Résumé
Objective
To provide the highest levels of client service in overseeing projects from conceptual design through construction administration in collaboration with other members of the project team, while completing educational and IDP requirements in anticipation of professional registration as an architect.
Professional Experience
Project Architect
Dattner Architects |
2007 – 2010
New York City |
- Oversaw the development and production of several transit-related feasibility studies for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
- Responsible for daily design and project delivery for a 250,000 sf adaptive re-use of a historic industrial building at the Brooklyn Navy Yard into television/film studios.
- Collaborated on design and construction documents for the renovation of the Peter Rodino Federal Building in downtown Newark, New Jersey.
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Architectural Designer / Job Captain
Mekus Tanager
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2005 – 2007
Chicago, Illinois |
- Collaborated on design and produced construction documents on various interior renovation projects, including an 8700 sf bank and multiple projects for Motorola, Inc.
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Architectural Designer
Kitchen & Associates
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2002 – 2003
Collingswood, New Jersey |
- Designed a 54,000 sf / $12.5M renovation and addition to an historic monastery at Villanova University, and produced construction documents for the project.
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Job Captain
Urban Design Group
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2000 – 2001
Chicago, Illinois |
- Collaborated with project architect on an entry pavilion addition to a mixed-use development in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin and coordinated construction documents for the project.
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Architectural Designer
Sonoc Architects
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1999
Chicago, Illinois |
- Designed unique exterior elevations for 200 low-income houses within a New Urbanist housing development in Peoria, Illinois and coordinated construction documents.
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Student Intern
Perkins + Will
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1995 – 1999
Chicago, Illinois |
- Involved from schematic design through construction documents on a wide variety of heathcare, laboratory, and education projects.
- Created presentation drawings for the CORE Center in Chicago, which were featured in a 1999 gallery exhibition and published in Architectural Record.
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Education
Studies for Master of Architecture
University of Cincinnati
College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
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Class of 2013
Cincinnati, Ohio |
- Admitted to M.Arch. degree program in anticipation of completing professional degree requirements for registration as an architect. Studies will begin in September 2010.
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Bachelor of Arts
DePaul University
School for New Learning |
Class of 2010
Chicago, Illinois |
- Completed self-directed, part-time evening and independent studies for BA degree program for nontraditional adult students, under the guidance of academic and professional mentors.
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Studies for Bachelor of Arts in Architecture
University of Illinois at Chicago
College of Architecture and the Arts
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1995 – 1999
Chicago, Illinois |
- Completed general education requirements and introductory design studios while working part-time at Perkins + Will.
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Awards and Publications
| DePaul University Student Excellence Award |
May 2010 |
- Awarded for work on undergraduate Advanced Project, which involved developing an architectural master plan for a regional rapid transit system in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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| DePaul University Student Excellence Award |
June 2008 |
- Awarded for a research paper regarding urban housing design and livable neighborhoods.
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| Architectural Record |
July 1999 |
- Presentation drawings published with an article about the CORE Center by Perkins + Will.
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| Perkins + Will Employee Recognition Award |
November 1996 |
- Awarded for “outstanding effort” on a complicated laboratory/office project in South Korea.
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Volunteer Activity
Acolyte Guild, 20/30 Connection
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
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2004 – 2010
New York City |
- Served as co-chair of the Acolyte Guild and assisted at various worship services at the cathedral.
- Designed and produced printed materials for the cathedral’s 20′s and 30′s group.
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Electric Car Division
Illinois Railway Museum
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2001 – 2003
Union, Illinois |
- Involved in the restoration, maintenance, and operation of the museum’s fleet of vintage streetcars, trolleys, and rapid transit trains.
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Center for Health and Fitness
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
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1996 – 1999
Chicago, Illinois |
- Assisted clients with physical disabilities in the proper operation of various exercise equipment.
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