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Resume & Background

Passionate and dedicated design professional with a proven track record of successfully managing diverse project tasks within tight deadlines. Skilled in strategic planning and decision-making, ensuring seamless project execution from concept to completion. Actively seeking challenging opportunities to enhance my expertise and contribute to the growth and success of the design team.

EXPERIENCE

02/2021 - 05/2024

Collaborate Architects – Houston, TX

Associate, Project Manager, Architectural                  Jan. 2024 – May 2024

Communicated directly with general contractors during the project’s CA phase. Managed team to reach deadlines and deliverables for projects. Assisted with overseeing production of construction documents, consultant coordination, and client meetings and presentations.

 

Associate, Architectural Designer                               Feb. 2022 – Jan. 2024

Coordinated directly with consultants and clients during all phases of the design process. Worked on directly submitting projects for permits with local counties and cities. Coordinated career fairs, managed candidate interviews, organized Lunch & Learn presentations, and led team-building activities.

 

Designer, Architectural                                               Feb. 2021 – Feb. 2022 

Collaborated with designers to create preliminary designs. Developed technical construction documents. Curated interior finish selections and design presentations. Responsible for creating interior/exterior renderings, 3D models, and graphics for projects and presentations.

10/2019 - 02/2021

TRW Engineers, Inc. – Houston, TX

Designer, Project Coordinator                                     May 2020 – Feb. 2021

Coordinated with local county leaders and stakeholders to address project-specific challenges. Contributed to project planning by defining project requirements, overseeing design concepts, and reviewing working drawings. Assisted in internal planning sessions focused on site engineering and construction management, while maintaining detailed records, including plans, schedules, and reports for the engineering team.

 

Designer, Intern                                                            Oct. 2019 – May 2020

Collaborated closely with engineers to produce detailed construction documents during the design and construction phases. Assisted in creating marketing materials for business development.

EDUCATION

Class of 2019

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)

Houston, Texas

SKILLS

Design Software;  Autodesk Revit, Autodesk AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Rhino, 3D, VRAY for Rhino, Microsoft Office, Bluebeam Revu

Languages; Bilingual; Fluent in English and Farsi

REFERENCES

Dwayne Mollard

Project Architect / Project Manager, Collaborate Architects
713.425.9429
dmollard@collaborateteam.com

Winfred Tang

Studio Lead/ Project Manager, Collaborate Architects
832.755.2715
wwgtang@gmail.com

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