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Christine Forster-Jones

Christine Forster-Jones

South Pasadena, CA, US

 

About 

Employment 

Self Employed- Freelance, South Pasadena, CA, US, Architectural Drafting

Residential and Commercial Drawing Sets
Existing Conditions - Floor Plans - Elevations - Interior Elevations - Sections - Details
Clients include: Commune Design, Robin Nanney Studio, Louise Van Leer Architecture

Dec 2014 - current
 

Ball-Nogues Studio, Los Angeles, CA, US, Fabrication Manager

Manage In-House Fabrication of large-scale Installations (temporary and permanent).
Assist in creating Design Proposals, CD Sets, Logistics.
Develop custom processes to ensure on-time delivery of projects in a very close-knit team effort.

Dec 2012 - Dec 2014
 

8minutenergy Renewables, LLC, Los Angeles, CA, US, Independent Contractor/CAD drawings/Assistant

Assisting with logistics for residential architecture projects, coordinating communication between owner, architect, contractor, as well as assisting with design proposals.
Preliminary CAD drawings for utility-scale solar plants, and assisting in logistics with land aquisitions

Oct 2011 - Dec 2012
 

Laura Burkhalter Design Studio, Los Angeles, CA, US, Junior Architect/Collaborator

2D/3D drawings (AutoCAD and Rhino)
Fabric Formwork for Concrete Furniture (developing stage)

Apr 2012 - Jun 2012
 

Kathryn M. Ireland Textiles and Design, Los Angeles, CA, US, Seamstress / Designer

Temporary position to replace permanent Seamstress during her illness.
I worked directly with Kathryn M. Ireland to realize her Interior Design Vision, mostly though sewing, upholstery, custom design and product development.

Jul 2011 - Sep 2011
 

DMG Construction, Clearwater, FL, US, Intern / Construction

full-time summer internships and project-based help with light on-site construction (tiling, drywall, floors, painting, etc..)

Jun 2009 - Jun 2010
 

KBI Industries, Clearwater, FL, US, Independent Contractor/CAD drawings

Developing a catalog of AutoCAD Drawings of typical application and detail drawings for a unique construction material, KBI Flexi, created from the residual of waste tires

Jan 2007 - Jan 2008
 

Education 

Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles, CA, US, BArch, Architecture

I transferred into the 5-Year Bachelor Degree into the 3rd year, based on my Architecture Portfolio.
My main fields of study where: Architecture Design, Material Studies, History

Aug 2008 - Jun 2011
 

St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, FL, US, Architecture

I acquired an Associates Degree in Architecture.
My fields of study included Architecture Design, History, Materials, AutoCAD, Drawing, Drafting

Aug 2005 - Jun 2008
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills