Portfolio 2019

SPACE PLANNING | DESIGN DEVELOPMENT | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS DETAIL RESEARCH | DETAIL DEVELOPMENT | GLASS DETAILING METAL ROOF DETAILING | CONCEPTUAL RENDERING | CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION COMMERCIAL INTERIORS | RETAIL INTERIORS | AS-BUILT DOCUMENTATION GRAPHIC DESIGN | INDUSTRIAL INTERIORS | REAL ESTATE LOBBY RENOVATIONS | RESTROOM RENOVATIONS | ADA COMPLIANCE

CHRISTOPHER DAO

Christopher DAO - Associate AIA | LEED Green Associate WORK EXPERIENCE

Architectural Designer/Intern Architect - CDI Douglass-Pye, Inc. (January 2013 - PRESENT) - As-built, electrical, and lighting documentation for construction documents, area calculations using BOMA standards, space planning, photorealistic interior/exterior renderings using Sketchup and Revit - Knowledge of city permitting requirements, ADA standards, BOMA standards, material/product specifications - Worked with clients such as Snooze Eatery, Rignet, Hartman Income REIT, Gary Greene, Braun Enterprises, Finial Group, etc.

CAD Technician - Berridge Manufacturing Company (June 2012 - January 2013) - Completion/modification of shop drawings for sheet metal roofing for approval of watertightness warranty - Reviewing shop drawings from roofing contractors for approval of watertightness warranty CAD Technician - Admiral Glass & Mirror Company (June 2011 - May 2012) - Completion of shop drawings for window glazing application details for commercial projects in Houston, TX

EDUCATION

University of Houston, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture (August 2006 - May 2012) Bachelor of Architecture & Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design Minor in Construction Management Technology University of Houston, College of Technology (January 2013 - May 2017) University of Texas – El Paso, College of Civil Engineering (Fall 2018 - PRESENT) Master of Science in Construction Management San Jacinto College Real Estate Occupational Certificate (Summer 2012 – Fall 2018)

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY | Proficient with Windows OS, Comfortable with Mac OS, Linux AutoCAD, Vectorworks (2007-PRESENT) [2D Drawings] Adobe Design Suite (2007-PRESENT) [Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign] Sketchup with Podium Rendering (2007-PRESENT) [3D Conceptual/Presentation Modeling] Microsoft Office Suite (2002-PRESENT) [Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Publisher, Project, Visio] Revit (2010-PRESENT) [BIM, 3D Conceptual Modeling]

AWARDS | ACHIEVEMENTS | CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Associate - AutoCAD 2012 | Revit Architecture 2012 LEED Green Associate – August 2014 - PRESENT CURRICULUM VITAE

AS-BUILT DOCUMENTATION

AS-BUILT DOCUMENTATION

AS-BUILT DOCUMENTATION

AS-BUILT DOCUMENTATION

AS-BUILT DOCUMENTATION

AS-BUILT DOCUMENTATION

AS-BUILT DOCUMENTATION

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION

CONCEPTUAL RENDERING

CONCEPTUAL RENDERING

CONCEPTUAL RENDERING