Experience

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  ELLA ARCHITECTURE

  • Miami, Florida

  • Principal

    • 2003 - Present
    • Miami, Florida

    Full service Architectural Firm specializing in Architecture, Interior Design, Design Build and Purchasing for Residential and Commercial Projects.

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  Howard Design Group

  • Coconut Grove, Florida

  • Architect/ Interior Designer

    • 2006 - 2008
    • Coconut Grove, Florida

    Project Designer for Hospitality Industry.

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  Project Manager/ TLC The Learning Channel / HGTV Home & Garden Channel

  • Miami

  • In A Fix and My First Place

    • 2003 - 2006
    • Miami

    Expanded my career in 2003 by making my television debut as designer on the national hit show “In A Fix” for Discovery Communications. I was then chosen by Home and Garden Television to represent South Florida in another nationally televised design show called “My First Place”, where I took first time home buyers through the process of transforming their new house into a home. I established my own design studio, Franzella Guido Designs/ Stijlnuova, in 2003 and worked on over 30 private residence remodeling projects.

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  Wolfberg Alvarez & Partners

  • Project Architect

    • 2001 - 2004

    Daily coordination with in-house civil, structural, mechanical and plumbing engineers to meet extraordinary deadlines! Worked on coordination of construction documents for multi-use projects.

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  Zyscovich, Inc.

  • Miami, Florida

  • Junior Architect

    • 1998 - 2001
    • Miami, Florida

    As Junior Architect, participated in various projects from design development through construction administration. My responsibilities included generating and coordination of construction documents and answering RFI’s.

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  Pratt Planning and Architectural Colaborative

  • Brooklyn, NY

  • Intern Architect

    • 1995 - 1998
    • Brooklyn, NY

    Intern Archtitect, I started as blue print girl making copies and hand drafted details on mylar and sepia paper then converted to CAD drawings. Worked part time during school but full time during the summers. It was great experience and I am grateful for the opportunity to have worked while I was studying. It gave me an excellent head start in my career and education because I then was able to Ace my design, construction document and building systems classes.