Alexander Froehlich
11West Fulton □ Seattle, WA 98119 □ (415) 672-5948 □ alexpfroehlich@gmail.com
EDUCATION University of Oregon, Bachelor of Architecture Eugene, OR - 10 Design Studios, with emphasis on structural design, social and environmental contexts - Construction Manager and Project Manager for designBridge // Small Farmers Project Shed Fall 2010 – Fall 2011 - Developed program with immigrant farmers, drafted all construction documents, materials specifications - Scheduled and managed team of 10 to complete construction, budgeting - Student Director of designBridge Spring 2011 – Fall 2012 - Vetted projects for 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years, wrote grants maintained 2011-2012 budget, wrote 2012-2013 budget, lead weekly organization meetings and monthly managers’ meetings, strategic planning - Project Manager for designBridge // The Common Good Spring 2012 – Fall 2014 - Designed process for design response to needs of area houseless, $7000 grant, led community outreach, seeking partnership with non-profits, designed and built mobile classroom Lowell High School San Francisco, CA - Academic “honors” magnet school, 3 years of architecture classes - Architectural Foundation of SF Design Competition finalist – 2nd place: Energy Efficiency, 3rd place: Overall Design
ARCHITECTURE EXPERIENCE SMR Architects Seattle, WA Architectural Staff Spring 2015 – Present Part of full-service project teams developing transitional housing, shelter housing and educational projects for nonprofit clients. Full engagement from programming and schematic design, through construction administration. Greg Stallings Construction Lane County, OR Project Manager/Designer Spring 2011 – Spring 2015 Comprehensive architectural services; client communication, construction administration, subcontractor correspondence, schematic and design development, 3D modeling/rendering, and construction/permit set drafting AF Design Seattle, WA/Lane County, OR Designer/Builder Summer 2014 – Present Architectural and construction services for various clients; mobile and modular tool library for Oregon non-profit, design documentation of remodel to 1950’s home, tiny homes for the homeless in Seattle, small furniture projects. Joinery Structures Oakland, CA Assistant to Paul Discoe Summer 2012 Two months learning under traditional Japanese-style master craftsman. Construction of furniture and small wooden structures, production woodworking, model building, log milling, forklift operation, aquaponics Huntsman Architectural Group San Francisco, CA Paid Intern Winter 2010, Winter 2009 Built study model for San Francisco museum. Assisted with code-compliance documentation, AutoCAD drafting. MCG Architecture San Francisco, CA Paid Intern Summer 2008 Maintaining immense body of drawings, transmittals for past and current projects, AutoCAD drafting current projects MF Architect San Francisco, CA Paid Intern Summer 2006 Assisted with surveying, and drafting as-builts in AutoCAD. construction sets and residential building details Alexander Froehlich
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SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS Project Management Skills and Experience: Leadership; managing design and construction teams [2 – 20 people], leading public design workshops, organization meetings [10 – 50 people], moderating discussions at HOPES Conference [100-300 people] Talented writer; grants, promotional material, internal and external correspondence Budgeting and estimating for design-build projects ($1k – $900k), soliciting donations Scheduling, managing project timelines, teams, events, and collaborators Technical Skills and Experience: Proficient in Revit, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros, Google Sketchup [with Artlantis and Vray rendering plugins], Adobe Creative Suite, Dreamweaver Experienced with Microsoft Office [Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint], and various mobile/cloud team collaboration platforms Adept model builder; detailed presentation models, quick study models, site models Skilled hand draftsman; technical drawings, perspectives, details, and diagrams Capable with variety of construction tools and methods; welding, framing, electrical wiring [AC/DC], concrete forming/finishing, milling lumber Personal Qualifications: People-oriented, communicative, strong leader, inspirational, empathetic Making time-sensitive decisions based on unforeseen circumstances Self-motivated and passionate about social, economic and environmental design solutions Respect for clean shop and workspace
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