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Xavier F Cordero

Xavier F Cordero

Grants Pass, OR, US

 

About 

To quest for my passions concerning art, design, innovation, integration, and the environment with an Architectural firm that values new principles, without disregarding established ones, and technologies in the pursuit of sustainable environmental design and the movement towards a homeostatic/ symbiotic relationship with our earth.

Employment 

Martin Partners Architecture and Design, San Francisco, CA, US, Architectural Draftsman/Designer

Performing architectural drafting and design utilizing programs such as Revit and Enscape

Apr 2021 - current
 

Freelance, Grants Pass, OR, US, N/A

Looking for new opportunities to express and develop my skills and talents, while also eager to learn as much I can. Particularily something new.

Mar 2020 - Apr 2021
 

The Sign Dude, Medford, OR, US, Project Manager

Management and coordination of an amalgamation of projects. Design (Graphic and otherwise) and preflight (preparation for printing, production, and installation). Purchase Orders regarding products and materials requisite for projects. Customer relations. Sales. Account maintenance. Architectural Design. Graphic Design. Executive summary reports. Technical. reports. Analytical writing.

Nov 2018 - Mar 2020
 

ORW Architecture, Medford, OR, US, Project Manager

Project Manager of the Craterian Rehearsal Theater rennovation, the Rogue River Community College, Grants Pass Art Department retrofit, and the Cresent City Earth Quake and Tsunami disaster and mitigation emergency plan

Dec 2017 - Aug 2018
 

Energy Resource IQ, Foothill Ranch, CA, US, Consultant

Energy Resource IQ provides management consulting to large real estate, commercial, and government customers with the assistance needed to manage their natural resources including:
* Architectural, Landscape Architecture, and Engineering reviews (code, incentivized rebates or otherwise), designs, and planning; as well as in conjunction with, or completely aimed towards sustainable objectives (energy efficiency, water conservation/efficiency, materials, plant choices, occupant health/habitability, flexibility, etc.)
* 2D and 3D Modeling for design, presentations, renderings (final and drafts), and more. Hand and CAD.
* ArcGIS services (Global Information Systems)
* Energy (Efficiency) and Sustainability Modeling - building(s), system(s), and contract level
* Energy and natural gas (RFP’s, procurement, contracts, negotiation, efficiency, analysis, planning)
* Water (conservation planning, irrigation (means and methods), indigenous landscaping (selection and design), implementation, systems integration, and management)
* Infrastructure planning and design consultation
* Capital Improvements (planning, development, budgeting, coordinating, project management)
* Energy Information Systems (EIS) vetting, implementation, integration, and management
* Information Technology: vetting, software customization, semi-automation, cloud deployment/ development/ management, hardware customization/ deployment/ management, web-design, training, RFP development/ deployment/ solicitation and new systems implementation
* Regulatory and legislative assistance
* Long and short-term strategic planning - resource, sustainability, and otherwise
* Facility audits/operational assessments, and process redesign
* Financial audits, reporting
* WAPA (Western Area Power Authority) and CSU Chancellors Office contract assistance
* RFP and Grant Writting

Feb 2012 - Dec 2017
 

Cordero Rubalcaba, Inc., Irvine, CA, US, Architectural designer/ Office Assistant/ Field Assistant

-General Engineering Contractor specializing in Architectural and Pervious Concrete
•Architectural Drafting (Hand and Computer)
•Artistic Renderings (Hand and Computer)
•Architectural Design (Hand and Computer)
•Landscape Architecture Design (Hand and Computer)
•Construction Document creation and review
•Field Assistant and Foreman
•Architectural concrete design, concrete mix-design assistant, and aggregate mix-designer
•Office Administration
•IT support
•Construction yard and material management
•Vendor Liaison
•Job Assessor
•Estimator
•Submittals and Permits
•Technical Research

Feb 2011 - Aug 2012
 

Keller and Barré Associates, Lake Forest, CA, US, Junior Architect/ Intern

-Architecture, Planning, and Design
•Drafting and revisions
•Field visits/work
•Office work
•Client meetings
•Design of Northgate Supermarkets
•Permit/Plan submissions
•Plan/Design presentation
•2D and 3D CAD design/plans

Jan 2005 - Aug 2006
 

Cordero Rubalcaba, Inc., Irvine, CA, US, Architectural designer/ Office Assistant/ Field Assistant

-Specializing in Decorative Architectural Concrete
•Architectural Drafting (Hand and Computer)
•Artistic Renderings (Hand and Computer)
•Architectural Design (Hand and Computer)
•Landscape Architecture Design (Hand and Computer)
•Office Administration
•IT support

Jan 2003 - Sep 2005
 

Education 

Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA), London, GB, MArch, Sustainable Environmental Design and Environmental Engineering

Oct 2009 - Mar 2012
 

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, US, BArch, Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Aug 2006 - Aug 2008
 

Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA, US, Architectural Drafting

Aug 2001 - Dec 2005
 

Awards 

Gold Key International Honor Society, Award

Golden Key is the world's largest collegiate honor society. Membership into the Society is by invitation only and applies to the top 15% of college and university sophomores, juniors and seniors, as well as top-performing graduate students in all fields of study, based solely on their academic achievements.

2006
 

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, Award

You must be enrolled in a regionally accredited institution offering an associate degree program.
You must have completed at least 12 hours of coursework that may be applied to an associate degree.
You must generally have a grade point average of 3.5.
You must receive an invitation to membership from the chapter at the college where presently enrolled.
You must adhere to the moral standards of the society.

2003
 

Alpha Gama Sigma Honor Society, Award

The academic honor society and service organization of the
California Community Colleges.
Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or better in order to
be members of AGS. Most chapters also set a minimum number of
hours of community service that members will perform

2002
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills