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Yadi Xie

Yadi Xie

Urbana, IL, US

 
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About 

Employment 

Lowell Miller, Champaign, IL, US, Graduate Assistant

Compiling digital fabrication manual for the School of Architecture, including guidance, tutorial, and usage of digital fabrication tools and machines. Manual covers multiple machines such as laser cutters, computer numeric control (CNC), water jet, vacuum form.
Managing and assisting with coordinating services, tasks, and schedules in the Department of Digital Fabrication, including protocol setup, staff supervising and training on digital fabrication tools, and machine maintenance.
Responsible for guiding students on projects regarding CNC fabrication, as well as helping with projects for the woodshop and the School of Architecture. Tasks include appointment setup, MasterCam software guidance, and CNC procedure introduction
Led staff in improving fabrication skills and better serving students and faculties.
Led in shop innovations: designing and building shop essentials such as cabinets and material organizers, small dust collection room, spray booth.

Jan 2019 - current
 

Lowell Miller, Urbana, IL, US, Woodshop Supervisor

• Trained on the skills of wood working tools, including track saw, table saw, miter saw, jointer and planer, etc.
• Responsible for guiding, assisting, and training students on the woodshop tools to ensure a safe and clean working environment in the woodshop, as well as helping with projects for the woodshop and the School of Architecture.
• Assisting with events regarding fabrication at the School of Architecture.
• Assisting with coordinating services and tasks in Department of Fabrication.

Aug 2017 - current
 

LYCS Architects, Hangzhou, China, Architecture Summer Intern

Working in groups on design schemes for commercial and educational projects.
Specific tasks include completing precedent case analysis and presentation preparation, conducting site analysis, tectonic drawings (site plans, floor plans, etc.), renderings, 3D modeling using Rhino 3D software, and Adobe Suite.

May 2019 - Aug 2019
 

Nanjing Architectural Design and Research Institute, Nanjing, China, Architecture Summer Intern

3D modeling and rendering for single and multi-family house design.
Revising floor plans and elevations.
Analyzed sunlight for a designed local high-rise community in Auto CAD.

May 2018 - Aug 2018
 

Education 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, US, Masters, Structural Engineering

Aug 2020 - current
 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, US, MArch, Architecture

Jan 2019 - current
 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Bachelors, Architectural Studies

Aug 2016 - Dec 2018
 

Awards 

Chester V. Long Scholarship, 1st Place

2018
 

Edward C. Earl Prize, 2nd Place

2017
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills