OLIVIA M. LAU olaunyc@gmail.com 646.248.1393 http://issuu.com/olivia_lau/docs/olivialau_portfolio
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 08.2011 - Present
SoulCycle | New York, NY Junior Designer | Retail Design NY | New York City and New York metro regions CA | Los Angeles County and San Francisco Bay Area CT | Greenwich • Working directly with the Director of Design to develop fitness and retail interior fit-outs for over 15 projects • Producing construction documents and drawing packages for multiple filing processes • Designing branded storefront signage for existing and landmarked buildings • Detailing custom millwork and creating brand standard FF&E packages
Gensler | New York, NY 06.2010 - 08.2010
Architectural Intern | Corporate Design Proskauer Rose LLP | 450,000 sq ft | 11 Times Square, NY • Coordinated and assisted furniture selection interviews between designers and clients • Created interior office plans and furniture selection documents for corporate interiors
05.2007 - 08.2007
Architectural Intern | Retail Design Town Sports International, NYSC building | Hicksville, NY • Created construction documents and presentation drawings for fitness retail interiors
06.2006 - 08.2006
Architectural Intern | Aviation Design JetBlue Airways, Terminal 5 | 640,000 sq ft | JFK International Airport, NY • Edited construction documents for airport terminal interiors and exterior
NYC Department of Design and Construction | Long Island City, NY 06.2008 - 08.2008
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Intern | Police/Fire Unit NYPD 40th Police Precinct and FDNY Zerega Avenue EMS | Bronx, NY NYPD 120th Police Precinct | Staten Island, NY
Computational Design AutoCAD for Mac OS and PC | Google Sketchup 8 | Rhinoceros 4.0 | V-Ray
Multimedia Design Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe InDesign | Adobe Dreamweaver
Fabrication Vytek Digital Laser Cutting
EDUCATION 05.2011
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY Bachelor of Architecture | Minor in Philosophy of Human Values and Cultures • GPA : 3.68 / 4.00 • Final Project: Combinatory Urbanism | Designing for Diversity at the Urban-River Edge
Tongji University | Shanghai, P.R.China 02.2010 - 05.2010
RPI / Tongji University Study-Abroad Program
RECOGNITION
RPI School of Architecture | Troy, NY
05.2011 Springs 2008, 2010, 2011
LEADERSHIP | VOLUNTEER WORK 03.2012 - Present
Harriet Peck Thesis Prize nomination and exhibition Selection of student work for publication
Stuyvesant High School | New York, NY Volunteer Teaching Assistant | Senior-Level Architecture Course
Iron Designer Challenge | New York, NY 06.2011 | 06.2010
Set-up Volunteer | The Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction
RPI School of Architecture | Troy, NY 03.2011 - 04.2011
Student Coordinator | International Study-Abroad Program Exhibition