courtneyHORST c // 717-821-3182 e // courtney.horst1@gmail.com
EDUCATION
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Bachelor of Architecture, 2008-2013 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University -GPA 3.74/4.0 -graduated magna cum laude -Academic Dean’s List, 9 semesters European Travel Abroad Program, fall 2011 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University // Blacksburg, VA -GPA 3.76/4.0 -10 week program -traveled across 10 various countries, including Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and Denmark -photos and sketches exhibited in art installation in Cowgill Hall, Blacksburg, VA High School Diploma, 2004-2008 Cedar Crest High School // Lebanon, PA -GPA 4.3/4.0
EMPLOYMENT
Estimator, summer 2011-current Lacour Painting Inc. // Lebanon, PA -evaluate architectural drawings to determine paint usage, estimate costs Intern, summer 2012 MM architects Inc. // Lancaster, PA -designed donor signage and memorial garden, put together responses to RFPs -went to meetings with clients for various stages of design -surveyed existing conditions, picked up red-lines Inventory Tech/Secretary, summer 2009, 2011 Kauffman’s Animal Health Inc. // Lebanon, PA -implementing digital inventory technology -invoicing, taking sales requests, various secretarial duties
HONORS & SOCIETIES
Pella Prize Semi-Finalist for best Architectural Thesis, Virginia Tech class of 2013 Alpha Rho Chi Professional Architecture Fraternity, fall 2009-spring 2013
-Pledge Chair fall 2010-spring 2011, Pledge Master, spring 2011; Rush Chair 2012
Golden Key International Honor Society, fall 2009-spring 2013 National Society of Leadership and Success, fall 2009-spring2013 National Society of Collegiate Scholars, spring 2009-spring 2013 Powerhouse CAUS Icon Competition 2.0 Finalist, 2012 Virginia Society AIA Competition Honorable Mention, 2011 Richard O. Honabach Memorial Scholarship, 2010
SKILLS
REFERENCES
AutoCAD Sketchup print making Revit Adobe Photoshop model making Rhinoceros Adobe Illustrator lasercamm 3DS Max Adobe InDesign Grasshopper V-Ray Microsoft Powerpoint
Maryann Marotta, principal architect, MM architects Inc.
-717-393-3211, mm@mmaia.net
Diane Reeser, marketing coordinator, MM architects Inc.
-717-393-3211, dar@mmaia.net
Tim Frank, thesis advisor, Virginia Tech
-770-328-5937, tim@timfrankarch.com