Kuo-Jui Lai Resume 2024

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Professional Experience

Project Architect | Ballinger | 2019 - 2024

◦ Collaborated closely with firm principals on the pre-design phase of CHOP, Temple, and Drexel's campus planning.

◦ Run entire office renovation projects as a project architect from inception to completion.

◦ Run the CHOP NPT garage independently and coordinated with CS team and MEP teams.

◦ Project Experience: CHOP NPT (DD-CD), CHOP KOP Extension (Pre-design), Temple University School of Podiatric (Pre-design), Wexford Drexel Academic Tower (CD), Spark-Cira Office Renovation (SD-CA), INOVA-Springfield Hospital (CD).

Freelance Designer | HR Design Studio | 2018 - Present

◦ Designed, obtained permits, and created construction drawings, managing coordination between contractors and clients.

◦ Developed financial management and time management skills for small residential renovation projects.

◦ Project Experience: Townhouse Remodel/ TW, PA(SD-CA), Small Restaurant Interior/ PA (SD-CD), Small House Core and Shell/TW (SD-DD).

Design Studio Teaching Assistant | School of Architecture at Syracuse University | 2017-2018

◦ Assisted course professors with materials and provided one-on-one and group discussions during design studio sessions

Researcher | CEMEX Research Group + Aptum Architecture, 2016-2018

◦ Developed schematic design (SD) and design development (DD), and landscape design for the award-winning Rhizolith Island "Mangrove Conservation" project in Cartagena, Colombia (program: infrastructure).

◦ Developed and tested mock-ups for the CMU Grand Syracuse Habitat Humanity project in Syracuse, New York (program: residential).

Skills

3D Modeling

◦ Rhino, Revit, Grasshopper, Sketchup

Graphics

◦ V-Ray 3.0, Enscape, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Acrobat, AutoCAD, Lumion, Bluemean

Physical Modeling

◦ Laser Cut, 3D Print, CNC Mill, Woodshop, Vacuum Forming

Languages

◦ Mandarin, English, Taiwanese

Education

Master of Architecture | Syracuse University, U.S.A. | 2015-2018

◦ Design studio teaching assistant (Top 5% awarded)

◦ Selected Project in Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism / Hong Kong

◦ Alfred L. Kaskel Scholarship

Bachelor of Architecture | Tamkang University, Taiwan | | 2007-2012

◦ School representative team for Taiwan Tower Competition

◦ Outstanding Thesis Design Award, Tamkang University

Registered Architect | BArch. MArch. | Klai100@syr.edu | +1 315-560-1373
KUO-JUI LAI

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