My name is Katie, and I am an eager architecture student. My last ten years in the professional world have been a slow progression towards this career field. Initially, I began my journey in the workforce with a 6-month contract on a trail construction crew. Our crew built rock features in national parks like Zion and the Grand Canyon. I enjoyed building with natural building materials so much that I extended for five years, eventually becoming a Project Manager. My interest in building and creating led me to explore other construction methods. So, I accepted a position as a Structural Engineer where I spent most of my time in a metal shop. Although the position was focused more on repair, I would use the downtime to weld anything I could imagine. It was this experience of designing tangible creations that prompted me to leave the workforce and follow my passion for Architecture.
My long-term goal is to help people in the community have access to design and construction to create a personalized environment. Architecture should be accessible and easily customizable so the people feel more connected with their spaces. I have lived in many forms of communal housing; some were inviting, and others felt disconnected. By using positive aspects from my experience, I want to create spaces that people can connect and interactive with. People do not look and act the same; neither should their spaces.United States Air Force, Structural Engineering
Manage, construct, repair, and modify structural systems and wooden, masonry, metal, and concrete buildings. Fabricates and repairs components of buildings, utility systems, and real property equipment. Ensures compliance with environmental regulations.
Job Tasks: Prepare and interpret working drawings and schematics for maintaining, altering, and repairing buildings and structures. Build steel structures, perform various welding processes, deal with all aspects of commercially manufactured locking devices, and select appropriate construction materials.
American Conservation Experience, Hurricane, UT, US, Project Manager
Plan, organize, and direct all phases of the project. Assemble crew members
Execute solicitations for professional services and construction contracts. Manage the design phase including design coordination meetings and facilitation of issue resolution in support of the project objectives. Responsible for monitoring the project budget, funding, schedule, design, planning activities, and change orders.
Coordinate work across non-profit and federal organizations. Conduct onsite visits to job and meeting locations. Supervise and manage crew leaders to ensure the product complies with the contract for the Bureau of Land Management. Serve as a primary contact for all parties involved in the project.
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA, US, BArch, Architecture
A foundation of designing functional, cultural, environmental, and socially conscious structures. Focus on the impact of the built environment while developing skills in drafting, rendering, presentations, project collaboration, environmental design, building systems, and code compliance.
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, US, Jumpstart Architectural and Urban Design Institute
Basic design principles and problem-solving such as point, line, surface, and volume to shape spaces for human use. Visual analysis as a tool for discussing and understanding organization. The techniques of repetition, variation, order, scale, and rhythm. Uncover disciplinary issues within a design problem and then produce an individual solution.
Community College of the Air Force-CCAF, Structural Engineering
Constructing and repairing buildings and heavy structures; erecting prefabricated structures; laying masonry units; mixing, applying, and finishing masonry products; erecting steel; Proficient in the use of protective equipment; and fabricating, installing, and repairing metal components using gas or arc welding equipment.
Also, experience performing or supervising functions such as laying masonry units; carpentry; constructing, erecting, maintaining, and repairing buildings and heavy structures; and planning, installing, repairing, welding, or forging metal components.
