Designer/Drafter with 4+ years of experience in facade design and fabrication. Participated in large development projects with expedited schedule. Experienced with coordinating relevant information between design and fabrication team, file structure/ organization and material ordering. Excellent with AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUP, Adobe CC and Bluebeam. Proficient with Grasshopper and basic proficiency in Revit.
Actively working toward architect licensure and have recently passed all ARE divisions.
Island Exterior Fabricators, Boston, MA, US, Project Associate / Design Associate
[ Project Associate ]
• Attend site condition meetings and design/coordinate field fixes with the
fabrication team, technical lead and engineering.
• Coordinate/complete shop drawings and submittals to be uploaded (Pro-
core).
• Material take offs/ordering/tracking; confirm sourcing with technical lead
and purchasing.
• Creating 3D/2D graphics to communicate complex on site conditions for
installer to perform installation of units.
• Assist in coordinating weekly meetings and daily design team meetings.
[ Design Associate ]
• Coordinate details with architectural drawings and engineering calcs to de-
velop shop drawing typical and atypical details.
• Develop and coordinate PMU shop drawings with engineering calcs and
meeting with technical lead to refine details and testing procedures/criteria.
• Design and coordinate embed details with engineering calcs and contacting
embed channel supplier to confirm required specs for product.
• Prepare RFIs to architect and general contractor.
• Develop VMU shop drawings. Details and parts coordinated with fabrica-
tion shop.
• Attend design assist meetings with general contractor and architects.
• 3D modeling to coordinate details between design and fabrication team.
• Produce mega panel fabrication tickets for shop fabrication.
Jhutian Construction, Hsinchu, TW, Freelance Designer
W.C.C. Architect & Associates, Taichung, Taiwan, Intern Designer
• DD and CD of numerous mid/high-rise residential and a zen meditating venue with dormitories.
• Revise drawings with AutoCAD, 3D modeling with SketchUp, rendering with Artlantis and fabricating physical model with paperboard, plexi glass and PVC.
• Attend client meeting and building permit reviews.
Feng Chia University, Taichung, TW, Teaching Assistant
• Assist in verbal communication of 4th year core architectural design studio in consecutive interpretation, from English to Chinese, on topic of vernacular green architecture for Grasshopper.
