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Helena Bouwer

Helena Bouwer

Johannesburg, ZA

 

About 

I'm what they say in South-Africa a "Boere meisie" (Africans girl), a hard worker, love to get something done, will do my very best to get it perfect. 

Other all  I'm a very pleasant person to be around, always cheerful, and I do really enjoy Architecture. My passion is to design “create” art.  

I also enjoy going to site to see how building plans can become reality.  Love learning new things especially out on site visits, in the office or anywhere else.

I can achieve my very best in any task that's given to me. 

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Pen Architects, Johannesburg, ZA, Polokwane, ZA, Lead Architect

Architectural drafts person, runner, teaching Auto-Cad 2008, writing minutes, holding meeting, dealing with client, snagging, inspecting projects on site, submitting drawings to council, follow procedures of the council, designing projects, manage financial aspects of projects, handing over sites, project manager, sub contract for architects.

Jan 2010 - current
 

Easy life Kitchens, Polokwane, ZA, Designer

Client Consultation, Kitchen Designer, Project management, Working out Quotations.

Apr 2010 - Dec 2010
 

Acg Architects, Polokwane, ZA, Architectural drafts person (Senior)

Architectural drafts person, runner to municipality and fire station, work hand in hand with client, designing, submitting council drawings to the municipality, secretary for the office, printing, faxing documents.

Jan 2010 - Mar 2010
 

(MBC) Mthombeni Building Construction and Services cc, Polokwane, ZA, Site Architect inspector

Site Architect inspector, Project Manager, typing of Contractors reports, Appointment letters, letters to the Architect, Programming of work done on site and to be done, Collecting quotations, Ordering material, Attending site meetings and site inspection meetings, Inspecting sites, Drawing architectural drawings, reading Plans, Calculating square meters of buildings, Answering the telephone.

Mar 2009 - Dec 2009
 

JMA John Maginnes Architects, Johannesburg, ZA, Architectural drafts person (Junior)

Architectural drafts person, teaching Auto-Cad 2008 and sketch-up 6

Nov 2008 - Jan 2009
 

JAM, Johannesburg, ZA, Architectural drafts person (Junior)

Architectural drafts person, writing minutes, attending meeting, snagging, inspecting projects on site, submitting drawings to council, follow procedures of the council, designing projects, project manager.

Jan 2006 - Jan 2007
 

Education 

University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, ZA, National Diploma in Architecture

Course Duration: 3 years, I started in 2006 with my first year, i passed all my subjects and moved on to the Second year where i started to work for JAM Architects as well, i passed all my subjects and moved on the 3rd year, i passed 5 of subjects and dicided to take a break to gain more experience in life, when i returned in 2011 i finished my last 2 subjects.

I'm now a qualified Architectural Technologist.

I've learned how to work with: Auto-Cad, Sketch-up, Photo-Shop, V-ray, and all the basic Windows programs, i've also learned about Construction of buildings, how to draw it on Auto-Cad, how to present to a Client, how to work out Architectural fees and also how to do landscape design and how to do 3D designs.

Jan 2006 - Nov 2011
 

Awards 

Best Computer typist, 1st Place

45 words per minute.

2005
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills