I am a twenty nine year old designer from Philadelphia, PA with a five year bachelor's degree from Philadelphia University, currently looking a new opportunity with a like minded firm where I can lend all my services to a larger cause. Since graduating I have undertaken numerous traditional roles within firms in Princeton, and Philadelphia, while also expanding my skills and experience by working for carpenters and small design build companies. I have strong beliefs that in order to be an effective designer one must be familiar with general construction practices, as well as millwork/fabrication in order to control product, and cost for the client. What I can offer a future employer, is the ability to take a project from initial meeting to completion, with experience in: site survey/as builts, space planning, DD/CD sets, material sourcing/selection, onsite coordination, and design/fabricate/install millwork.
Rubio Design & Construction LLC, Philadelphia, Owner/Operator
- Owner of a small design build company focusing on custom millwork solutions to residential and small retail clients.
- Worked directly with DOB and other licensed professional to complete project to code when applicable
- Coordinated and installed all projects with clients and design professionals
- Notable Projects: Winter Garden at Dilworth Park, Yanako Sushi, Time After Time at Revel
BetaFish LLC (formerly FishTank PHL LLC), Philadelphia, PA, US, Designer & Jr. Architect
- Created and revised construction document sets that's were used to acquire the proper permits needed to carry on a project to completion.
- Researched specifications and building codes that were used as guidelines for our preliminary design.
- Performed surveys and translated them into working CAD documents.
Manayunk Custom Furniture, Philadelphia, PA, US, Fabricator
- Built custom banquets seating for restaurants along Main Street, Manayunk.
- Repaired and restored antique furniture for clients.
Ivano D'Angella Architects, Philadelphia, PA, US, Designer & Jr. Architect
- Designed and documented new jewelry retail store in The Revel Beach Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
- Developed a plan and feasibility study for a Temporary Veterans Home in North Philadelphia.
ENV, Philadelphia, PA, US, Intern Architect
- Developed three dimensional models for studies and client presentations.
- Aided in the development of a new healthcare office building using Revit.
- Performed surveys and translated them into working CAD documents.
HDR, Lawrenceville, NJ, US, Intern Architect
- Worked in the model shop during the summer of 2008 creating detailed models that were used at client presentation and display.
- Worked in the architecture studio the summer of 2009 creating a digital library of standard details that would be used in future projects.
Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA, US, BArch, Architecture
Studied Abroad in Rome, Italy in 2009 at The American University of Rome.
"Green, Urban, Glocal", Other
My project from Design IX was selected to represent Philadelphia University for the "Green, Urban, Glocal" Exhibition at the Philadelphia AIA Center. This was a collection of students work from all the architecture schools within Philadelphia focusing on how green technologies and green pedagogies are taught and implemented into each universities architecture program.
