Experience

Petroff Partnership Architects

• Canada
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal

  • Nov 2015 - Present



Riddell Kurczaba Architecture Engineering Interior Design Ltd.

• Canada
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer, Intern Architect

  • Apr 2013 - Aug 2015

  - Worked as the lead designer and drawings captain, using REVIT, AutoCAD & SketchUp, on various buildings ranging in scale from 2 storey, 15,000 sq.ft buildings to 5 storey, 75,000 sq.ft buildings, including office buildings, warehouses, retail developments, & Oil & Gas non-process buildings.- Experienced in performing Bylaw & Code Reviews, developing site plan strategies, designing building floor plans, elevations, and submitting Development Permit drawings to the Authorities Having Jurisdiction.- Prime contact for both the client, and consultants, coordinating design meetings to ensure projects meet the needs of the clients, and remain on schedule and budget.- Acted as Project Coordinator for the Construction Administration phase, as the prime contact connecting the Contractors, & Consultants and was in charge of distributing, and responding to all RFI’s, SI’s & Shop Drawings.- Performed Site Visits in various stages of design, reviewing door & door hardware, ULC & Fire ratings, firestopping, kitchen equipment, millwork & other general damage.

• Junior Designer

  • Apr 2011 - Mar 2013

  - Draftsman using CAD & Revit for a Development Permit Application for the AOR Group and Construction Documents for a range of projects including the MEG IIB Administration & Maintenance Buildings- Prime contact for contractors and consultants regarding shop drawings & RFI for the MEG IIB expansion through the bulk of the construction process.- Developed massing models for design discussions and DP Applications using SketchUp- Participated in space planning exercises and design development on a number of projects in their initial stagesCreated PIF & PO files aiding on the Construction Administration side of projects



Stantec

• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CAD Operator

  • Apr 2007 - Jan 2009

  - Aided in the development of an RFP for the Thunder Bay Consolidated Courthouse- Created Site Plan Approval drawings for the Toronto Rehab Institute and the local Ironworkers Union including plans, elevations & building sections- Used Google Sketch-up to create a ‘Prototype Box’ for our restaurant clients - The Prototype Box allows CARA to build different restaurants on the same structural platform eliminating design at each new location- Developed preliminary technical working drawings from the beginning of the project for an RFP package for the Toronto South Detention Centre and Toronto Intermittent Centre - Updated all master specs with the new numbering system and CCDC 2 information - Successfully completed a 3 day course on Autodesk’s REVIT Architecture 2009 Software. - Conferred with trade consultants on project design and development



Murphy Hilgers Architects Inc.

• Canada
• Design Services

• Summer Student

  • Apr 2007 - Aug 2007

  - Produced and modified CAD drawings for a variety of projects- Developed preliminary working drawings- Created a database for spec headers to expedite the re-issuing process- Conducted site visits for documentation and measurement- Attended trade-sponsored seminars - Produced and modified CAD drawings for a variety of projects- Developed preliminary working drawings- Created a database for spec headers to expedite the re-issuing process- Conducted site visits for documentation and measurement- Attended trade-sponsored seminars