resume
[education]
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design, Knoxville Tennessee, 2006.
[work history]
owner/operator
March 2010 - Present
death at sea design, Brooklyn NY
_custom laser cutting for the art and fashion industries
engineer/fabricator
November 2008 - Present
TWOSEVEN INC., Brooklyn NY
_creation of shop drawings and cut lists for installation/fabrication
_3D modeling for concept visualization
_working in a team to fabricate and install custom window
displays for stores in NYC such as: Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Hermes, Chanel, Cole Haan, and Saks 5th Avenue.
_material sourcing/coordination
_project management
_organizing shop production
_programing and operating a Weeke 2 1/2 axis CNC router
_prototyping / creation of material and finish samples
_organizing and maintaining a digital file database
_client meetings and correspondence
_field measurements
project engineer/draftsman
August 2008 - November 2008
Foster Reeve & Associates Architectural Plaster, Brooklyn NY
_engineering of installation details for plaster moldings
_autocad drafting
_hand sketching
_creation of shop drawings for fabrication/installation of custom plaster molding
_coordination w/ shop
_site measurements
_estimating
_general office work
studio assistant (freelance)
October 2008
Paul Villinski - Emergency Response Studio
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY
www.emergencyresponsestudio.org
_finish carpentry
_on site finishing/cleaning/labor
_model building
studio assistant (freelance)
July 2008 - August 2008
Susanne Joelson and Gary Stephan
_interior/exterior painting
_finish carpentry/woodworking
_building maintenance
_landscaping/earthwork
production detailer (freelance)
June 2008 - July 2008
Index Industrial Design, Garrison, NY
_computer drafting
_3D modeling
_creation of construction documents/details for production
_prototype/model fabrication
junior architect
May 2006 - May 2008
The Benefield Richters Company, Knoxville, TN
_computer drafting, 3D modeling, hand rendering, graphics, and web design.
_participation in all phases of architectural design from conceptual design through construction documents.
_project management experience for construction projects.
_worked on projects ranging from single bedroom loft conversions, downtown mixed use developments, multi story LEED certified office buildings, commercial centers, collegiate design, parks and recreation facilities, landscape architecture, and city master plans.
_general office/administration work
CAD operator (freelance)
on a per job basis from May 2006 - May 2008
_Autocad drafting / 3D modeling
_creation of design/ construction documents
_prepared submittals for city plans review
_code coordination
construction/ demolition labor
Summer 2005-Summer 2006
Haas Haus, Knoxville, TN
_complete renovation of the interior of two houses in the Fort Sanders area as well as beginning renovation of the historic Pickle Mansion (1890).
_basic carpentry, construction of floors, walls, and ceilings; hanging drywall, installing windows, doors, cabinets, plumbing, trim work, painting, flooring installation, and finish work.
[teaching experience]
teaching assistant - Furniture Design class
Fall 2005 - Spring 2008
The University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design, Knoxville, TN
_assisting Instructor Jon Haas to teach furniture design and fabrication to architecture and interior design students.
_participation in one on one design conferences with students.
_completion of over 100 full scale furniture pieces over 6 semesters.
_sketching, wood working, bent plywood vacuum forming, metal fabrication including welding, experience with plastics, concrete, mold making, sewing, and general problem solving.
[proficiencies]
computer drafting, 3D modeling, web site design, presentation and graphics, laser cutting, operation of a 3-axis CNC mill, laser cutting, vacuum forming, model making, wood working, metal fabrication including oxyacetylene torch, Arc, MIG, and TIG welding, and problem solving.
[software]
Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Indesign CS4, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, Adobe Illustrator CS4, AutoCAD 2000-2010, Rhinoceros 4.0, Woodwop 5.0 CNC Mill software, Laser Pro 5.0, Autodesk Inventor 2008, Form Z, Maya Alias, Mastercam CNC Mill software, Sketchup Pro, Revit Architecture (Limited Experience), Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel.
[awards / certifications]
_2009 certificate of completion: Operation & Programming for Nested-Based Weeke CNC router - Stiles Machinery, Grand Rapids, Michigan
_2006 one of seven projects selected for the University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design Bronze Medal Jury.
_2004 Woodcraft Materials Award, University of Tennessee Student Art Competition
_2004 Dille Cash Award for Undergraduate, University of Tennessee Student Art Competition
_2004 Lynn Glustoff Memorial Cash Award for Painting/Drawing, University of Tennessee Student Art Competition
_Fall 2003 Furniture Design Class jury award.
_2002 Arts Alliance Interdisciplinary Art Award. “A Room for Joan Miro,” furniture inspired by the paintings of Joan Miro.
_1997 Eagle Scout Award, Greater Alabama Council, Boy Scouts of America.
[references]
Available upon request.