April (Qi) Chen
Associate Director of Planning at Genesis AEC- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Genesis AEC
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United States
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Facilities Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Associate Director of Planning
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Dec 2022 - Present
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Project Manager
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Jun 2021 - Present
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Manage projects with strong science focus.
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Architecture Studio Lead
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Oct 2020 - Dec 2022
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Manage the architecture studio in the Philly office.
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Senior Architect
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Jun 2020 - Dec 2022
Philadelphia, PA • Discipline lead on lab planning and process architecture, with project size ranging from 300 SF to 300,000 SF. • Specialized in hazardous material handling and code implication. • Serving major pharmaceutical clients including Abzena, Akorn, Athenex, Bayer, BMS, Catalent, GSK, J&J, Fresenius Kabi, Lannett, Merck and PTC.
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Science Planner
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Jun 2017 - Dec 2022
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Dual role as Process Architect and Lab Planner to provide holistic science planning to our clients.
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Project Architect
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Jun 2017 - Jun 2020
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, United States
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Jacobs
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Architect
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Jul 2013 - May 2017
Philadelphia, PA Lab & Pharmaceutical: Beijing Tide Pharmaceutical. Co. Ltd. R&D Center Project; Production Base Project (Competition, SD, DD) Dupont Shanghai Lab (Programming, SD, DD) Merck K-15 labs building (CD); Merck Kitchen Renovation (CD) Rutgers U Labs Renovation (DD,CD) UPenn Labs Renovation (SD,DD,CD) Aramco Services Company, Detroit R&D Center (Feasibility, SD, DD) Fosun Pharma Zhangjiang Industrial Park Master Plan Design Guidelines Fosun Pharma R&D Center (Competition, SD… Show more Lab & Pharmaceutical: Beijing Tide Pharmaceutical. Co. Ltd. R&D Center Project; Production Base Project (Competition, SD, DD) Dupont Shanghai Lab (Programming, SD, DD) Merck K-15 labs building (CD); Merck Kitchen Renovation (CD) Rutgers U Labs Renovation (DD,CD) UPenn Labs Renovation (SD,DD,CD) Aramco Services Company, Detroit R&D Center (Feasibility, SD, DD) Fosun Pharma Zhangjiang Industrial Park Master Plan Design Guidelines Fosun Pharma R&D Center (Competition, SD, DD) Duke University, Kunshan Campus Building 3 - Incubator (DD) Mission Critical: Confidential Client, Data Centers in US, South America, Asia (Feasibility, SD, DD, CD, CA) Huawei Global Cloud Data Center (Competition, SD) Morocco Telecom Data Center (Feasibility, SD) Dollar Tree Data Center Consolidation Study Other Types: Amtrak station in Philadelphia, LA, DC (AS-BUILT) Lockheed Martin Moorestown Campus Renovation (CD) Lockheed Martin Advanced Development Center Ground Floor Fit-out (CD) SPF Owner, Philadelphia 76ers Practice Facility / Office Building (CD) Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House Expansion Feasibility Study University of Pennsylvania Substation #2 Replacement Feasibility Study BMW AG, Plant 30.10 San Luis Potosi Feasibility Study
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Architectural Designer
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Jun 2010 - Jul 2013
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Intern Architect
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Sep 2008 - Feb 2009
Chief Designer of Zhuhai Opera House and participated in the Urban design of Xiangzhou Bay area, the works won the prize of excellence in the ICB of Architecture Schematic Design of Zhuhai Opera House Chief Designer of Liuzhou Exhibition Center, which wons 3rd prize in the Competitive Bidding
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Intern Architect
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Jun 2008 - Sep 2008
Participated in the Preliminary Design of Hong Kong Tuen Mun Tao Temple with main focus on the detailed design of windows, railings, and decorations
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Education
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University of Pennsylvania
Master, Architecture -
South China University of Technology
Bachelor, Architecture