Education
Aug. 2006 - May 2011. Carnegie Mellon University. Bachelor of Architecture. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Aug. 2003 - May 2006.
Experience
May 2011 – Aug. 2011. Perkins Eastman Architects. Architectural Intern. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Worked in a small team with
projects in schematic, construction, and bid-propsal phases. Responsibilities included coordination of drawing sets and generation
of BIM models from site measurments and old sets.
May 2009 – Aug. 2009. Koutsomitis Architects PC. Architectural Intern. New York, New York Responsibilities ranged from design
through physical modeling and rendering concept drawings on a large resort project, to CD work on office and residential buildings
alike, as well as website administration.
May 2008 – July 2008. Perkins + Will New York. Architectural Intern. New York, New York Generated presentation graphics,
sketches and material for client meetings and advertisments,assisted with design, materials research, and CDs for various LEED
healthcare projects under Robin Gunther.
May 2007 – Aug. 2007. Guenther 5 Architects. Architectural Intern. New York, New York Tasks included survey of future project
sites, digital concept design work, red-lining of shop drawings and CD work for healthcare projects using BIM. Helped research and
compile a list of sustainable material for use in healthcare.
Aug. 2006 – Dec. 2010.Carnegie Mellon University. Security Attendant. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 2005 – Aug. 2005. Design Fabricators Inc. Assistant on Millwork Account. Lafayette, Colorado Assisted at fabrication/
millworking firm with various daily tasks, filing, database entry, and simple CAD.
Projects
May-Sept. 2011: Consultation for RAW LLC, a fabricaton startup, on the construction of a 3-axis CNC mill, and Flat Pack Systems
on the research and development of a furniture system utilizing the CNC process.
July-Aug. 2010: Worke d with Vivian Loftness, FAIA on a residential renovation project including restructuring and cladding of kitchen
addition with low-VOC and high efficency materials, and interior renovation.
January 2009: Received a $1000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation Research Fund for LDPE: LOOP: an installation
at Future Tenant Gallery in downtown Pittsburgh from August 17 through September 2009. This project was a collaboration
between five CMU B.Arch students.
| Software: | Photoshop: 9 years | AutoCAD: 5 Years | Rhinoceros: 6 Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreamweaver: 6 years | Revit: 2 Years | 3dsMAX: 1 Year | ||
| Illustrator: 5 years | ArchiCAD: 2 Years | Maya: 3 Years | ||
| InDesign: 5 Years | VisualMill/CAM: 3 Years | Sketchup: 3 Years | ||
| Flash: 2 Year | 3d printing/CNC: 3 Years | Grasshopper: 1 Year | ||
| HTML, CSS: 8 Years | EcoTect: 3 Years | V-Ray renderer: 4 Years | ||
| Hand: | Perspective line drawing & shading, drafting, model building. | |||
| Language: Conversational Spanish | ||||
Travel
May-June 2010: Israel, 3 week tour of historic & new districts with Engineering/Architecture focus.
May 2007: Ireland, 1 month exploration with family discovering family heritage.
March 2002: Costa Rica: 3 weeks spent travelling with Spanish class, 1 week living with host family.
Interests
Architectural: residential, sustainable design and passive systems, interiors, renovation, healthcare.
Other: building and riding bicycles, reading, making websites, and skiing.