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Astra Mendez, Well AP
1.408.506.7668 — astra.mendez@gmail.com
I am a passionate and creative designer with 12 years of experience working with diverse clients and project types. I thrive at creating thoughtful, user-centered environments that promote health and well being for people. I enjoy working in collaboration with people with diverse backgrounds to develop and deliver designs that reflect those perspectives in the built environment.
Education
Bachelor of Arts I Interior Architecture California State University, Sacramento Deans List, CIDA accredited
Bachelor of Arts I Sociology California State University, Sacramento AKD Honor Society
Knowledge & Skills • Space Planning • Programming • Contract Finishes • FF&E • LEED/Well Materials • Design Research
• Contract Documents • Project Budgeting • Construction Administration
Software
• Design Guidelines • Hand Sketching • BIM/CAD Standards • Signage/Wayfinding
• Auto CAD • Bluebeam • Revit • SketchUp • Enscape • Adobe Creative Suite • Google Suite
Experience Design Specialist - California State University, East Bay | Hayward, CA
April 2024 - Present - 40hrs/week • Collaborating with campus staff, faculty, architects, engineers,& external vendors on various campus capital improvement projects • Campus design and documentation manager implementing and managing campus BIM, CAD,signage, and digital drawing archive. • Purchasing and coordinating installation of interior and exterior FF&E.
Designer - Gensler | San Francisco, CA
April 2022 - June 2023 - 40hrs/week • As a lead designer, I developed design concepts, space plans, building material palettes, and SD,DD,CD design deliverables. • Accomplished a complex adaptive re-use design of an existing warehouse building into a multi-tenant lab and commercial office space. • Managed the creation of design drawings, presentations, renderings, and design details.
Interior Designer - Flad | San Francisco, CA
March 2021 - March 2022 - 40hrs/week • Designer for several projects including multiple new construction interior TI Office, Lobby, and Commercial Laboratory projects. • Managed Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Lighting & Furniture consultants successfully insuring design intent was met and coordinated and aligned with design concept. • Created detailed construction drawings, 3D visualizations, and details through all project phases. • Project sizes ranged from 10,000-50,000 S.F..
Designer - M Moser Associates | San Francisco, CA
February 2019 - October 2020 - 40 hrs/week • Lead the design and development of international technology company's corporate design guidelines. • Design lead for interior office refresh and renovations, primarily focused on technology and banking clients. • Developed and presented design concepts to internal teams, clients, and owner's representatives. • Project sizes ranged in size from 5,000-60,000 S.F..
Intermediate Designer - IA Interior Architects | San Francisco, CA
November 2016 - February 2019 - 40 hrs/week • Notable projects include Salesforce Tower SF amenity and office floors, executive conference centers, cafeterias, event spaces, and international data centers. • Oversaw weekly construction walks of several floors of a full tower re-stack & renovation project at Salesforce East in San Francisco successfully catching design errors in the field minimizing project cost and schedule impacts. • Project sizes ranged from 2,000-350,000 S.F..
Project Designer - AAI (Nelson) | San Jose, CA
February 2013 - November 2016 - 40hrs/week • Designed for diverse clients ranging from real estate brokers, developers to global corporations. • Notable projects Honda North American HQ Office & ZGC co-working space in Silicon Valley. • Successfully won new work by developing competitive design proposals and meeting with potential clients. • Created comprehensive design deliverables for projects ranging from 5,000 to 20,000 sq ft.