Christopher J. Tarantino
25 Clifton Ave, Newark, NJ 07104
908-489-2995   christopher_tarantino@comcast.net

Objective:
In continuing my professional development at an architecture firm I will utilize my current design and drafting experience and education.  I will become a valuable and integral part of the organization by serving the needs of the client and the firm while growing as a professional.

Experience:

LPE Engineering – New York, New York – January 16, 2012 – February 17, 2012
Structural Engineering Drafter – Tavern on the Green, Eye Institute

CR Studio, New York, New York – Summer 2008
Temporary Contract Position – Responsible for design development drawings for Audi 
dealerships.

Sowinski-Sullivan Architects, Sparta, NJ – 2005 - 2007
Responsible for documentation, drawing, and detailing on commercial, educational, and industrial  building projects

C&D Construction, Bath, PA, Summer 2003
Laborer – lightwood platform framing

Education:

New Jersey Institute of Technology, M. Arch I, Newark, NJ - December 2011

Lehigh University, Bachelor of Arts, Concentration in Architecture
Bethlehem, PA – January 2005

Brookdale Community College – Lincroft, NJ – Fall 2007
Construction I and Studio I

Computer Programs Used:
• AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, Autodesk Inventor
• Adobe Photoshop
• Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, and Power Point

Reference Books Used:
• ANSI, IBC, NFPA, UL

Awards:
• New Jersey Institute of Technology Graduate Fair – High Rise for The High Line Project selected to represent NJIT’s graduate program

College Activities:
• The Lehigh Review, 2004 – Two drawings published in scholarly student journal
• The Brown and White, Lehigh University School Newspaper Spring 2002 - Reporter
• S.T.A.R. Academies, 2001 - 2003 – Tutor