Joy Boleigha
Architectural Designer
Houston,TX
Summary
Highly creative Architectural Designer with 5+ years of experience designing and managing over 10 multi-million dollar projects for the Texas and Illinois public sector.
Specialized in a variety of project market sectors, which include K-12 Education, Higher Education, Athletic, Civil, and Commercial.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Architectural Designer
IDG Architects Inc
Houston, TX
01.2019 - Current
- Successfully self-managed over 5 public sector projects from schematic design through construction phase.
- Actively pursuing Architectural license in Texas.
- Efficiently managed design teams, including coordinating consultants drawings to produce design and construction document deliverables for a wide variety of projects using Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, and Photoshop in accordance with firm standards.
- Successfully designed interiors, selected materials and created material boards for educational, commercial, civil and residential building projects, staying within budget while ensuring quality and durability.
- Participated in bidding, permitting, and construction phase activities, including creation of bid phase addenda, submittal of documents for permit review, construction submittals review, RFI responses, CPR responses and on-site construction phase observation.
- Coached newly hired employees and interns while observing progress and delegating tasks.
- Successfully brought in an average of 2-3 new jobs every six months by assisting the firm's business development efforts in preparing and submitting RFP responses to public project bids.
Architecture Intern
IDG Architects, Inc
Houston, United States
09.2017 - 12.2018
- Prepared over 5 cartoon drawing sets and storyboards to outline tasks, and deliverables according to the project scope.
- Attended site meetings and inspections to provide minutes and reports for senior management on the progress of current projects.
- Consulted with clients to determine functional and spatial requirements of new structure.
Architecture Student Intern
Prairie View A&M University School Of Architecture
Prairie View, TX
06.2017 - 08.2017
- Successfully served as Assistant Program Manager in the Community Urban Rural Enhancement Service Center (CURES) department.
- Researched and reported on community development needs for Project Row House in 3rd Ward Houston.
Architecture Student Intern
ECAD Architects LTD
Lagos, Nigeria
07.2013 - 09.2013
- Gained operational knowledge and supported departmental needs.
- Designed proposals for various project types such as residential buildings, office interior layout, furniture showroom, private resort and bank renovations.
- Utilized Revit and Sketchup to create 3D CAD models and renderings for client presentations.
- Successfully presented multiple schematic designs to clients based on information gathered from initial client briefing/meeting.
Education
Master of Architecture - Architecture
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View, TX 08.2016 - 08.2018
Master of Science - Architecture
Bells University of Technology
Nigeria 09.2014 - 07.2016
Bachelor of Science - Architecture
Bells University of Technology
Nigeria 09.2010 - 07.2014
Skills
Revit
AutoCAD
Adobe Creative Suite
Microsoft Office
Lumion
Bluebeam
Enscape
Building Codes
Design development
Construction documentation
Bidding procedures
Construction Administration
Materials research
Project Management
Timeline
Architectural Designer
IDG Architects Inc
01.2019 - Current
Architecture Intern
IDG Architects, Inc
09.2017 - 12.2018
Architecture Student Intern
Prairie View A&M University School Of Architecture
06.2017 - 08.2017
Master of Architecture - Architecture
Prairie View A&M University
08.2016 - 08.2018
Master of Science - Architecture
Bells University of Technology
09.2014 - 07.2016
Architecture Student Intern
ECAD Architects LTD
07.2013 - 09.2013
Bachelor of Science - Architecture
Bells University of Technology
09.2010 - 07.2014