Our Team
We bring different perspectives and experience to the table, but we’re united by our commitment to collaboration and being a part of purposeful work that’s driven by thoughtful design and successful projects for our clients
Sean founded Sean Bailey Design in 2019 and is a licensed architect with over twenty years of experience in architecture and design throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Prior to establishing the firm, he worked with award-winning practices including Fougeron Architecture, Pfau Long Architecture, and Zimmerman and Associates, and collaborated with IDEO and other leading design firms across a range of project types and scales.
Sean’s diligent and highly collaborative approach has earned the trust of clients, consultants, contractors, and local decision-makers. He is known for his commitment to high-quality and timeless design, listening carefully to clients and collaborators, navigating complex stakeholder interests with integrity, and remaining personally engaged from early design through construction. Sean brings a balance of design ambition and grounded strategies informed by budget-consciousness and thoughtful constructability that were ingrained from a young age when he learned the craft of building working for his father’s construction company building homes in the mountains of Colorado.
A devoted husband and father of two daughters, Sean’s commitment to family and community informs his belief that architecture should enrich daily life, strengthen connections, and contribute meaningfully to its place.
Sean Bailey_ Principal and Founder
Tye is a licensed architect with over fifteen years experience leading complex, innovative projects at award-winning practices including LEVER Architecture, Bates Smart, and GBD Architects. His work includes leading the first permitted and completed mass timber building in the City of Los Angeles, reflecting his interest in how architecture, natural materials, and structure can deepen a project’s connection to landscape and place.
At Sean Bailey Design, Tye has helped lead many of the firm’s largest and most ambitious residences. He combines careful project management with a collaborative and adaptable approach, bringing clarity to complex challenges while allowing the design process room to evolve. Known for being thorough, personable, and detail oriented, Tye values architecture that enriches daily life, strengthens personal connections, and feels deeply rooted in its setting, principles shaped by his own life growing up outdoors and as a husband and father of two daughters..
Tye Bailey_ Principal and Project Director
Devon Anderson is a licensed architect with over 15 years of experience and has worked in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and California. Drawing inspiration from stunning natural environments has profoundly influenced Devon's architectural design philosophy. Devon specializes in highly creative designs blending architecture and landscape to craft thoughtful, timeless designs across various disciplines including residential, mixed-use, commercial, entertainment, and civic projects. Raised in Southcentral Alaska, Devon's passion for architecture was ignited by his mother, a professor of art, and his grandfather, who built remote cabins in the Alaskan wilderness.
Devon Anderson_ Associate and Production Director
Meaghan is a Senior Project Architect and Technical Lead with more than twenty years of experience delivering complex commercial and high-end residential projects. Prior to joining Sean Bailey Design, she held senior roles at Dumican Mosey Architects, John Maniscalco Architecture, and Perkins&Will / Pfau Long Architecture. Her experience spans project management, technical documentation, consultant coordination, permitting, and construction administration.
Meaghan brings deep technical knowledge and a careful understanding of how design intent is carried through detailing and construction. She is skilled at anticipating challenges, coordinating complex project requirements, and developing clear, thorough documentation. Equally important, Meaghan is a personable and generous collaborator who builds strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, and colleagues throughout the project process.
Meaghan Duffard_ Project Architect
Jay is a Project Architect and brings decades of experience in the industry to to the firm an the projects he leads. Jay brings a mindset that fosters a process that can expand, prioritize, and refine the client’s vision and leverages his deep expertise in architectural technology to visualize better solutions. Jay’s approach fosters an interactive and collaborative process with the builders he works with and his experience has yielded long-term professional relationships with contractors, consultants, and clients. specific to the Bay Area and the custom home typology. Jay values a design process that is intentional in making use of natural light, incorporates design details that are cost-efficient to build and elegant, and architecture that gracefully connect to the site or other project contexts.
Jay Behr_ Project Architect
Hannah is a Senior Job Captain who brings exceptional efficiency, organization, and focus to the production of complex residential projects. She excels at translating design concepts into clear, coordinated drawing sets and moving projects forward with accuracy and momentum. Her strong command of documentation, consultant coordination, and project workflows makes her an essential member of the team from design development through construction.
Hannah combines close attention to detail with a practical, solutions-oriented approach. She anticipates coordination needs, works through technical challenges thoughtfully, and maintains a clear understanding of both immediate tasks and broader project goals. Personable, responsive, and highly dependable, Hannah is a collaborative teammate who helps architects, consultants, and contractors work effectively toward a shared design vision.
Hannah Gompers_ Senior Job Captain
Meaghan Dufford is a licensed architect and LEED-accredited professional with 20+ years of experience across a broad range of project types and scales. She specializes in visualizing a project’s components as a singular whole, leading to refined, deeply considered buildings and spaces that are rooted in both their place and the people who will use them. Her highly collaborative approach has been honed through time spent at several well regarded firms, including Pfau Long Architecture, John Maniscalco Architecture, and Dumican Mosey Architects. A native of the Bay Area, when not in the office, you’ll find Meaghan spending time with her husband and her identical twin sister, both of whom claim to be honorary members of the SBD team.
Kim Chau_ Interior Designer
Logan is a licensed architect in California and Oregon with more than ten years of experience at firms including LSW Architects, LEVER Architecture and GBD Architects. His work spans varied project types and scales, with a focus on thoughtful design, technical coordination, and sustainable performance.
As a Project Architect, Logan brings a collaborative approach to guiding projects from design through construction. A Certified Passive House Consultant, he is interested in the relationship between architecture, environmental responsibility, and human experience. He values clear communication and close collaboration with clients, consultants, and builders to create enduring architecture rooted in its place.
Logan Goins_ Project Architect
James is a Senior Job Captain who brings a collaborative and measured approach to the projects he leads. His skillset allows him to balance technical production, project management, and client communication with positivity and support. James is able to connect deeply with the clients he works with and serve as a connective tissue between contractors, design team consultants, and permit agencies.
James Chrisman_ Senior Job Captain
Grant joined SBD after his undergraduate at Cal Berkeley in 2024. He has quickly developed his craft and brings a good work ethic and technical acumen.
