Derek Ronding

Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Minnesota College of Design
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Experience

    • United States
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Graduate Teaching Assistant
      • Aug 2021 - Present

      Course ARCH 2301: Drawing & Critical Thinking Instructor: Jakob Mahla Helped students understand the fundamentals of hand drawing and guided them on developing a dialog to critique each other works. Spring 2022 Course ARCH 2281: Design Fundamentals II Instructor: Dzenita Hadziomerovic Soley led a freshman design studio of 20+ students. Helped them develop concepts and begin thinking about architectural design through a spatial lens. Fall 2021 Course ARCH 2301: Drawing & Critical Thinking Instructor: Sara Powers Helped students understand the fundamentals of hand drawing and guided them on developing a dialog to critique each other works.

    • United States
    • Architecture and Planning
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Associate Designer
      • May 2022 - Jan 2023

      Architectural designer working creating meaningful spacial planning for education-based projects. Working primarily from conceptual design through design development to help ensure the projects keep the convivial approach for how students best learn in spaces at heart. Architectural designer working creating meaningful spacial planning for education-based projects. Working primarily from conceptual design through design development to help ensure the projects keep the convivial approach for how students best learn in spaces at heart.

    • United States
    • Architecture and Planning
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Architectural Intern
      • Feb 2021 - Sep 2021

      Worked as a residential architectural intern, helping out on numerous amount of projects, throughout all the different stages of the design process. Primarily focused on producing construction documentation for projects in AutoCAD. Was also in charge of constructing physical models for clients to help them vision projects in a three-dimensional sense. Worked as a residential architectural intern, helping out on numerous amount of projects, throughout all the different stages of the design process. Primarily focused on producing construction documentation for projects in AutoCAD. Was also in charge of constructing physical models for clients to help them vision projects in a three-dimensional sense.

    • United States
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Student Shop Technician
      • Jan 2019 - Jan 2021

      Use personal fabrication experience to ensure students are working safely in the woodshop, metal shop, and laser cutters. Assist students with questions, including instructing them on the proper use of tools, design considerations. Designed and constructed storage and furniture for the Fab Store independently. Sell materials in the FabLab’s store, assist students with material considerations, stock inventory. Use personal fabrication experience to ensure students are working safely in the woodshop, metal shop, and laser cutters. Assist students with questions, including instructing them on the proper use of tools, design considerations. Designed and constructed storage and furniture for the Fab Store independently. Sell materials in the FabLab’s store, assist students with material considerations, stock inventory.

    • United States
    • Design
    • Woodworker
      • May 2018 - Sep 2020

      Applied woodworking and other fabrication knowledge to help complete custom one-of-a-kind furniture that was entirely client-driven. Used digital modeling skills to help draft up plans for projects to help convoy construction and design to clients. Completed over 50 projects and installations with positive customer satisfaction. Applied woodworking and other fabrication knowledge to help complete custom one-of-a-kind furniture that was entirely client-driven. Used digital modeling skills to help draft up plans for projects to help convoy construction and design to clients. Completed over 50 projects and installations with positive customer satisfaction.

    • Fabricator
      • Jul 2018 - Sep 2018

      Used fabrication skills to help complete a project on a deadline. Had to tackle daily tasks and attention to detail to make sure the project was completed, shipped and assembled on time. Used fabrication skills to help complete a project on a deadline. Had to tackle daily tasks and attention to detail to make sure the project was completed, shipped and assembled on time.

    • United States
    • Recreational Facilities
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Outdoor Services Manager
      • Apr 2017 - Sep 2017

      Managed all outdoor events and outdoor staff for all day to day work and special events. Ran over 40 golf events, making sure all needs were met before the deadlines while managing a staff of 8 people. Also was in charge of over 150 golf carts, making sure that they were in working order and clean. Managed all outdoor events and outdoor staff for all day to day work and special events. Ran over 40 golf events, making sure all needs were met before the deadlines while managing a staff of 8 people. Also was in charge of over 150 golf carts, making sure that they were in working order and clean.

    • United States
    • Recreational Facilities
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Starter
      • Apr 2014 - Aug 2016

      Was part of a team making sure all events and outdoor issues were handled and solved with keeping customer satisfaction high. Was also responsible for over 150 carts daily, making sure they were cleaned and returned. Was part of a team making sure all events and outdoor issues were handled and solved with keeping customer satisfaction high. Was also responsible for over 150 carts daily, making sure they were cleaned and returned.

Education

  • University of Minnesota
    Master of Architecture - MArch, Architecture
    2021 - 2023
  • University of Minnesota
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Architecture
    2017 - 2020
  • Superior High School
    High School Diploma, General Studies
    2012 - 2016

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