Milwaukee's airport. Additionally, Ernesto serves as a Lead Project Designer at the University of Minnesota College of Design since August 2020, where responsibilities include instructing Graduate Studio III. Previous roles include Vice President & Design Director at The Opus Group®, Senior Manager of Architecture at Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, Inc., and various design positions at Snow Kreilich Architects and Meyer Scherer & Rockcastle. Ernesto's academic background includes a Master’s in Architecture from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Environmental Design from the Universidad de Puerto Rico.