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Nikita Beniaminov

Nikita Beniaminov

Pittsburgh, PA, US

 

About 

Experienced Project Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the government, health care and commercial design. Skilled in Revit, Adobe Suite, Curating, Project Managing, Creative Problem Solving, and Fine Art. Strong program and project management professional with a Master's of Design with concentration in Interior Architecture focused in Adaptive Re-Use, from Rhode Island School of Design. 

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Clear Story, Pittsburgh, PA, US, Associate Designer

Creating 3d models for set design
Creating construction documents
Creating presentation material
Keeping up with social media
Defining the company brand
Reorganizing the online brand

Aug 2014 - current
 

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI, US, Curator of Convention Center Graduate Exhibition

• Analyzing the best way to display and create interaction with works by 38 graduate students.
• Creating floor plans and renderings for the exhibition
• Creating a laser cutter template
• Fabricating all the displays
• Organizing students work
• Installing all the displays + work

Jan 2014 - current
 

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI, US, Office Assistant

• Organizing student space
• Assisting in the administrative duties
• Performing various tasks around the office

Sep 2012 - Dec 2013
 

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI, US, Teacher Assistant

• Assisting professor with weekly assignments
• Keeping weekly student assistant hours
• Organizing lessons plans

Sep 2012 - Dec 2012
 

Staples Incorporated, Pittsburgh, PA, US, Copy and Print Associate

• Printing, scanning, editing customers work
• Giving customers advise on paper and style
• Creating business cards
• Mailing customers packages through Fed Ex
• Book binding and lamination

Oct 2011 - Apr 2012
 

PickUp America, Art Director

• Road side clean up across the country
• Creating art work based around being “green”
• Selling and handling merchandise
• Outfitting green vehicle

Dec 2010 - Mar 2011
 

AmeriCorps: KEYS, Pittsburgh, PA, US, AmeriCorps Scholar/ Teacher Assistant

• Working with youth of all age groups from k though eight grades in a classroom
• Supporting teacher with preparation of the class
• Working with youth one on one with their class work
• Tutoring and advising

Aug 2009 - Jul 2010
 

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, US, Set Design & Construction Assistant

• Constructed sets and gave input on set design averaging two plays per semester
• Learned basic theatre carpentry
• Utilized and mastered use of power tools Trained campus tour guides in procedure and content

Sep 2007 - May 2009
 

Education 

RISD INTAR Department of Interior Architecture, Providence, RI, US, MArch, Interior Architecture

Concentration on Adaptive Reuse
Architecture Couses
Interior Architecture Courses
Color Course
Structure Course
Systems Course
Architectural History of Adaptive Reuse Course

Jun 2012 - current
 

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, US, BArch, Studio Art: Sculpture

Three Dimensional Courses
Sculpture in All Mediums Courses
Art History Courses
Computer Science Courses

Sep 2004 - May 2009
 

Nelson Mandela Metropole University, Port Elizabeth, ZA, BArch, Studio Art: Sculpture

Sculpture Courses
Stain Glass Courses
Warm Glass Courses

Feb 2008 - Jul 2008
 

Awards 

Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Art Grant, Grant

Grant of five hundred dollars was awarded to my self and a colleague to build a installation piece about Israeli and Palestinian dispute.

Name: "Notice the Similarities"

2009
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills