valerie
castillo e d u ca ti o n . IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY,
wo rk ex p e ri e n ce . ames, ia.
may 2012 cum laude, gpa: 3.64
HOMELAND REAL ESTATE,
1100 ARCHITECT,
new york, ny.
aug. 2012 - mar. 2013
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS INTERN .
bachelor of architecture entrepreneurial studies minor semester abroad in rome, italy
november 2012
[w] www.castillovalerie.com [e] vfca08@gmail.com [t] 787.224 .0977 [a] 36 ellwood street, apt. d2, new york, ny 10 040
bronx, ny.
real estate licensing course
collaborated with marketing and communications managers to produce RFP/Qs, and awards submissions. Also, produced marketing material (i.e. brochures, newsletters, mailers, presentations, holiday card, and social media), conducted research, edited drawings and images, assisted in architectural photoshoots, structured firm initiatives, and administered basic office tasks: answering phones, managing deliveries, arranging meetings and traveling itineraries, and maintaining materials inventory.
AARRIS ARCHITECTS,
brooklyn, ny. jun. 2010 - aug. 2010 illustrated presentations, produced construction documents and built physical models. arranged meetings with manufacturers and administered basic office tasks. ARCHITECTURAL INTERN .
DESIGN EXCHANGE & DESIGN COLLABORATIVE,
ames, ia. evaluated and critiqued design projects, directed help sessions and organized class activities.
fall 2010
ISU FOUNDATION CALL CENTER,
fall 2010
PEER MENTOR .
STUDENT FUND -RAISER .
ames, ia. obtained funds for the university and updated records.
s k ills + p rofici e n ci e s . adobe creative suite cs6 (photoshop, illustrator, indesign & acrobat pro) hand and computer model making (revit architecture & sketchup pro) microsoft office suite (excel, powerpoint, word & outlook) archioffice 2012 in-house printing and binding drafting, sketching, hand drawing and rendering laser cutter LANGUAGES
refe re n ce s . MELANIE DOMINO
II00 architect,
new york, ny. communications manager mdomino@1100architect.com t. 212.645.1011 faia, leed, ap bnim architects, des moines, ia. principal rkruse@bnim.com m. 515.333.3035
ROD KRUSE
NICOLE HOLLANT-DENIS
aarris architects, new york, ny. principal nhollantdenis@aarris.com t. 212.430.3802 JONATHAN RAMSEY aia, leed bnim architects, des moines, ia. associate jramsey@bnim.com m. 515.745.5268
spanish (fluent verbally & written) english (fluent verbally & written) italian (basic level)
a wa rd s + h o n o rs . part of the dean’s list for 10 consecutive semesters design project exhibited in the figge art museum. davenport, ia. raymond & evelyn mcilvain architecture scholarship robert & elizabeth carlson architecture scholarship “scuola di musica” programming project. 3rd place. rome, it. linda architecture scholarship “mitchell transmission building,” adaptive-reuse project selected to be presented to hubbell realty company. des moines, ia. isu representative at the “national conference of race and ethnicity” team “workspace” renovation project selected top 3 of 40 designs 1 of 50 to participate in isu’s academic program for excellence
2007 - 2012 fall 2011 fall 2011 fall 2011 spring 2011 fall 2010 spring 2009 2008 & 2010 spring 2008 summer 2007
ex tra cu r ricu l a r a c tiv iti e s . bcbgmaxazria fall/winter 2013 fashion week volunteer member of the international golden key honours program secretary of national organization of minority architecture students visions magazine cover model trend magazine model college of design career days registration committee member iscore research project and presentation iowa state university fashion show
feb. 2013 2009 - current 2010 2010 issue spring 2010 fall 2009 spring 2009 2008 & 2010