New York Design Architects, LLP, Manhattan, NY, United States
Title: Project Manager
2019 – Present
- Oversee and integrate information in drawing sets to adhere all relevant building codes;
- Management of design schedule, workflow and budgetary constraints;
- Review of contractors’ submittals, shop drawings and all corresponding documentation in Construction Administration
- Consultant coordination;
Title: Junior Architect / LEED Energy Manager
January 2017 – Present
- Production and coordination (Revit/Cad) of SD/CD drawing set, MEP drawings, project specifications, DOB filing, for multiple projects with tight deadlines assisting Managing Partner/Project Manager;
- Direct and oversee the work of other team members (draftsman/sub-consultants)and drawing review;
- Participate in on-site surveys and field measurements of commercial and residential interior spaces, prepare studies and reports;
- Energy Compliance review as per 2016 NYC Energy Conservation Code; >> Responsible for the LEED management (Main client: Starbucks Corporation) of multiple LEED Commercial Interior projects to deliver complete documentation to the client for final submission to USGBC;
SINERGI Integrated BuildingSciences, LLC, Jackson, MS, United States
Title: Jr Project Manager
September 2012 – 2016
- LEED consultancy on commercial and residential projects located in Italy, Mexico, United States, and Qatar, with emphasys on new construnction, from concept phase to construction;
- LEED drawings and specification review;
- Communication and coordination with clients and conference calls execution;
- Management of daily operations to ensure work activity continuation;
- Business meeting interpreter to foster Commissioning Process tasks;
- Successfully increased design team members and clients knoweledge of LEED best practices by ongoing education and assistance;
Self-employed Architect
September 2013 – July 2015
- Renovation design and construction management of a 800 square foot apartment in Imola, Bologna;
- Preliminary design of a 4 unit residential building in the Imola countryside;
- Architectural surveys of earthquaked effected areas around Modena;
- Excellent results in architecture competions working in multiple teams of freelance architects;
Dante O. Benini & Partners, Milano, Italy
Title: Intern
February 2013 – July 2013
Personally involved in: design development and documentation process of a public tender for a 240-unit residential complex in Milan (Italy); architecture competition for Unicredit Pavillon in Milan (Italy); Nef competition in Istanbul (Turkey);
- AutoCAD drafting
- Rendering and photo editing
- Model making
- Design development.
Achievements and Awards
- March 2016, research publication with the study “The Varieties of Building E[m]ergy Intensity” (authors: Braham, Benghi)
- October 2014 3RD PRICE, Architecture Competition with the project “Renovation of Piazza IV Novembre and Piazza Venezia, Taglio di Po”
- December 2013 RUNNER-UP Europan 12, with the project “Chute” for the city of Ciney, Belgium July 2013,Registered Architect June 2013
- 1ST PRICE “FRANCO TINTI”, INU – Urban Planning National Institute Emilia Romagna
- December 2012 LEED AP BD+C, USGBC – United States Green Building Council November 2012,
- September 2012 3RD PRICE, Architecture Competition “New functional spaces supporting Mesola CityCentre Life”
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