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Alexander Toribio

Alexander Toribio

Pico Rivera, CA, US

 
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About 

I'm a recent graduate from the University of San Francisco, who is very artistic, creative and always thinking outside the box. I'm self motivated and always seek to create extraordinary things. I have always had a long life goal to make a difference for others, thats a main part of why i became an architect, so that i can share what i have to offer and make a difference in the world. I'm proficient in Revit, Sketch Up, Auto CAD, Adobe Photoshop, In Design, Premier Pro, and Illustrator. 

Employment 

Open Architecture Collaborative, Oakland, CA, US, Intern/Designer

Main tasks were to help design their website and help make their annual booklet, showcasing their recent projects and steps in the organization. I was also asked to help in a training process at certain events/projects that they organized.

Jan 2018 - May 2018
 

University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, US, Lab Monitor

Main task was to assist other students who had any questions pertaining to Revit, Sketch Up, Auto CAD, GIS, and Adobe Programs. I would also open up and close the computer lab and help students with printing their construction documents.

Feb 2017 - May 2018
 

Bon Appetite, San Francisco, CA, US, Cashier/Server

I was in charge of taking people's money and making sure that they that everything was stocked. I was also put in charge of helping the other employees if they were overwhelmed in work, to provide breaks for them and to train them if they were new.

Sep 2015 - Feb 2017
 

Education 

University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, US, BArch, Architecture and Community Design

My Studies consisted of Hand Drafting, Sketching, Learning Computer programs like Revit, Sketch up, Auto CAD, GIS, Photoshop, In Design, and Illustrator. As well as learning to how to do programming a buildings layout, working with community partners and cities to help orchestrate a solution to a problem they were having. Also learning about materials and the process of construction.Learning how to structure out a building to it Beams Girders, and columns; then determining the weight or load that the building would have. I have also had some hands con construction experience in taking part of San Luis Obispo's Design Village. And lastly studied architectural history learning about methods used in the past and their influence on modern architecture. Architectural Theory was also something we studied learning how people perceive Architecture.

Aug 2014 - May 2018
 

Awards 

1st Place Design Village: Balance 2018, 1st Place

Me and few others took part in San Luis Obispo's Design village and won 1st place. The competition was to build a structure that was portable and hike it up 2 miles to a hill behind Obispo, construct it and them Camp in it for 2 nights. The Theme of the competition was Balance and for entry, what we constructed was a set of upside down triangles that were strapped down using some anchors thus sustaining it self trough out the entire competition and while we sleep the night.

2018
 

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