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David Fredlund

David Fredlund

New York, NY, US

 
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About 

Employment 

Industry City, Brooklyn, Interior Designer

• Create design concepts for retail tenants.
• Produce conceptual renderings for tenant presentations & internal concept review.
• Manage tenant relations for projects of various scales.
• Collaborate directly with the design director and project management team to implement property improvements from start to finish.

Feb 2020 - current
 

Freelance, Brooklyn, Project Manager / Designer

• Create and develop concepts for private clients in the greater New York area.
• Manage client relations from initial proposal to project completion.
• Produce renderings for client presentations
• Produce construction documents and millwork detailing to ensure quality of construction.
• Manage bidding process and contractor relations from start to finish.

Jun 2016 - current
 

Studio DB Architecture, New York, NY, Architectural Designer

• Create design concepts for high-end residential projects ranging in scale from custom furniture, custom millwork, single family residences, and multi unit residential developments.
• Produce conceptual renderings for client presentations.
• Source materials and products to implement design concepts.
• Produce and manage the production of construction drawings.
• Review and approve shop drawings ranging in scope from custom furniture pieces to kitchen cabinetry for 50+ unit developments.
• Manage the construction bidding process from initial walk through to value engineering.
• Manage client relations for projects of various scales.
• Manage vendor relationships, coordinate installations, assess quality control.
• Manage the construction process of high-end residential projects of various scales from start through completion

Jul 2015 - Jan 2020
 

Andrew Mann Architecture, San Francisco, CA, US, Junior Designer

• Collaborated with colleagues to create design concepts for various high-end residential projects
• Produced drawings ranging from as-builts to conceptual renderings to construction documents
• Spearheaded the firms transition from AutoCAD to Revit Architecture
• Managed the construction of high-end residental projects from start through completion

Jul 2013 - May 2015
 

Cass Calder Smith, San Francisco, CA, US, Architectural Intern

• Developed design ideas for several hospitality projects
• Created digital models and renderings of design concepts for client presentations
• Produced pricing sets for several hospitality projects

May 2012 - Aug 2012
 

Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY, US, Gallery Intern

• Developed imagery for Marketing campaigns and Public Relations
• Assisted curator with Exhibit Design and Installation
• Created lighting plans and installed lighting for exhibitions

Nov 2010 - Aug 2011
 

SWBR Architects, Rochester, NY, US, Architectural Intern

• Assisted project managers on Education, Residential and Adaptive Reuse projects
• Field Measured and produced as-built drawings for Adaptive Reuse Projects
• Built Physical Models for client presentations for k-12 school design
• Created digital models of design concepts for client presentations via sketch up

Jun 2008 - Aug 2009
 

Education 

California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA, US, MArch, Masters of Architecture

Thesis: “The Architecture of Refusal” Advised by David Gissen and Brian Price

Sep 2011 - May 2013
 

Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, US, Bachelors, Architecture

Minor in Art and Architectural History

Sep 2006 - May 2010
 

The Institute at Palazzo Rucellai, Florence, Italy, Bachelors, Study Abroad

Studied the Architectural context of Italy and Europe

Sep 2009 - Dec 2009
 

Awards 

Completed Site Planning & Design and Buidling Design & Construction Systems ARE’s, Other

2015
 

Mel Ferris Award, Nomination

2013
 

Sculpture exhibited in the 2011 Client Summit held in South Africa, Other

2011
 

Bridging the World, Scholarship

2009
 

Academic Achievement, Scholarship

2009
 

Metal Sculpture shown in “Show Nomadic,” The Hive Gallery, Providence RI, Other

2009
 

Academic Achievement, Scholarship

2006
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills