Barkha Agarwalla

• Maintain accountability for overall project success including QC and client satisfaction
• Manage/Coordinate RFIs, shop drawings and submittals and provide support to construction team for CA
• Manage multiple projects all the way from SD to CA
• Manage and oversee permitting process through City of San Diego and Department of Housing and Community Development approved Design Approval Agencies
• Oversee project billing and financials
• Helped set up an offshore team for the firm
• Assist firm leadership with team debriefings
• Involved in design and coordination of factory built housing units

• Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
• Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
• Manage REVIT/CAD construction documentation for projects
• Engage in programming and design development of projects
• Management / coordination with consultants, vendors and client
• Internal team coordination and conduction of design review meetings
• Overseeing workflow and managing internal team

• Verified code compliance for all design documents.
• Zoning analysis and research for project programming.
• Coordination of permitting process with City of Temecula and City of Murrieta
• Coordinated responses and resolutions to official review comments.
• REVIT/CAD construction drawings for projects
• Renderings and simulations for client presentation
• Engage in programming and schematic design of projects
• Coordination with consultants

• Assist the Design Principal in developing conceptual designs, two and three dimensional digital models
• Prepare digital presentation images and client presentation packages
• Space planning and site study
• Production of schematic design and assist in design development
• Assist in production of construction documents
  

• Worked on a temple project for Jain Society of San Diego. Took measurements of existing structures on the site and developed as-built drawings in Revit Architecture 2012. Prepared presentation drawings (including renderings and walkthrough) of various phases of their proposal to remodel and renovate the temple complex.

• Collaborated closely with clients to better understand entire project scope.
• Delivered outstanding service to customers to maintain and extend relationships for future business opportunities.
• Provided architectural designs, space planning and interior design solutions for private residences and commercial sector clients.
• Drafted a temple structure for 2015 Parliament of the World's Religion at Salt Lake City, Utah

• Worked on a 45 acres housing project, Green Parc, built by the real estate company SARE (https://www.abcbuildcon.in/projects/sare-green-parc/)
• Made architectural working drawings for various housing towers of the project
• Individually handled Phase IV of the project which included 6 housing towers, called Petioles (https://www.abcbuildcon.in/projects/sare-petioles/) and a clubhouse; coordinated with structural, plumbing and electrical consultants
• Developed schematic design for a 50,000 sq. ft. clubhouse
• Worked on projects including a shopping mall, guardhouse and entrance gate for a housing complex, schematic design for another high-rise housing project, high end housing villas etc.

• Creating floor plans and 3d renderings in Revit Architecture for residential interiors in San Jose, California
• Collecting and organizing fabric swatches and samples for conceptual ID presentation.

• Studied site constraints, client's needs and local practice codes to formulate conceptual architectural design. Conducted design review meetings and developed working drawings.
• Coordinated with the team to ensure timely delivery of construction drawings, interior detail, and permit drawings to contractors, clients and authority having jurisdiction.
• Weekly site visits to construction sites to review on site issues and coordination with site engineers/contractors for solutions and responses.
• Developed presentation drawings using AutoCAD and Photoshop
• Worked on a variety of projects ranging from private bungalows and apartments to shopping mall, office complex and hotel and handled projects as a lead from start to finish.
• Assigned workflow and oversaw development of all AutoCAD drawings by drafters.

• AutoCad drafting
• Designed bungalows and small scale and low budget multi-family apartments.
• Involved in designing a resort, commercial and residential projects under the lead architect.
• Developed municipal corporation permission drawings
• Independently handled a residential interior design project.

Freehand Drawing Studio, Intermediate CAD, Digital Modeling & Rendering Adv. REVIT, Construction Documents, Model Making and Design studio 801

Revit Architecture and Computer Aided Design

• Gold Medalist