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Christopher James

Christopher James

Los Angeles, CA, US

 
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About 

Employment 

WHY Architecture, Business Development Manager

Coordinate the design and production of RFP/Q's and PQQ's/ITT's

Liason with and manage all BD consutlants

Track potential project leads, research new and emerging markets, identify potential partners for new pursuits

Responsible for the graphic design and assembly of firm wide marketing materials, ensuring QA/QC

Manages the firm's digital & physical archives

Responsible for social media strategy and online marketing

Apr 2019 - current
 

EDG, Los Angeles, CA, US, Design, Communications, and Research Associate

Responsible for developing the company’s project narratives and text

Personally organized 67 company projects dating back to 1995. This effort included extracting, archiving, and re-formatting over 15,000 digital files

Coordinated the re-design and re-launch of a new company website featuring most of the work extracted from the project above

Gained experience working with international design teams. Assisted in the production of 3D models, architectural drawings and diagrams

Mar 2015 - Apr 2019
 

Morphosis Architects, Culver City, Business Development & Communications Intern

Managed the effort to garner/edit/publish over 20 Morphosis built and unbuilt projects on the firm website: Morphopedia.com

Corresponded with local, national, and international press on behalf of the firm

Assisted in the archiving of publications, drawings, and models featuring Morphosis built and unbuilt work, including Emerson College Los Angeles, Caltrans, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Cooper Union, and the San Francisco Federal Building

Helped research and gather content for award submissions, RFQ/RFP process, and client presentations.

Jan 2014 - Nov 2014
 

California Forward, Los Angeles, CA, US, Communications Intern

Assisted project leaders in the research and analysis of local government budgets and state fiscal policies

Focused on the graphic presentation of research, data, and policy proposals

Gained experience working with local press and coordinating with local city officials on behalf of non-profit groups

Aug 2013 - Nov 2013
 

The Red Shirt Project, Red Shirt, SD, US, Architectural Volunteer

Annual summer internship in South Dakota constructing and designing new shelters/utility services/infrastructures on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Assisted in the construction and designing of new shelters and infrastructures on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

Helped in the coordination and construction of sustainable designs, including residential straw-bale houses

Gained proficiency with building tools and machine operations on active construction sites

Jul 2005 - Aug 2012
 

Education 

University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, US, BArch, Architecture

Aug 2008 - May 2013
 

Awards 

5th Year Independent Research Award, 1st Place

This award is a recognition of exemplary research and scholarship on a written topic from a 5th Year student. The research paper was titled “To Kill a Lakota,” and represented a historical and contemporary analysis of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

2013
 

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