Taylor Laforge Email & Phone Number

Nashville, TN, US

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

New York, New York, United States

-represented individual owners as well as condo boards during pre-construction and construction of luxury residential projects throughout NYC -worked with GC/ contractors to support execution of project on schedule and on budget -acted as Construction Manager on smaller renovations

New York, New York

-managed construction of a luxury single-family brownstone project from demolition + SOE to finishes-managed budget, contracts with owner and subs, communication and coordination with the owner/owner's rep, architects, engineers, and subcontractors

Greater New York City Area

-Execution of contracts for high-end custom hospitality and large-scale residential millwork/ FFE -Responsible for administering projects from the SOW/bidding stage through purchase ordering, shop drawing/coordination, fabrication, logistics, installation and onsite coordination, and contract closeout-Liaison with design team, ownership, GC/CM.

Brooklyn, NY

-Assisted Principal in all phases of design from schematic to construction documentation for residential projects -Produced 3D models, CAD drawings, and materials for client presentations including conceptual drawings and graphics, precedent studies, animations, and renderings -Liaison with clients, manufacturers and vendors, and contractors to coordinate.

Brooklyn, NY

-Student Government President for the Graduate Architecture and Urban Planning programs, working closely with the Dean and my peers to implement changes to facilities management and curriculum

-Assisted Undergraduate Architecture History and Theory Chair with administrative tasks including preparing syllabi and course materials -Managed Pratt's online Learning Management System for four UG Architecture courses -Assisted in grading exams and homework for UG Architecture theory courses

Brooklyn, NY

-Drafted and disseminated proposals and contracts for brownstone renovation work in New York City-Managed contracts, landmark permits, insurance certs, invoices, client correspondence for each project-Liaison with Landmarks Preservation Commission-Drafted shop drawings for LPC permit approval

New York, New York

-Worked on all office support and administrative matters for the Senior Director of Operations and the Senior Director of Education Strategic Initiatives. Responsibilities included:-Liaison to Human Resources; Managed system side of all hiring and staff changes for Education Department-Liaison to Development in obtaining crediting approval for Education.

-Conducted interviews, administered surveys, collected observations, coded and analyzed data, and drafted reports on visitor experiences for three temporary exhibits at the AMNH to help inform exhibition and educational programming choices for future exhibits

-Worked with a team on creating a more streamline volunteer database-Composed and presented a tutorial on updating the volunteer database for ARC staff-Assisted Development Department with donor profiles on Raiser's Edge-Supported all office functions incl. filing, data entry, front desk support, email, phone and fax correspondence

-Worked for an NGO that promoted and practiced fair trade in the Peruvian Andes-Expanded NGO's international clientele through the creation of an online product catalogue and an inventory of US fair trade retailers -Managed fair trade store of naturally dyed Quechua weavings -Gained valuable knowledge through immersion in both Peruvian and Quechua cultures.

Master Of Architecture - March

Ba, Anthropology-Sociology

Graduated Summa Cum Laude, May 2009 Cumulative GPA: 3.94 Minored in Philosophy Received admission into the Periclean Honor Society, May.

Anthropology

Spent a semester abroad in Samoa, with brief trips to American Samoa, Hawaii, and Fiji in Spring 2008 Conducted ethnographic research on.

Business Administration

Boston University School of Management Dean’s List, Fall 2005, Spring 2006