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Santos Peña

Santos Peña

Los Angeles, CA, US

 
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About 

Master of Architecture graduate. One year as an independent architectural designer for residential clients. Able to produce complete set of plans, notes, CDs, and consultant documents for city submittal. Five years employed experience with professional architecture firms.  

Competent in a professional office environment. Efficient and prepared for staff, and client meetings. Can review documentation, conduct research, and finalize documents. Accustomed to answering client, and consultant calls. Experienced in collaborating with engineers towards final drawings. 

Self-motivated, and able to utilize modeling software in a collaborative manner with graphic and technical software. Experienced in creating, and or assisting team members throughout the preliminary and final processes of planning and designing.  

Employment 

Independent, Architectural Designer / Project Manager

Associate Contractor: Michael A. Fox (Lic.# 1047998)
• Physically measure site. Document existing architecture, and or space for new ADU or multi-family structure.
• Draw existing and new site plan.
• Produce client proposal schematics. Consult with MEP and structural engineers.
• Produce city submittal package: Site plan, specified plans, elevations, sections,
roof plan, details, MEP, calculations.

Jun 2023 - current
 

Cataldo Architects, South Pasadena, CA, US, Designer / Project Manager

• Responsible for personal site visits. Physically measure all site components.
Document existing architecture, and or space for new or revised architecture.
• Draw existing and new site plan.
• Model new forms. Manage client proposal schematics. Consult with MEP and
structural engineers.
• Manage city submittal package: Site plan, specified plans, elevations, sections,
roof plan, details, MEP, calculations.

Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
 

FoxLin Architects, San Clemente, CA, US, Designer

• Preliminary, and final designs in Rhino, SketchUp, and AutoCAD for schematics.
• Address form, structure, façade.
• Create physical models built to chosen scale.
• Fabrication team member for an extensive installation project involving robotic systems with metal and wood. I applied my knowledge of fabrication with arc and MIG welding.

Mar 2018 - Jul 2022
 

NBCUniversal Studio Post, Universal City, CA, US, Quality Control Technician

Video/Audio Control for Feature Films and Episodic Television

• W/O report: Tone, Chroma, Density Shifts, Dialogue & Audio Effects Sync.
• W/O report: Subtitle Dubbing & Timing for foreign dialogue.
• W/O report: Frame Rates, Scene Transition, Main & End Titles, Video/Audio
levels for various domestic and international broadcasting standards.

Feb 2006 - Aug 2017
 

Education 

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Pomona, CA, US, MArch, Architecture

M. Arch. 1
Two years of studio. Five successive studios with projects of various Typologies. Corresponding courses include a Topic Studio, Structures, Building Construction, Architectural Codes, Sustainability, Architecture History, and Professional Electives.

The final year features three subsequent studios that consist of Advanced Architectural Design, Design Development, and Master’s Degree Project Lab. Corresponding courses include Thesis Research, Material Structure Integration, and Professional Practice.

Sep 2017 - May 2020
 

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, US, Bachelors, Fine Art

Studio Art
Art Studios encompass drawing, figure drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and graphic design. All art mediums are explored. Corresponding courses include General Education & numerous art history studies of various geographies & time periods.

Degree specification:
The final two years are a student’s individual focus. My specific area was Visual Communication. This was the study of Commercial Illustration. Art Studios involved numerous projects of drawings finalized in chosen mediums with commercial deadlines for completion.

Sep 1993 - Aug 1998
 

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