Wynord Thomas Jr http://archinect.com/wynord.thomas 18 Brooktree Ct Pittsburg, CA 94565 337/ 578 4945 or 925/ 439 8855
wynord.thomas@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE: Seeking a Junior Staff position with opportunity for growth, where I can apply both my architectural and administrative knowledge in support of Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects and its clients. EDUCATION Spring 06 -‐ May 10 Bachelors of Architecture (B.A.) Louisiana State University Major: Architecture Baton Rouge, LA Minor: Business Cumulative GPA: 3.50/4.0 WORK EXPERIENCE Academy of Art University – Designer/Coordinator (Academy Resource Center) San Francisco, CA
February 12 -‐ Present
-‐As a Designer/Coordinator, I maintain department files, schedules, prepare expense reports and presentations, recruit/hire, and manage both information technology and advertisement. I am also responsible for room set-‐up and design of 1,000 s q. ft. of interior office space. Using AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite
software, I prepare construction drawings and renderings. Academy of Art University – Project Designer/Administrator (School of Architecture) San Francisco, CA
-‐As a Project Designer/Administrator, I maintained company files, prepared expense reports and presentations, kept track of the department's budget, and February 11 -‐ January 12 scheduled meetings amongst other duties as assigned. I was Project Lead for Spring Show and coordinated all planning and design for the event. I also designed and produced schematic hand drawings of the interior space (approximately 2,567 sq. ft.). I finalized drawings via AutoCAD, and Photoshop. While working on-‐site, I managed a group of fourteen workers. R+S Construction -‐ Designer Houston, TX/Franklin, LA -‐As Designer, I produced both hand and computer aided schematic drawings of small offices and residential buildings. I also contributed to design development; January 06 – May 10 using programs like AutoCAD, Photoshop, and SketchUP. Other responsibilities included maintaining the front desk, answering phone lines, estimation of materials, filing invoices, amongst other duties as assigned. I also worked on site, managing a team of four workers. LSU -‐ Teacher Assistant (School of Architecture) Baton Rouge, LA -‐ As a teacher assistant, I taught a class of twelve first year architecture students, fundamental techniques and basic studio practices while encouraging each August 09 -‐ December 09 student to explore contemporary issues and discuss formal and conceptual ideas related to space and form. I also aided in the development of each student's basic skills in architectural design drawing and modeling. PROFICIENT SKILLS Computer Aided Design –AutoCAD 2014, Revit 2014, VIZ, SketchUP Pro, Rhino, Kerkythea, FormZ, 3DS Max, VRay for 3DS Max Macromedia –Dreamweaver CS6, Issuu Adobe CS6 –Illustrator, Acrobat Pro, Photoshop, InDesign, ImageReady Other -‐Microsoft Digital Imagery, PowerPoint, Word (65wpm), Excel, Outlook, Access AWARDS+ACTIVITIES Louisiana State University -‐Vice President of NOMAS LSU (4 Semesters), National Honors Society (8 Semesters), Dean's List (3.5-‐3.9 GPA), Chancellor's List (4.0 GPA), Black Scholars Award (8 Semesters), Harvey Scholarship (2010), New Urbanism Competition – Miami-‐Dade (Runner-‐Up)
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