High School Architectural Design

Elaine Suh

San Jose, CA. 669-***-****. **********@*****.***

Summary:

I am a hardworking and motivated professional with over 5 years of experience in architectural design. I am a quick learner and can contribute positively to the company's goals and image. I am passionate about producing presentation documents displaying quick options for design projects, in which a client or manager would decide on the winning design. Along with design experience, I have a good understanding of further documentation phase for solidifying design or getting approval from the city. Education:

Cupertino High School June 2008

High School Diploma

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo June 2016

Bachelor of Architecture

Work Experience:

Freelancer, San Jose, CA January 2023 – Present

Designer

Produced design options and renderings for residential projects. Also included with design options are illustrative drawings. My renderings received positive reviews from client for clarity and aesthetic appeal.

Hawley Peterson Snyder, Santa Clara, CA March 2019 – August 2020 Job Captain – Technical

Production of construction drawings for healthcare projects. Took part in permit approval process.

Developed documents and construction drawings for medical and commercial projects. Worked on all phases of design (schematic design to construction administration) for tenant improvement projects.

Clients include Kaiser, Sutter Health, and Applied Materials.

Attended weekly OAC meetings to present progress drawings and discuss next steps for project.

Submitted complete/final drawing sets to the building department of city where project resides. This includes San Jose, Fremont and Santa Clara.

Drawings I was heavily involved in working on include floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, as well as interior elevations.

I boosted revenue for the company, as well as promoted participation for company events. Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP, San Francisco, CA November 2016 - December 2018 Junior Architectural Design Professional

Assisted with design development and documentation for a research lab in UC Merced, and UC Hastings in San Francisco.

Project worked on include commercial and educational.

During early design development phase for research lab building in UC Merced, I was highly influential in design of certain aspects of building. Produced Revit model from start and continued to make updates for meetings to client.

Drawings I developed and continued to update include area plans, floor plans, RCPs.

Also had experience on development of interior elevations and detail drawings.

Involvement with mentorship program, Women's Initiative Program, as well as events. Includes meetings of 25-50 people.

I was a key member to achieve the Merced 2020 project, which allowed for the expansion of UC Merced school campus. There were strict guidelines to achieve LEED rating for the building that I was working on.

Christopher Clancy Architecture, San Jose, CA July 2011 - August 2012 Drafter / Designer

Assisted with technical drawings from Schematic Design phase to Construction Document phase. Elaine Suh

San Jose, CA. 669-***-****. **********@*****.***

Future Cities Lab, San Francisco, CA February 2015 - March 2015 Intern

Worked on an art installation project called Murmur Wall - which is an interactive, social-media synced

project that reveals what the city is thinking and feeling. For this project, I was mostly involved in assembling the 3D printed pods, which enclosed digital text displays that presented local online activity.

Also my involvement with marketing was very influential in allowing for high participation during events.

Awards:

AIA William R Hawley Scholarship

Douglas M. Butzbach Memorial Scholarship

Oltman's Construction Company Scholarship for Design Excellence Skills:

Teamwork, Client/Customer Service, Learning, AutoCAD, Revit, Indesign, Illustrator, Sketchup, V-ray, Microsoft Word, Excel.

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