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Experience:
Industrial Designer
Dates:
7/07 - Present
Company:
Location:
Carrollton, Texas
Duties:
Directing new product development efforts, including the design, engineering, prototyping, and manufacture of all new product lines.
Program Developer/Instructor
Dates:
8/06 - 11/06
Company:
Multi-Cultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA)
Location:
Houston, Texas
Duties:
Developed "Project:Build": an after-school program targeting at risk youth, designed to build skills in architecture, construction, and design. Created program identity, marketed to schools, recruited/interviewed candidates, and taught curriculum.
Design Intern
Dates:
5/06 - 8/06
Company:
Location:
Dallas, Texas
Duties:
Assisted creative director with initial concept development, concept rendering, presentation materials, and construction documents related to exhibition and museum projects
Kudos:
Clients:
Our Lady of Angels Monastery, Lionel/FAO Schwarz, USAopoly, Hotel ZaZa, Imagination Farms
Architectural Assistant
Dates:
9/05 - 5/06
Company:
Location:
Houston, Texas
Duties:
Consulted executive staff regarding architectural support during a $6 mil renovation, developed physical and 3D models, and assisted with LEED accreditation process.
Freelance Designer/Draftsman
Dates:
1/05 - 9/05
Location:
Houston, Texas
Duties:
Created architectural master plan of a 40,000 sqft. retail shopping space.
Kudos:
Saved the client over $200,000 in construction costs and generated additional retail lease space by providing a plan for modification of the existing structure.
Client:
Shafaii Investments LTD.
Lead Designer/Draftsman
Dates:
8/02 - 6/03
Company:
Affordable Homes of America
Location:
Channelview, Texas
Duties:
Managed the drafting/design dept. Responsible for designing 28 custom built homes.
Kudos:
Acute attention to client needs/lifestyle resulted in higher customer satisfaction and greater revenue.
Engineering Technician
Dates:
12/99-6/06
Company:
Texas Air National Guard/ U.S. Air Force
Location:
LaPorte, Texas
Duties:
Managed CAD support for communication engineering projects performed worldwide, including hazardous duty areas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Kudos:
Developed & implemented processes which reduced workload and manpower requirements.