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Michelle Rourke

Michelle Rourke

New York, NY, US

 

About 

I am an Irish citizen with an J1-IWT (Irish Work and Travel) visa. I pride myself on being self motivated, hardworking and a conscien-tious person. I have a high degree of self discipline and motivation which allows full commitment to achieve design excellence. I am an engaged practitioner of architecture and show high levels of initiative and thoughtfulness in my approach to the built environment and its occupants. I am a first class architectural graduate with specific strengths in analytical ability, intellectual rigor and critical designs solutions.

Employment 

Gartland Architects, Cork, Ireland, Architectural Intern

 Standard architectural drafting using Vector Works

 Recorded and drafted dimensional surveys

 Created 3D visualizations using Sketchup and Photoshop to investigate materials and interior views
 Model making for design development and presentation purposes

 Preparing presentation documents for client meetings using Pages

 Proficient on Mac and PC platforms

Nov 2012 - Jan 2013
 

13th International Venice Biennale, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy, Invigilator

 Provided information for Irish Pavilion designed by Heneghan Peng entitled Shifting Ground

 Invigilator at the Venetian exhibition, Italy and for its tour of Ireland in the 2013 Galway Arts Festival

 Maintained the cleanliness and safety of the exhibition

Sep 2012 - Sep 2012
 

Cork Centre For Architectural Education, Cork, Graphic Designer and Curator

Designed publication for end of year exhibition using InDesign

Curated the students work to be included in the publication

Also involved in the publication of a summary of students architectural projects at Youghal’s Architectural exhibition.

May 2012 - Jun 2012
 

Education 

Galway Technical Institute, Galway, IE, Interior Design

Appreciation of Art, Craft, and Design, Architectural Drawing, Colour and Light, Communications, Computer Aided Drafting, Design, Materials and Finishes.

Sep 2007 - Jun 2008
 

Awards 

Designer of Local Phone Directory, 1st Place

Competition to design the cover of the local phone directory.

2008
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills