MADE Design/Build, Brooklyn, NY, US, Studio Coordinator

Working under the firm's Principal and Director of Operations, I was responsible for the general administrative management and marketing activities for this Red Hook Design/Build studio.

Team Culture and Development
Coordinate weekly culture-building activities for the firm's designers. As a result of this opportunity, I created a studio exchange program where we visited architectural, furniture, lighting design, and art studios in Red Hook.
Research trade shows, lectures, exhibitions, competitions, and opportunities.
Develop bi-weekly email featuring Design/Build Events calendar, interesting links, and new materials/product info for Team Distribution.
Worked with the Director of Operations to develop a community outreach and staff volunteer program. Worked with the Principal to develop ARE program to support and track staff licensure.

Marketing Outreach
Prepare weekly Instagram strategy presentations for Principal approval.
Research, budget, and coordinate production of employee and client gifts. Review project photo folders/coordinate documentation of significant project and team events.

Studio Management
Maintain office library and office supplies inventory. Responsible for greeting visitors and answering phone calls/voicemails, and mail distribution. Assisted the Principal with studio administrative tasks such as planning and producing an annual Holiday Party and company day.

MADE Design/Build, Brooklyn, NY, US, Designer

I was responsible for assisting in the successful development and completion of design work from schematic design to Owner occupation and project closeout. Working under the supervision of the Project Architect and Project Designer, my primary responsibilities included completion of the drawing and documentation of the project during all design phases. This involved both digital and physical
modeling, as well as researching/identification of project specifications.

Administrative Responsibilities:
Provided information for all project administrative reports, including work plans and invoicing, to assist the Director of Architecture in managing weekly team progress check-in meetings.
Researched and implemented innovative design resources and methodologies.

Project Responsibilities:
At project start-up, I synthesized initial project information from the Project Owner and Design/Build teams to establish project scope, schedule, and budget objectives. Documented clear work plans for each project team member.
Assisted in the production of required deliverables according to the schedule of completion for each project phase.
Assisted in the production of design development and documentation in particular renderings, physical models, and resource imagery for Owner presentations.
Assisted in the completion of all drawing sets issued for Permitting, Pricing, and Construction during the CD phase and shop drawing submittals during the CA phase.

Munoz & Company, San Antonio, TX, US, Architectural Designer

I worked as architectural & landscape designer for a transformative linear culture park restoring the city of San Antonio's founding waterway: San Pedro Creek.
I gained experience in the following design phases:
pre-design through schematics, approvals, bidding,
contract documentation, and construction administration
development of design presentations, coordination with design consultants
product/material research, detail development & sourcing.

Public art program coordination, responsible for presentations to public entities including: commissioners court, San Antonio River Authority and San Pedro Creek subcommittee.
http://munozandcompany.com/portfolio/san-pedro-creek-culture-park/

HTO Architect, New York, NY, US, Junior Architect, Interior Designer

Played an integral role in design of varying spaces for luxury apartment buildings in downtown Brooklyn and Queens such as: Lobbies, amenity spaces, terraces, art galleries, gardens, rooftops.
Aided in the completion of construction document sets for high end residential projects in NYC.
Researched and complied material library for architectural office.

Pratt Institute Rome, Rome, Italy , Architecture

Pratt Institute Rome Program: 5 month, travel intensive semester which specialized in hand sketching, Roman + modern Italian architecture, watercolor + charcoal rendering.