Ivan Heitmann – idheitmann@gmail.com – 612-293-6149 – 5990 Colwell Rd, Penryn CA Excels: Rhino3D, ArcGIS, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, MS Office Products.
Confident: Grasshopper, Civil3D, AutoCAD, Solidworks, Sketchup, Autodesk Map3D, Infraworks.
VALLE funded Research Assistant at Center for Information Technology, Royal Danish Academy (Autumn, 2015): Teaching assistance. Conference facilitation. Workshop organization. Independent research. Reference: Paul Nicholas, +45 4170 1751 Intern at Jones & Jones Architecture (Summer, 2015): GIS tech. Conceptual design. 3D modeling. Design rendering. Layout. Reference: Mario Campos, 206-6245702. Intern at Triad Associates Engineering (Summer, 2014): Technology consulting practicum. Explored site modeling workflows and documented recommendations with instructional videos. Reference: Sue Jensen, 425-2162157.
Learning: Revit, Inventor, Python, Microstation, QGIS, R.
Master of Landscape Architecture at University of Washington (graduated 2016):
Thesis: Digital Media in Landscape Architecture Lead instructor for Digital Media in Landscape intro course Winters 2015-16. Organized UW-ASLA mentorship program Autum 2014. Participatant, design/build Croatia 2013. Member of Tau Sigma Delta, Sigma Lambda Alpha honoraries
Bachelor of Arts at Hillsdale College, (graduated cum laude 2006): National Merit Scholar. Recipient of ‘Robert and Isabel Martin Merit Scholarship.’ Designer for Tower Light Literary Magazine. Starting player for Hillsdale club soccer. Member of Eta Sigma Phi honorary.
Laborer for Brick & Mortar Restoration, a commercial renovation contractor (Minneapolis, ’12-’13). Exterior restoration work including masonry and waterproofing. Reference: Tim Bearden, 612-867-6766 Crew leader for Rembrandt Home Painting, a local contractor (Minneapolis, ’09-’11): Managed 3 to 4 painters and organized daily operations on site. Trained new employees. Designed and deployed website, illustrated logo and branding, wrote site copy. Reference: Tyler Blanski, 952-412-4047 Strategist for BuildTools, Inc., a construction software startup (Minneapolis, ’09-’11): Managed brand, developed logo, redesigned website, edited and provided ad copy. Consulted on application user experience, tested software workflow and provided feedback to engineers. Admin for Stonewood, LLC, a luxury home builder (St Louis Park, ’07-’09): Network administration: purchased, assembled, configured, and managed company network. Bidding administration: streamlined and managed subcontractor communication & bid submission and organization. Accounting for South County Bank, a community bank (Irvine, CA, ’06-’07): General ledger troubleshooting: investigated outstanding accounting mixups to recover funds and resolve commercial customers’ concerns. Scripting design: reduced repetitive accounting and admin tasks through secure software automation. Five time volunteer for WWOOF, an agricultural work exchange (Ireland, England, Italy, ’11-’12): Landscape design, planting and installation, maintenance, groundskeeping. Masonry (dry stacked & mortared) & carpentry projects (rough & finish) including fencing, planting beds, reclaimed lumber toolshed, stone stairs, reclaimed lumber pergola.
Volunteer at Minnesota Home Grown, a policy advisory council (Minneapolis, ’11) Surveyed and presented successful precedents for an arts based placemaking grand in preparation for community RFP and application processes.
Volunteer at Stone’s Throw Urban Farm, a market garden collective (Minneapolis, ’12): Helped design and build a PVC hoop house and composting system from reclaimed lumber and pallets.