CV

WORK EXPERIENCE

Leach Rhodes Walker, New Bailey Street, Manchester
From November 2007- June 2008, Architectural Assistant
Diverse creative role, requiring me to devise schemes, create planning application drawings. CAD drafting on plans, sections, elevations as well as 3d visuals and site models.
One project I have spent much time working on is the Colosseum, a 56, 000m business park in Bucharest, Romania. As a valued member of the design team I have been working closely with the project architects to resolve design solutions and help create many of the section drawings and internal elevations. I have also been responsible for plan amendments to all levels and feel that my knowledge and understanding of the project became very in depth due to the many different areas which I constructed section drawings through.

Bryden Wood Associates, 99 Charter House Street, London
From December 2006- September 2007, Architectural Technician.
At Bryden Wood I was based on site working on the production design of Heathrow Terminal 5 in collaboration with Mace Solutions. Much of my attention was focused to the detailed design of the external door and portal packages and I was responsible for drafting technical drawings in plans, sections, elevations up to a scale of 1:5. I created presentation drawings for meetings and constructed 3d models which were given to the client as part of the final information handover. This taught me to be incredibly accurate with my 2d drafting and my 3d Autocad modelling which had to be precise to the nearest millimetre. I feel I learned a lot from the experience of working on such a large scale project and to such a high level of detail, giving me the knowledge to co-ordinate with multiple teams and reach design successful design solutions on time and on budget.

Pro Management Group plc.
April 2006- July 2006, Architectural technician
At Pro Management Group my role was to carry out site surveys, draw plans, sections and elevations for a wide number of high end commercial projects in Sydney, Australia. The company specialised in office refurbishments so I learned much about the design and drafting from general layout plans, to electrical plans and joinery details.

Mark Hurcum Design Practice
From October 2005- April 2006, Architectural Assistant
Duties included drawing up plans, section and elevations for a wide range of projects from house extensions to large scale office buildings and dental surgeries. Constructing physical models for Development Applications, performing building surveys followed by measured drawings and creating presentation sheets and promotional images. This was my first real job after leaving university and I feel I gain a wide range of experience at this well respected Sydney based design firm, leading me to move forward with a sound understanding and skills base.

RELEVANT SKILLS

AutoCAD: Thorough knowledge of all tools fro mover 5 years of experience. Ability to work in 2d and 3d with extreme accuracy and proficiency.
3d Studio Max: Advanced knowledge of all modelling and rendering tools including Vray renderer, allowing me to create photorealistic visuals to the highest of standards.
Adobe Photoshop: Skilled use of software allowing me to render plans, sections and elevations. Ability to produce presentation sheets to a professional standard.
Sketchup: Ability to create conceptual and realistic 3d models and visualisations, in a variety of scales and techniques.

Education