Design Assistant

D A M I E N WAT S O N

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MIAMI UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE OXFORD, OHIO Bachelor of Arts in Architecture Major GPA : 3.4 Farmer school of Business Management and Leadership Minor Graduated May 2015

Scholarships and Awards Fairfield Foundation $29,000, Wilks Leadership $6,500 DESIGN INTERN AUDI AG INGOLSTADT, GERMANY suMMER 2014 selected from a nation-wide applicant pool to be one of twelve student interns Developed innovative engineering designs for the future of personal transportation Presented original ideas at the executive level and for international news sources RESIDENT ASSISTANT MIAMI UNIVERSITY 2013 - 2015 chosen from an applicant pool of 400 students

stewarded relationships and a sense of community with residents and staff served as a liaison between residents and professional staff to foster communication Promoted, supported and actively participated in faculty interaction around campus MATERIALS LIBRARY COORDINATOR MIAMI UNIVERSITY 2011 - 2014 Regulated the stock of the department’s materials library incorporating student suggestions contacted sales representatives to order additional products and improved student resources Arranged seminars for design companies to present product capabilities STUDENT ORIENTATION UNDERGRADUATE LEADER MIAMI UNIVERSITY 2013 served as a liaison between Miami university and 4,000 new students Applied teamwork and management skills to welcome new students to campus Assisted 200 new students and their families during 16 sessions of summer orientation SCHOLAR LEADER PROGRAM MIAMI UNIVERSITY 2012 - 2013 Awarded a position within the Wilks Leadership Institute for campus involvement Granted an educational scholarship in the name of the Guiler Family for academic success Participated in a developmental leadership course for the betterment of the student community TEACHERS ASSISTANT GLOBAL DESIGN COURSE spring 2013 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS EXECUTIVE 2011 - 2015 ALPHA RHO CHI PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURE FRATERNITY 2012 - 2015 CHI PSI SOCIAL FRATERNITY 2011 - 2015

Assisted in teaching the course curriculum and graded 85 student assignments conducted video conferences with international designers for class development Elected as Recruitment chair for the 2014 - 2015 school year Recruited a class of 19 design students by hosting department events and interviews EXPERtIsE Auto Desk Revit AutoCAD Google SketchUp Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator Photography Graphite Colored Pencil Pen and Ink Acrylic Paint Elected to be a liaison between students and the architecture and interior design department Voiced student opinions to advance involvement amongst the community damienwatson.com

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