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Spyros Tsekouras Curriculum Vitae

Unit 108 – 15 Bater Avenue Mobile: +1-416-***-**** Toronto, Ontario

Canada M4K 2C1 Email: ac4s4s@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

• I have worked in Ontario, Canada, as an Architectural technologist-designer, and in Greece, as a freelance Architect and an associate in Architecture practices.

• 13 years of experience in designing work, construction supervision, production information generation and presentation work.

• Worked for the design and renovation of over thirty houses or residential buildings and spaces, as well as that of museums, restaurants, veterinary hospitals, kennels, auditoria and commercial spaces.

• Strong background and extensive studies in Sustainable Architecture.

• LEED GA. (US Green Building Council).

• Recognized as an Intern Architect by the CACB.

• Member of the Greek Architects Association and the Greek Technical Institute.

• Real estate work experience: cost appraisals of apartments, and mediation for the sale apartments in Athens, Greece.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Good user of:

-Architectural and rendering software: Revit, AutoCad, Cadware, Sketch Up, ArchiCad, ArtLantis render.

-Photoshop and Lightroom.

-Microsoft office

• Familiarity with:

THERM, Passive House Planning Package 9 (Passive House Institute software), Hevacomp, Ecotect Analysis, CFDs (Computational Fluid Dynamics), 3D Studio Max. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

August 2015 - present ADVANCED CANADIAN HOMES INC. Toronto Architectural technologist-Designer in partnership

• Production of presentation, working and planning permission application drawings.

• Residential design work with review of applicable codes and standards.

• Platform: Autocad 2015, Revit.

January 2014-June 2015 NA Engineering Associates INC. Stratford, Ontario Employed Architectural technologist-Designer

• Production of presentation and working drawings.

• Development of residential designs with review of applicable codes and standards.

• Assistance with the preparation of project specifications.

• Field measuring activities, including surveying.

• Platform: Autocad 2015, Revit.

January 2010 - April 2013 Freelance Practice Architect Athens, Greece

• Work on general planning permission application and building regulations issues.

• Work for the design and drafting of a 400 m2 house.

• Work for the production of planning permission application and 3D computer renderings of a four-story, 560 m2 apartment building.

• Platform: ArchiCAD 12

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October 2008 – January 2010 MOUSTROUFIS AND ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTURE, Athens, Greece Architect in partnership (contract)

• Design of a 2850 m2 office building in Athens, Greece.

• Production of planning permission application drawings, presentation drawings, and 3D renderings for that project.

• Production of planning permission application and presentation drawings of some other minor projects.

• Platform: ArchiCAD 11, ArtLantis R.

June 2006 – October 2008 ARCHITEKTONIKI TECHNICAL S.A – Th. & Th. Serafidis, Athens, Greece Architect in partnership

• Design of a seven story apartment building of a total floor area of 1120 m2.

• Design of a five story apartment building of a total floor area of 570 m2.

• Production of all drawings, and undertaking of all work relevant to the issuance of the planning permission of the aforementioned projects, in co-operation with the relevant planning authorities.

• Work on the design, drafting, and planning permission issuance preparation work for the internal modification of existing buildings' spaces, addition of storeys on existing buildings, and demolition permits.

• Preliminary design of a one-story dwelling of 150 m2.

• Participation in the design of other apartment buildings.

• Extensive work on drawings' production.

• Work for the completion of the planning permission application and issuance process of various projects.

• Platform: CADWARE

August 2005 – June 2006 ERGON ANAPTYXIAKI S.A Athens, Greece Architect in partnership (contract)

• Supervision of the building work on a project that comprised a three-story apartment building (three flats per story) and two complexes of three 3-storey pitch-roofed houses.

• Minor design and drafting work associated to the construction, using MS Excel for the completion of data relevant to the construction, the placement of orders, etc. February 2004 – August 2005 BETAWAY LTD Athens, Greece Employed Architect

• Production of 2D and 3D drawings of houses and industrial buildings.

• Design of a 350 m2 house in the outskirts of Athens, and produced 2D and 3D drawings for it.

• Participation in the design of two complexes of four small houses (60m2 each) on Aegina island, Greece, and production of 2D drawings and 3D computer renderings for them.

• New project evaluations and cost appraisals and clients’ briefing on the products and work of the company.

• Platform: AutoCAD 2004, ArchiCAD 8.1/9, Photoshop 6.0, ArtLantis. June 2003 –February 2004 G GENIAS AND ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE Athens, Greece Employed Architect

• Work on production information drawings for the extension of a University conference center.

• Production of planning permission application drawings for a hotel on Lesvos island, Greece.

• Production of competition entry drawings for the extension of the port of Alexandroupolis railway station. (Greece).

• Production of planning permission application drawings for two apartment buildings in central Athens.

• Production of fire and safety design drawings for a high school in the town of Trikala, central Greece.

• Platform: AutoCAD 2004

September 1997 – August 1998 DOXIADIS ASSOCIATES S.A. Athens, Greece Student internship

• Worked on production information drawings for the control tower, the communications building, and the main terminal of the new International Airport of Athens.

• Worked on the room book and the door schedule of the communications building.

• Platform: Unicad (Hochtief software) and Microsoft Excel. Spyros Tsekouras- Curriculum vitae 3 of 3

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Course: Passive house design and construction, offered by the German Passive House Institute

(Passivhaus).

• Master of Arts in Technology of Architecture, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

• Diploma in Architecture, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

• Master of Science in Renewable Energy and Architecture, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

• Bachelor in Architecture, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Greek Ministry of Public Works permission to undertake the design of small public buildings and landscaping projects

• Language skills: Native speaker of Greek, Fluent in English, advanced French and Spanish.

• Worked on six occasions in Canada and in Greece, as a part-time draftsman for the production of 2D and 3D presentation and planning permission application drawings.

• Experience with Photography and photographic touch-up.

• Car available.

• Worked for the production of a construction details manual.

• Winner of a prize for a student team project concerning the design of an energy efficient office building. Drawings, renderings and photographs of the aforementioned projects, are available in my professional portfolio.

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