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David Tran

David Tran

Seattle, WA, US

 
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About 

Profile:

I am a Designer and Project Professional with nine years of Architectural, real estate development, and construction industry experience. I have contributed to projects in California, New York, Oregon, and Washington states. My projects range from custom single-family homes, large multi-family developments, corporate interiors, high-end retail interiors, and residential and commercial towers. I have worked with a wide variety of clients: international brands, real estate developers, corporate firms, department stores, homeowners, industrial, and small business owners. I have independently brought projects from the conceptual stage through to completion. I enjoy the craft of the design process and adapt well to collaborative and changing situations.

Skills:

  • Extensive construction document experience
  • Capable of regulating schedules and deadlines
  • Experience with budgeting and value engineering
  • Project and team management experience
  • Well-versed in construction practices and methods
  • Knowledgeable of zoning codes and density analysis.
  • Experience working with large and complex projects
  • Able to detail and design custom conditions
  • Can multitask between multiple projects.
  • Capable of coordinating with outside consultants
  • Render visualization and photoshop montaging
  • Knowledgeable in ADA, IBC, NYBC, CBC, and LAMC

Abilities:

  • Software Capabilities:
    • AutoCAD, Rhino 3D, SketchUp, Adobe Design Suite, V-Ray, Maxwell, Lumion, Enscape, and Keyshot
  • Digital and Physical Fabrication:
    • CNC milling, Laser Cutting, 3D Printing, Composite Forming, Vacuum Form, Foam Molding, Woodworking, and Paper Modeling
  • Graphic design - Experienced with both print and web design
  • Bilingual - Reading and writing fluency in Vietnamese and English

Employment 

Marx|Okubo Associates, Inc., Seattle, WA, US, Project Coordinator

• Representing corporate and equity clients during real estate acquisition, disposition, and construction
• Assess and evaluate existing buildings and new construction and prepare cost analysis.
• Perform field observations for construction loan monitoring and new construction.
• Perform plan reviews for general code compliance and adequacy of construction.
• Prepare Architectural and Engineering repair documents.

Oct 2021 - current
 

MAOarch Architecture, DPC, New York City, Project Professional

• Produce design and construction documents, quality control/assurance
• Work with brands and implementing their design principles
• Collaborate with the Project Designer to develop a design concepts
• Design custom technical details and specifying and FF&E.
• Analyze projects for compliance with city, state, ADA codes
• Perform site surveys and field measurements and generating documents.
• Survey construction sites and assess conformance
• Coordinate with client reps, consultants, engineers, and expeditors
• Review and respond to shop drawings, RFIs, and submittals.
• Bid analysis and negotiation experience with general contractors.

Feb 2020 - Jul 2021
 

Freelance Design Consultant, New York, NY, US, Freelance Design Consultant

• Construction document quality control and custom construction detail drafting
• Render visualization and photo montaging for client marketing
• Generating three-dimensional conceptual models
• Conducting project feasibility studies

Oct 2019 - Feb 2020
 

GMPA Architects, Los Angeles, Job Captain / Intermediate Designer

• Drafted and managed working document sets and regulated quality control
• Supervised the production process and delegated assignments to project team
• Formed and established project schedules and deadlines
• Coordinated with outside consultants
• Analyzed project conformance with local, state, and ADA code requirements
• Responded to RFIs and coordinated new information and exhibits
• Construction details and product specifications
• Designed unit typologies and interior conditions in multi-family living spaces

Jun 2016 - Oct 2019
 

Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA, US, Instructor of Architecture

• Courses taught:
- Arch 115: Design/Theory Studio 1
- Arch 230: Design/Theory Studio 4
- Arch 205: Arch. Drawing and Visual 2
• Craft prompts, lesson plans, and schedules
• Lecture on design fundamentals and theory

Aug 2014 - Jun 2016
 

Sulkin Studio, Santa Monica, CA, US, Project Designer

• Established and maintained project schedules and deadlines
• Coordinated with consultants
• Design team member involved with all project phases to completion
• Construction document creation and quality control
• Designed solutions for existing non-conforming conditions
• Render visualization and presentation graphics
• Three-dimensional modeling
• Surveyed and measured existing buildings and sites
• Created as-built / renovation drawings

Jun 2013 - Jun 2016
 

PEA Inc., Marina del Rey, CA, US, Job Captain

• Master-planned residential tract developments
• Designed and drafted residential units
• Created and coordinated project schedules
• Managed design team and delegated work

Feb 2014 - Jun 2014
 

Permit My Property, Santa Monica, CA, US, Project Designer

• Measured and surveyed existing sites
• Create as-built and renovation drawings
• Designed solutions for non-conforming conditions

Jun 2013 - Jun 2014
 

Coy Howard, Los Angeles, CA, US, Intern Designer

• Converting sketches into computer drawings and 3D model
• Rendering and preparing model and images for publication
• Coordinating video calls and meetings internationally

Mar 2012 - May 2012
 

Gillis Arch, Santa Monica, CA, US, Intern Designer

• Diagrammatic representation of design's process and site conditions
• Programmatic design and space planning
• Producing sets of drawings
• 3D modeling and physical modeling
• Generating renderings and creating montages in Photoshop

May 2011 - Aug 2011
 

Education 

Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles, CA, US, BArch, Architecture

Sep 2009 - Apr 2013
 

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