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Laura Shrestha

Laura Shrestha

Worcester, MA, US

 

About 

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Dakota DesignStaff, Inc., Boston, MA, US, Drafting Consultant

Elkus Manfredi, Boston, MA - Prepared a site plan reproduction using AutoCAD 2013. Used multiple scanned drawings to create one master site plan.

Aug 2014 - current
 

Northland Residential, Belmont, MA, Assistant Design Coordinator Intern

Designed a client manual for an upscale residential firm for products and materials using InDesign
Designed a green wall prototype in SketchUp

Aug 2011 - Oct 2011
 

Peterson Griffin Architects, Waltham, MA, US, Drafting Intern

Designed a 30,862s.f. mixed use residential/commercial building using Revit.
Designed four layouts for penthouse suite of which one was selected from the client using Revit for a 30,862 s.f. mixed use residential/commercial building.
Designed a Commercial building floor plan layout for a 34,000 s.f. commercial building using Revit
Worked with a design team on red lines and detailing of 45,000s.f. commercial space using Revit
Project archived hand drafted drawings of various mixed use and commercial buildings
Prepared AutoCAD and Revit reproductions of scanned drawings

Aug 2008 - Oct 2008
 

Context Architecture, Boston, MA, US, Marketing/Administrative Assistant

Assisted with RFP's, RFQ's and portfolio production in InDesign and Photoshop.
Assisted with marketing materials production of portfolios in InDesign and Photoshop as well as presentation slides using PowerPoint.
Cataloged and maintained a database of the materials and the resource library.
Created monthly invoices using Deltek Advantage. Data entry of all monthly machine usage reports to be billed.
Created and maintained all meeting minutes, punch lists, calendars, travel itineraries and expense reports

Aug 2006 - Aug 2008
 

Education 

Boston Architectural College (BAC), Boston, MArch, Architecture

Fall:
Professional Practice I: Laws and Contracts
Professional Development I
Distance Architecture Studio I
Acoustics & Lighting

Spring:
Distance Architectural Studio II
Structural Systems II
Energy Modeling in Building Design
Professional Development II

Aug 2013 - current
 

Boston Architectural College (BAC), Boston, Bachelors, Design Studies

Preservation and Sustainability

Jan 2005 - May 2013
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills