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Stefan Kowynia

Stefan Kowynia

Denver, CO, US

 
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About 

Designer focused on enhancing the lives of people through experience design, building compelling products and immersive environments worth interacting with. Effective at using design thinking to generate solutions for complex problems that satisfy the needs of stakeholders and end users alike.

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Employment 

Tres Birds, Denver, CO, US, Designer / BIM Lead

Spearheaded design development, Building Information Model (BIM) management and document production for award winning architectural design-build projects. Demonstrated ability to:
• Conduct site surveys and user research to discover design opportunities and produce authentic solutions indicative of local environmental characteristics
• Develop visualizations and mock-ups for design visioning sessions with clients to facilitate conversation.
• Communicate design intent with colleagues, engineers, and sub-contractors to coordinate and actualize projects.
• Manage QA/QC for construction documentation of drawing sets and manufacturer construction details.
• Lead office seminars teaching colleagues office standards and industry workflow best practices.

Aug 2019 - Jun 2023
 

Tres Birds, Denver, CO, US, Intern

Improved Building Information Modeling (BIM) management workflows by defining and implementing office standards for Revit, BIM 360 and Sharepoint. Built templates, digital assets and tutorials to streamline drafting and document production. Content included parametric family models, project templates, graphic standards, material libraries, and file/server organization.

May 2019 - Aug 2019
 

University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, US, Teacher Assistant

Teacher Assistant for underclassmen classes part of the Environmental Design program. Responsibilities: Grade student essays and projects; assist students with research; lead class activities to facilitate student’s understanding of human behavior in the built environment.

Aug 2016 - May 2018
 

Education 

University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, US, Bachelors, Environmental Design

Jan 2014 - May 2018
 

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