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Résumé

Objective

To provide the highest levels of client service in collaboration on projects from conceptual design through construction administration, while completing educational and internship requirements in anticipation of professional registration as an architect.

Professional Experience

Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners Architecture Co-op	Santa Monica, California Spring – Fall 2012
Assisted with architectural design, Revit modeling, renderings, client presentations, and construction documents for a new $100M student center at the University of California, Berkeley.
FRCH Design Worldwide Architecture Co-op	Cincinnati, Ohio Summer 2011
Conducted field surveys and produced construction documents for a variety of retail and mixed-use projects.
CR Architecture + Design Architecture Co-op	Cincinnati, Ohio Winter 2011
Employed the use of BIM technology in completing construction documents for a new fire station in Joplin, Missouri.
Dattner Architects Project Designer	New York City 2007 – 2010
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 and film studios. Collaborated on design and construction documents for the renovation of the Peter Rodino Federal Building in downtown Newark, New Jersey.
Mekus Tanager Project Designer / Job Captain	Chicago, Illinois 2005 – 2007
Oversaw daily design, construction documents, and construction administration on a wide range of interior design projects.
Kitchen & Associates Project Designer	Collingswood, New Jersey 2002 – 2003
Designed a 54,000 sf renovation and addition to a historic monastery at Villanova University, and oversaw production of construction documents for the project.
Perkins + Will Student Intern	Chicago, Illinois 1995 – 1999
Created presentation drawings for the CORE Center in Chicago, which were featured in a 1999 gallery exhibition about the work of Ralph Johnson, and published in Architectural Record. Involved from schematic design through construction documents on a wide variety of healthcare, laboratory, and education projects.

Education

University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning	Cincinnati, Ohio Class of 2014
Masters of Architecture Candidate Enrolled in professional M.Arch. degree program in anticipation of completing educational requirements for registration as an architect, with a particular focus on urban design and transportation architecture.
DePaul University School for New Learning	Chicago, Illinois Class of 2010
Bachelor of Arts Completed undergraduate studies in a self-directed BA degree program for nontraditional adult students, under the guidance of academic and professional mentors.
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Architecture and the Arts	Chicago, Illinois 1995 – 1999
Studies for Bachelor of Arts in Architecture Completed general education requirements and introductory design studios while working part-time at Perkins + Will.

Awards

DePaul University Student Excellence Award	May 2010
Awarded for undergraduate Advanced Project, a master plan for a regional rail transit system in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
DePaul University Student Excellence Award	June 2008
Awarded for a research paper regarding urban housing design and livable neighborhoods.
Perkins + Will Employee Recognition Award	November 1996
Awarded for contributions on a complicated laboratory/office project in South Korea.

Volunteer Activity

metro \| cincinnati Public Advocacy and Outreach	2009 – Present Cincinnati, Ohio
Involved in public advocacy, outreach, and social media strategy for improved public transit in the Greater Cincinnati region, including the construction of a proposed streetcar and regional light rail system.
ArchiNATI Communications and Social Media	2010 Cincinnati, Ohio
Developed a website, blog, and social media presence for the first annual ArchiNATI festival, a week-long celebration of Cincinnati’s built environment sponsored by the Young Architects and Interns Forum of the Cincinnati chapter of the AIA.
Electric Car Division Illinois Railway Museum	2001 – 2003 Union, Illinois
Involved in the restoration, maintenance, and operation of the museum’s fleet of vintage streetcars, trolleys, and rapid transit trains.