Rachel A House
919Sherbourne Drive, Apt 4, Los Angeles, CA 90035
rachelannhouse@gmail.com                  310.462.6464
 
Education
  University of Southern California -Los Angeles, California - May 2007
Bachelor of Architecture Minor of Fine Arts - Photography
     
  Centre d'Etudes d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme - Sainte, France - Fall 2006
Semester in Architecture and Urbanism
 
   
Work Experience
  Edison Downtown - February 2009 to Present
Social Events Coordinator and Office Manager
    ° Plan and coordinate personal and corporate social events (125 people or less)
    ° Assist the General Manager with large events and company buyouts (200-400 people)
    ° Work directly with the General Manager and Owner to design and produce media for
       upcoming programs and events
    ° Manage and record all employee paperwork, payroll, nightly banks and deposits
     
  View Design Studio - January 2009 to May 2009
AutoCAD Consultant
    ° Creating AutoCAD files and setting up CD sets
    ° Reviewing spec corrections and drafting redlines
     
  Nadel Architects - January 2007 to January 2009
Entry Designer
    ° Concept and design work for projects including commercial mixed-use, multi-family,
       civic, public sector, and entertainment
    ° Site and code research, master-planning for multiple projects
    ° Physical model building, site models and building massing
    ° Drafting, 3D modeling, and Photoshop editing for multiple projects
    ° Building projects and setting up CD drawing sets in Revit
    ° Entitlement drawings and presentation, assistance with CD sets and CA review
    ° Space planning, furniture and material selection for project interiors
    ° Project coordination, working with engineers, landscape architects, and interior
       designers
    ° Project presentation, creating presentation materials and presenting ideas to clients
     
  Carde Ten Architects - August 2006 to October 2006
Design Intern
    ° Master-planning campus schemes for LAUSD high school projects
    ° Project presentation layouts
     
  Wolcott Architecture Interiors - June 2006 to August 2006
Design Intern
    ° Drafting, redline corrections, and coordinating CD sets for review
    ° 3D modeling of facades and interiors
    ° Space planning, furniture and material selection, and office interiors
     
  Akar Studios - June 2005 to August 2005
Design Intern
    ° Basic architectural design and drafting for restaurants and interiors
    ° Drafting and redline corrections for single family residence
    ° Space planning, furniture and material selection
    ° Creating presentation boards and material boards
 
   
Skill Set
      ° AutoCAD 2000-2008, PowerCADD
      ° Revit
      ° 3D Studio Max, 3D Studio Viz, Sketch Up, Form-Z, Lightwave
      ° Adobe Suite CS3 - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Acrobat
      ° Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint
      ° Model Building
 
   
Honors & Activities
      ° American Institute of Architects, Associate Member - 2008-2010
      ° Big Sunday - city wide community service projects - 2007-2009
      ° Architecture Research Grant recipient, USC School of Architecture - 2002-2007
      ° Joint Educational Project - teaching classes in the community - 2005-2006
      ° Avi Efraim Gesundheit Traveling Fellowship finalist - 2005
      ° Design Studio Exhibition, featured projects - 2004
      ° Groen Hoek Boathouse Design Competition Finalist, AIA Emerging Architects - 2004
 
   
References
  Available upon Request