Andy Nguyen
Cell: 403-***-**** adb4nj@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
As an architectural designer with nearly 30 years of experience, I am confident and happy to work from start to finish a commercial or residential project.
AREAS OF EFFECTIVENESS
Designing Improvement Achievement
Designing concept, doing construction drawings
Researching and checking building code schedule for projects in all Canada area
Applying developing and building permit in Calgary
Working with clients, constructors
Working with City agents (Health, Building code inspectors, Urban Forestry Technician …)
Measure site
Technical Skills
Intermediate AutoCAD,
Revit, Lumion, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, SketchUp
Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Other Skills
Having knowledge of the Calgary Land Use Bylaw and Alberta Building Code
Researching and self-learning
Having experience in architectural design presentation
Having familiarity with Mechanical, Electrical, and Structural permits
Free hand sketching
Effectively correcting drawing mistakes, working with detail
Communicating and building relationships with tenants
Highly trained working with data, project management, contract management
Estimating, surveying
WORK AND RELEVANT WORK HISTORY
John Trinh & Association (intern architect in Canada) from May 2018 to present
Working from start to finish a project
Designing concept and doing construction drawings of restaurants, fast food stores, school, pubs, houses, nail saloon…
Applying developing and building permit in Calgary (residential and commercial).
Researching and checking building code schedule for projects in all Canada …
Alliance Construction and Design Consultant., jsc (Architect) from 2014 to 2018
Doing concept and schematic design of Office buildings, houses.
Analyzing and checking building code schedule
Binh Thai Construction and Investment Consulting Ltd (Architect) 2005 to 2011
Designing architectural concepts for residential buildings
Presenting and defending architectural concepts
Developing construction drawings
Supervising
Vietnam Institute of Architecture (Architectural technologist & Architect) 1992 to 2014
Doing concept and schematic design of Office buildings, houses
Analyzing and checking building code schedule
Presenting and defending architectural concepts
Leading design groups and directly involve in designing construction drawings, technical specifications of works
EDUCATION
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) 2016-2018
Master of Architecture, Hanoi Architectural University 1998-2002
Bachelor of Architecture, Hanoi Architectural University 1986 to 1992
SCHOLARSHIP
“Planning and management of apartment buildings” from Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) 2005
“Housing management” from (SIDA) 2004
“Organized Self-help Housing” from (SIDA) 2004
“Urban Heritage and Inner-city revitalization” from NFP, the Netherlands 2001
WEAKNESS
Second language accent. Colleagues need time to familiar with my accent (currently I am trying to improve my pronunciation)
STRONGPOINT
Research, creative, problem solver, hardworking, eager to learn.
Capable to do variety of scope