Lara Kaiserian Email & Phone Number

Chilca, Peru

Esperanza de Ana is a social service non-governmental organization (NGO) serving families in crisis• Committed to return for 1-year service term to support design/construction of a new, 3-story, 8600ft2 primary school: raised personal funding, completed building design, construction, and commissioning• Designed lighting, electrical, fire alarm, audiovisual, and data systems: created construction documents (AutoCAD), estimated and procured materials• Supervised design implementation throughout construction process; on-site daily• Coordinated in Spanish with Peruvian Engineer of Record and electrician to ensure compliance with Peruvian codes and standards, communicate design intent, troubleshoot during construction• Managed service project planning and execution for weeklong volunteer trips, teams of 8-18 people from USA: evaluated property maintenance needs, planned projects, created procedures, purchased and prepared materials; managed, instructed, and supervised team members• Hands-on experience with basic electrical maintenance including fixture and device installation• Analyzed existing property-wide electrical system: surveyed existing buildings, created accurate documentation (floor plans, diagrams, panel schedules), recommended and implemented upgrades• Created lighting maintenance guide with information about replacement lamps for luminaires; built a reference file for new fixtures including cost and purchase location for future reference

Yerevan, Armenia

Aleppo-NGO assists Syrian refugees through humanitarian and economic development initiatives• Owner’s Representative for the design and construction of a commercial kitchen to be used in a business employing NGO beneficiaries; worked with board members, local engineers, and builders• Created renderings and graphics of kitchen project for grant applications (Sketchup, Photoshop)• Recommended website upgrades to improve aesthetics and navigation, rewrote website content to clarify organization’s mission and work, created graphics and logos (Illustrator) for a future update• Managed social media accounts including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook• Edited articles, grant applications, and other English-language documents for clarity and grammar

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Usa

• Worked with multi-disciplinary teams on a variety of project types including museum, sports and entertainment, university, and highly energy-efficient (net-zero) research facilities• Selected luminaires, performed calculations to ensure appropriate light levels, developed layouts, documented designs by creating floor plans, schedules, and control diagrams, circuited fixtures• Prepared electrical drawings including floor plans, installation and layout details, and equipment and panel schedules; circuited devices and equipment and performed load calculations (Revit, AutoCAD, Excel)• Designed Excel spreadsheets for automated lighting and load calculations• Authored reports and proposals to be presented to clients• Performed construction site visits to ensure adherence to designs, responded to contractor requests for information (RFIs)• Participated in lighting mock-ups, interacted with clients to develop successful designs• Member of the Sustainability Committee, submitted buildings for the AIA2030 challenge• Completed LEED compliance documentation for lighting power density, light trespass, and other calculations, as well as for lighting controls

• Completed daylighting and lighting calculations for a net-zero building using Daysim and AGI 32• Selected luminaires and developed layouts, circuited fixtures, created schedules in Revit 2012• Prepared lighting and electrical drawings including floor plans, installation and layout details, and equipment and panel schedules in AutoCAD 2010 MEP• Designed Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for automated lighting/electrical calculations

Greater Philadelphia Area

Master Of Architectural Engineering (Mae), Architectural Engineering

Thesis: Energy Efficient Lighting and Electrical Systems Design for a Highrise Building with an Exploration of the Urban Impact.

Bachelor Of Architectural Engineering (Bae), Architectural Engineering

Activities and Societies: Women's Club Water Polo (Co-Captain 2012, 2013, 2014, Webmaster 2010-2014, Vice President 2012-2013, Treasurer.