Baba Gana Alhaji
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OBJECTIVE:
Attain a position with a growth-oriented organization offering the opportunity for advancement and professional career development in the architectural industry where my skills in CAD/Revit are recognized and fully utilized.
CORE STRENGTHS:
More than ten years of architectural construction administration and project management; experience in urban planning design, documentation preparation and administration; excellent client relations, construction review of shop drawings and submittals, administration of contracts, coordination, and management of all aspects of project deliverables; strong interactive skills, flexible, responsive, motivated, and creative. Thorough knowledge of engineering terminology and practices, and analytical and problem solving skills. Thorough knowledge of engineering and architectural plans and drawings. Working knowledge of building, electrical and mechanical codes and their specific requirements and compliance practices.
EXPERIENCE:
Ernest Hooks Jr. and Associates Present
Architect intern (Contracted)
Performed all CAD work required to produce shop drawings.
Prepared drawings according to the standards and terms of the company.
Prepared the final copy of the construction document incorporating all the details in the rough sketch into a computerized drawing.
Stored all drawings as a soft copy and final blueprints in an organized manner.
Stanley Love-Stanley, PC (Atlanta, GA) 2005 – 2012
Intern Architect
Production drawings using AutoCAD software and coordinated designs with Engineers, and stakeholders
Responsible for client relations for all assigned project.
Assisted project manager with project programming review, schedule, and design.
Managed design and production staff, and processed for timely submittal of all deliverables.
Assisted in material selections and specifications for contract document, assisted clients with bid process and administered construction to the satisfaction of client and company.
Completed projects include:
20,000 sq. ft. Martin Luther King Jr. Community and Resource Center, Atlanta Georgia, at a cost of $3.1 million
City of Fort. Worth Public Health Center and City of Fort Worth Public Library, Texas
113,780 sq. ft. Zion Hill Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, completed at a cost of $30 million
72,000 sq. ft. Atlanta Technical College-Allied Health Center
233,000 sq. ft. Ben Carson Male Academy for the Atlanta Public School Systems
108,000 sq. ft. four story Texas State University Science Building.
Cofie Architects (Atlanta, GA) 2006 – 2008
Project Coordinator
Assisted Lead Architect on preliminary design, design document and construction document phases of various residential and commercial projects including drafting and site visit
Ability to complete and coordinate a set of architectural construction drawings
Completed projects include the design of a 12,000 sq. ft Family Medical and Dialysis Center in Sandersville, Georgia and a 64,000 sq. ft. Korean Evangelical Church completed at a cost of $8.5 million.
Designed numerous residential projects.
Allain and Associates (Atlanta, GA) 2003 – 2005
Intern Architect
Responsibilities included drafting commercial and residential from schematic drawings to construction documents using AutoCAD software. Projects included renovations to assisted living facilities, elementary, high schools and colleges.
Conducted project meetings involving clients, stakeholders and other consultants.
Completing accurate site measurements and creating accurate set of as-built drawings.
Maintained and organized blueprint files. Adjusted and changed existing designs and drawings.
EDUCATION:
Master of Architecture, (M. Arch.)
Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta, Georgia
Advanced Drafting, AutoCAD 2000, Design Concept and Application
Mechanical, Electrical and Architectural Design
Introduction to Microcomputers
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Proficient with AutoCAD and Revit 2011 Architecture
Extensive use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel) 2010 and Adobe Photoshop and Elements 7.0
LANGUAGES:
English and Polish
REFERENCES: Available upon request.