Megan Rajner

Owner + Architect at Emerald House Studio
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Leominster, Massachusetts, United States, US
Languages
  • English -
  • Intermediate French -

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Credentials

  • LEED Green Associate
    USGBC
    Feb, 2017
    - Nov, 2024
  • Lynda Course: Accounting Foundations- Bookkeeping
    Lynda.com
  • Lynda Course: Defining and Achieving Professional Goals
    Lynda.com
  • Lynda Course: Financing Essentials for Small Business
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  • Lynda Course: Setting Up Your Mobile Office to Work from Anywhere
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  • Lynda Course: Setting Up Your Small Business as a Legal Entity
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Experience

    • United States
    • Design Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Owner + Architect
      • Feb 2018 - Present

      2018 side hustle turned 2023 full-time operation. While our bread + butter is custom residential renovations, we’re starting to break into a variety of project types and multiple scales of work. For Megan, problem solving is where it’s at - no matter what scale. 2018 side hustle turned 2023 full-time operation. While our bread + butter is custom residential renovations, we’re starting to break into a variety of project types and multiple scales of work. For Megan, problem solving is where it’s at - no matter what scale.

    • United States
    • Architecture and Planning
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Assistant Project Manager
      • Sep 2022 - Feb 2023

      Assisting with design, documentation, and project management/coordination for a variety of project types. Specific projects while working in this position include but are not limited to, a dispensary renovation/addition going through approvals, small commercial storefront in construction administration phase, and a low-rise mixed use development with 20+ apartments, restaurant space, and fitness center. Includes communication with clients, contractors, and consultants. Assisting with design, documentation, and project management/coordination for a variety of project types. Specific projects while working in this position include but are not limited to, a dispensary renovation/addition going through approvals, small commercial storefront in construction administration phase, and a low-rise mixed use development with 20+ apartments, restaurant space, and fitness center. Includes communication with clients, contractors, and consultants.

    • United States
    • Architecture and Planning
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Design Coordinator
      • Jan 2021 - Sep 2022

      Managed a 111 unit condominium building in Brighton, MA through construction administration from January 2021 - September 2022.

    • Project Coordinator
      • Sep 2019 - Dec 2020

      Exposed to design, documentation, and construction administration of high rise multifamily projects. Exposed to BPDA approval process, consultant coordination, and regular internal project team meetings. Responsibilities included collaboration in teams of 3-10 people, preparing SD, DD, and CD drawings, documenting/coordinating/reviewing consultant work, and preparing presentation materials.

    • United States
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance Writer
      • Feb 2018 - Nov 2020

      Wrote 1500-2500 word articles on a monthly/bimonthly basis about prompts provided by the editor. Wrote 1500-2500 word articles on a monthly/bimonthly basis about prompts provided by the editor.

    • United States
    • Construction
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Admin / Designer
      • Sep 2018 - Aug 2020

      Provided home design services for permit applications. Role also includes general HR assistance and construction management tasks when needed. Provided home design services for permit applications. Role also includes general HR assistance and construction management tasks when needed.

    • United States
    • Architecture and Planning
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Architectural Designer
      • May 2019 - Aug 2019

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Teacher’s Assistant
      • Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

      Architectural teachers assistant for third year undergraduate students at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Consists of talking through design schemes for their studio work and attending undergraduate reviews. Architectural teachers assistant for third year undergraduate students at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Consists of talking through design schemes for their studio work and attending undergraduate reviews.

    • United States
    • Architecture and Planning
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Architectural Designer
      • Apr 2018 - Aug 2018

      Summer position between undergrad and grad school- worked on SD, DD, and CD phases of small scale residential projects Summer position between undergrad and grad school- worked on SD, DD, and CD phases of small scale residential projects

    • United States
    • Architecture and Planning
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Architectural Intern
      • Jan 2016 - Oct 2017

      Internships - Communicated with clients, visited project sites, worked on multiple residential projects in CAD and Revit, developed renderings for client review Internships - Communicated with clients, visited project sites, worked on multiple residential projects in CAD and Revit, developed renderings for client review

    • United States
    • Design
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance Writer
      • Jun 2017 - Sep 2017

      As newsletters are produced once a month, I would submit one 200-500 work article on an architectural/design firm related topic from an undergraduate student’s perspective. As newsletters are produced once a month, I would submit one 200-500 work article on an architectural/design firm related topic from an undergraduate student’s perspective.

    • Server/Cook
      • Jun 2011 - Aug 2017

      [Seasonal] Took orders, managed money/register, served food, trained employees, prepared food, fried and cooked orders, and managed workplace (including closing up at night). [Seasonal] Took orders, managed money/register, served food, trained employees, prepared food, fried and cooked orders, and managed workplace (including closing up at night).

    • United States
    • Architecture and Planning
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Architectural Intern
      • Apr 2017 - Jul 2017

      Completed marketing/office tasks and provided experience in the adobe suite to create awards submissions for the firm. Was introduced to passive house standards and green building techniques of residential architecture. Completed marketing/office tasks and provided experience in the adobe suite to create awards submissions for the firm. Was introduced to passive house standards and green building techniques of residential architecture.

    • United States
    • Architecture and Planning
    • Architectural Intern
      • May 2015 - Aug 2015

      Taught how to manage office tasks, work with a client's needs to create a specific product, and work one-on-one with principle architects throughout the process of architectural design. Other tasks/skills used include but are not limited to the following- organization of office space, opening up the office upon arrival, archiving completed drawing sets, researching ideas and building codes, Adobe Photoshop, ArchiCAD, and Microsoft Excel. Taught how to manage office tasks, work with a client's needs to create a specific product, and work one-on-one with principle architects throughout the process of architectural design. Other tasks/skills used include but are not limited to the following- organization of office space, opening up the office upon arrival, archiving completed drawing sets, researching ideas and building codes, Adobe Photoshop, ArchiCAD, and Microsoft Excel.

Education

  • Wentworth Institute of Technology
    Master of Architecture - MArch, Architecture
    2018 - 2019
  • Wentworth Institute of Technology
    Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Cum Laude, Architecture
    2014 - 2018
  • Thousand Islands High School
    Advanced Regents Diploma
    2011 - 2014

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