My Intent To continually pursue a rigorous, logical design approach in the belief that architectural concepts are best resolved holistically and poetically. Education Masters of Architecture 2012 University of South Florida | School of Architecture and Community Design Fall 2007 - May 2012 Good Academic Standing | 160 + Credits Earned Design GPA: 4.0 | Overall GPA: 3.763
Tampa, FL
High School Diploma 2004 Venice High School | Academy of Graphic Arts and Design Fall 2000 - May 2004 GPA: 3.6
Venice, FL
Experience Architecture Staff Jonathan Parks Architect Sarasota, FL
October 2013 - Present
Architecture Staff August 2013 - October 2013 Oppenheim Architecture + Design | 2013 AIA Miami Firm Award Miami, FL Intern Architect Olson Kundig Architects | 2009 AIA National Firm Award Seattle, WA
January 2013 - August 2013
Intern Architect Twelfth Street Studio, Inc. Tampa, FL
May 2012 - November 2012
Project Designer and Fabricator
May 2012 - September 2012
Modulo, Inc. | Architecture, Fabrication and Art Tampa, FL Student Internship Position Alfonso Architects, Inc. | 2003 AIA Florida Firm Award Tampa, FL Student Internship Position Jan Wampler Architects Tampa, FL / Boston, MA
January 2011 - May 2011
Graduate Research Assistant USF INTO Campus Building, Design Team Lead Designer: Dr. Levent Kara
January 2011 - May 2011
AIA Tampa Bay Board Member East Director | AIAS Student Representative USF S.A.C.D. [c] 941 . 716 . 2745
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704 W Venice Ave Unit C Venice, FL 34285 dpirozzi2004@yahoo.com derekpirozzi.com
December 2010 - October 2011
Graduate Teaching Assistant Architectural History | USF S.A.C.D. Professor Jody Beck Internship Position Halflants and Pichette | Studio for Modern Design Sarasota, FL
2010 - 2011
January 2009 - May 2009
October 2008
Activities and Societies 10 X 10 Lecture Series AIA Florida Gulf Coast Chapter | SRQ Media Group Sarasota, FL Millennium Talks | Tower and City Lecture Series AIA Seattle Chapter | Jon Magnusson and Rob Corser Seattle, WA
November 2013
March 2013
AIAS Senior Advisor American Institute of Architecture Students USF S.A.C.D.
August 2011 - August 2012
AIAS President American Institute of Architecture Students Elected Two Consecutive Terms in Office
August 2009 - August 2011
Varsity Baseball and Track Team Venice High School
2002 - 2004