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Hugo James Hickey

Hugo James Hickey

London, GB

 

About 

Employment 

Gilsanz Murray Steficek, New York, NY, US, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER

> The design of metal and glass curtain walls
> Storefront system design
> The design of masonry, stone, precast concrete
and specialty cladding systems
> Point-supported glazing systems
> Facade repair, restoration, overcladding and
LL11 inspections
> Energy Code compliance analysis
> Structural thermal bridging solutions
> Wind pressure analysis
> Leak investigations
> Facade and roof inspections
> Envelope and materials testing
> Use of suspended and supported scaffolding

Nov 2013 - Oct 2014
 

NYC Department of Buildings, New York, NY, US, FORENSIC ENGINEERING INTERN

> Working alongside R.A. and P.E. subject matter
experts at all stages of construction
> Implementing administrative and legislative
analysis and survey of Brooklyn Navy Yard into
format for DOB Commissioner and Mayors office
> Participating in a team-based environment on
deadlines in emergency situations (such as 5
Alarm fires and Emergency Demolitions from
Hurricane Sandy) with OEM, NYPD, FDNY, City Hall and Army Corps
> Preparation of analytical sketches for use in
official reports on emergencies and incidents
requiring the skills of structural engineers
> Received training in NYC Building Code,
Zoning Resolution, plan examination, retaining walls,
elevators and local law facade inspection
> Structural and administrative analysis of
excavation sites and impact on adjacent structures

May 2013 - Aug 2013
 

INTERSOCIAL CONSULTING, Addis Ababa, ET, RESETTLEMENT DESIGN ADVISOR

> Worked with town planners at the opening stages
of a rural resettlement to facilitate construction
of a gold mine close to Addis Ababa
> Recommended suitable replacement or improve-
ment architecture through the study of existing
units and proposed designs by local contractors

Sep 2012 - Oct 2012
 

Education 

University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, IE, MArch, ARCHITECTURE

3.4 GPA

Sep 2014 - May 2016
 

UC Berkeley CED, Berkeley, CA, US, ARCHITECTURE

***INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER PROGRAM AS PART OF M.ARCH***

3.6 GPA

Jan 2015 - Jun 2015
 

University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, IE, BArch, ARCHITECTURAL SCIENCE

3.4 GPA

Sep 2010 - May 2014
 

Awards 

NATIONAL AAI 2ND YEAR COMPETITION, 2nd Place

Competition among 600 entries for design of a Gondola Dry Dock in Venice.

2012
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills