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Stephen Sewar

Stephen Sewar

New York, NY, US

 

About 

I'm a New York State licensed Architect experienced with schematic design, programmatic planning, developing construction documents, city permit submissions, 3D modeling and project management.


Employment 

Soluri Architecture, New York, NY, US, Project Architect

• Managed daily project management and project progress for about 7-10 projects consistently
• Facilitated one-on-one sessions to train and review with the new-hire junior architects
• Created a procedural manual to help with training the new junior architects with checklists & templates
• Prepared preliminary project design, schematic design, and space planning layouts for construction documents
• Contributed to project design and firm decisions to improve process and project management
• Provided updates on project progress and corresponded regularly with the clients and consultants
• Supervised project construction progress in the field during site visits independently
• Completed the NYC Department of Buildings filing processes, prepared online applications using DOB NOW, and streamlined the sign-off process for permitted projects

Oct 2022 - May 2023
 

Soluri Architecture, New York, NY, US, Junior Architect

• Assisted in the drafting and preparation of architectural drawings and related documents in Revit & AutoCAD
• Produced architectural drawing sets for the submission to the New York City Department of Buildings
• Complied project design criteria and project elements to complete construction documents
• Consulted with clients, general contractors, and other consultants to be able to complete drawing sets
• Oversaw field surveying for new projects to be able to have accurate as-built conditions for project designs
• Spearheaded putting together an office Quality Assurance manual to improve the checks and balances for reviewing completed drawing sets while minimizing errors

Oct 2017 - Sep 2022
 

JEREL MCCANTS ARCHITECTURE, INC., Tampa, FL, US, Architectural Intern

• Drafted as-built documents in the field, as well as with AutoCAD 2015
• Created 3-D models from floor plan and section cut documents using Revit 2016
• Inspected complete construction documents for errors before printing and final submissions
• Contacted resources for additional project information and contractors for site inspection

Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
 

Education 

University of South Florida - School of Architecture and Community Design, Tampa, FL, US, MArch, Architecture

Aug 2010 - May 2017
 

Skills