Professional Summary:
• Seven months site measurement of Government facilities to create floor plans with accuracy within ½ inch
• Ten years’ experience with AutoCAD, from Release 12 to 2014
• Took projects from Scope of Work to working drawings with high customer satisfaction
• Communicates thoughts and ideas between people with a variety of backgrounds: customers, trades people, engineers, scientists, and co-workers
• Designs buildings using International Building Code (IBC) 2003, 2006, and 2009
• Evaluated building environments and proposed creative solutions to meet the client’s needs
• Type of experience includes: Government new construction and renovation, multi-family residential, retail commercial renovation, hospital NICU renovation, churches, and low and high income residential
Skills and Interests: Architectural:
• Proficient in: Autodesk Revit 2011, AutoCAD 2008 LT, Architectural Desktop 2007, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Speclink; FormZ; SketchUp
• Hand drafting in pencil and ink, hand sketching, and rendering
• Architectural, engineering, and metric scales
• Internationally Building Code (IBC) 2003 and 2006
• Read architectural, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical drawings
• Measuring buildings and surrounding site to create dimensionally accurate drawings
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) handicap accessibility design
• Designed structures using wood, metal, and masonry building systems
• Worked with plumbing, mechanical, electrical, civil, and structural engineers to make a more complete design
• Photography for the purpose of field work and finished product documentation
Skills and Interests: Electronics, Computers, Other:
• Hand soldering
• Properly strip wires and connect to electrical outlets, switches, and other electrical devices
• Troubleshoot electrical devices, figure out what is wrong with it, and fix it
• Understand implementation of Ohm’s law and function of resisters, diodes, capacitors
• Home electrical wiring: install new electrical panel box, run wiring from panel box to new electrical sockets, switches, and overhead fixtures in 110v and 220v
• Familiar with and can troubleshoot operating system of Microsoft Windows XP, 7, 8, Windows Small Business Server 2003
• Setup computers and printers on existing and new networks
• Run coax cable and Ethernet cable for television and home/business networks
• Used circular saw, table saw, radial arm saw, drill, drill press, miter box, screwdriver, wrenches, hand planer
• Hang doors and kitchen cabinets
• Balance sound volumes and frequencies using the sound board at my church
• Eagle Scout and Order of the Arrow (Boy Scouts)
Freelance CAD Drafting, Hampton Roads, VA, Architectural Designer
• Member of team of 2 who use Leica DISTOs and measuring tapes to completely measure interior and exterior of government buildings
• Measured about 200,000 square feet of floor space per month
• Translated field work into floor plans using AutoCAD 2014
Aerotek (for Clark Nexsen), Virginia Beach, VA, US, Architectural intern
• Member of team of 2 who use Leica DISTOs and measuring tapes to completely measure interior and exterior of government buildings
• Measured about 200,000 square feet of floor space per month
• Translated field work into floor plans using AutoCAD 2014
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Virginia Beach, VA, US, Public Assistant – Project Specialist
October 2011 – February 2012: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Virginia Beach, VA – Public Assistant – Project Specialist (temporary position that ended)
• Using architectural background, estimated storm-related damage to Government-owned or not-for-profit organization’s structures and emergency-related measures taken during 2011 natural disasters
• Interviewed applicants or city officials to assess extent of damages and course of action required to restore to pre-disaster state
• Implemented and interpreted FEMA regulations
• Wrote grant applications for Government and not-for-profit organizations to receive Federal disaster assistance based on site reviews and application input
• I learned practical application of assessing a building and the extent of damages; determine quantities, materials and labor to bring the building to pre-disaster condition; determine the underlying cause of damage and assess if there are better materials or construction techniques than the pre-existing building used; used Excel spread sheet system to track and calculate dollar amounts
• I received hands-on training in FEMA guidelines for assessment of damage to structures.
Kroskin Design Group, P.C., Norfolk, VA, US, Intern Architect
March 2007 – October 2011: Kroskin Design Group, P.C., Norfolk, Virginia - Intern Architect
Supervision and Management
• Designed office standards for creating CAD drawings based upon existing standards and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) standards
• Performed as CAD manager over 3 CAD specialists and 3 projects managers/architects, ensuring drawings complied with company, customer, and NAVFAC standards
• Projects resulted in high productivity and customer satisfaction
• Taught myself how to use Dreamweaver and how to write HTML code
• Created company’s website with input from firm’s owner
• Made updates to the website based on project development and completion
• Acted as the in-house office network administrator
March 2007 – October 2011: Kroskin Design Group, P.C., Norfolk, Virginia - Intern Architect
US Marine Corps
• Updated Marine Corp Base (MCB), Camp Lejeune, NC hospital’s premature NICU from level 1 to 2B; a project manager communicated with the customer but I basically did all the design work
• Designed renovation of 3 aircraft hangar buildings and a vehicle maintenance facility in MCB, Camp Lejeune, NC
• Designed new barracks building for 100 unit, 50,000 square foot enlisted wounded warriors at MCB, Camp Lejeune, NC: head draftsman for new construction
• Drafted 2 LEED (Green) accredited Silver buildings
• Performed site survey/field work using comprehensive sketches of an existing building and generated drawings for multi-phase renovation
• Interior architectural renovation of the church sanctuaries: 2 existing churches, 2 renovations, 2 additions, and 1 new structure
March 2007 – October 2011: Kroskin Design Group, P.C., Norfolk, Virginia - Intern Architect
Variety of Government and multi-family residential
• Completed red-lined CAD drawings of 15 projects, working with a registered architect
• Worked with Habitat for Humanity to extensive floor plan changes on a single-family home
• Modified 3 existing floor plans and created 2 new floor plans for 16 Habitat for Humanity houses
• Performed quality-control checks on the work of other architects and technicians
Custom Residential Design, Newport News, VA, US, Intern Architect
April – August 2006 and December 2006 to March 2007: Custom Residential Design, Greg Freidt, Newport News, Virginia
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Helped to determine architectural requirements and features that meet aesthetic and functional requirements for new construction and renovation
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Prepared concept designs and preliminary layout of projects using CAD and drafting software
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Prepared working drawings and specifications
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Assisted in the evaluation of projects to determine the most appropriate, energy efficient, and economical systems to meet the functional requirements of the facility
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Checked the work of other architects and technicians
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Assisting in the inspection of existing conditions to ascertain possible architectural problems
Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, VA, US, Revit
Class of Revit for 1 semester.
