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John Suello

John Suello

Auckland, NZ

 

About 

Licensed Architect and Registered Master Planner in the Philippines.

Graduated BS Architecture in 2014 and has been in the field of Architecture and Construction in Philippines and New Zealand.

Employment 

Downer NZ, Auckland City, CAD/BIM Technician

Nov 2021 - current
 

GM Designs Consulting Engineers, Invercargill, BIM Technician

Jan 2021 - Oct 2021
 

Link Alliance/Downer NZ, Auckland, BIM Draughtsperson

Jun 2020 - Jan 2021
 

Downer NZ, Auckland, BIM Modeller

• Maintain model integrity
• Drafting, detailing and generating shop drawings for construction
• Highlighting discrepancies to BIM Manager for clarification
• Create and customise the Revit model as per project requirements
• Aligning supports to correct locations for utilities and services such as mechanical, electrical, hydraulics, etc.

Jan 2020 - May 2020
 

RipeConcepts Inc., Auckland, Revit Specialist

• Maintaining model, organizing sheets and views, modifying plans for architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical aspects (Steel and Timber Construction) of the Revit Model provided by our U.S. client
• Creating 3D Revit model, rendering exterior and interior perspectives in Enscape for marketing presentation and walkthrough animation videos
• Drafting casework shop drawings of a hospital in U.S. through Revit
• Digitalising architectural and structural plans from scanned blueprints in Autocad

Jun 2018 - Jun 2019
 

CG Design Studio, Auckland, Junior Architect

• Site supervising, drawing coordination with engineers and meeting with clients for project requirements and project proposal presentations
• Planning and designing using Autocad and SketchUp for contract drawings
• Rendering exterior and interior architectural visualisations for marketing purposes
• Supervising architectural apprentices and teaching them the standards both of the office and Architecture in general
Projects Handled:2-Storey Residential House with Lower Ground Floor, 3-Storey Residential House, 2-Storey Residential House & Extension, Tank Depot & Fencing

Sep 2017 - May 2018
 

CG Design Studio, Cebu City, PH, Architectural Technician

• Meeting clients for revisions and presentation
• Consulting the created basic service drawings with engineers
• Drafting in Autocad in preparation for contract documentation, modelling in Sketchup, rendering exterior and interior perspectives in Vray and enhancing the photos in Photoshop for marketing presentations
• Site project inspection
Projects Handled/Participated: Showroom, House Renovation, Bikeshop Renovation, 1-storey Residential Building, 2-storey Residential House, & Mixed-Use Building

Jan 2016 - Sep 2016
 

Arkinamix, Cebu City, PH, Architectural Technician

• Aiding in planning, designing of projects in ProgeCad, modelling in SketchUP, rendering perspectives using Vray and enhancing images in Photoshop for marketing presentations
• Consulting with the head architects and drafting their desired output
• Preparing preliminary drawings in ProgeCad for engineers’ comments and mark-ups
Projects Handled/Participated: Restaurant, Warehouse, Condominium Renovation, Land Development of a Beach Club, & Mixed-Used Development

Nov 2014 - Nov 2015
 

Education 

Aspire2 International, Auckland, NZ, Applied Management specialising in Project Management

Jul 2019 - Apr 2020
 

University of San Carlos, Cebu City, PH, BArch, Architecture

Jun 2009 - Oct 2014
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills