Eager architectural designer passionate about projects that incorporate affordable housing, adaptive reuse procedures along with sustainable architecture and community involvement. Responsible project manager with the ability to utilize project resources to meet all deadlines and stay under budget. Strengths include, schematic design drawings, collaborating and developing a productive crew, analyzing contingency planning for potential issues, and proficient at utilizing the latest project management software.
I exhibit an entrepreneurial mentality and am eager to learn and adapt to variety of different environments.
I am seeking creative architectural and construction management opportunities in California, particularly in the San Diego area, and would love to connect with you!
The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, US, Financial Aid Advisor
• Assisted students with federal financial aid such as federal student loans, private loans, scholarships, private scholarships and elite scholarships.
• Conducting student analysis
• Performing federal verifications and packaging student aid
• certify federal loan eligibility
• Provide financial aid counseling
• Make professional judgement decision regarding student aid eligibility
• Facilitate problem solving with students and problems
• Translated for undocumented parents/students for financial aid assistance.
• Translated with advisers and counselors with students (Spanish, Catalan).
• Filed financial aid paper work and answered phone calls.
• Assisted and helped nursing students apply for financial aid and meet deadline requirements.
The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, US, Professor Assistantship - ARCH. Human Dimension
• Assist helping students on theory readings and theory group projects.
• Grade weekly theory sketch books/paper work.
• Take attendance weekly and schedule meetings with the students.
The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, US, College of Architecture and Planning - Public Relations Assistant
• PR Assistant for the College of Architecture + Planning (CA+P). Developing media for marketing, social media, and recruitment.
The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, US, Professor Assistantship - ARCH. Architectural Graphics
• Organize and schedule guest speakers and faculty members
• Demonstrate graphical architectural drawings and lectures with the professor
• Assist weekly critiques of graphical assignments
• Organize portfolio workshops,
• Grade weekly sketchbooks and outside sketching.
The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, US, Professor Assistantship - ARCH. Environmental Design
• Assisted professor go over group projects and group essays
• Grade group papers, grade group projects and weekly assignments.
• Schedule guest speakers
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, Assistant Store Manager
• Directly led and managed sales associates on and off the sales floor
• Responsible for the daily business goals, store operations, and scheduling needs
• Developed others through vision and goals, straight talk, and intentional listening
• Received promotion and pay raise after 4 months of employment
• Open and close retail store and closed cash register and vault
• Daily morning and night audits and training new assistant managers.
• Translated and helped customers on a daily basis (Trilingual).
Wasatch Community Gardens, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, Fundraising & Donor Relationship Intern
A community organization founded to build the community by providing the space to garden, the expertise to assist others and the education to empower current and future generations of organizations gardeners.
Leadership & Teamwork:
• Led fundraising efforts by contacting existing and potential donors
• Created webpage, which lists the companies and individuals who have donated to WCG
• Organized the databases and reconciled donor information with future plant sales
• Attended community events, staff meetings and scheduled guest speakers.
Jane Jacobs Walk, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, Community Outreach Intern
• Planned and hosted a walk at the University of Utah showcasing the Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund with the intention of igniting interest in improving the university's communal areas.
• Rebranded the organizations marketing logo "Walk"
• Assisted in the ongoing efforts to maintain community outreach, the blog and website.
University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, Financial Aid Advisor
• Conducting student analysis
• Performing federal verifications and packaging student aid
• certify federal loan eligibility
• Provide financial aid counseling
• Make professional judgement decision regarding student aid eligibility
• Facilitate problem solving with students and problems
• Translated for undocumented parents/students for financial aid assistance.
NewSchool of Architecture & Design, San Diego, CA, US, MArch, Construction Management
The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, US, Masters, Architecture
Joined AIA Worked on a few projects with professors. Bennion Center Alternative Spring Break - Volunteering
• Professor Assistanship - ARCH. Human Dimension
• Professor Assistantship - ARCH. Architectural Graphics
• Professor Assistantship - ARCH. Environmental Design
The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, US, BArch, Planning
Main focus on metropolitan planning, environmental design/architecture, environmental management, sustainability and green practices.
