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WORK EXPERIENCE

Montalba Architects

Senior Designer

Designer

See list of projects, involvement and responsibilities

Santa Monica, CA

Nov 2022 - May 2024

Sept 2016 - Nov 2022

Hawthorne, CA

August 2016 - Sept 2016

Tesla Motors Inc

Class A surfacing modeler / Digital Modeler trainee

Los Angeles, CA        

August 2013 - May 2016

USC School of Architecture

Class Assistant

Assisting 1st year architecture design studio instructor in teaching student AutoCad, Rhino and in the development of their projects.

Los Angeles, CA        

Jun 2015 - August 2015

Warren Techetin Architecture

Summer Intern

Assisted principal in the production of drawings and physical models for awards, clients and competitions

Los Angeles, CA        

Jun 2015

Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

University of Southern California

Architecture Summer Exploration Program Teaching Assistant  

Assisted instructor in teaching high school students basic design skills such as architectural drawings and model making.

Los Angeles, CA        

Jun 2013 - August 2013

OKB Architecture

Summer Intern 

Assisted principals in the development of drawings in the Design Development and Construction Documents phase, and the production of presentation drawings, renderings and physical models


EDUCATION 

Los Angeles, CA        

May 2016

University of Southern California

Bachelor of Architecture

- Graduated Cum Laude

- 3.95 GPA in architecture design studios

- Studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain

- Studio works were selected for accreditation 

Torrance, CA        

Spring 2010- Fall 2011 

El Camino College

Associate science in Architecture

Attended classes such as Design build & Architectural drafting 

Santa Monica, CA        

Spring 2008- Fall 2009

Santa Monica College

Attended preparatory engineering classes

Colegio Nuestra Senora de la Paz

High School Diploma

Barcelona, Venezuela        

2007


AWARDS

Haworth Design Charette Competition Award

Gensler/USC Arch. Guild Scholarship Award

Victor Reigner Endowed Scholarship Award

Orco Blocks Co.  Concrete Masonry Unit Design Competition Award

USC Lee Buckley Drawing Competition Award

2015 - Shortlisted

2014

2014

2013 -2nd Place

2012 - 1st Place


SKILLS

 

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom,

Microsoft Office, Rhinoceros, AutoCad, SketchUp, Grasshopper, Kuka Robotics


LANGUAGES

 

Spanish

English

Chinese (cantonese & Enpinese)

Native

Fluent 

Basic


EXTRACURRICULAR

 

2012 - 2013

2013 - 2014

American Institute Of Architecture Students - USC

Event coordinator

Publicity & Graphic Design Coordinator

 

2011-2012

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society - SMC

Communication director