Michelle
Smith
825
Bexhill Road, Mississauga, ON, Canada, L5H 3L2
mitchell_057@yahoo.co.uk
Highlights
of Skills
University
Education
_to be awarded Honours Bachelor of Architectural
Studies (Co-operative) degree by the University of Waterloo School of
Architecture in August 2007
Wide-Ranging
Experience
_professional and academic participation in a wide
variety of projects, ranging from individual, grassroots community development
projects to urban ecology and master planning on a town scale
_professional participation in a wide variety of capacities, from architect
and urban designer to project co-ordinator and site manager
Adaptability
and Open-mindedness
_professional and academic experience in different
cultural situations across Australia, West Africa, Europe, Latin America
and North America
Focus
on Social and Environmental Accountability
_experienced in aid-driven community projects
_experienced in drafting sustainable development principles for new urban
projects
_experienced in the design of sustainable buildings and communities
Computer
Skills
_experienced with Microsoft Office software, including
Word, Excel, Project and Powerpoint
_experienced with AutoCAD and Vectorworks computer design software
_experienced with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator presentation software
_familiar with Macromedia Dreamweaver web software
_familiar with ArcView GIS land-analysis software
Language Skills
_ fluent in English, French and Spanish
_intermediate knowledge of Italian
_basic knowledge of Ewé and Twi
Academic Experience
University
of Waterloo School of Architecture : Cambridge Campus, Canada : www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca
_attended from September 2002 to present
_to be awarded Honours Bachelor of Architectural Studies (Co-operative)
degree in August 2007
_awarded Ontario Association of Architects Student of the Year Award in
2004 for top academic standing
_nominated for UW Co-op Student of the Year Award in 2006
University
of Waterloo School of Architecture : Rome Campus, Italy : www.uwrp.org
_attended from September through December 2006
_participated in an architecture and urban design studio
_completed a design for the redevelopment of Piazza Augusto Imperatore
around the Mausoleum of Augustus, a 2000-year-old monument in the Campo
Marzio (please see portfolio at www.milkjanesaved.com)
Universidad
Autónoma de San Luis Potosí : San Luis Potosí, México
: www.uaslp.mx
_attended from January through May 2005
_participated in a Trilateral urban design studio
_completed a design for the redevelopment of the centre of the market
village of Mexquitic, on a team with an American and a Mexican student
(please see portfolio at www.milkjanesaved.com)
Professional Experience
Predios
Ltd : Accra, Ghana : www.predios.com (under construction)
_currently employed as an intern from January through
April 2007
_preparing master plan documents and sustainability policies for two new
towns in the Eastern Region of Ghana
_working on the master plan and GIS suitability analysis of the Central
University College Campus at Miotso
_preparing the landscape design for the City Hotel refurbishment project
in Kumasi
independent
: Région Plateaux, Togo : www.milkjanesaved.com
_self-employed from January through June 2006
_conducted project planning, fundraising, design, worksite co-ordination
and supervision for the construction of two schools in the villages of
Adjahun Fiagbe and Nyamessi (please see portfolio at www.milkjanesaved.com)
Ecopolis
Architects Pty Ltd : Adelaide, Australia : www.ecopolis.com.au
_employed as an intern from June through August
2005
_worked on the development of the Christie Walk ecovillage in downtown
Adelaide
_prepared detail drawings for the use of straw bale walls in residential
projects
_participated in a straw bale construction training workshop at Rawnsley
Park Station in the Flinders Ranges (please see portfolio at www.milkjanesaved.com)
Davies
Smith Developments : Toronto, Canada : www.davies-smith.com
_employed as an intern from November through December
2004
_acted as assistant to the superintendent on the site of the Citygate
condominium project in Mississauga
_conducted on-site surveys and material estimates
Reto Juvenil
Internacional : El Llano de Santa Cruz, Costa Rica : www.retojuvenilcr.org
_employed as an intern from August through November
2004
_acted as on-site manager and labourer in the construction of a community
hall and primary school extension in the small village of El Llano (please
see portfolio at www.milkjanesaved.com)
Clague
Architects : Canterbury, England : www.clague.co.uk
_employed as an intern from January through April
2004
_conducted surveys of historic buildings prior to renovation or refurbishment
_prepared presentation drawings for residential projects by hand in ink
and watercolour
Quadrangle
Architects Ltd : Toronto, Canada : quadrangle .ca
_employed as an intern from April through July 2003
_prepared construction and design documentation for large-scale condominium
developments and single-family homes
References
Alexander
Boakye Marful : Predios Ltd : Accra, Ghana
+233-021-674571 : amarful@yahoo.com
Paul F.
Downton : Ecopolis Architects Pty Ltd : Adelaide, Australia
+618-8410-9218 : paul@ecopolis.com.au
Terri
Meyer Boake : University of Waterloo : Cambridge, Canada
1-519-888-4567 ext. 27634 : tboake@uwaterloo.ca
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