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Xiaodan Zhang

Xiaodan Zhang

Los Angeles

 
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About 

A positive girl has 2.2 years of professional work experience and master degree of architecture would like to find a position of entry level architect or architectural designer. During these years studying and working, I have cultivated a great ability for presentation materials preparation, strong Revit or Autocad drafting skills and basic construction knowledge. With strong sense of responsibility and team spirit, I am willing and good at communicating with teammates and can well cooperate in multiple projects with high responsibility.

Employment 

Tripalink Corp., Los Angeles , Architectural Designer

In charge of residential design from feasibility study, SD, DD to CD, and prepare a full set of Archi drawings;
Communicate and coordinate with consultants;
Manage and follow up in the permit application process

Oct 2020 - current
 

ATYPE Architecture, New York, NY, US, Architectural Designer

Transfer principle’s sketches into visual model and optimize the design. In charge of all the drawings, renderings and videos for presentations.

May 2020 - current
 

DESIGN RESOURCES GROUP, ARCHITECTS, AIA, New York, NY, US, Architectural Designer

Daily work involves in designing, editing and developing of different types of architectural projects, and I have a good command of Revit in different aspects. Since I am in a small firm, I am in charge of the whole set of architectural drawings of the Armory project, a mixed- use apartment, through SD, DD and CD period. Also, I attended a few coordination meetings with structural and MEP firms. Besides, I was responsible for some architectural and MEP drafting work for several school renovation projects.

Jul 2019 - Mar 2020
 

MAD Architects, Beijing, CN, Architectural Intern

Drafting in Autocad, learning professional 3D modeling skills with Rhino, participating in designs and preparing graphics for presentations like diagrams and renderings.

Sep 2017 - Mar 2018
 

Education 

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, US, MArch, MArch2

Aug 2018 - Jun 2019
 

Qingdao university of Technology, Qingdao, CN, BArch, Architecture

Sep 2013 - Jun 2018
 

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