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Jerome Alemayehu

Jerome Alemayehu

Austin, TX, US

 

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Employment 

Parsons Corp., Austin, TX, US, Designer

Jerome is a designer in the Austin office and is responsible for supporting projects as a design team member at all stages of design and construction. As a design professional he has experience in a wide variety of project types including educational university renovations, governmental institutions, commercial retail, tenant improvements, residential, and large scale infrastructural projects. Jerome has developed his design skills from a variety of projects scale and scope throughout his education and professional experience.

Apr 2013 - current
 

Lead Pencil Studio, Portland Oregon, Research and Development

Nov 2012 - Dec 2012
 

LEVER Architecture, Portland Oregon, Junior Design Intern

Gained experience under the direction of a licensed Architect 3d modeling and visualizing various projects in retail, residential, and mixed use office buildings redesigns through the use of sketchup and vray. Tasks included creating renderings and physical models for project grant proposals and design review packages for clients.

Jun 2012 - Sep 2012
 

University of Oregon, Portland, OR, US, Research Assistant

Research assistant to associate Professor Nancy Cheng’s “Shaping Light” project. Developed material/form studies in order to create compelling sun-shading systems. Crafted and documented studies that was presented at the Association of Annual meeting 2012 Collegiate Schools of Architecture.

Sep 2011 - Feb 2012
 

University of Oregon, Portland, OR, US, Digital Fabrication Shop Technician

Supervised and maintained methods of digital fabrication through assisting peers with technical issues. Responsibilities included an understanding of CNC milling process through the use of Rhinocam along with an understanding of 3d printing and 2d laser cutting techniques.

Jun 2011 - Sep 2011
 

Shimmick Construction Inc., Temecula, CA, US, Engineering/Design internship

Acquired experience from the engineering side of infrastructure design through an opportunity to work in close collaboration with senior engineers. Developed key construction and data based change orders with collaboration from different partners within the project.

May 2009 - Aug 2009
 

University of Nevada, Las Vegas - UNLV Downtown Design Center, Las Vegas, NV, US, Co-Designer UNLV War Memorial

Experience gained in collaboration with another student and Professor creating a design proposal for the University that was submitted to a committee. Develop realistic renderings and imagery to convince clients to provide project funding.

Apr 2009 - Aug 2009
 

Education 

University of Oregon in Portland, Portland, OR, US, MArch, Architecture Master of Architecture

Sep 2009 - current
 

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, US, BArch, Architecture

Sep 2005 - Jun 2009
 

Skills