Brief Work Sample and Resumé
Presented by
María Eugenia Achurra G.
Broadview Hts., Ohio 44147
ph. 440-***-****
http://www.gitanilla1.com/
**********@*******.***
April 24, 2014
Maria Eugenia Achurra G.
http://www.gitanilla1.com
**********@*******.***
1419 Pippen Circle Broadview Hts., Ohio 44147 ph. 440-***-****
WORK OBJECTIVE
To experience architecture through its production and construction processes, in order to
generate user- and environmentally- friendly buildings.
(Areas of Interest: Institutional, Educational, Commercial/Retail, Residential, Urban Planning)
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
AutoCAD 2012 (LT and Regular versions)
AutoDesk REVIT
Quark Xpress
Adobe Programs (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat)
Microsoft Office Programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Maria Eugenia Achurra G. is a second-year Ph.D. student in architecture at the University of
Cincinnati s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP). Two decades ago, she was
awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, to obtain an M.S.Arch. at DAAP. For this graduate degree, she
submitted the thesis, “’The Gaze’ in Current Architectural Discourses” (1993). Ms. Achurra is also
a registered architect in her native Panama, where she obtained a professional B.Arch. from the
University of Panama (1988).
EDUCATION
2012-2018
Ph.D. Student, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, University of Cincinnati, Ohio
(Average 3.71/4.00).
1990-1993
IIE/Fulbright Scholarship to obtain an M.S.Arch. at the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and
Planning, University of Cincinnati, Ohio.
1981-1988
Professional B.Arch. at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Panama, Panama. (Sigma Lambda
Student Average 2.76/3.00).
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Maria Eugenia Achurra G.
www.gitanilla1.com
**********@*******.***
1419 Pippen Circle Broadview Hts., Ohio 44147 ph. 440-***-****
RECENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Projects:
CUYAHOGA COUNTY OF OHIO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Virgil Brown Building
Telephone: (216) 348- 3856
Mailing Room (2012)
Type of Business: Architecture
Address: Cleveland, Ohio
Courthouse
Date: From September 2007 to February 2012
Probate Court, Remodeling (2012)
Duties: Construction Documents (AutoCAD 2010),
Field Work, Inspections
Courthouse Square
Position: Architect I
6th Floor, Tribunals (2010)
Areas of Interest: Institutional
DAVID PORTS ARCHITECT
Telephone: (330) 659- 4420
Projects:
Type of Business: Architecture
Address: Cleveland, Ohio
Various Restaurant and Store Planning
Date: From February to May 2007
projects (2007)
Duties: Construction Documents (AutoCAD LT 2005)
Position: Architect Intern
Areas of Interest: Commercial/Retail
Projects:
GOULD/ASSOCIATES, INC.
Telephone: (216) 241- 4355
City of Lorain, Ohio
Type of Business: Architecture, Urban Design
Blight Surveys (2004-2007)
Address: Cleveland, Ohio
Date: From June 2004 to February 2007
Case Western Reserve University
From August 2001 to August 2002
Clark Hall (2002)
From February 1998 to January 2000
From April 1994 to August 1995
Case Western Reserve University
Duties: Construction Documents (AutoCAD 14),
W ickenden Building (1999)
Model Making
Position: Architect Intern
Areas of Interest: Educational,
Institutional, Urban Planning
KA, INC. ARCHITECTURE
Telephone: (216) 781- 9144
Projects:
Type of Business: Architecture
Address: Cleveland, Ohio
Westfield San Francisco Centre (2004)
Date: From January 2003 to May 2004
Duties: Construction Documents (AutoCAD 14, AutoCAD
Areas of Interest: Commercial/Retail
2000, Architectural Desktop)
Position: Drafter II
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RECENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (cont.)
Projects:
RICHARD FLEISCHMAN ARCHITECTS
Telephone: (216) 771- 0090
Fairfax Neighborhood Family Service
Type of Business: Architecture
Center (2001)
Address: Cleveland, Ohio
Date: From January 2000 to July 2001
515 Euclid Avenue Garage and Apartment
Duties: Construction Documents (AutoCAD 2000)
Building (2000)
Position: Architect Intern
Areas of Interest: Institutional, Retail
SISTEMAS ESTRUCTURALES MODERNOS, S.A.
Projects:
Telephone: 011 507-***-****
Type of Business: Construction, Architecture, Civil Engineering
Isla Grande Hotel (1997)
Address: Panama City, Panama
Date: From September 1995 to April 1997
“El Machetazo” Housing Project (1995-
Duties: Construction Documents (AutoCAD LT-2)
1996)
Position: Registered Architect
Areas of Interest: Residential, Tourism
VAN DIJK PACE WESTLAKE & PARTNERS
Projects:
(CURRENTLY WESTLAKE REED LESKOSKY)
Telephone: (216) 522- 1350
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Project
Type of Business: Architecture
(1994)
Address: Cleveland, Ohio
Date: From January to April 1994
St. Vincent Quadrangle (1994)
Position: Consultant Architect
Areas of Interest: Residential, Urban
Planning
KAPP & ASSOCIATES
Telephone: 216-***-****
Projects:
Type of Business: Graphic Design
Address: Cleveland, Ohio
Willard Park Garage, Signage Design
Date: From July to October 1993
(1993)
Duties: Construction Documents (Aldus Freehand)
Position: Consultant Architect
Areas of Interest: Graphic Design
Projects:
MITSUI CONSULTANTS COMPANY
Type of Business: Planning
Albrook Land-Use Alternative Study (1987)
Address: Panama City, Panama
(with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan)
Areas of Interest: Urban Planning
Date: From June to September 1987
Position: Assistant Student
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Brief Work Sample
Figs. 1-2. Urban Planning Projects at Lorain, Ohio (2004-2007)
Firm – Gould/Associates, Inc.
Position – Architect Intern
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Fig. 3. AutoCAD sketches (Tribunals) (2010).
Firm – Cuyahoga County of Ohio
Position – Architect I
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Figs. 4-5. Student AutoDesk Revit renderings (2012).
Firm – PC CAD Panama
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Fig. 6. AutoCAD sketch (Residential Project) (1997).
Firm – Sistemas Estructurales Modernos, S.A.
Position – Registered Architect (Panama)
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Figs. 7-8. Model-Making (2004-2005)
Firm – Gould/Associates, Inc.
Position – Architect Intern
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Fig. 9. Residential Project - Preliminary Design.
Position – Registered Architect (Panama)
Fig 10. AutoCAD sketch (Altar Project) (2012).
Position – Registered Architect (Panama)
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Figs. 11-12. AutoCAD sketches (Labyrinth and Apartment Tower) (2000).
Firm – Richard Fleischman Architects
Position – Architect Intern
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Fig. 13. AutoCAD axonometric (Tribunals) (2010).
Firm – Cuyahoga County of Ohio
Position – Architect I
Figs. 14-15. Student Rendering (Public Library) (1983).
Institution – University of Panama
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