Michael Thao Chang is an uprising designer, who graduated from the California College of the Arts with a Bachelors of Architecture in May of 2012. Currently, he is pursuing his graduate degree in Construction Management from Newschool of Architecture and Design.
Egan Simon Architecture, Playa del Rey, CA, US, Designer / Job Captain
- Affordable Multi-Unit Residential Dwelling
- Construction Management
JT Nakaoka Associates Architects, Los Angeles, CA, Junior Designer
- Assisting Project Managers and Colleagues with CAD Drafting in producing Construction Documents
- Prepare/produce drawings of existing conditions in CAD for Site Surveys
- Coordination with MEP and Structural Consultants and Clients: Uniqlo & Forever 21
Sally Swanson Architects, Inc., San Francisco, CA, US, Junior Designer
Working closely with the principal and project managers assisting with graphic presentations, marketing efforts, and creating construction documents.
Other responsibilities include the production of various reports Access Compliance Survey such as (ACS) reports, Transition Plan (TP) reports, ete. which includes associated tasks: field surveys, data collection, data entry, data quality control, production of barrier location plans, report compilation, etc.
Architecture For Humanity, San Francisco, CA, US, Model Maker Volunteer
Modeled school - École Baptiste Bon Berger, Pele, an ongoing project as part of the Haiti Rebuilding Center. Translate AutoCAD drawings and photos of buildings into 3D Models. Paying attention to details
of building elements.
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA, US, Communications Marketing Assistant
Archive (Magazine, Newpapers, Web Articles), Data Entry. Used google alerts to locate CCA mentions and faculty/student publications. Upkeep of a bibliography of references for the Board of Trustees.
NewSchool of Architecture & Design, San Diego, CA, US, Construction Management
Masters of Construction Management
CCA Jury Prize Spring 2011, Award
