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Cameron Cruz

Cameron Cruz

Chicago, IL, US

 
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About 

Passionate Architectural Designer with a personal interest in Environmental Psychology and the ability of defined space to effect the way people think and feel.

Employment 

Core States Group, Oak Brook, IL, US, Architectural Designer

High-Volume Design and Production for retail, and commercial projects (Primarily McDonald’s National MRP 2.0 and SAM remodel programs) Due diligence, ADA Remediation, Technical Detailing, Construction Documentation, Code Compliance, QA/QC

Oct 2017 - current
 

Eastern Cladding Services, Charlotte, NC, US, Assistant Project Manager

Fluctuated from Full-time/Part-time as I finished my degree.

Pre-construction, Qualifying, Estimating, Scheduling, Site Visits, Sales, Shop Drawings, Drafting, Marketing, Rebranding, Scheduling, Coordination, Admin, Value Engineering

Aug 2013 - Oct 2017
 

Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, US, Undergraduate Assistant

Assist Program Chair
Tutor in Revit, AutoCad, and Google Sketchup

Aug 2016 - May 2017
 

Coulter Studio, Charlotte, NC, US, Student Intern

3D Modeling l Generating Construction Documents, AutoCad, Sketchup, Revit
Hospitality Projects

May 2015 - Aug 2015
 

Education 

Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, US, Bachelors, Building Science and Architecture

Transferred schools to major in art and returned to finish my degree in Architecture a few classes at a time as I was working.

Pre-Graduate Program involving Studio Design Courses
Positions held: Building Science Undergraduate Assistant
Related coursework: Precedent Analysis, Site investigation, As-built Drawings, Construction Documentation, 2D and 3D Modeling, Rendering and Presentation, Diagramming and Sketching, Statics and Strength of Structures, Materials Science, Soils and Surveying, Specifications and Contracts, Estimating, Design Critiques
AIAS member

Aug 2008 - Jul 2017
 

Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC, US, Architectural Technology

Certificate in Architectural Technology and Computer Drafting
Related coursework: Advanced AutoCAD, Advanced Revit, Structures, Specifications, Contracts, Design Critiques, Building Codes, Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, Hand-drafting

Aug 2011 - May 2013
 

Areas of Specialization