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Alexandra Wirshing

Alexandra Wirshing

San Juan, PR, US

 

About 

Employment 

Creative Design System, Inc., San Juan, PR, US, Senior Designer

Senior Designer and Owner at Creative Design System, Inc.

Projects include:

The Salvation Army DHQ and San Juan Corps., San Juan, PR
The Salvation Army Ponce Corps, Ponce, PR
Baxter Pharmaceuticals, Aibonito, PR
Wirshing Pinkler Residence, Condado, PR
Lora Residence, Condado, PR
Pagan Serrano Residence, San Juan, PR
Aguirre Nunez Residence, Dorado Beach East, PR
Pinkler Residence, Jensen Beach, FL
Panavial Office, Quito, Ecuador

Sep 2008 - current
 

LSM, Washington, DC, US, Architect III

Project Architect, Architect III

Projects included:
Freddie Mac , VA
USA Today/ Gannett, VA
General Dynamics, VA

Sep 1998 - Jan 2003
 

Grimm and Parker Architects, McLean, VA, US, Intern Architect

Intern Architect

Projects included:

New High School for Stafford County, MD
Esperanza Middle School, MD

May 1997 - Sep 1998
 

Interlink Group, Inc, San Juan, PR, US, summer intern

Summer intern for the following summers:

1992: Summer intern at Pizzeria Uno's construction in Centro Europa, San Juan, PR

1993: Summer intern at Project: Dorado Reef - High end beach villas

1994: Summer intern at Project: Las Casitas Development, Hotel El Conquistador, Fajardo, PR

May 1992 - Aug 1994
 

Education 

The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, US, MArch, Architecture

Masters of Architecture, AIA accredited program

Sep 1994 - May 1997
 

Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA, US, BFA - Interior Design

Bachelors degree in Interior Design, FIDER Accedited program.

Sep 1990 - May 1994
 

Areas of Specialization 
Architecture, Interiors, Construction

Skills 
& Details, 2D Space Planning, (+10 years) Architectural Programming, (+10yrs) ACAD, &Archicad, & construction documents, (+ 3 Years) Residential Design and Construction, (+ 8 Years) Construction Documents and Construction Administration, (+2 years) Color and Material Presentations, (+6 years) Building Materials, (+4 years) Material Selection, -Schematic Design & Project Costs Projection, Budgeting and cost control Skills., (+3 Years) Liasing with clients & contractors, ((- Knowledge of building codes and the contents of bid documents building contracts, (10+yrs) Design Development, (+5 Years)Client Relationships, * Communication skills to interface in detail at all levels orally and written with Clients/Owners a, -Analysis and Assessment of Project Scope with Client