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Cecilia Sarate

Cecilia Sarate

Los Angeles, CA, US

 

About 

I am originally from Texas.

Five years ago, I hopped on a plane for a 1,000+ mile ride to sunny southern California to pursue a  Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Southern California. Despite the commitment of the major, I was quite a free-spirit with many interests and involvement--not as focused and set about my future as some others were. Then, I was placed in a machine + technology topic studio for her first semester of fifth year, and her life was changed forever -- a whole new world of possibilities was opened up to me in terms of architectural applications and implications. I really enjoy working on projects that merge other disciplines with architectural  design. I currently resides in Los Angeles. Following graduation from USC, I have been freelancing on a couple of creative gigs, and I'm always open to any new creative projects.

 

http://www.ceciliasarate.com

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Urban Star Organics (Body Jewelry), Los Angeles, CA, Designer

- light graphic design
- jewelry display/product design

Jul 2012 - Aug 2012
 

R3D3 Manufacturing, Gardena, CA, CAD Drafter/3D Modeler + Marketing

project RePlanet

May 2012 - Aug 2012
 

USC Performance Venues, Los Angeles, CA, US, CAD Drafting Assistant

- venue signage graphics via Illustrator
- event space planning via AutoCAD
- communication with clients (mostly through email)

Sep 2011 - May 2012
 

TV8.1 GFX Department (Trojan Vision Graphics), Los Angeles, CA, Still Artist

- bumpers/station IDs
- poster design
- end credits graphics
- show advertisement stills
- lower thirds
- timer clock graphic
- projection graphics
- logo design

Jan 2012 - Apr 2012
 

Candid Rogers Studio, San Antonio, TX, US, Architectural Intern

- 3D modeling and rendering for 7 different projects via Rhino 4.0 and Vray + Maxwell
- use of Photoshop + Illustrator in creating visual representations to be presented to the clients
- made contributions to some CAD documents (updated/corrected redlined documents)
- attended various meetings with clients, engineers, consultants, and the city planning department.

Oct 2010 - Aug 2011
 

USC School of Architecture, Los Angeles, CA, Facilities Assistant

Responsible for the general upkeep of the school of architecture. Tasks included:

- setting up for school events
- repairing pin-up spaces by means of spackle, sanding, priming, and painting
- constructing and deconstructing studio desks
- working in the woodshop
- various other smaller tasks concerning the facilities.

Aug 2007 - Apr 2009
 

Education 

University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, US, BArch, Architecture

Jan 2007 - May 2012
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills 



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