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Ray Rivera

Ray Rivera

New York, NY, US

 

About 

Ray Rivera is an architect and a fine artist residing in New York City; Rivera's career in architectural lighting design started to develop working for Schwinghammer Lighting giving answers to all range of projects including; retail stores, hospitality, and residential. Working for brands such as Ralph Lauren, Balenciaga, Intermix, Saks 5th Avenue, Cartier, The Plaza Hotel and others. His over seven years of work experience has sharpened his creative sensibilities and has strengthened his architectural technical abilities like preparing drawing sets, construction detailing, and management. Rivera, as a lighting designer has collaboratively worked with top architectural and interior design firms such as; The Office of Thierry W. Despont, LTD, Peter Marino, Callison and others. Ray Rivera is also working on his newest art collection, you can see some of his work here; www.rayriveraart.com

Elsewhere:

Employment 

George Sexton Associates, LLC, New York, NY, US, Designer

 Architectural lighting design for museums, lobbies, hospitality, and
residential projects including: The Statue of Liberty Museum, 3000 M St
NW Hotel DC, Capital One Center DC, The Putnam Residence, 15
Central Park West PH and others.
 Producing documents such as specifications, layouts, budget estimates,
AGI lighting calculations, lighting fixtures schedule, COMcheck energy
code and allowances.
 Teamwork with top architectural and interior design firms such as:
Gensler, Peter Marino, Pei Cobb Freed and others.

Oct 2016 - Sep 2017
 

Brian Orter Lighting Design, New York, NY, US, Designer

 Architectural lighting design for retail stores, hospitality, and residential
projects include: The Turkey Embassy NYC, Google Offices NYC, among
others.
 Creating lighting specifications, lighting fixtures schedule and lighting
layouts.

Oct 2015 - Apr 2016
 

Schwinghammer Lighting Design, New York, Project Designer/Senior Project Manager Assistant.

 Architectural lighting design for retail stores, hospitality, and residential
such as: Ralph Lauren, Balenciaga, Intermix, Saks 5th Avenue, Cartier,
The Plaza Hotel and others.
 Creating: lighting specifications, shop drawings, lighting layouts, lighting
setup and focusing supervision.
 Teamwork with top architectural and interior design firms such as: The
Office of Thierry W. Despont, LTD, Peter Marino, Callison and others.

Jan 2012 - Oct 2015
 

Andrews & Son Art Studio, Bronx, NY, US, Fine Artist

 Impressionist Paintings, Realistic Paintings, Sub Realistic Paintings,
Sketches.
 Photography
 Various drawings upon request.

May 2011 - Nov 2012
 

Education 

Universidad Católica Nordestana UCNE, San Francisco de Macorís, DO, BArch, Architecture

Sep 2004 - Jan 2009
 

Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, San Francisco de Macorís, DO, BArch, Fine Arts

Jan 1996 - Jul 2005
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills