Lito Karatsoli
Chanikian lito@litokc.com 518.409.0226 www.litokc.com
Education Professional Bachelor of Architecture | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | September 2008 - May 2013 Salutatorian | College Honors | University Honors | GPA: 3.63 / 4.0 BArch Semester Abroad | Carnegie Mellon University Qatar Doha, Qatar | January 2012 - May 2012 | GPA: 3.63 / 4.0 Architecture and Design Semester Abroad | ESARQ School of Architecture Barcelona, Spain | September 2011 - December 2011 | GPA: 3.81 / 4.0 Architecture and Architectural History | Scandinavian Studio Abroad Carnegie Mellon University | Various Countries | May 2010 - August 2010 | GPA: 4.0 / 4.0
Skills
Experience
Software
Project Coordinator | ESI Design New York, NY | July 2015 - February 2016
AfterEffects
Auto Cad / Draftsight
Produced and managed five internal best-practices documents for the management and design departments. Managed project outlook calendars, budgets, and coordinated meetings and deliverables for various projects.
CATIA
Communications Manager | SOMA Architects New York, NY | February 2015 - July 2015
Bunkspeed
Climate Consultant ConstantContact
In charge of all press outreach and mangement, all of social media marketing and production, as well as the website and all company development activities such as conferences, meetings, and events.
FastTrack
Industrial Designer | Zodiac Seat Shells Santa Maria, CA | June 2013 - February 2015
Dreamweaver / html GigaPan (+Equipment) Hootsuite Illustrator InDesign
Microsoft Office Suite Photoshop Revit
Rhinoceros 3D + VRay Sketchup
Website CMS
Fabrication 3D Printing
Graphic Design, Marketing & Project Management: Designed and produced the first ever catalogue brochure for a business class seat. Planned and completed a photo shoot, all rendering, layout, and text. Produced renderings and videos for the largest aircraft interiors showing the world, held in Hamburg, Germany.
Graphic Designer | KAIRION Boston, MA | Fall 2013
Designed logo and color boards for use on website application and business documentation.
Development Intern | The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York City | May 2012 - August 2012
Interacted with the President, Director and Head of the E-philanthropy department to design and create membership and donation transactional forms for the museum’s website.
Arts and Business Management Intern | CSV Cultural and Educational Center New York City | May 2011 - August 2011 Wrote governmental and private institution grant applications. Planned cultural events including a gallery exhibitions and performances.
CNC 3-axis
Conferences, Publications, and Honors
Drafting
Published Author and Presenter | Conf. on Information Systems & Design Communication “Using Principles from Architecture to Inform HCI Design” | Lisbon, Portugal | May 2014
Lasercut
Expert Presenter | The Constructed Environment Conference Vancouver, BC | October 2012
Model-Making
Expert Presenter | The Inclusive Museums Conference University of West Indies, Barbados | August 2012
Constructed Perspective Hand-drawing: Any medium Mixed Media Representations Wood shop
Languages
Greek: Spoken + Written
French: Spoken + Written
Presented “Creating a (New) Heritage; The Case of Al Wakrah”, a project about the cultural challenges and implications of rediscovering and representing heritage in small villages in the Middle East.
Expert Presenter | First Annual Conference for Gigapixel Technology Pittsburgh, PA | November 2010
Spanish: Conversational
Presented independent work of over 60 GigaPans about the potential of the GigaPan and GigaPixel Technology in the field of Architecture.
Italian: Beginner
First Place Honors | Sheraton Student Design Competition Doha, Qatar | January 2012
Portuguese: Beginner
Lead member in a group of four students to design the the Saudi Arabia State Suite at the Sheraton hotel.
Team Leader | Design Charrette with Juhani Pallasmaa VCU, Doha, Qatar | March 2012