Jordan Yarnell Architectural Portfolio University of Kansas
Jordan Yarnell
EDUCATION University of Kansas
-Fall 2017-Spring 2022 -Pursuing Master of Architecture Through 5 Year Program -3.71 Cumulative GPA -Minor in Business
INVOLVEMENT Part of JPEG- Photography Club on Campus Fall 2017-Present
AIAS Member Fall 2017-Present
Member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity May 2018-Present
- Chaplain - Philanthropy Committee - Brotherhood Committee - Social Committee - Recruitment Committee - Homecoming Chair - Apparel Chair
SKILLS Auto CADD Drafting Hand Tools Indesign Lightroom Lumion Photography Photoshop Premiere Pro Revit Rhino Sketchup Spanish
(847)-344-8065 Jordan_yarnell@ku.edu 10N645 Oxford Lane Elgin, Illinois 60124
ARCHITECTURE EXPERIENCE Architectural Intern Antunovich Associates
May 2019-August 2019 As an intern, I traveled to multiple out of state sites in order to do punchlisting jobs for multiple student housing projects nearing completion. When not on the job site, I created massing models, project proposal books, site plans, and even detailing work.
Design Build Studio University of Kansas
OTHER EXPERIENCE Server Applebee’s Bar & Grill
August 2016-January 2019
Valet Attendant VIP Valet Services
November 2015-July 2019
Server Old Republic Kitchen & Bar May 2018-Present
Spring Semester 2020 We were tasked with three projects for the semester which tested our knowledge of woodworking with joinery and clay 3d printers. Due to COVID, our semester was cut short in person and we were unable to do our final project which would have been a pavillion on campus.
Server Dempsey’s Burger Pub
Theatre Set Builder University of Kansas
Kapila Silva, Professor University of Kansas
Spring Semester 2020 Designed and built multiple stage pieces for Rock Chalk Revue which is a philanthropic event where greek life performs in 20 minute skits. Set pieces included 2 large signs suspended from ceiling, a moveable bar and wall, and also tables that were structurally sound to put performers on.
Woodshop/Laser Lab Assistant University of Kansas
Fall 2019-Present Working in these shops have expanded my knowledge about hand tools, 3D printers, and also the laser cutter.
Undergraduate Research Symposium University of Kansas
Spring 2020 I had the honor of presenting my work in this years research symposium for faculty and proffessionals to give me feedback.
Febrruary 2021 - Present
REFERENCES kapilads@ku.edu 414-334-1290
Josh Mings, AIA, Senior Associate Antunovich Associates joshuamings@gmail.com 317-531-3207
Jim Duggan, Attorney Duggan-Bertsch Law Firm jduggan@dugganbertsch.com 312-560-6570
Projects
Museum of Country Music
COVID-19 Triage Tent
Mixed-Use Student Apartment Complex
KU Welcome Center
Design Build Projects
Wescoe Rooftop Pool
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Country Music Museum Fort Worth, Texas Fall 2019
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The Country Music Museum is a harmonious space of old and new country music genre exhibits that explore the history and nature of this unique genre. Since the building took up most of the site, a rooftop interactive park was added to accommodate the lack of natural spaces in the area. The museum was a great addition for the Fort Worth area because of country musics growing popularity in southern states.
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Design Process 1. Design Intent
The design intent was to capture the essence of a country music experience and create a journey that allows for an interactive and exciting time. Design strategies include performance spaces, connected galleries, and winding paths similar to country backroads.
2. Contextual Design Determinants
The location of the Kimball Art Museum and the MOMA forms a “meeting point”for the three museums at the intersection of Darnell Street and Van Cliburn Way
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The landscape of the site allows for an entry to the museum from the Northwest corner, passing by the tree, into the building.
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Due to the Heritage tree set in the middle of the site, the building’s form must flow around it. The building allows for the tree to still breathe but also interact with the site.
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Due to the confluence in the northwest corner with the other museums, creating an angle in the roof line away from the existing buildings paying homage to the tree and the two museums.
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6. Defining form through Gridline System
Grid-lines were created based off existing site factors such as points on existing buildings. Green line intersections show where performance spaces will be placed.
