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Melissa Sherrod

Melissa Sherrod

Barcelona, ES

 
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Employment 

Lawrence Group, St. Louis, Intern

Assisted in the interior, architectural and landscape design process in Commercial projects. / Contributed to full sets of drawings using Revit and AutoCad. / Became very well versed in choosing materials and creating FF+E schedules. / Involved in preliminary design research stages for City Foundry, an adaptive reuse of the former 15-acre Century Electric Foundry complex in St. Louis, 134 million dollar project.

Apr 2016 - Aug 2016
 

Killeen Studio Architects, St. Louis, Architectural designer

Designed and produced full sets of drawings for new and existing commercial and residential buildings using Revit. / Responsible for taking measurements for existing spaces. / Created hype-realistic renderings and hand drawn conceptual renderings.

Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
 

Bella Vita Custom Homes, Dallas, Texas , Architectural design intern

Developed full construction documents from concept sketches using Revit for residential projects. / Influenced spatial design and concept revisions. / Hand drafted renderings for clients.

Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
 

Gumenick Properties, Richmond, VA, US, Design Intern

Designed a 150 page user friendly brochure of a 3,200 sq. ft. penthouse; included 7 different style packages and all material finishes, appliances, lighting, and plumbing for three different properties.

Apr 2014 - May 2014
 

Mounir Hajjiri & Associates, Amman, JO, Interior Design intern

Immersed myself into an Arab culture and became familiar with the construction process and how it differs in a subtropical aridity of the Arabian desert areas and the subtropical humidity of the eastern Mediterranean area. Helped Developed Design Concepts through Photoshop and AutoCAD.

May 2013 - Jul 2013
 

Contract Associates, Richmond, VA, US, Intern

Organized and updated a high end furniture show room and it’s library. Visited architectural and interior firms to update literature. Became familiar with high-end commercial furniture manufactures.

Dec 2011 - Oct 2012
 

Education 

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, US, Bachelors, Interior Design

Bachelors of Fine Art's in Interior design

Jan 2017 - current
 

IaaC - The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spaun, Advanced Interaction

A post professional degree concentrating in advanced architecture and design research

Sep 2016 - Jun 2017
 

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