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Helen Hyon

Helen Hyon

Los Angeles, CA, US

 

About 

Employment 

BAM Creative, Los Angeles, Job Captain

May 2019 - current
 

Paul Murdoch Architects, Los Angeles, CA, US, Architectural Designer

Aug 2017 - May 2019
 

Pressed Juicery, Santa Monica / Los Angeles, Architectural Designer

Produced 2D+3D design development and construction sets for 25 store developments [executed 19 in one year]

Lead discussions with City Building and Public Health Plan Check Engineers to expedite permit approval

Sourced alternative construction, equipment, and finish materials to lower costs

Designed variations of a double curved retail counter and developed the fabrication method in coordination with themillwork fabricator for the thermoformation of a seamless solid-surface counter

May 2013 - Dec 2016
 

MADA s.p.a.m., Los Angeles, Project Manager

Coordinated 3 residential projects throughout Schematic and Pre-Construction stages between principal, team, and client

Managed a team of 7 designers and interns at the Los Angeles office

Improved efficiency with multi-team management for two competition submittals [Software Tower and University

Campus Competition in Xi’An] and one international competition proposal [Modular Hut for Jade Valley]

Tracked progress of milestones, enforced deadlines, and maneuvered continuous workflow

Dec 2015 - Apr 2016
 

Education 

University of Southern California (USC), School of Architecture, MArch, Architecture

Aug 2015 - May 2017
 

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, US, Bachelors, Architecture

Studied architectural design in the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley.
Also doubled in Practice of Art in the College of Letters and Sciences at UC Berkeley.

Aug 2005 - Dec 2009
 

Awards 

John Parkinson Scholarship, Scholarship

Received John Parkinson Scholarship by maintaining Honors Status at USC

2016
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills