Virginia Polytechnic and State University - Washington Alexandria Architecture Center, Alexandria, Virginia - gpa 3.53/4.0 2015 - Master of Architecture Fall Break 2013 - Research Abroad as part of an Urban Ecology & Green Communities Seminar; Curitiba, BrazilUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT - gpa 3.78/4.0 2013 - Bachelor of Science in Architecture with Honors Summer 2012 - Semester Abroad as part of an exchange with La Universidad Nacional Litoral; Santa Fe, Argentina

Modeling/Drafting: hand/hybrid rendering, Revit Architecture 2015, AutoCAD Architecture 2015, Sketchup Graphic Design: Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, LightroomMicrosoft Office - Word (70wpm), Excel, Publisher, Power Point, Projectlanguages: fluent in Spanish, conversational Portuguese

CA+P Learning Abroad Scholarship - part of the Urban Ecology & Green Communities Seminar to Brazil, October 20133rd Place Photography Award - AIA National Photography Competition. Photo on exhibit at the National AIA Conference in Denver, Colorado in June 2013 and published in the AIA National Yearly Calendar FFKR Architects Travel Scholarship - part of the International Exchange Program to Argentina, Summer 2012Judges Special Commendation Award - AIA National Photography Competition. Photo on exhibit at the National AIA Conference in Washington, D.C. in May 2012 and published in the 2014 Rizzoli Engagement Calendar on Architecture.Judges Choice Award - February 2012 - photography competition at the University of Utah SoAFeature Article - “A BIG Transformation - The Kimball Art Center Transformation Project” co-authored feature article for the 2011-2012 SoA publication Dialectic; followed winning submission from Bjarke Ingels Group for the Kimball Art Center.Church Service Mission to Monterrey Mexico - 2008 - 2010Boy Scouts of America - Eagle Scout - March 2006Don E. Erickson Architectural Award: excellence in design and creativity - December 2005; Don E. Erickson personally hosted a creative drafting and design competition throughout the state of Florida; chosen as one of 6 finalists of over 150.

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General Services Administration, Office of the Chief Architect, Design Excellence July 2013 - present; Washington, D.C. Architectural Intern - facilitate the 2014 and 2016 Design Excellence jury and award selection process; develop an internal design quality metric to measure building performance and efficiency; internal concept/schematic design, master planning, and feasiblity studies for redevelopment of several federal properties across the country

The Poole and Kent Company of Florida January 2013 - June 2013; West Palm Beach & Miami, Florida Bid Coordinator - help to manage FTP site, invitations to bid, bid documents, & quotes

CBAyA - Castellitti Bertoni Arquitectos y Associados May 2012 - July 2012; Santa Fe, Argentina Intern Architect - contributed to architectural graphics and supporting technical drawings to communicate the design of interior and exterior for two particular multifamily housing projects: Torre Molino and Conjunto Alameda Necochea

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints May 2011 - March 2012; Salt Lake City, Utah Project Scheduler - utilize information given through coordination with project and product managers to create, maintain and update project schedules; helped ensured accurate milestones and handoffs for product and service deliveries.

The Poole and Kent Company of Florida January 2008 - November 2008; Vero Beach & Jupiter, Florida Project Coordinator - construction and project management as GC for industrial and mechanical construction; scheduling, subcontracts, change orders, pay applications, estimating and bidding; managed AEO and GC correspondence.

Kinateder Incorporated January 2007 - September 2007; Springville, Utah scale model builder, graphic designer, AutoCAD drafter - helped promote architectural projects by emphasis on scale models and hand renderings; worked on study and refined detail models for residential, resort, collegiate, and commercial.

professional experience

education

awards & recognition

skillset

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LA.IDEA - Latin American Interior Designers, Engineers, and Architects Committee, 2015 - presentAIA|DC - Design Excellence Committee member, 2014 - presentNational Building Museum - member, 2013 - present AIAS - Washington Alexandria Architecture Center Chapter, 2013 - 2015EECTA - Educating Elementary Children Through Architecture - weekly volunteer teacher, Salt Lake City, UT, 2013Guadalupe School - weekly volunteer TOEFL teacher for adults for career advancement and college placement, 2011 - 2013

associations & community

references available upon request

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