Meet Our Team

Tom Woods

Founder, General Manager & Lead Designer

Tom is an award winning designer and is passionate about creating modern, curated, and personalized spaces for our clients. No matter how simple or complex your project may be, Tom’s professional and industry experience will always exceed your expectations and exclusively achieve exceptional results.

Tom founded Aspect Design & Construction based on the principal that a majority of modern day residential design/construction is lacking in quality customer experience and that this could be easily addressed with better technologies and operational processes. Transparency and communication around project planning and execution is a primary focus within the services that Aspect Group provides and Tom is extremely focused on setting a new standard for the industry.


Sasha Wylde

Director Of Design & Senior Project Manager

Sasha is an accomplished designer with a human touch who believes in creating unique spaces by bringing out the style of each client in order to transform daily life. She prides herself on her attention to detail and her creative problem solving skills with an exceptional understanding of cabinetry design, in-depth understanding of surface materials and spatial relationships.

Sasha grew up in Santa Cruz before earning her degree in Interior Architecture and Adaptive Reuse from The Rhode Island School of Design and has years of experience working with residential homes. She uses her knowledge, understanding of human factors and detail orientation to blend with her endless love of color, balancing textures and creative functionality in her design work. Wanting to bridge the gap between the design and construction industry Sasha explored her skills from hands-on framing and building science to bring integrate good design and communication into the building process.


Seila Slominski

Administrative Assistant

Seila is a lifelong resident of the Bay Area, deeply rooted in the communities surrounding the Santa Cruz Mountains. With an artistic background and fields of study in architecture, computer-aided design, and construction, Seila specializes in construction and energy management, with a focus on sustainable building practices. 

Their experience spans from architectural theory to hands-on building engineering, integrating academic knowledge with practical experience. Passionate about all aspects of the industry, and any opportunity for research or hands on experience, they are dedicated to holistically understanding every phase of Construction, from concept to closeout.