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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1. Managed multiple BIM projects for accuracy & compliance to office standards, while balancing efficiency as necessary2. Handled software requirement and licenses for the firm3. Performed architectural design & documentation of residential, Senior living, as well as commercial projects.

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States

1. Responsible for transitioning projects from CAD to Revit & BIM at the firm, while setting up BIM standards for the company.2. Worked on multiple single family & multi-family residential projects from design thru construction.3. Assisted the planner with site layout and zoning compliance for multiple projects for SPA (including commercial projects)

Greater Detroit Area

1. Worked as a Job captain on a hospital renovation and addition project for Baptist Health in Louisville, KY for SD & DD phase of the project.2. Assisted with medical planning for surgical areas, attended client meetings, while also coordinated with consultants to keep the BIMcollaboration up-to-date.3. Conducted an internal Healthcare Benchmark Study, to document two hospital projects built by HKS, that will inform future design & planning team for better efficiency on areas & occupancy types.

Greater Detroit Area

1. Created design and construction drawings for a new 3-story office building and renovation of an automotive facility in Michigan.2. Performed product research for the project's interior design and to create renderings for client presentations.3. Conducted LEED documentation (partially) for two University of Michigan's higher education building projects.4. Involved as one of the sustainability leaders at the firm, advancing several green design initiatives in design & documentation.

Southfield, Michigan

Research Contributions: Summer 2018: Conducted a space programming study for the Detroit Zoo’s proposed Great Lakes Nature Center, in Macomb county. The final study report outlined design and planning ideas of what a Nature Center could be, serving as a basis for a future Lawrence Tech’s studio. Spring 2018: The study evaluated reuse and rehabilitation of abandoned industrial buildings in Metro-Detroit area, using multiple factors like its spatial location, structural integrity, etc.  Fall 2017: The research focused on evaluating benefits of a trans-disciplinary design, and also conducting a survey for the same.

Southfield, Michigan

Worked as a teaching assistant for the Advanced Structures class. Graded assignments and provided tutoring after classes.

Southfield, Michigan

This research was an intensive documentation of the Frank Lloyd Wright Affleck House in Michigan for NPS’ HABS survey, now published at the Library of Congress. It included creating a detailed historic report of the house, large-format B/W photography, and measured drawings created using 3D laser scanned data of the house.

Austin, Texas Area

Lanmar Services specializes in creating accurate and detailed 3D models of existing buildings using laser scanned point clouds. 1. Created detailed Revit BIM model of existing buildings using 3D laser-scanned point clouds and custom-families for architectural renovation projects.2. Performed field work for scanning the site and post-processing the scanned data to setup point-clouds in Revit.

Auroville, India

1. Performed and assisted the project architect with design & documentation of institutional and residential projects.2. Conducted building energy efficiency research for passive design elements of select buildings in South-India, as part of the Indo-US CBERD research program, using data loggers over a period of several months to create a research paper for publication.

Auroville, India

1. Worked on design and construction documentation on multiple projects, including institutional buildings to small extensions.2. Worked with structural engineer for design and 3D coordination of structural elements using AutoCAD.3. Assisted with creating client presentations.

Ahmedabad Area, India

Assisted the architectural designer with design proposals for Primary and Community Health Centers, required by IIPH to be built in various villages in Gujarat state of India. Attended client meetings to discuss design proposals.

Master Of Architecture - March, Architecture

Bachelor Of Architecture - Barch, Architecture