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United States

United States

Provide Technical Leadership: Lead and guide the project process, ensuring alignment with project goals and objectives.Facilitate Project Meetings: Conduct regular project meetings, documenting discussions, decisions, and action items to ensure clear communication and accountability.Construction Administration Support: Attend Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC) meetings, perform site visits, and generate reports. Review submittals and Requests for Information (RFIs) to ensure construction stays on schedule and that any issues are promptly addressed.Project Scheduling & Management: Develop and review project schedules, attend pre-application meetings, and manage expectations throughout all phases, from preliminary design to construction start, ensuring clients achieve operational readiness as planned.Compliance Assurance: Ensure project accuracy and adherence to building codes and DSA regulations for educational projects in California.Collaboration with Stakeholders: Work closely with architects, engineers, and other consultants to integrate their expertise into the project design, fostering a cohesive project environment.Mentorship & Development: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members, supporting their professional growth and enhancing team capabilities.Notable achievements:Successfully managed 14 elementary school security fencing & gates projects within a three-month timeframe, guiding them from design development to client sign-off. Developed comprehensive construction documents and secured over-the-counter permits from the Division of the State Architect (DSA) for all projects, demonstrating efficiency and compliance with regulatory standards.Successfully managed five PreK classroom modernization & playground projects within a six-month timeframe, guiding them from design development to client sign-off. Developed comprehensive construction documents and secured permits from DSA for all projects.

Alameda, California, United States

Lead Design Teams: Direct design teams in the development of construction documents, specifications, and project documentation to ensure high-quality deliverables.Facilitate Project Meetings: Conduct regular project meetings, documenting discussions and action items to promote effective communication and project tracking.Support Design Presentations: Assist in preparing design presentations, including both 2D and 3D visualizations, to effectively convey design concepts to clients and stakeholders.Conduct Site Visits: Visit potential client locations to assess site conditions and identify challenges, adapting plans as necessary to ensure project feasibility and success.Ensure Compliance: Verify accuracy and compliance with building codes and regulations for projects both within California and in other jurisdictions.Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work collaboratively with architects, engineers, and other consultants to integrate their expertise into the project design, fostering innovation and cohesiveness.Manage Project Timelines: Oversee project timelines and resource allocation to ensure timely delivery of projects while maintaining quality standards.Mentorship and Development: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members, promoting their professional growth and enhancing team skills.

Silicon Valley, California, United States

Project Management: Oversee projects from construction documentation through the contract administration phase, ensuring seamless execution and delivery.Compliance Review: Review and produce construction documents (CDs) to ensure compliance with IA standards, building systems, building codes, and accessibility requirements.Consultant Coordination: Coordinate engineering consultants’ drawings to ensure timely submission and compliance with design solutions.Design Team Leadership: Lead the design team in the procurement of construction drawings, reviewing documents and providing mentorship to junior staff and designers to foster their professional growth.OAC Meetings: Attend weekly Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC) meetings to provide construction progress updates and address any emerging issues.Submittals and Change Orders: Review submittals, Requests for Information (RFIs), and change orders to ensure the project remains on track and on schedule.Site Inspections: Perform weekly site walks to assess progress, prepare, and issue comprehensive field reports.Punch List Management: Participate in punch walks, identifying any items that do not meet final quality standards.Code Analysis Support: Provide code analysis support for new potential projects, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.Oversight of Smaller Projects: For smaller projects, oversee all construction document production and review processes.

San Francisco, California

Project Management: Managed projects from schematic design through the construction administration phase, ensuring timely and successful completion.Pricing Plans Development: Created detailed pricing plans for schematic designs to facilitate project budgeting.OAC Meeting Participation: Attended weekly and bi-weekly Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC) meetings, both on-site and online via Zoom, to ensure effective communication and collaboration.Site Inspections: Conducted weekly site walks to assess project progress, preparing and issuing comprehensive field reports.Permit Submissions: Successfully submitted over-the-counter plans at the San Francisco Department of Building Inspections, ensuring compliance with local regulations.RFI and Submittal Coordination: Coordinated, reviewed, and responded to Requests for Information (RFIs) and submittals to maintain project flow and address issues promptly.Title 24 Compliance Resource: Developed a cheat sheet to assist junior designers in understanding the implementation of Title 24 California Building Code (CBC) within our construction documents.Knowledge Sharing: Led a Brown Bag presentation on the latest 2019 CBC updates, highlighting their impact on our work and promoting team awareness.

