FITORE DRINI TALI

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Talented Architect with more than a decade experience in Europe. .Excited to learn, expand knowledge and break own boundaries. Seeking a drafter position where I will make a significant/direct contribution to the bottom line by leveraging my training, aptitude, efficiency, and dedication.

KEY SKILLS

Proactive team player

Excellent customer relations skills

Skilled consultant on interior design

2D and 3D AutoCAD Certificate

Proficient in MS Word & Excel, Adobe

Fluent in English, Albanian, and Serbian

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Office Assistant, 3CIS, Pristina, Kosovo 2009 – 2011

The largest regional professional services company in telecommunication, with 150 Network Consultants and Senior Engineer.

Responsible for dealing with employee issues such as compensation and holidays

Assisted in solving issues regarding organization development, benefits, administration, safety, wellness, employee motivation

Architect Assistant Jan 2006 – Aug 2007

Morrish and Partners, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom

Medium-sized engineering company.

Responsible for designing and detailing in engineering firm, identifying some material options to use for construction and interior design.

Communicated with clients assessing their needs and with teams while assuring the implementation of projects

Accomplished 5 major projects while meeting deadlines and client requirements:

oDesign for The Meltings, Dublin, a residential five story building, with 100,000 sq. ft.

oDesign for extension in gym lockers for Chadwell Heath School. Physical size of the project is 18,000 sq. feet with three boys’ lockers, three girls’ lockers and two for staff.

oA small project for design and improvements of the shower facilities and the prayer room at Meryl Lynch HQ in London.

oDesign and refurbishment of 6,000 sq. ft. extension for the Irish Center in London.

oDesign three store residential blocks in Enfield with 10,000 sq. ft.

Architect Assistant Feb 2004 – Nov 2004

The Millbridge Group, Hertford, United Kingdom

Small architectural company with about 30 employees.

Responsible for designing interior spaces while incorporating client’s brand and specific requirements

Consulted with clients in providing options and implementing solutions

Redesigned bathroom layout of 500 sq. ft. for Beech Hill School in Luton.

Completed master planning, refurbishment and extension for two story Brite Factory French and Jupp’s exterior design project in total of 55,000sq ft.

Architect Technician Sep 2003 – Jan 2004

Mace, Hertford, United Kingdom

Large special design management services company.

Responsible for detailing drawings:

oProduced technical drawings for two story secondary school in Hemel Hampstead, in total of 15,000 sq. foot.

oWorked on details for couple of middle schools, Beamont School (20,000 sq foot) in St. Albans

oExtension for Boys’ School in Hitching (15,000 sq. ft.)

oExtensions of kinder garden building (36,000 sq. ft.)

Architect Technician Aug 2003 – Sep 2003

Archer Architects, Stevenage, United Kingdom

Small architectural company with about 15 employees.

Responsible for working drawings for planning offices for 300 people at four store building - King Head in Harrow on the Hill.

Architect Assistant Apr 2002 – Jul 2003

AHA, Hatfield, United Kingdom

Medium sized architectural company.

Produced working drawings on variety of residential multistory projects:

oDesign multistory residential blocks for building developers of Rialto and Westbury Homes. The project contained five buildings, each of them five store with penthouses on top and garages underneath.

oDesign details for forecourt at Tesco’s Ramsgate Gas Station about 4000 sq. ft.

oDesign input for offices for 100 people and car parking at Barnfield College in Luton with about

15,000 sq. ft.

Architect Technician Jan 2002 – Apr 2002

Laing Homes Engineering, Hemel Hampstead, United Kingdom

Small architectural company with about 20 employees.

Designed interior spaces for complex of 200 small residential houses from 500 to 1500 sq. ft.

Redesigned bathroom layouts for Laing Homes sites.

Architect Assistant Jun 2001 – Dec 2002

Fairview New Homes Ltd, Enfield, United Kingdom

Large architectural company with about 200 + employees

Produced planning drawings on newly built residential blocks for new buyers and also shelter for homeless families ( Housing Association Homes).

Designed sheltered accommodation for elderly people around the South East.

Completed projects on internal design of residential layouts, elevations and street sections

Architect Assistant Jul 1997 – May 1998

Ardi Design Center, Pristina, Kosova

Dynamic design center with 8 employees.

Followed work on-site with senior architects and management to plan layouts for residential projects, five villas and twelve weekend homes.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Volunteer, Albanian Community Center 1990 – 2000

Involved in establishing the Community Center of 1200 members.

Assisted with public relations, advising clients, translating and day to day running of the center to help Kosovar refugees who were fleeing from war-torn Kosovo

EDUCATION

Carrer Diploma in Drafting with Autocad

Penn Foster Career School, Scranton PA 2014

2D & 3D AutoCAD Certificate 1998

Westminster College, London, UK

BA in Engineer of Architecture 1997

University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo

Top university in Kosovo.

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