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Christopher Tarantino

Christopher Tarantino

Butler, NJ, US

 

About 

Christopher J. Tarantino
25 Clifton Ave, Newark, NJ 07104
908-489-2995   [email protected]

Objective:
In continuing my professional development at an architecture firm I will utilize my current design and drafting experience and education.  I will become a valuable and integral part of the organization by serving the needs of the client and the firm while growing as a professional.

Experience:

LPE Engineering – New York, New York – January 16, 2012 – February 17, 2012
Structural Engineering Drafter – Tavern on the Green, Eye Institute

CR Studio, New York, New York – Summer 2008
Temporary Contract Position – Responsible for design development drawings for Audi 
dealerships.

Sowinski-Sullivan Architects, Sparta, NJ – 2005 - 2007
Responsible for documentation, drawing, and detailing on commercial, educational, and industrial  building projects

C&D Construction, Bath, PA, Summer 2003
Laborer – lightwood platform framing

Education:

New Jersey Institute of Technology, M. Arch I, Newark, NJ - December 2011

Lehigh University, Bachelor of Arts, Concentration in Architecture
Bethlehem, PA – January 2005

Brookdale Community College – Lincroft, NJ – Fall 2007
Construction I and Studio I

Computer Programs Used:
• AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, Autodesk Inventor
• Adobe Photoshop
• Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, and Power Point

Reference Books Used:
• ANSI, IBC, NFPA, UL

Awards:
• New Jersey Institute of Technology Graduate Fair – High Rise for The High Line Project selected to represent NJIT’s graduate program

College Activities:
• The Lehigh Review, 2004 – Two drawings published in scholarly student journal
• The Brown and White, Lehigh University School Newspaper Spring 2002 - Reporter
• S.T.A.R. Academies, 2001 - 2003 – Tutor
 

Employment 

LPE Engineering, New York, NY, US, CAD Operator

At LPE Engineering I assisted structural engineers on projects such as structure drawings (Tavern on the Green), and on facade restoration projects (Eye Institute).

Jan 2012 - Feb 2012
 

CR Studio, New York, NY, US, Contract Draftsman

Temporary Contract Position – Responsible for design development drawings for Audi dealerships.

May 2008 - Jul 2008
 

Sowinski Sullivan Architects, Sparta, NJ, US, Staff Architect

Responsible for documentation, drawing, and detailing on commercial, educational, and industrial building projects

Apr 2005 - Sep 2007
 

Education 

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, US, MArch, M. Arch I

Jan 2008 - Dec 2011
 

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, US, Bachelors, Bachelor of the Arts, Concentration in Architecture

Bachelor of the Arts, Concentration in Architecture

Aug 2000 - Dec 2004
 

Awards 

New Jersey Institute of Technology Graduate Fair - Work Selected, Other

New Jersey Institute of Technology Graduate Fair - Work Selected
High Rise on The High Line Competition

2011
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills