April-May 2006 + ... A major kitchen renovation took most of the months of April and May... Still have the floors to do... Puck lights... and other odds and ends. The renovation's main feature is the newopening through to the living room... through which you can see the forest... so, breakfasts at the counter will be nice. As well, at christmas, you'll be able to see the christmas tree through there.

(2002) Marceau Evans Architects
Architectural Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
ArchiCAD on windows. Working drawings. 3 month contract.

(2000 - 02) Andrew Cheung Architects Inc
Intern Architect
Vancouver, British Columbia
Vectorworks on Macintosh. Architecture from Design to Working Drawings and more.

(1999 - 2000) Dimas Craveiro Architect
Consultant / Intern Architect
Vancouver, British Columbia
Using ACAD-LT for Windows, production of working drawings and details were the objective in this office. Co-ordination of consultants from Development Permit to Building Permit stage as well as production of Construction Drawings and construction co-ordination.
(1999 march + april ) Paul Merrick Architects
Intern Architect
Vancouver, British Columbia
The whole gamut - Project Architect
Much learned in a short time. Project was placed on permanent hold.

(1998 - 1999) gerald longson architect
Intern Architect
Vancouver, British Columbia
Design and production, development permit and working drawings. Basically the whole gamut of the architectural profession.
The computer program of choice here was MiniCAD. The program is used for both its 2D and 3D capabilities as well as its abilities of having worksheets linked directly to the drawings. Also, objects/entities are both class and layer linked so more than one drawing can easily be constructed from one simple plan or 3D model drawing.

(1996 - 1998) Gateway Architecture
Intern Architect
Vancouver, British Columbia
A small office which allowed hands-on experience of all aspects of the profession including: project analysis, feasability studies, conceptual layouts, design and working drawing details.
A proficiency in ArchiCAD is the main computer experience gained, as well as continued knowledge/ improvment in Site/Office computer set-up, managment and maintanance of Macintosh computer systems.

(1996 - 1998) Creative DesignWorks
Intern Architect / Designer
Vancouver, British Columbia
Working in conjunction with Gateway Architecture, the projects with Creative DesignWorks focused on the Interior Design and Project Contract Management. Project types ranged through small residential (new and renovations) and from display office to complete Interior Design of large complexes.
Computer experience gained was in conjunction with Gateway Architecture. Other experience gained was in Contract management and Design/Build as a number of projects placed us as both designer and Contractor.

(Nov. - Dec. '95 ) Ron Allen Architect
Intern Architect
Vancouver, British Columbia
A contract position to provide a building permit set for a multi-family residential unit. Coordination of consultants, client consultation and detail design were also required.
This project was manually drafted. Area calculations and layouts for real estate promotion purposes were produced on MiniCAD.

(1993 - 1995 ) The Kasian Kennedy Design Partnership
Intern Architect
Vancouver, British Columbia
A large firm which allowed participation and education in many aspects of the architectural profession. Experience here was gained in the design of a variety of building types and the production of the complete range of drawing sets - Develpment Permit design sets, Building Permit working drawings and Detail drawings.
Projects ranged from warehouse design through Artist Live-work studio residence buildings to Residential High-rise towers.
Computer graphic abilities were also plumbed with the design and production of the offices promotional brochure layout and B.C. Hydro's "Design Smart" book (1996).

(Summers '92 - '93 ) The Design Clinic
Draftsperson / Table Leader
Ottawa, Ontario
An organisation of architectural students providing drafting and design services to the general public. This single group of approximately 20 students is broken down into "Table" Leaders and those on those "Tables". Table Leader Managed the client meetings, project distribution and provided assistance to those students under their supervision (Table).
Projects ranged from extensions to kitchens to provide breakfast rooms to designs of entire houses. Clients were interviewed, problems/requests/desires assessed, site visits carried out, and sets of drawings produced which allowed the client to acquire city building permits.

(Summer '92) AECS Consulting
Draftsperson / Designer
Ottawa, Ontario
Architectural and Space Planning drawings were produced using AutoCAD r.12 on DOS & Windows machines. Site visits as well as drawing production were part of this job. Also, concepts of Space Planning were studied and used.
Skills on AutoCAD were vastly improved at this employ as my employer was not only a Beta Tester for AutoCAD but also an AutoCAD teacher for whom I also assisted on a couple of AutoCAD courses.

(April-June '91, May Dec. '90) Griffiths Rankin Cook Architects
Draftsperson
Ottawa, Ontario
AutoCAD release10 on DOS was the big standard at this time and its use and understanding was my specialty here - construction drawings, perspectival, plan, elevation, and detail drawings as well as the creation, set-up and execution of programs and program aids for the office drafting computer systems.

(April-June '90) Adjelian Allen Rubelli Engineers
Draftsperson
Ottawa, Ontario
Structural drawings were produced using AutoCAD r.9 & 10 on DOS machines. This summer job was extremely benificial in learning how to use the computer (and program) in an office setup as well as understanding the role of the Engineer in the building design process as well as the role of structure in the building itself.