José Ángel López
Phone: (325) 660-5308
Email: jal08b@acu.edu
EDUCATION August 2013 - August 2017
Abilene Christian University // Abilene, TX
July - August 2013
Cisco College // Abilene, TX
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Interior Design Associate (AA) in Architecture General Studies
WORK EXPERIENCE April 2017 - Present
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper // Architecture CADD Technician
November - December 2016
Lucas Gibbs Homes // Student Intern
May - August 2014
Gil Soto // Construction Worker
As part of the design team, I engage, work, and deliver architecture documents in various stages of design including SD, DD, CD, and CA, these projects include Hardin-Simmons University Recreational Center, Abilene Christian Schools, Taylor County Expo Center, NMSU Residency Hall, Olney High School, and El Paso Community College. A resource for Revit and AutoCAD understanding and performance, I visited sites for surveying and read construction documents of existing buildings to model and share with all disciplines. Active participant in Healthcare, K-12, and Community projects by assisting team members in completing Bluebeam studio sessions on updates and revisions. Seasonal site labor worker in the new construction and renovation company, performed manual task in preparing homes for furniture, lighting, and appliances. Crew member in clean up for client visitations as well as revising equipment inventory. Working primarily in new built residential homes in the Abilene and Potosi area, help in tape and mud drywall along with a crew. Part of the labor also included in repairing holes and cleaning up on site debris.
CAMPUS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT January 2015 - May 2017
American Society of Interior Designers // Student Member Serve as Chaplin for the ACU Student Chapter of ASID for the academic year of 2015-2016. Design poster for advertising chapel, student gatherings, and keynote speakers. Lead student chapel and prayer with the architecture and interior design students.
January 2015 - May 2016
Project Merge // Student Volunteer
August 2013 - May 2015
Minda Street Church of Christ // Student Volunteer
As Interior design and architecture students, we organized and volunteer in designing and renovate Abilene Hope Haven kitchen and pantry. The organization focus on helping families who are experiencing homelessness in the Abilene area, with this in mind we set out to reach the community at ACU to help fundraising for material and equipment but most importantly time.
Part of the volunteer group, we visited The Oaks at Radford Hills, a senior citizen facility in Abilene, participated in worship and prayer with the community, listen to the people on individual sessions, where we share stories and listen to their life journey.
TECHNICAL SKILLS Autodesk
Revit and AutoCAD
Microsoft Office
Adobe Creative Suite
Acrobat Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
3D Modeling and Rendering Google Sketchup, and Autodesk Cloud
Visualization Media
Hand Sketching, Model Construction, and Architectural Photography