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Mahmoud Firouzi ; AIA LEED AP

Mahmoud Firouzi ; AIA LEED AP

Las Vegas, Nevada

 

About 

Experienced Registered Architect who approaches the design documents with accuracy and superior technical skill.  Practical and hands-on with excellent design sense.  Skilled in managing, coordinating and drafting.  Strong research ability in writing specification and producing architectural details.  Successful in client interaction and relationship building.  Dedicated to adhere to the project budget through communication with the construction manager without compromising the design intent.  Successful in effective interaction with contractors at construction sites, with comprehensive background in variety of building types. 

Employment 

Marnell Architecture, Las Vegas, NV, US, Project Architect

Producing Construction Documents using Revit.
- Monte Carlo Resort Concert Hall in Las Vegas, NV

Jul 2015 - current
 

HMC Architects, Las Vegas, NV, US, Project Coordinator (Contract)

Producing Construction Documents using Revit.
- United Health Services-Henderson Hospital in Las Vegas, NV.

Apr 2015 - Jul 2015
 

Bergman, Walls & Associates, Las Vegas, NV, US, Project Architect

Quality Control:
- Omnia night-club @ Caesars Palace; Las Vegas, NV
- Searsucker Restaurant @ Caesars Palace; Las Vegas, NV
- Haze night-club Remodel; Aria Resort and Casino; Las Vegas, NV
- Golden Nugget Lake Charles; Lake Charles, LA

Aug 2014 - Jan 2015
 

Pugsley, Simpson, Coulter Architects, Las Vegas, NV, US, Production

Production team member

May 2014 - Jul 2014
 

Alliiance, Minneapolis, MN, US, Architect

Majority of duties were performed for Aviation Department specifically Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP)

Aviation
Project Architect, Construction Administrator, Architectural Drafter:
- Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport (MSP), Minneapolis, MN
Exterior Envelope Sections & Details, Consultants’ Documents Coordination, Construction Administration

Phase I and II Concourse “C’ Expansions; North Terminal Expansion; Energy Management Center; Chiller Addition; West Terminal Baggage Screening Expansion; Valet Restoration; North Terminal Restroom Remodel; Concourse ‘C’ Floor Rehab; Check-Point Phase I; West Baggage Screening Addition; Terminal 1 Canopy Lighting; Valet Parking Restoration; Check-Point 4 Remodel; MESABA Airlines Remodel; Landside Concessions Development; Compass Crew Base; Fire Protection Phase 3 (Terminal 1); Fire protection Phase 4 (Terminal 1); Baggage Claim Fire Protection; Conveying Systems Modifications; Data Center; 2011 Art in the Terminal; 2012 Art in the Terminal; 2012 Restroom Rehab; OTG Hold-room; Concourse ‘G’ Roof Replacement Phase 1

- Dane County Regional Airport, Madison, WI
Exterior Envelope Sections & Details, Baggage Conveying Systems, Consultants’ Documents Coordination, Construction Administration
Phase I and II Expansions

- University Park Airport Expansion, State College, PA
Exterior Envelope Sections & Details, Consultants’ Documents Coordination

Corporate
- St Jude Medical Corporate Campus, Little Canada, MN
Exterior Envelope Sections & Details, Consultants' Documents Coordination

- Medtronic PRL Expansion and Renovation, Coon Rapids, MN
Exterior Envelope Sections & Details

- Medtronic Rice Creek Corporate Campus Revitalization, Fridley, MN
Exterior Envelope Sections & Details

Mar 1999 - May 2014
 

PDI Design Group, Minneapolis, MN, Architectural Drafter

Public
- Minneapolis Convention Center Expansion, Minneapolis, MN
Exterior Details for the Roof and Rotunda

- Pusan Convention Center and Exhibition Hall, Pusan, South Korea
Design Development Drawings

- Labor & Industries Office Building, Tumwater, WA
Designed by PDI Design Group, Constructed by Opus Corporation
Exterior Details

Oct 1998 - Mar 1999
 

Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis, MN, Senior Instructor

Instructional duties:
- Commercial and Residential Manual Drafting and also Computer Aided Drafting - AutoCAD and ARCHT
- Construction Materials/Methods
- Building Codes
- Structural Design and Drafting
- Commercial/Residential Print Reading

Aug 1990 - Oct 1998
 

Freelance Drafting while Teaching, St Paul, MN, Architectural Drafter

Retail
- Athletic Fitters Stores, Nation-wide
- Best Buy Co., Nation-wide
- Snyder Drug Stores, Nation-wide

Aug 1992 - Jan 1998
 

Winsor Faricy Architects (merged with Symmes Maini & McKee Associates)[, St. Paul, MN, Architectural Drafter

Public
- Burnsville City Hall, Burnsville, MN
- Apple Valley Fire station, Apple Valley, MN

Education
- William Mitchell College of Law Library Addition, St Paul, MN

Residential
- Laurel Village - Wilson Park Tower, Minneapolis, MN
- Minnesota Masonic Homes, Bloomington, MN
- The Lexington, Roseville, MN

Jun 1987 - Jan 1990
 

Walsh Bishop Associates, Inc. (currently known as Design LLC), Walsh Bishop Associates, Inc. (currently known as Design LLC), Architectural Drafter

Corporate
- Waterford Office Park, Plymouth, MN
- Wilson Learning Center, Plymouth, MN
- US Creative, Minneapolis, MN

Retail
- Cub Foods, Minneapolis, MN
- Minnetonka Boat Works, Minnetonka, MN

Jan 1985 - Apr 1987
 

Education 

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, US, Bachelors, Education; B.S.

Education with Concentration in Architecture and Fine Arts

Mar 1993 - Mar 1998
 

Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis, MN, US, Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.)

Architectural Drafting

Sep 1981 - Jun 1983
 

Awards 

Kramer Fellowship; Dunwoody College of Technology, Scholarship

Researched and Implemented the use of Object-Oriented CAD Software within the Architectural Drafting curriculum

1997
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills