HUNG NGUYEN LE    Phone: (714) 868-2499

email: brightark@gmail.com  

EXPERIENCES:       

                            Consultant and Freelance Designer: Orange County, CA:  Jan 2010 to current.
Working as freelance/consultant architectural designer on Residential / Commercial design projects ( new and remodel) while seeking full time Career.  Work  experiences including meeting client, develop detail and material on budget, execute   from schematic design to finish construction document, coordinate with engineers and  city throughout permit process; Construction Supervisor / Manager.           

                           Staff Designer at Lionakis Inc. Newport Beach, CA  February 2008 to December 2009
Job captain on DD and CD drawings for medical, school and commercial projects            .

                           Staff Architect at  Smallwood, Reynolds Stewart, Stewart & Associates, Inc.

Atlanta, GA  May 2006 to May2007
Team work on DD and CD drawings - commercial, high-rise Residential, recreational, hotel and resort projects.

                           Architectural Consultant: NhaVui Inc and PhatKien Company, HCM City, Vietnam  Work from home and travel to Vietnam: 2005-2006:
Providing ideas, resources, supporting sketches and setting up architectural office.

                          Architectural Internship at Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum Manhattan, NY  2004- 2005
Drafting, site survey, model making, rendering, space planning and design assistant.

SKILLS:                      
Auto CAD 2010, Photoshop, Sketchup, Adobe InDesign. Microsoft  Office and Window Movie maker. Presentation hand drawing and water color rendering. Model building. Photography.

EDUCATION:            

2011: B-General Contractor License Certificate.
2002-2003: NewSchool of Architecture- San Diego CA. Master of Architecture and urban planning. (GPA 3.95)
1998-2001: Santa Ana College- Santa Ana, CA. Graphic Design Certificate.
1990-1995: University of Architecture- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Honor Architect Diploma.

ACHIEVEMENTS:     

2009: Team VietArc 2009/2010: Joining with  the Vietnamese Associate of Architects to run  the first  National/ International Architecture Convention and Expositions.

2003: Outstanding Design Post Graduate Award- Newschool of Architecture and Design.
"Bolsa Town-Little Saigon Toward a Livable Community " - an urban renovation design thesis.

1998/2001: Annual Student Art Show- Santa Ana College, CA. First Prize in graphic design and cartooning.

1995: “The Excellent Creative Prize In Architecture” by Vietnamese Association of Architects-Saigon Opera House Project.

1995: “The Golden Brush Award” by the Saigon Institute of Architecture 's Alumni Associate.