Michael Eleanya Ogburu-Ogbonnaya
New York / South Carolina / New Jersey / North Carolina • (803)-261-8933 • mogburuogbonnaya@gmail.com
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WORK EXPERIENCE
MOTA Design • Columbia, SC •
Full-time Junior Architect• 12/2023 – 05/2024
• Assisted in Site surveying/drafting of existing architectural conditions in AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, and 3dx max.
• Drafting architectural plans and Preparing construction documents/ Designs for residential and commercial projects
• Alteration/ restoration/ renovations/ additions to Small commercial and office alterations/renovations.
• Had the ability to Assist in creating presentation materials, including video walkthroughs of interiors, interior and exterior environment renderings, and overall presentation work.
• Worked on urban projects that required landscape documentation
Midlands Neurology & Pain Associates PA • Columbia, SC • Part-time Administrative Assistant • 06/2018 – 2021/ & 06/2022 - 12/2023
• Formalized and maintained filing systems, both electronic and physical
• Drafted and edited documents from letters to reports and instructional documents.
• Facilitated front desk operations with patients and sales team
EDUCATION
Bachelor Of Fine Arts In Architecture
Savannah College Of Art and Design • 06/2023
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
Achievements & Academic Scholarship SCAD 09/2017
SKILLS
SCAD - Architecture Department • Savannah, GA • Part-time Teacher Assistant for Studio 1 • 01/202106/2021
• Assisted Professor during in-class exercises, presentations, and student
• Guided students with their commercial & residential projects from concept development to final visualization
FNO Construction & Associates • Columbia, SC • Part-time Architectural/ Construction Project Assistant • 2021 - 05/2022
• Kept detailed records of job changes and a daily log of job site occurrences to assist with documentation for the project manager.
• Assisted the construction manager, general contractors, project engineers, and builders with all aspects of the construction job and the daily procedures of the project
• Meet established standards and guidelines regarding job knowledge, compliance, quality, efficiency, initiative, customer service, and overall performance.
VOLUNTEERING & LEADERSHIP
National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (N.O.M.A)
Student Activities Coordinator • 10/2019 - 06/2023
American Institute of Architecture Students (A.I.A.S)
Student Activities Assistant • 01/2022 - 06/2023
Volunteered in Costa Rica Construction and Renovation Volunteer Project
Construction Assistant • 06/2018 - 07/2018
Concept Development, Project Management, Conceptual Design, Site Inspection, Mechanical Drawing, Microsoft Office, Project Design, Interior Design, Adaptive Reuse, Adobe InDesign, Graphic Design, Freehand Drawing, Site Analysis, Urban Design, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, Branding Process, AutoCAD, Microsoft Excel, Autodesk Revit
REFERENCES:
Jasen Corrente
President, CEO at SMYW
Director of Implementation at Tangoe,Inc
Email jasencorrente84@gmail.com
Phone Number: +1.862.262.2193
Florence Moma
CEO at FNO Construction & Associates
Email: FNOConstruction@outlook.com
Phone Number: 803.363.7760
Cristina Gutierrez
Coordinator, IPAL Program and Field Internships at Savannah College of Art and Design
Email: cgutierr@scad.edu
Phone Number: 912.200.1841
Prof.Dr. Catalina Ogletree
Professor within Architecture Department at Savannah College of Art and Design
Email: cogletree@scad.edu
Anthony Lawrence, NCARB, AIA
Principe at MOTA Design
Email: alawrence@motadcd.com
Phone Number: 803.622.6925