Experience

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  Feb 2018
  May 2019
  Architectural Designer, Full time / Philadelphia, PA
  Parallel Architecture Studio LLC. 230 S Broad St, 17th floor, 19102
  (Transferred from YCH Architect LLC. 1823 Spring Garden Street, 19130)
  

  Schematic design - including but not limited to:

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  Meeting with clients to determine goals

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  Visiting sites to assess neighbourhoods and record as-built condition

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  Researching and applying extensive knowledge of zoning restrictions & Philadelphia code requirements to feasibility studies and design proposals

  Zoning & Use permit preparation - including but not limited to:

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  Collaborating with external surveyors for lot consolidation and lot division

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  Preparing plans for review by Philadelphia Streets Department and City Planning, prior zoning permit applications and zoning appeals

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  Producing renders and documents for the appeals process, following a refusal

  Building permit applications & construction documents - including but not limited to:

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  Coordinating various consultant agencies for building permit document assembly

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  Designing and proposing utility plans for Philadelphia Water Department approval

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  Designing and proposing site plans for Philadelphia Streets Department approval

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  Designing and preparing architectural & construction drawings as per code requirement

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  Lighting plans & kitchen equipment plans per health department requirement

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  Drafting structural drawings

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  Reviewing externally produced structural drawings for consistency

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  Coordinating with The License and Inspection of the City of Philadelphia's plan examiners for the approval and issuing of permits

  Office administrative work - including but not limited to:

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  Preliminary noting of potential new projects

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  Mandarin-English interpretation

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  Negotiation with the various related departments of City of Philadelphia

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  Documentation and filing

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  Minute taking

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  Filtering calls

  Project types - including but not limited to:

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  One-two family dwellings

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  Multi-family dwellings

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  Residential and commercial mix-used buildings

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  Take-out restaurants

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  Historical property interior renovation

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  Building additions

  Software usage - including but not limited to:

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  Creating Revit families

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  Setting up AutoCAD templates

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  Illustrator and Photoshop

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  Rhino 3D & V-ray rendering
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  Nov 2016
  Mar 2017
  Intern Architect, Full time / Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  Daguan Architects + Associates 大觀建築師事務所
  AutoCAD construction Drawings, SketchUp 3D modelling, V-ray rendering
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  May 2015
  Aug 2015
  Intern Architect, Full time / Tamil Nadu, India / Oxford, UK
  Engineering Ministries International
  AutoCAD construction drawings, SketchUp 3D modelling, V-ray rendering, Master planning, concept visualisation, client liaison
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  Sep 2011
  Jun 2013
  Lab Assistant, Part time / Hsinchu, Taiwan
  Medical Device Innovation Center of NCTU 交大生物力學與醫學應用實驗室
  secretarial organization, dictation transcription, webpage management, proofreading