objective: A full-time position in a design-oriented firm.
interests: digital photography • oil, watercolor, acrylic painting • graphic design • freehand and life drawing • clothing design and alteration • Italian
strengths: organization • comprehension • perseverance • positive attitude
Bertram Architects, Los Angeles, CA, US, Junior Designer
Participating in design process, documenting site conditions, producing construction documents, some 3D modeling and rendering. Worked on projects from site analysis through city submittal.
Machineous, Culver City, CA, US, Production Staff
Assisting with the production of an installation. Responsibilities included finishing of individual components and assembly of the installation.
Banducci Associates Architects, Inc., Pleasanton, CA, US, Project Designer
Participating in design process, rendering of design schemes in plan, section and perspective, 3D modeling, documenting site conditions, drafting, researching products, interfacing with suppliers, designing marketing elements, building physical models. Until mid-July worked full-time, now working occasionally when needed, while living in Los Angeles looking for employment.
Banducci Associates Architects, Inc., San Jose, CA, US, Intern
Participating in design process, rendering design schemes, 3D and physical modeling, documenting site conditions, drafting, researching products, interfacing with suppliers, designing marketing elements.
Prodis Associates Architects, San Jose, CA, US, Independent Contractor
Worked with firm on an hourly basis to design and create an interactive, efficient website template design that can be updated as the firm’s portfolio continues to expand. prodisassociatesarchitects.com
StudioS2 Architects, San Jose, CA, US, Intern
Participating in design process, rendering design schemes, documenting site conditions, photographing completed projects, completing projects in color and signage design, now implemented.
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA, US, BArch, Architecture
Thesis • A bathing complex resting above the Sutro Baths ruins in San Francisco, particularly dealing with the idea of place, permanence in architecture and transformation through human interaction. Experimented in different media including painting, dressmaking, metalworking, and sewing.
California State University Firenze • Florence, Italy • 2009-2010 • Attended year-long abroad program in Florence, Italy. Studied Italian language and culture, architecture, and art. Learned to assimilate into another culture and live in a foreign country.
Don + Caryl Koberg Architecture History Scholarship, Scholarship