DARA MADRID DEAN

WORK EXPERIENCE

Architectural Designer, Rabun Rasche Rector Reece Architects, LLC., ATL, GA 

       Duties include schematic design, design development, construction documents, construction administration, attending          OAC meetings, creating strong 3D renderings, consultant coordination, onsite visits, and hotel punching. 

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Founder/CEO, Handmade By Dara Madrid Dean 

       Currently creating and producing handmade home goods, child and baby products, and men's and women's                          accessories. Goods are sold both privately and exclusively at ShopSCAD in Savannah, GA.

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Architectural Intern, Lightroom Architecture + New Media, Decatur, GA

       Duties include design development, hand drawing, rendering, model building, preparing construction documents                    and permit sets, attending client meetings, designing furniture, and working on multimedia and graphic design                        projects. 

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Architecture Teaching Assistant, Cranbrook Acadmy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

       Responsible for everything media-related. In charge of keeping the media lab's equipment in working order and                      everything stocked and helping fellow students with all computer-related problems. Also responsible for hosting visiting          lecturers and setting up department dinners and other various events. 

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Woodshop // Laser Cutter Teaching Assistant, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

       Responsible for helping and teaching students how to use various woodshop tools, assisting in the building and creation        of ideas brought forth by fellow students and being responsible for maintenance and running of the laser cutter. 

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Wall Builder, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

       Responsible for designing and building a new and aesthetically-pleasing wall for an employee's Slide Library Office in            the Architecture Building, Pence Hall, on UK's campus. 

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Intern Architect, Concordia Architecture & Planning, LLC., New Orleans, LA

       Responsible for creating large database of references, architectural drawings, 3D models; planning and participating in          design charettes with local communities; and leading an architectural summer project for middle school kids in local New        Orleans neighborhoods.  I helped plan and execute the initial meetings of the Unified New Orleans Plan for the rebuilding        efforts put forth by our company.