575 W El Camino Real, Mountain View, Ca

Collaborative Project Management: Worked directly with the design principal, construction supervisors, and clients throughout each project, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.Project Management Role: Served as Project Manager for tenant improvement and new development projects, overseeing all phases from inception to completion.Construction Document Preparation: Created and prepared construction documents tailored to specific city and county ordinances, ensuring compliance with local regulations.Design Modifications: Implemented changes in plans and design drawings in close consultation with clients, government agencies, vendors, and contractors to align with project goals.Preliminary Research and Studies: Conducted preliminary research and architectural studies for tenant improvements and new development projects to inform design decisions.Visual Presentations: Developed rendered floor plans, elevations, and 3D models for client and planning commission presentations, enhancing project visualization.Planning Approval Coordination: Reviewed, attended, and presented plans to the planning department to secure necessary planning approvals.RFI and Submittal Management: Coordinated, reviewed, and responded to Requests for Information (RFIs) and submittals to ensure project continuity.Plan Check Collaboration: Responded to plan check comments and collaborated with plan checkers to resolve any issues raised during the review process.Budgeting Support: Reviewed and provided hours for budgeting reviews, contributing to effective project financial management.

Bay Area, Ca

Design Support Services: Provided design support to local designers and general contractors, collaborating closely with notable professionals such as Steven Favreau of Favreau Design and Jona Collins of Jona Collins Interior Design.Construction Document Generation: Created detailed construction documents for residential general contractors, ensuring clarity and compliance with project requirements.Design Review Board Participation: Attended design review boards for home remodels in Moss Beach and Pacifica, presenting designs and addressing feedback from committee members.Interior Design Leadership: Led discussions focused on interior design finishes, selecting styles, textures, and colors that complemented clients' personalities and enhanced overall project aesthetics.

San Francisco Bay Area

We are FLOR. We are a small company designing and marketing modular carpet squares with a simple goal: to offer the most inspiring and logical way to solve flooring challenges in the modern world. We are part of the Interface family of companies and share in a bodacious goal to eliminate any negative impact we may have on the environment by the year 2020. We continuously see opportunity for innovation and genuinely believe in the joy of great design to transform lives. We believe in an open and collaborative culture. We are a “hands-on” environment where everyone eagerly and passionately embodies the beauty and value of our products, our company and our brand. Put simply, we love working here and think you will too. To find out more about FLOR, visit FLOR.com.

Palo Alto, Ca

Build meaningful and long-term relationships with Crate and Barrel customers. Guide and advise customers looking to furnish an entire room or simply add an accent piece with comprehensive knowledge on everything from furniture construction to textile choices.

San Carlos, Ca

As a startup company that designs and manufacturers accessories for iPhones and iPads, many of us are required to cover the bases for several departments all at once. Some of my responsibilities include:- Manage and Supervise a Build Crew of 19 employees.- Employee development- Create and set Quality Control standards- Assess manufacturing operations staffing and skill requirements. - Develop plans to address needs.- Work out the human and material resources needed.- Establish manufacturing priorities and allocate the resources.

• Led the company in Secret Shopper scores and Quality Control for the entire year.• Actively involved with the daily operations of running a Quick Service Restaurant• Interacted with customers in a professional and positive manner• Food service and preparation• Managed high cash volume store• Trained staff members with various positions• Set a positive example towards the lower level associate• Maintained quality and service with products

Acted as a school resource from tutoring to helping other student adjust to the campus life. I also coordinate meetings, scheduled and attained guest speakers, show case current trends, and most off all, have fun.

The Peer Mentor Program is designed to showcase role models in the school, and represent The Art Institute of California-San Francisco during internal and external events such as Orientation, Graduation and student events and activities. The Peer Mentors will have a positive influence on future/current students as well as developing their own leadership capabilities.

• Provided administrative support to the Program Managers and Engineers• Processed quotes and worked on customer requirements• Edited title blocks on AutoCAD• Worked with customers by providing shipping information such as schedule, resolving delivery issues, tracking, and packaging orders• Provided phone support, filing, word processing and database administration• Setup and maintained FTP accounts for customers, upload for and download files from customers and overseas operations

Bachelor Of Science, Interior Design

Activities and Societies: Vice President - Interior Design Club Peer Mentor for the Interior Design Program

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