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Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

- Collaborate with consultants on the entire spectrum of multi-unit residential and mixed-use projects, from schematic design to contract administration.- Review and provide valuable input on drawings and specifications, consolidating feedback from the design team.- Establish, monitor, and adjust deliverables and work schedules, ensuring alignment with project performance and objectives.- Manage and update project schedules and consultant budgets, contributing to successful project outcomes.- Play a key role in negotiating consultant and trade contracts, preparing supplementary conditions and schedules as needed.- Process project invoices and proactively address vendor requests to maintain smooth project delivery.- Facilitate communication and collaboration among various consultants, trades, construction partners, and stakeholders from project feasibility to construction.- Collaborate with marketing, architectural, and development teams on interior details, blacklines, and preliminary costing reviews.- Provide valuable input on materials, color selections, visual mock-ups, renderings, and plans, consolidating feedback from senior management.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Responsible for overseeing all design aspects of the of company’s products, involving initial design development and assembly instruction drawings. - Created and designed all renders and graphics for web content, brochures, marketing material as well as all photography for magazines, blogs and newsletters.- Designed and created construction methods and technologies unique to the company in order to facilitate easy installation for the end user. - Managed and executed any custom design changes to meet client’s requirements and full involvement in project management of the production, assembly, and installation crew on site. - Worked closely with clients and assigned contractors in order to prepare site for Bunkie installations. - First hand involvement in construction, assembly, installation and finishing details.

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

- Directly collaborated with clients throughout the entire project life cycle, encompassing schematic design, design development, construction drawings, production documents, and contracts.- Oversaw material selection, colors, and textures aligned with the project approach, supported by 2D drawings, 3D renderings, and material sample mood boards from conceptual design to final presentation.- Guided projects through rezoning, site plan control applications, and permitting processes.- Managed all aspects of high-end client projects, including scheduling, budgeting, and communication with stakeholders.- Played a key role in tendering, take-offs, and overall project management for exterior, interior design, and construction.- Prepared and submitted comprehensive back-up information for monthly progress billing in compliance with contract requirements.- Ensured subcontractors submitted necessary paperwork, such as Certificates of Insurance.- Participated in reviewing qualifications of new contractors and facilitated the final execution of all purchase orders for materials.- Directly supervised construction management and site activities, addressing off-site and on-site problem-solving for changes due to site conditions or design adjustments.

Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

- Responsible for design development, construction document production, and contract administration for multi-unit residential and mixed-use commercial projects.- Managed projects through re-zoning, site plan applications, OLT, control applications, and permitting processes.- Generated 3D renderings for design approval and future proposals, collaborating with planning and construction management teams.- Assisted in scheduling, responding to technical drawings, and issuing site instructions for design changes.- Collaborated with construction managers, site supervisors, trades, and consultants to ensure seamless execution.- Coordinated reviews with planning, engineering, and architectural consultants, incorporating feedback.- Conducted intensive research for efficient and cost-effective construction details and techniques.- Contributed to creating architectural standards, documentation, procedures, and office structure within the design department.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Schematic design, design development, construction document production, and contract administration on several multi-unit residential and mixed-use projects. - Taking projects through rezoning, site plan control applications and permitting processes. - Creating 3D renderings of projects from conceptual design to the final presentation. - Working closely with clients throughout the design process, providing strategic thinking and problem-solving, while developing solutions to complex systems from schematic design to construction drawings. - Working as part of a competition team with responsibilities ranging from schematic design, drafting, 3D modeling, rendering and preparation of competition documents. - Working directly with the interior design team in design development, tender, construction drawings and overall project coordination. - Projects include: 1 Front Street West, Toronto - High Rise, Office and residential towers expansion The Fairmont Hotel, Vancouver - High Rise, Office and residential towers expansion Marriott Hotel, Yonge and Bloor - High Rise, Block Redevelopment Concept Château Laurier, Ottawa - Mid Rise, Hotel residences expansion 500 Lakeshore (West Block), Toronto - Mixed use retail and office commercial Museum of Contemporary Art (Toronto), Toronto - Mixed use gallery & office commercial Grand Park Village, Mimico - Master Planning, Mid to High Rise Mixed use Residential Rogers Center Renovation (Competition), Toronto 75 on The Esplanade, Toronto - High Rise, Residential condo tower 33 Parliament, Toronto - High Rise, Residential condo tower 474 Wellington Ave., Toronto - High Rise, Residential condo tower 53 Ontario St. (East Fifty Five), Toronto - High Rise, Residential condo tower 484 Yonge St. (Halo Residences), Toronto - High Rise, Residential condo tower 422 Wellington Ave., Toronto - High Rise, Residential condo tower

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Supervised drawing production across all project phases: conceptual design, design development, and construction documents.- Generated 3D renderings from conceptual design to final presentations.- Collaborated closely with clients from design to construction, managing permit drawings and applications.- Coordinated design efforts with construction and overall project management.- Offered problem-solving strategies for complex building systems and construction methods.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Created 3D models from CAD drawings, PDF, sketches and pictures - Produced and applied materials and textures to the model, set up cameras and created lighting for interior or exterior scenes. - Enhanced renders with Photoshop for material and lighting adjustments as well as additional effects needed to finalise render. - Responsible for coordinating with clients of any design changes to the building - Assisted architects, interior designers and developers in space planning and design details

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

- Coordinated mechanical, electrical, plumbing and structural with architectural drawings.- Preformed site survey and produced as-built drawings.- Prepared and issued CCOs and addendums.- Produced architectural working drawings and provided both administrative and CAD support for numerous projects, in design development, tender and construction.

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

- Developed working drawings suitable for tendering and building permits. - Produced design and working drawings. - Maintained specifications library and other technical data up to date. - Aid in commercial, residential, industrial and institutional projects.