RAUL CRUZ MIAMI, FLORIDA
(786) 738-7895
rcruzespinosa@gmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE JANUARY 2018— PRESENT ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER, V3 ARCHITECTURAL GROUP, INC • •
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RESEARCHED BUILDING CODES SO THEY COULD BE PROPERLY APPLIED TO THE DESIGN PLANNING STAGE. RESEARCHED ZONING CODES AND APPLIED TO MANY RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS, AS WELL AS MANAGE APPLICATION PROCESSES AND VARIANCES THROUGH ZONING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENTS. COLLABORATED WITH A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM TO DESIGN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS IN FLORIDA. INTERACTED WITH CLIENTS TO ASCERTAIN THEIR NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CUSTOM HOMES. MONITORED THE DESIGN PROCESS FROM CONCEPTUAL PHASE THROUGH CONSTRUCTION. CREATED 3D SKETCHES, MODELS AND RENDERINGS USING REVIT, SKETCHUP AND LUMION. PROVIDED INSIGHT TO CLIENTS ON ISSUES AND OPTIONS THAT WOULD AFFECT COMPLETION DATES AND MAINTAINED THE ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION AND DRAWINGS FOR EACH PHASE OF FAST-TRACK PROJECTS USING BIM SOFTWARE
EDUCATION
JANUARY 2017 —JANUARY 2018 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER, TRELLES CABARROCAS ARCHITECTS • • •
COMPLETED FORMAL DESIGN INTENT AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION. DRAFTED DETAILED DRAWINGS OF STRUCTURES, SPECIFYING DIMENSIONS AND MATERIALS NEEDED. DEFINED ORGANIZATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR INCORPORATING INFORMATION INTO A BUILDING INFORMATION MODEL (BIM).
OCTOBER 2013 —DECEMBER 2016 ARCHITECTURAL INTERN /DESIGNER, CHOY LEON ARCHITECTS
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I WORKED IN THIS HAVANA BASED OFFICE FIRST AS AN ARCHITECTURAL INTERN IN MY LAST COLLEGE YEAR AND AFTER GRADUATED AS AN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER BEING PART AND LEADING A CREATIVE TEAM DEVELOPING FIRST SKETCHES, 3D MODELS, RENDERINGS, SCHEMATIC DESIGNS DRAWINGS, URBAN PLANNING CONCEPTS AND DESIGNS, PROGRAMMING AND PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
SEPTEMBER 2009— JULY 2014 •
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE, CUBA.
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SKILLED AND PROFICIENT IN REVIT, ARCHICAD, AUTOCAD, SKETCHUP, LUMION, ADOBE PHOTOSHOP, ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR, ADOBE INDESIGN, COREL DRAW. ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN. DEVELOPMENT OF SCHEMATIC DESIGN, DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. BILINGUAL (ENGLISH AND SPANISH). ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS. CODE AND ZONING SEARCHES. MICROSOFT OFFICE. PROJECT MANAGEMENT.