The Country Music Subculture
Country Music was developed in the Rocky Mountain and Western towns. Country has many different sub genre’s so it appeals to a large variety of people. Country music fans enjoy relaxing outdoors, drinking beer, celebrating America and having a good time. Some of the most famous country stars are Johnny Cash, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, John Denver, and Carrie Underwood.
7. Designing form through Subculture Factors
Using the form of a guitar creates a free-flowing undulation similar to how music is free flowing and almost boundless.
9. A Free Flowing Journey
Creating a ramp system throughout the museum allows for a seamless journey to interact with each space as if they are one while still be separated into different categories. The journey above is more open than the one below.
8. Extrusion of the form
Incorporating performance spaces for different country genres helps create a unique way to interact within the museum.
10. Programming of Space
The gallery space takes up a majority of upper level. More private spaces such as offices and classrooms are below. Having a lookout to the lobby from above also allows for a sense of openness.
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Covid Triage Tent Elgin, Illinois Spring 2020
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During our design build semester, COVID -19 had struck and sent us home. In replace of our pavilion we were initially going to design and build, we had to create temporary emergency triage tents to combat the virus. Programming included bays for patients, Sanitation area, break room, and conference area for doctors. Adaptability was key in my design process to allow for tents to be placed almost anywhere.
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DESIGN PROCESS
I CHOSE THE FIRST MODULE TO BEGIN TO MAKE FLOOR PLANS, I FELT IT SERVED THE GREATEST PURPOSE AND WAS MOST LOGICAL AND COULD EASILY BE MANIPULATED ON OTHER SITES TO MANEUVER AROUND OBSTACLES SUCH AS PONDS AND TREES.
EACH MODULE REQUIRED: BAYS FOR PATIENTS, COMPUTER DOCKING STATION, A CHANGING ROOM, MEDICINE CLOSET, STORAGE, CONFERENCE AREA FOR DOCTORS, HAND WASHING STATION, DESKTOP AREA FOR WORK, AND EMERGENCY EXIT/ENTRANCE FOR AMBULANCES.
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Covid Triage Tent
THE GOAL OF THIS TRIAGE TENT IS TO CREATE A MODULAR ELEMENT THAT MAXIMIZES SPACE BUT CAN SEPARATE COVID PATIENTS BASED ON SEVERITY OF ILLNESS. THE GREEN CIRCLE INDICATES IDEAL BUILDING FOOTPRINT
SINCE THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT WAS TO MAXIMIZE SPACE, I WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARDS TO CREATE A MODULE WITH MINIMAL NEGATIVE SPACE AND WAS MORE INTRIGUING TO THE ARTISTIC EYE.
BASED OFF OF THE CHOSEN MODULE, I CREATED VARIOUS FLOOR PLANS THAT DISPLAYED HOW MANY BAYS EACH MODULE COULD HOLD. I DISCOVERED THAT 26’ IS THE MINIMUM WIDTH NEEDED.
AFTER A FEW MODIFICATIONS, I CREATED A MODULE THAT HAD LITTLE NEGATIVE SPACE, WAS ABLE TO FIT AN 8’ WIDE ISLE, AND 9’ DEEP BAYS ON EITHER SIDE. THE SPIRE ALLOWS FOR ADAPTABILITY TO SITE AND ADDITION OF
ONCE I BEGAN TO ARRAY THE MODULE, I FIGURED OUT THAT SINCE THEY ARE ALL THE SAME, THEY WOULD AUTOMATICALLY CONNECT TO EACH OTHER WHICH ALLOWED FOR EASY MEANS OF CIRCULATION. THE RED REPRESENTS NEGATIVE SPACE IN BETWEEN EACH MODULE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS A LOT LESS NEGATIVE SPACE WITH THE CONNECTED MODULES AND ALSO ALLOWS FOR 11 PATIENT ROOMS PER TENTACLE AS OPPOSED TO 7-8 IN THE SAME SIZED FOOTPRINT.
THE MORE CURVATURE, THE MORE AREA USED OF THE FOOTPRINT.
INSTEAD OF A CIRCLE, THE HEXAGON WAS INSPIRED BY OUR PROJECT 2 FOR SPRING 2020.
