Charu is a Vice-President in the Renewal Group at Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. She has over 15 years of experience in historic preservation, building envelope, roofing, and waterproofing systems. Her work includes investigating, designing repairs and preservation treatments for restoration and adaptive reuse of historic landmarks. She has written several peer-reviewed papers and lectured extensively on the subjects of masonry, terracotta, concrete, grouting, climate change, and chemistry of historic adobe constructions. Charu is an active member of APTI Sustainable Committee, IIBEC Conventions Committee and serves on the Board of Advisers of the Historic Districts Council