Catia's most recent project is The Farm of Beverly Hills in Topanga, California. As Project Designer at Ralph Gentile Architects, Catia also contributed to Bliss Spa at the W Hotel in Westwood, California.

Before joining RGA, Catia worked in production and design at Envirotechno and Creative Resource Associates in California where she completed residential, commercial and hospitality projects. As an architect in Brazil at R5 Assemblage and Technical Counseling, she developed and managed residential and commercial projects in addition to a mountain resort and a performance theatre.

Catia has an advanced degree in Architecture and Urban Planning from the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos in Brazil where she won an award for Best Final Paper and was named Distinguished Architecture Student. She has also taken extension courses at Santa Monica College and UCLA. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.