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Jesse Willard

Jesse Willard

New York, NY, US

 

About 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Intern Architect
Murphy Burnham & Buttrick Architects, New York, NY
September 2013 - present

Intern Architect
Kate Webb Architect, New York, NY
January 2013 - September 2013

Design Assistant
Drysdale Design Associates
August 2011 – December 2012

Architectural Intern - Construction Administration
HKS, Inc., Washington, DC
June & August 2011

Director – Experiences in Architecture
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
January 2010 – August 2011

Studio Critic – Experiences in Architecture
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Summer 2010 & Summer 2011

Teaching Assistant
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Spring 2010

Business Analyst
Motorola, Holtsville, NY
2004 – 2008


SKILLS
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop
MSOffice applications: Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Word
Field sketching, hand drafting and rendering
Physical model making
Graphic design and layout
Intermediate written and spoken French


EDUCATION
The Catholic University of America
Master of Architecture (Cultural/Sacred Spaces Concentration)
Master of Science of Sustainable Design
Washington, DC
2008 – 2011

Amherst College
Bachelor of Arts – Physics & Music
Amherst, MA
1999 – 2004


RECOGNITION
ARCC King Medal for Excellence in Architectural and Environmental Design Research: “Narrative + Architecture”
AIA Certificate of Merit for Excellence in the Study of Architecture
“Art en Capitale” exhibition – Grand Palais, Paris, France
First Place, Foreign Studies Sketchbook Competition
Second Place, Conceptual Design Charette Competition
Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society
Kennedy Memorial Scholarship


INTERESTS
Sailing & boat restoration, martial arts, travel, choral singing, guitar, snowboarding 

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Drysdale Design Associates, Washington, DC, US, Design Assistant

Aug 2011 - Dec 2012
 

HKS, Inc, Washington, DC, US, Architectural Intern - Construction Administration

Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
 

The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, US, Studio Critic - Experiences in Architecture

Jul 2010 - Aug 2011
 

The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, US, Director - Experiences in Architecture

Jan 2010 - Aug 2011
 

The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, US, Teaching Assistant

Jan 2010 - May 2010
 

Education 

The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, US, MArch, Architecture

Cultural/Sacred Spaces Concentration

Jul 2008 - Dec 2011
 

The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, US, Masters, Master of Science in Sustainable Design

Jul 2008 - Dec 2011
 

Amherst College, Amherst Center, MA, US, Bachelors, Physics & Music

Sep 1999 - May 2004
 

Awards 

ARCC King Medal for Excellence in Architectural and Environmental Design Research, 1st Place

Awarded for research supporting the Master's Thesis: “Narrative + Architecture”

2011
 

Foreign Studies Sketchbook Competition, 1st Place

A studio-wide competition - awarded for a collection of sketches created while studying abroad in France.

2010
 

Conceptual Design Charette Competition, 2nd Place

A studio-wide competition - awarded for the project "Lifting the Earth"

2009
 

Skills