Mana Behdad
Pinole,CA
Summary
My Name is Mana and I have a bachelor’s in architecture and a Master in Infrastructure Planning and a certification in UI/UX Design. I have demonstrated experience in architecture, planning, 2-D & 3-D modeling, code research, graphic presentation, and documentation and data management and computation.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Designer
John Lum Architecture
San Francisco, CA
08.2014 - Current
- Took the main role in developing projects from Schematic Design to Construction Administration phase on several residential projects (both remodeling and new construction)
- Full coordination with project consultants
- Led interior design for several residential projects including specifying all finishes, plumbing fixtures, light fixtures, and door hardware as well as designing kitchens, bathrooms, and bedrooms configurations and cabinetry layouts.
Research Assistant
Fraunhofer Institute For Industrial Engineering
Stuttgart, Germany
04.2012 - 04.2014
- Researched and prepared documents for the Morgenstadt: City Insight’ project, a comprehensive project designed to help cities accelerate their sustainable development. Created an individual city profile for various cities and assessed their current state of sustainable development.
- Researched successful models for achieving integrated, intelligent and sustainable development in urban environments.
- Designed seasonal newsletter about sustainable technology developments, urban innovations and relevance upcoming conferences.
Education
Certification - UX/UI Design Bootcamp
University of Berkeley Extension
Berkeley, CA10.2023
Master of Arts - Infrastructure Planning
University of Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany12.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Architecture
Shahid Beheshti University
Tehran, Iran07.2009
Skills
- UX Research
- Usability Testing
- Mobile Application Design
- Wireframe and Prototype
- Style Guidelines
- Adobe Illustrator
- Responsive Web Design
- HTML & CSS
Additional Information
COMPUTER SOFTWARES
- UI/ UX Design: Figma, Invision, Sketch/ Miro, HTML & CSS
- 2-D & 3-D Modeling: Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Vectorworks, ArchiCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, SketchUp
- Graphic Presentation and documentation: Adobe CS (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Data Management and Computation: Merlin project, ArcGIS (Geographical Information System)
Languages
English
Full Professional
German
Limited Working
Persian
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Project Designer
John Lum Architecture
08.2014 - Current
Research Assistant
Fraunhofer Institute For Industrial Engineering
04.2012 - 04.2014
Certification - UX/UI Design Bootcamp
University of Berkeley Extension
Master of Arts - Infrastructure Planning
University of Stuttgart
Bachelor of Arts - Architecture
Shahid Beheshti University