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KU Apartment Complex Lawrence, Kansas Fall 2020
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The University of Kansas is a lot of things, including a great place to attend college. What KU is not, is organized. This project involved reorganizing Campus to have a more coherent master plan and then create a mixed-use residential housing space using this new master plan layout. We were tasked with incorporating additional programming that is not as easily accessible on campus such as retail spaces.
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Existing Master Plan Analysis Produced by Arch 608 Studio of 16 Students.
Architecture 608: Urban Planning focuses on analyzing and creating master plan’s and then creating a project based off our conclusions. The existing master plan that we analyzed was for the University of Kansas. As a studio, we concluded that there is no overall Master Plan. As a result, we discovered that KU had sub master plans where they developed one section of the master plan and followed a certain set of guidelines. When it became time to develop another section, they created another set of guidelines to follow for a different section of campus. In conclusion, we decided that Campus is broken up into 9 master plans as shown to the right.
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This residential zone surrounded by current After a zone analysis, it was evident this site had a residential buildings was the perfect corner lot that lot to consider. It needed to match the lot footprint allowed for endless form possibilities. as well as height of Stauffer Apartments to the left in order to not challenge or overbear the site.
Create Insets Determining Use
Unlike typical Mixed Use buildings, The Jay identifies Retail from residential horizontally instead of vertically. Additionally, the insets are offset so the apartments do not look directly across at each other through windows.
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Doing this allows for r activities to occur a swimming pool, bask spaces, an
The plot was chosen based on position on campus, functionality, and the current programmatic layout of campus itself. I wanted to create an environment that framed an immaculate view of campus from up above as well as make sure that this building was a segue from the town of Lawrence into campus.
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The form was influenced by zone H2.7 boarding the By creating the void as seen, this allowed for not edge of campus creating an opportunity for this to only fantastic views but also the opportunity for the be an entry to campus instead of a wall seeming to town of Lawrence to be invited into campus through keep people out. this plaza created on the edge of campus.
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rooftop access and outdoor Finally, box represent where the apartments are above the retail such as a from the exterior as well as provides quality shading. ketball court, outdoor study To identify hallways, the roof was raised behind the nd a tennis court. apartments and also used louvers instead of glass to keep it as an outdoor space. Minimizing square footage since it is not enclosed.
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Ground Level Plan A: Building A +15’ 0” B: Building B +0’ - 0” C: Parking Garage -20’ 0” D: Plaza +7’ 6” E: Portillo’s +7’ 6” F: Leasing Office +0’ - 0” G: Conference Room +0’ - 0” H: Study Room +0’ - 0” 0” I: Arcade +0’ J: Jersey Mike’s +0’ - 0” K: Sport’s Bar +7’ 6” L: CVS +7’ 6” M: Building A Patio’s +11’ 3” N: Gym +7’ 6” O: Cafe +0’ - 0” A
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Welcome Center Lawrence, Kansas Spring 2019
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The existing Welcome Center for the University of Kansas is very underwhelming. It is incredibly far from the heart of campus, no one goes there unless you are a new student, and it is just a very unwelcoming space. The site of our project was chosen based on availability and the idea to connect “Future Jayhawks with Past Jayhawks” by connecting this brand new exciting Welcome Center to the Alumni Center. The program includes plenty of office space for student ambassadors, an auditorium, a spacious lobby, a cafe, an event space and lounge, and the traditions hall where people may roam around and learn about the rich history of the University of Kansas.
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INSPIRATION & CONCEPT MODELS As a campus welcome center, the goal is to create a fun and exciting environment that welcomes prospective students to campus. In doing so, I wanted to incorporate the physical campus itself as much as possible. To create a unique looking form, I took the shape of Jayhawk Boulevard, Naismith Drive, and Sunflower Road. After creating this form, I duplicated, rotated and extruded the shape to form a multilevel space.
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The form ended up being too large for the site so I pushed the two modules closer together to create the form seen below. Due to limited sunlight because of the existing alumni center to the south, I created a south sloped roof with a sky light to allow for maximum amount of sunlight. Instead of doing a standard slope, i created a wave like roof scape to mimic the KU tradition of “Wave the Wheat”.
In order to even further relate the building to campus, I positioned the building on the plot to be angled towards the campanile. The metaphor I’m conveying is that when you enter the welcome center, it is the beginning of your journey on campus. This is where all of you tours start as a prospective student. When you look out of the building, your faced towards the campanile which is where your journey as a student ends at graduation as you walk through the campanile.
The main programmatic spaces that I wanted to focus on were the Auditorium, Event space, Office Space, and Traditions hall. To do so, I broke the building floors up into halves. Creating a sky light allowed for me to have a three floor high atrium that looked down at the lobby. This allows for a beautiful grand entrance and adds organic shape to the building in different ways since the general shape of the building is a box. As your journey takes you to the other floors, the only circular feature is the whole in the floor that guides you around the Traditions Hall.
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Site Context The location of our site is the existing parking lot North of the Alumni Center as seen to the right. Factors we had to take into consideration was the water towers to the north that were not necessary to be seen. More site considerations include the gap between the two buildings and what the space would be used for. The grade of the site proved a challenge as it was not level so there was a different level entry in the back as well. Since there was so much residential use around the site, It was essential to make it as usable as possible to the public such as adding study spaces and places to get food.
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Kansas Union Parking Garage
Mississippi Street Project Tittle
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2nd Floor Traditions Hall
1st Floor Lobby
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KU Welcome Center
Oread Avenue
3rd Floor Lounge
2nd Floor Courtyard Lawrence Kansas
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Tree - D Printed Tiles Design Build Project 2 Spring 2020
Partners with Halle Maroney, Lindsay Clayton, Ethan Tollefson, Victoria Gonzalez, Kate Kaufmann, Gage Romans, Ramiro Arzola, and Kaitlyn Simmons.
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For project two, we broke the studio up into two group and began to create tile modules that would be implemented into our third project. The third project was going to be a pavilion put on campus but due to COVID we did not execute that. The reason for breaking the studio up into such large groups is because KU only has two large scale 3D printers. In order to be environmentally friendly, we used saw dust from the woodshop instead of plastics.
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Initially, our goal was to adjust the aperture within a hexagon to create a screen that would modulate light. We decided on the hexagonal framework to showcase both iterations of our 3D Printed Wood Paste Mixture Brick. We have one version with a 2” diameter aperture and the other with no front face and only the core shape, a 6” diameter aperture. We chose the form of a hexagon because it was the perfect ratio of interesting form and ability to stand on one of its own edges without external support. At first we had planned on stacking the tiles on top of each other but due to rough edges this was impossible. I was tasked with creating a form that can house these tiles, I took a sheet of MDF and CNC’d out the negative of the hexagons so they would fit snug into the holes of our honeycomb like structure.
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Tree-D Printed Tiles
Trial Runs
100% sawdust mix, nozzle was plugged.
50% wood flour, 50% sawdust W stopped before completion
100% wood flour mix, too much water added to mix.
Large aperture final tile: 50% wood flour, 50% sawdust.
100% Wood flour mix, woodwater mix adequate.
Small aperture final tile: 50% wood flour, 50% sawdust. Design Build Project 2
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MODULE 1: SMALL
Initial hexagon all arrays are based on.
Nine arrayed out from original. Four millimeter spacing.
Chose to keep the three outer rings: seven, eight, and nine.
Arrayed upwards six rows upwards, four millimeters high each.
MODULE 2: LARGE, NO FACE
Initial hexagon all arrays are based on.
Selected to keep outer rings seven and nine.
Zig-zag pattern added for further structural support.
Arrayed upwards six rows upwards, four millimeters high each.
MODULE 1: SMALL, ZIG ZAG SUPPORT ADDED
Initial hexagon all arrays are based on.
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Tree-D Printed Tiles
Nine arrayed out from original. Four millimeter spacing.
Zig-zag pattern added and arrayed as shown above.
Design Build Project 2
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Japanese Joinery Design Build Project 1 Spring 2020
Partners with Halle Maroney and Lindsay Clayton
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Our design build studio semester was broken up into three projects. Starting with this one and easing us into hand tool usage by using strictly just the saws to create Japanese joinery cuts. The end goal for project one was to create a form that had the general dimensions of eight feet wide by 4 feet high and about two feet deep. I was specifically tasked with measuring and cutting the pieces of wood to correct length and width. Once all cut, it was almost like a puzzle for all three of us to put this together.
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For our project, we drew inspiration from various Japanese joinery pavilions and architecture groups like Shigeru Ban. Our goal was to take the half lap and box joint and show off how strong they can be when made just right. Although it may look simple being all right angles, the joints were able to be the focus as they were snug and allowed the project to stand alone. Our initial module as seen below was taken and repeated four times to create our final form. The two standard board sizes that are dimensioned below were made based off of extra wood laying around our design build warehouse. At first, we had no plans at creating standard board sizes and repeating the same cuts on the table saw but we felt for the sake of our sanity this would be the best way to continue. After repeating the module, we created depth by offsetting each one which also helped it stand on its own. For the modules to stand, we added pieces on the bottom using box joints. Horizontal connector pieces were used to connect each module.
Piece 1
Single Module
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Japanese Joinery
Piece 2
Design Build Project 1
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One Module
Connections
Half Lap Joint
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Box Joint Japanese Joinery
75% Complete
Completion Design Build Project 1
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Wescoe Rooftop Pool Lawrence Kansas Summer 2019
Collaboration with Jordan Vondebrink & Aaron Michalicek
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This is a collaborative project with two of my classmates, Jordan Vondebrink and Aaron Michalicek. A Kansas University Twitter page had joked about putting a pool on the roof of Wescoe Hall for a while and after some poor Photoshop attempts from others, we decided to take it a step above. The new addition to Wescoe includes a slide, hot tub, a grilling station, a swim up bar, and a concert stage. In order to accommodate all the extra space, we added another floor below that would allow for the pool to be in sunk into the floor and not interfere with any existing class rooms.
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Wescoe Rooftop Pool
This was the first collaboration project any of us had done during our time at KU. Not only was this our first time collaborating on a project but also all of our first time working on an extracurricular project outside of our normal assigned studio projects. We each created part of the site context and then put it in to one central model. After that, we all drew up our own separate designs for the Wescoe Rooftop Pool and combined our different ideas for the final creation. I specifically was tasked with rendering and post render edits. The design worked out so well and got so much publicity that we got interviewed by the KU Alumni Association and had an article posted on their website about it. The rooftop pool has became a running joke on social media after getting plenty of attention.
Lawrence, Kansas
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Wescoe Rooftop Pool
Project Tittle
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Wescoe Rooftop Pool Concessions Stand
Grilling Pavilion
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Wescoe Rooftop Pool
This collaborative project allowed the most freedom we have ever gotten in Studio. It was also our first joint project We understand so it showed this how probably we work isn’t in teams in structurally the real possible world. but that didn’t stop us. Water Slide
Swim-up Bar
Concert Stage Lawrence, Kansas
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Photography United States 2016 - Current
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Photography has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. What really peaked my interest was living so close to the greatest city in the world, Chicago. As my interest grew, it became not only a hobby, but a study as well. In high school I took an intro class and I excelled so much the professor asked me to skip the next class and go straight to the college level course. I also took a photography class in early college. Besides Chicago, I do a fair share of traveling which has really caused my skill sets to sky rocket from unique experiences. A few years back i purchased a drone which literally changed my perspective in photography as well as helped me with site analysis for architecture classes. On the side I also do portrait photography.
People’s Gas Pavilion Chicago
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North Avenue Beach, Chicago
Gilberts, Illinois
Fort Meyers Beach, Florida
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Photography
Chicago, Illinois
Santa Monica Pier, California
Millennium Park, Chicago
Navy Pier, Chicago Photography
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Lake Michigan, Chicago
Navy Pier, Chicago
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Maggie Daley Park, Chicago Photography
Chicago Theatre
University of San Diego
London Hotel, Chicago
People’s Gas Pavilion Chicago Photography
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Thank You! Jordan Yarnell Jordan_yarnell@ku.edu https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanyarnell-406424154/