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Kevin Shapiro

Kevin Shapiro

Portland, Oregon

 
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About 

Employment 

ANACAPA, Portland, OR, US, Designer

Core member of design team to execute production, compilation, and distribution of digital drawing sets, complete design studies and implement design concepts in a wide variety of mediums including design, due diligence, 3D modeling, building information modeling, presentation graphics and materials, production of plans and specifications, quality control, construction administration, coordination with consultants and team members, and adherence to deadlines and schedules.

Feb 2023 - current
 

Martin Architecture and Design Workshop, Santa Monica, CA, US, Design Fellow

Travel and publication grant awarded for "On The Fence," a book and ongoing study with bay area based photographer Austin Leong (www.AustinLeong.com) contemplating the United States and Mexico border landscapes though on-site sketches and photography.

Designed, developed and produced "Plane Jane," a collection of fastener-free, CNC milled plywood furniture. (www.madworkshop.org/projects/plane-jane/)

From April 2019 to January 2020 I was working full-time on projects with Gigante AG and NLE Works organized by the Martin Architecture and Design Workshop.

May 2016 - current
 

Munzing Structural Engineering, Portland, OR, US, Drafting Manager

Lead drafting and coordination of structural drawing sets from the schematic design to the construction administration phases of projects ranging in scale from single family home renovations to ground up midrise residential buildings.

Aug 2021 - Feb 2023
 

All American Metal Fabrication, Anaheim, CA, US, Project Coordinator

Lead design, fabrication, finishing and installation of custom metal furnishings and interiors. Managing client relations and coordinating with fabricators. Taking ideas to reality.

Aug 2020 - Aug 2021
 

Gigante AG, Boston, MA, US, Fabrication Technician

Assisted robotic augmented prefabrication of steel tube structural “nodes” for a footbridge. Challenge the role of the human in digital fabrication including welding, grinding, and overseeing robotic maneuvers. Lead packing and shipping of nodes to the Southern California site. (www.dezeen.com/2021/06/04/university-california-students-robotics-arroyo-bridge-architecture/)

Apr 2019 - Jul 2019
 

MADA s.p.a.m., Los Angeles, CA, US, Architectural Design Lead

Lead design and management of various projects both stateside and overseas from schematics to completion. Organized and attended structural and mechanical consultations, produced construction drawings, managed construction and
documentation. (https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14075-gatehall-by-mada-spam)

Oct 2016 - Apr 2019
 

Education 

University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, US, MArch, Architecture

Comprehensive architecture program consisted of courses
in design studio, sketching, computational transformations,
structures, building systems, architectural history, materials
& construction, lighting and acoustics. Served as Graduate
Architecture Student Association (GASA) senator from 2015 -
2018 leading the graphic design and social media in addition
to organizing and leading local architectural tours.

Aug 2015 - May 2018
 

Portland State University, Portland, OR, US, Bachelors, Psychology

Diverse Psychology curriculum focusing on the natural and
social aspects with emphasis on psychological enhancement.
Additional elective coursework in three-dimensional design,
visual communication, sensation and perception and
environmental sustainability.

Jan 2013 - Dec 2014
 

Areas of Specialization