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Catalina Jaramillo

Catalina Jaramillo

New York, NY, US

 

About 

I’m a bilingual Architectural Designer with eight years experience in the United Kingdom and Colombia currently looking for a position in New York within my field.  I lived in London for seven years and worked in an architect’s firm, during this time I was involved on a range of residential, commercial and mixed use projects from conception through completion, produced drawing packages from sketches to detailed design and coordinated them within the design team, I also supervised on site the refurbishment of a mansion in Bishop’s Avenue also known as “Billionaires Row” one of the country’s most expensive roads; in Colombia I worked for a well known and one of the biggest clothing companies in the country, where I was responsible for the maintenance, refurbishment and construction of their shops nationwide.

 

I’m a diligent, reliable, organized, hard working person always willing to learn and undertake any new tasks, with outstanding problem solving skills, able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines; I’m also resourceful, quick to grasp new technical information and have excellent graphic and computer skills.
 

Employment 

Gef and Punto blanco, Medellín, CO, Project Coordinator

 Coordinated corrective and preventive maintenance and refurbishment works on the company’s 70 shops nationwide.
 Liaising between all the constructors, consultants and shop managers.
 Supervised on site the construction of new shops according to the company’s architectural plans and design to accomplish pre-established deadlines.
 Interpret and explain plans and store layout to constructors on behalf of the company.
 Designed the new layout of our offices and coordinated the relocation.
 Responsible for making monthly visits to all the shops located outside Medellin to inspect their condition and optimize the office, warehouse and store layout.
 Analyzed and revised contractors price estimates for construction and maintenance jobs, elaborating comparison tables in order to get approval by the company’s manager.

Sep 2010 - Nov 2011
 

BUJ Architects, London, GB, Architectural Designer

 Involved in the architectural design of residential, commercial, mixed use projects.
 Produced initial sketch drawings and developed them to a finished detail design, which involved the elaboration of drawing packages, design and access statements for planning submissions and its coordination within the architectural team on several projects.
 Rendered architectural drawings and plans using the latest versions of AutoCAD and Adobe Photoshop.
 Design of layouts applying life time homes, fire escape strategies and wheelchair design guides.
 Feasibility studies, client presentation brochures and sample boards
 On site supervision of construction and refurbishment of a 1910 mansion.
 Liaising with engineers, contractors, architect and consultants.

Aug 2003 - Nov 2009
 

Education 

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB), Medellín, CO, BArch, Industrial Design

Jul 1996 - Apr 2002
 

Areas of Specialization 

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