Zain Karsan

4A CANDIDATE FOR BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES HONORS CO-OPERATIVE PROGRAM 20347505 PORTFOLIO http://arcserv2.uwaterloo.ca/portfolio/zkarsan/zainkarsan.pdf
15 SNOW LEOPARD CRT BRAMPTON, ON, L6R1J4 T +1 646 515 9807 F +1 905 458 8675 ZAINKARSAN7@GMAIL.COM PORTFOLIO: http://arcserv2.uwaterloo.ca/portfolio/zka rsan/zainkarsan.pdf

Prole
14 months experience in design related positions 4+ years experience with Revit Architecture Strong understanding of orthographic & construction drawings Procient in producing schematic drawings, working drawings and photomontages Adept at creating physical and digital models Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Experience
Architecture Intern, Diamond and Schmitt Architects; Toronto - May-August 2012 At Diamond and Schmitt, I worked on two educational projects at the construction documentation stage, both developed in Revit. Throughout the term, I worked on rening the Revit models and producing detail drawings and packages for Tender and Costing. I worked very closely with the project captains to develop interior details and design options. Architecture Intern, Kohn Pedersen Fox; New York - September-December 2011 At Kohn Pedersen Fox I worked on three large mixed use projects, at construction documentation, schematic design, and design development stages. I worked on Revit projects for the majority of my time at KPF, preparing design options and coordination drawings for design meetings with consultants and clients, as well as rening the Revit models for presentation in meetings. I worked very closely with the project captains in each team to design solutions to changes in structural and mechanical drawings. Design Assistant, WZMH Architects; Toronto, ON - January - April 2011 While at WZMH I worked on a large scale project for a government agency. Much of the work was done in Revit Architecture to produce working and schematic design drawings for Progress, Tender and Addenda. I worked very closely with the senior designers, technicians, BIM managers, and Structural, Civil, Landscape, Mechanical, and Electrical Consultants on the project to create parametric families to adapt to design and coordination changes, as well as a model in Rhino for 3D print.

Architectural Intern, JCI Architects; Toronto, ON - July - August 2010 During my period of internship at JCI, I worked on a series of residential projects in their design development and schematic design phases. I worked closely with the partners to develop their ideas and parti sketches to detailed 3D models in Rhino and Sketchup, creating various design options in the process. I used Adobe Suite extensively as much of my work involved preparing drawings for client presentations.

Volunteering and Leadership

15 SNOW LEOPARD CRT BRAMPTON, ON, L6R1J4 T +1 646 515 9807 F +1 905 458 8675 ZAINKARSAN7@GMAIL.COM PORTFOLIO: http://arcserv2.uwaterloo.ca/portfolio/zka rsan/zainkarsan.pdf

Private Tutor / Teaching Assistant; Brampton, ON - February - June 2009 As a teaching assistant, I tutored children from grades 5-11 in Math, Science, and English and helped student achieve an increase of 10% in their grades. I learned leadership and communicative skills through teaching groups of students at different levels. Youth Counsellor, Ismaili Volunteer Corps; Brampton, ON - 2007- 2008 As a youth counsellor, I supervised a group of junior volunteers, assigning roles and duties for each to perform and complete at community functions. I learned organizational and leadership skills in managing large groups of volunteers and learned to prioritize which tasks became more important than others.

Education
Candidate for Bachelor of Architectural Studies Honors Co-operative Program University of Waterloo School of Architecture, Cambridge, ON, September 2009 - Present

Technical Skills
Digital: Revit Architecture 2012 + Mental Ray, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Autocad 2011, Rhinoceros 3D modelling + V-ray, T-Splines, Sketchup + V-ray / Podium, Microsoft Ofce, iWorks, Mac OS X, Windows Vista, XP Traditional: Free hand Sketching, Drafting, Model Making, Visual and Oral Presentations Other: CNC Routing, Laser Cutting, 3D Printing

Referrals
http://arcserv2.uwaterloo.ca/portfolio/zkarsan/ZainReferenceLetter.pdf Excellent references available upon request.