James Mackessy
Ferryville,WI
Summary
I am a design/fabrication professional with experience managing interdisciplinary projects and creating custom built solutions for residential, commercial, and high-art clients. From building furniture and retail elements to fabricating modular and integrated architectural and art elements, I've learned to leverage CAD and visualization tools to streamline the design and fabrication process. I pride myself on professionally managing stakeholder expectations through timely, concise, and efficient communication in team environments, and I enjoy arriving at creative solutions for teams by integrating my experience working with diverse materials and manufacturing processes.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Design and Project Management
Mackessy Studios LLC
01.2022 - Current
- Continue work for clients previously served by Mackessy Metalworks, with identical duties but without employees
- Furnish details, drawings and fabrication notes for projects to be executed internationally, consulting with stakeholders and teams to align project expectations and standards
Project Manager and Fabricator
Mackessy Metalworks LLC
08.2019 - 05.2021
- Participated in fabrication planning and management phases, incorporating design requirements into floor plans, blueprints and rendered visualizations and virtual walk-throughs
- Met with clients and stakeholders to walk through ideas and determine factors affecting design needs and project timeline.
- Facilitated communication between project teams and subs to relay project details and schedule overlapping phases of work
- Created commercial design plans to be practical, aesthetically pleasing and conducive to project constituents' understanding
- Trained and oversaw employees and ran payroll
- Estimated and tracked costs, managing client and stakeholder expectations guiding them through change orders
- Coordinated and maintained project schedules in design, production, and jobsite delivery and oversaw installation both in-person and remote international (due to COVID)
Design and Project Visualization
Mackessy Metalworks LLC
02.2016 - 08.2019
- Addressed design challenges and evaluated alternative design iterations to meet project requirements.
- Drafted documentation detailing design requirements and technical specifications.
- Used existing 3D models or created them from plans and drawings to help conceptualize designs in proposed spaces
- Advanced company standards for documentation, CAD design, and rendering for conceptualization and pre-viz
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to conceptualize and refine product concepts.
- Worked with fabricators to develop production processes.
Residential and Commercial Remodel
James Mackessy
08.2012 - 08.2019
- Fabricated custom furniture, cabinetry, and architectural elements for homes and commercial spaces
- Used CAD to conceptualize and communicate build designs to clients as well as to integrate with fabrication processes
- Worked with mixed materials including steel, wood, and salvaged elements, regularly sourcing locally milled materials and working them to various surface textures, finishes, and patinas
- Designed and fabricated custom metal fixtures and hardware to meet structural or decorative project needs
Education
Certificate - Digital Design
Cabrillo College
Aptos, CA06.2016
Skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Microsoft Office/Google Workspace
- Slack, GTeams/Zoom presenter/facilitator
- Sketchup, Autodesk Fusion360
- Unreal Engine, Twinmotion
- Adobe suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier Pro
- Dynamic asset creation to fabrication workflows
- Creating and interpreting construction and fabrication documents and drawings
- Ability to learn specific required softwares for projects and collaborations as needed
Pojects
Whitney Art Museum
New York, NY
RAY Home Residences
Philadelphia, PA
Moderna Museet
Stockholm, Sweden
Crystal Bridges Art Museum
Bentonville, AR
National Gallery of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
MoMA PS1
New York, NY
LaGuardia Delta Terminal
New York, NY
Karma Yoga
San Francisco, CA
States Coffee
Martinez, CA
Farm & Flour Cafe
Benicia, CA
Timeline
Design and Project Management
Mackessy Studios LLC
01.2022 - Current
Project Manager and Fabricator
Mackessy Metalworks LLC
08.2019 - 05.2021
Design and Project Visualization
Mackessy Metalworks LLC
02.2016 - 08.2019
Residential and Commercial Remodel
James Mackessy
08.2012 - 08.2019
Certificate - Digital Design
Cabrillo College
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