Summary:

o Planning internship at Arcosanti, Paulo Soleri's prototype arcology.
o Competition win and commissioned exhibition at The Lighthouse, Glasgow.
o Graduate from the University of Strathclyde with Post Graduate Diploma.
o Proficient with AutoCAD, FormZ, Photoshop, Illustrator and MS Office.

Education:

Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Architectural Design, September 2003
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.

Bachelor of Science with honours in Architectural Studies, June 2001
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.

Socrates Student Exchange Programme, February to May 2000
Technical University of Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.

Experience:

Post Part 2 Graduate Architect, October 2005 to Present
Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects, London, England.
Award winning architects founded in 1996.
o Creating schematic, location, component and assembly CAD drawings.
o Making cups of tea and coffee - although mainly for myself this time.

Post Part 2 Graduate Architect, February 2004 to September 2005
Burnet Bell Architects, Glasgow, Scotland.
Long established small mainstream architectural firm located in the city centre.
o Creating schematic, location, component and assembly CAD drawings.
o Making cups of tea and coffee

Voluntary Planning Internship, June to August 2002
Planning Department, Arcosanti, Arizona, USA.
Urban Laboratory proposing an alternative to urban sprawl.
o Involved in the forming, pouring and finishing of concrete wall panels
o Assisting with construction process in addition to on site queries.
o Responsible for computerizing existing manual detail drawings.
o Research of viability and availability of specific products.

Post Part I Graduate Architect, August 2001 to April 2002
Seven Design Group, Glasgow, Scotland.
Multidisciplinary practice specializing in single and multi-unit dwellings.
o Responsible for preparation of planning consent drawings.
o Creating planning, construction and fabrication CAD drawings.
o Creating and rendering of 3D CAD models.
o Communicating with clients and contractors.

Activities:

Seanchaidh Exhibition, Intermedia Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland.
o Design, installation and manning of exhibition showcasing recent work as part of Hole in my Pocket.
o Attracted over 760 people during its three week run.
o Featured in arts journals, magazine articles and the critics choice of national newspapers.

Cedric Price Memorial Competition Winner
o Winner of the Architects Journal CP Competition, 2003.
o Idea for a series of rubber stamps that introduce themes of time, interval and periods of usefulness into architectural drawings.

Hole in my Pocket, www.holeinmypocket.com
o Co-founder of design duo.
o Involved in a series of projects, competitions and exhibitions.

Missing Presumed Found, www.missingpresumedfound.com
o Winner of Pigeonhole City competition, 2002.
o Received funding to progress concept and produce exhibition installation.

Travel
o Experienced traveller in Europe and the United States of America.
o Recently completed trip around the coast of Scotland with an old airline service trolley as part of a project concerned with themes of mobility and communication.

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