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Matt Jernigan

Matt Jernigan

Philadelphia, PA, US

 

About 

Employment 

Shalom Baranes Associates, PC, Washington, DC, US, Architectural Designer

I have worked on many high profile Washington area projects at multiple stages of the design process, including Schematic Design and Design Development. I've created diagrams, renderings, floor plans, and other images to be produced in design presentation packages. I've also been involved at the client level when I meet with the client to brainstorm practical design decisions and how the design can fit their parameters. I've worked on many strong teams to foster innovative design, from early massings to construction details.

Jul 2014 - current
 

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Chicago, IL, US, Architectural Academic Intern

This internship was unpaid and academic, as it was through Virginia Tech's Chicago Studio program. I spent 4-5 weeks working with a studio on two projects. The first project was a large Exposition Center for transportation vehicles in China. I built two large section models to be sent to the clients, worked on plans and sections for the project and edited renderings. The second project was in Dubai, UAE as an high rise condo building. For this project, I worked on editing renderings. This job was beneficial to me in that I could see how a large corporate firm operated, especially with clients who were demanding.

Apr 2013 - May 2013
 

Education 

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, US, BArch, Architecture

I've been fortunate enough to have studied abroad both semesters of my fourth year. In the fall semester, I lived in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland while working on a studio project and classes while immersed in Italian culture at Virginia Tech's Center for European Studies & Architecture. We traveled to 12 European countries, and learned much about the different cultures and historical architecture. In the spring semester, I studied in Chicago, Illinois with Virginia Tech's Chicago Studio program. For the first 10 weeks, we worked in pairs on an adaptive reuse project in Uptown Chicago. The last 5 weeks operated as an academic architectural internship with a firm in the city. While working for Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill (SOM), I learned the professional side of the profession in dealing with client demands. I worked on a project in China that required to large section models, as well as plan and section drawings.

Sep 2008 - current
 

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