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Krisztina Finn LEED AP, Associate AIA

Krisztina Finn LEED AP, Associate AIA

Chicago, IL, US

 

About 

Employment 

Blitz, San Francisco, CA, US, Architectural Designer + Job Captain

Mar 2017 - current
 

Martinkovic Milford Architects, San Francisco, CA, US, Architectural Designer + Job Captain

Mid-size firm focused on commercial tenant improvement, residential projects and healthcare clinics.
Clients include: Sutter Health, One Medical, Proper Food, Private Residential Owners
- Manage tenant improvement projects with tight budgets + deadlines, lead design development and coordinated all parties, (eg. clients, contractors, owners, landlords, city agencies and engineers)
- Produce architectural drawings and deliverables to obtain city permits for a variety of projects, including but not limited to, residential, restaurants, retail, office tenant improvement and facilities upgrades
- Develop proposals and marketing strategies and implement across all platforms to increase online presence and interaction with industry leaders
- Manage projects with tight budgets + deadlines and coordinated all parties, (eg. clients, contractors, owners, landlords, city agencies and engineers)
- Analyze and determine feasibility of potential clients’ needs by conducting research of building codes, project scope, budget and business judgment to provide advice as to how to proceed
- Create, draft and design digital 2D and 3D architectural models using Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office

Mar 2016 - Jan 2017
 

Boiled Architecture, San Francisco, CA, US, Junior Architect + Marketing Coordinator + Business Development Associate

Clients include: Mesosphere, PG&E, Private Residential Owners
- Draft + Create 2D + 3D architectural models
- Produce architectural + construction drawings for a variety of projects, including private residential
- Develop marketing strategies, proposals + deliverables for potential clients
- Manage deadline driven architectural projects with quick turn-around
- Actively Participate in social media + community conversations
- Coordinate with consultants + partners
- Attend networking events to connect to the industry leaders face to face

Jan 2014 - Jan 2017
 

Hawley Peterson Snyder, Mountain View, CA, US, Architectural Designer

Mid-size firm focused on healthcare and commercial tenant improvement projects
Clients include: Kaiser Permanente, Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Stanford Medical
- Manage tenant improvement projects with tight budgets + deadlines, lead design development and coordinated all parties, (eg. clients, contractors, owners, landlords, city agencies and engineers)
- Produce architectural drawings and deliverables to obtain city permits for a variety of projects, including but not limited to, residential, restaurants, retail, office tenant improvement and facilities upgrades
- Develop proposals and marketing strategies and implement across all platforms to increase online presence and interaction with industry leaders
- Manage projects with tight budgets + deadlines and coordinated all parties, (eg. clients, contractors, owners, landlords, city agencies and engineers)
- Analyze and determine feasibility of potential clients’ needs by conducting research of building codes, project scope, budget and business judgment to provide advice as to how to proceed
- Create, draft and design digital 2D and 3D architectural models using Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office

Jul 2015 - Mar 2016
 

urban edition, New York, NY, US, Associate Architect + Assistant Project Manager

Interact with + manage Clients daily
Clients include: Tory Burch, Limited Brands Victoria's Secret
- Produce architectural + construction drawings for international retail + special projects
- Develop creative designs in 2D + 3D programs
- Manage deadline driven architectural projects with quick turn-around
- Review deliverables for compliance with codes + design standards

May 2013 - Sep 2014
 

e4 Inc, New York City, Green Building and Sustainability (LEED) Consultant

Create and prepare final documentation for design projects pursuing LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification
Analyze drawings and documents to determine if site, water efficiency, materials and resource use and indoor environmental quality requirements of LEED are met
Research topics in sustainable building practices

Sep 2012 - May 2013
 

ClearMetrics, New York CIty, Writer and Researcher - Mobile App

Content writer, researcher and mobile exhibition curator of a yet to be released architecture anthology app for mobile devices
Temporary Freelance Assignment

Jun 2012 - Sep 2012
 

Cubicles Space Planning, New York City, Junior Designer, Graphic Designer

Produced design deliverables, assisted with creation of office + library designs + CAD drawings
Coordinated principals + clients, lead graphic design initiatives

Mar 2012 - Jun 2012
 

obrArchitecture, San Diego, CA, US, Intern

Intern for Olivenhain Municipal Water District Administration Building project
Assisted with the Olivenhain project design presentation
Hand crafted physical models, materials included basswood and birchwood
Coordinated with Garrick Oliver and Christopher Bittner

Jul 2010 - Sep 2010
 

New York University (NYU), New York, NY, US, Ambassador

Admissions Ambassador
Lead campus tours, communicate with prospective students and families
Provide information, answer questions related to the university admissions, share experiences

Dec 2005 - May 2007
 

New York University (NYU), New York, NY, US, Resident Assistant

Resident Assistant
Guide and enhance the intellectual and social experience for Freshman students
Advise and develop community, serve as source of support and leadership

Sep 2005 - May 2007
 

Art Commission of the City of New York, Office of the Mayor, New York, NY, US, Associates' Intern

Office of the Mayor Associates’ Intern
Assisted with all aspects of bimonthly architecture design review meetings and special projects
Coordinated with city agencies, researched projects, prepared submission materials, updated project database

Sep 2006 - Feb 2007
 

New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY, US, Fundraising Research Assistant

Fundraising Research Assistant
Assisted with launch of new software to organize membership information

Jun 2005 - Aug 2005
 

Education 

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

Major Design Studios: Green Architecture Alive; ‘Sleightly’ Literal Art; Structure & Form; Urban Intervention; Steel House; Architecture as Landscape; Architecture and the City_ Infrastructure
Courses Include: Sustainability and Climatology; Structures I, II, III; Construction; Architectural Theory; Roman Architecture, and Urban Experience; Kissing Architecture

Sep 2008 - Jun 2011
 

Columbia University, New York, NY, US, Summer Intensive

Intro to Architecture Studio: Focus on Materiality and Abstraction
Worked solely by hand producing drawings and physical models

Jun 2007 - Aug 2007
 

New York University (NYU), New York, NY, US, Bachelors, Art & Architecture History

Cum Laude
Art & Architecture History, Renaissance & Classical Studies Major, Education Minor
Gallatin School for Individualized Study
Study Abroad: Rome, Italy

Aug 2004 - May 2007
 

Awards 

UCLA Published Work, Other

“Koreatown Now” Class wide ‘datascape’ analytic findings from on-site and GIS research on Koreatown, LA, w/Roger Sherman and Dana Cuff

“Sleightly Literal” Studio wide image catalogue of provocative methods to alter reality and toy with
conventional modes of perception, w/Roger Sherman

2011
 

UCLA Keck Digital Cultural Mapping Project Student Showcase, Honorable Mention

The Emergence of Marketing: Pompeii and the Writings on the Wall
Professor Diane Favro
w/ Amelia Wong, Diane Thepkhounphithack

2011
 

NYU Honors, Other

University Honors Scholar
Founder’s Day Award Scholar
International Honors Society in Education
Gallatin School Dean’s Team

2007
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills