Experience

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  Applied Building Information LLC

  • Seattle, WA

  • Information Manager

    • Jun 2018 - Present
    • Seattle, WA

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  Speaker/Presenter/Moderator

  • Speaker/Presenter/Moderator

    • Oct 2013 - Present

    Present in-person and virtual seminars to audiences such as colleges (Parsons School of Design), industry organizations (Cascadia East Side Collaborative, Cascadia Seattle Collaborative, Puget Sound Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute, AIA Seattle, WilDLife), conferences (West Region Construction Specifications Institute Conference, SpArc Conference), companies (ZGF Architects, Turner Construction, Gensler), and podcasts (Build Right by CSI Phoenix). Moderate in-person and virtual discussions on a variety of topics.My presentation topics have included:● Sustainability, primarily material transparency● Specifications 101● Specification development and organization● Specification software● Future of architecture, future of specifications, and designer uses for specifications● Construction Documents Technologist (CDT) Exam Preparation● Architect Registration Examination (ARE) Licensing Exam Preparation● Efficiency systems and software● Holistic use of BIM in industry

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  ZGF Architects

  • Seattle

  • Specifier

    • May 2013 - Jun 2018
    • Seattle

    Member of the ZGF Project Performance Team and the Materials Transparency Task Force (turned into the Materials Initiative) ● Worked with Specifiers in ZGF's Portland and Vancouver, BC offices to develop innovative specification software linking/procedures ● Performed Construction Administration for a 7 story core and shell biomedical research facility in Seattle's South Lake Union

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  Gensler

  • Seattle, WA

  • Specifications Writer

    • Apr 2012 - May 2013
    • Seattle, WA

    Industry: Interior Design and ArchitectureCreate project manuals and custom specification sections for single phase projects up to 117,000 square feet, and multi-phased projects up to 200,000 square feet ● Produce specifications for projects targeting LEED certification, and projects enrolled in LEED Volume Program ● Currently producing specifications for project enrolled in Seattle's Deep Green initiative, based on the Living Building Challenge ● Seattle's Office Sustainability Leader ● Support Seattle, San Francisco and San Jose offices; produced project manuals for projects located in Washington, Oregon, California, Illinois, Vancouver BC, and London, UK; assisted or edited project manuals for projects located in New York and Dublin, Ireland ● Twice per year, co-teach firmwide Construction Documents Technologist (CDT) 10-week webinar series ● Member of Seattle office's submission for firmwide Town Square Initiative; Seattle project was one of six featured at firmwide's annual meetingProject Types: Office Tenant Improvement, Airport Terminal and Tenant Refresh, Cafeteria, Open-Air Pavilion, Core and ShellProject Delivery Types: Negotiated Contract, Design-Build

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  IBI Building Consultants

  • Specifier, Technical Writer, Business Manager, Reserve Analyst and Product Developer

    • Nov 2009 - Jan 2012

    Industry: Owner's Representative, Construction Defects, Exterior Envelope Consultants, Inspections, Construction AdministrationWrote Specifications/Project Manuals for projects ranging from $100,000.00 to $1,200,000.00 ● Wrote Proposals and Contracts ● Performed Bid Acquisition and Analysis ● Administered AIA Contracts ● Wrote Construction Defect Reports ● Wrote Scope of Repairs ● Created Reserve Studies ● Wrote Defects Lists ● Conducted Product and Code Research ● Conducted Graphical and Statistical Analysis ● Aided with Product and Service Pricing ● Created and Gave Marketing Presentations ● Created RFI, Change Order, Submittal Request, Finish Schedule, Request for Substitution, Pay Application, etc. Forms and Templates ● Created Renderings of Product and Color Selection ● Created and Maintained Company Website ● Reviewed and Approved or Denied Submittals ● Conducted Applicant Interviews ● Trained Co-Workers and New Hires ● Implemented and Maintained Online Client PortalProject Delivery Type: Design-Bid-BuildPart-time as-needed telecommuter between December 27th, 2011 and January 17th, 2012.

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  Rose Construction, Inc.

  • Contract Administrator, Office Manager

    • Apr 2009 - Aug 2009

    Industry: RemodelingTakeoffs ● Hand Drawn Permitting Drawings ● Bid Assistance ● CAD Drawings for Client Visualization ● Scheduled Subcontractors ● Researched New Suppliers ● Photographed Completed Projects ● Began Social Marketing Campaign (Blog, Twitter) ● Created Product Filing System using CSI MasterFormat 2004

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  Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

  • Contract Employee Placed by Aerotek

    • Aug 2008 - Dec 2008

    I was a contract employee placed on the team designing the AC Towers project in Dubai.Model Making: 1:20 Building Skin Detail Model, 1:200 Neighborhood Block Model, 1:1000 Master Plan Model ● Drafting Marketing Plans ● Drafting Tower Layouts ● Aid Master Planning, Interior Design and Architectural Design Departments ● Calculated Block and Total Building Area Matrix ● Diagrammed Parking Entrances ● Diagramed Block Configurations

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  Illinois Institute of Technology

  • Arthur Takeuchi Materials Lab Assistant

    • 2007 - 2008

    Co-managed the project's ContentDM database ● Implemented a material identification system integrating CSI MasterFormat 2004 designations.

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  Scripps College

  • Activities Team Event Planner

    • 2003 - 2005

    Planned and co-planned small- to mid-scale events (10-200 guests)