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About:Throughout my over 15 years collaborating with space planning and design teams, I have been instrumental in defining project specifications and requirements, designing cost effective solutions, and managing resources to deliver projects on time and within budget. These projects include the following:● Designed 17K sq. ft. of secure, climate-controlled storage systems for New York University’s Special Collections Library in collaboration with program director, architects & engineers● Project managed design & relocation of 27K feet of publications at United Nations headquarters, simultaneously installing a large shelving system to house the publications, while providing storage & full access to publications ● Designed casework & interior furnishings of a 4 level, 38.5K sq. ft. library building in Manhasset, working directly with library board, director, architect & general contractor ● Project managed design of museum-grade storage systems to house collection of 6K artifacts & works of art at Queens College’s Godwin-Ternbach Museum● Designed >50 NYC public school library furniture & millwork projects, working directly with school facilities, architects & contractors ● Designed 5 levels of book stacks & millwork surrounds for New York Public Library’s largest branch in midtown Manhattan working with international design firmI have earned certifications from New York University in Building Information Modeling (Revit) Professional Levels I, II & III and AutoCad Design Level I & II from Pratt Institute.When I was tapped to assume the lead Project Designer role at Modern, I implemented a major software upgrade from CAD to a Revit 3D modeling standard that doubled output and significantly increased the quality of project drawings.MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint; AutoCAD I & II; Revit; Configura, 20/20; Bluebeam

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