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DANIEL A. VELASQUEZ Student
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ABOUT
(832) 993-2971
(832) 250-3912
danvelas2002@gmail.com
dvelasquez02@tamu.edu
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I have a passion for learning, and I am a heavily goal oriented, responsible, hard working, and responsible individual. My current objective is to hold a career in architecture, obtain the LEED AP certification, project management certification, CDT Certification, and to expand my portfolio with the world as my classroom. My current area of interest is cross-laminated timber, and mass timber building. I love design, and drawing in my free time, as well as model-making and painting.
Current GPA: 3.35
EXPERIENCE
Kroger, Sugar Land — E-Commerce Associate
Feb 2021 - May 2021
Worked at Kroger as an E-commerce Associate, picking and delivering online pick-up orders. It is a job that requires stamina, lifting, and moving objects; as well as communication, friendliness, and tolerance to a fast-paced environment.
EDUCATION
Colegio La Salle, San José, Costa Rica — Elementary/High School
February 2009 - December 2019
Skills
V-Ray Languages spoken
English, Spanish, Japanese.
Awards
2016 IPF Pan American Gold Medal Bench Press PanAmerican Sub-Junior Champion.
2018 IPF Pan American Gold Medal Bench Press PanAmerican Sub-Junior Champion.
2019 JLPT N5 & N4 Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Awarded by Japan Foundation
2019 CDS MUN Costa Rica Verbal Mention Honorific Mention due to outstanding participation in the respective Committee.
Coursed my studies from elementary school up to High School, and got my High School Diploma.
Wharton County Junior College, Houston, Texas
January 2020 - May 2021
Started College at Wharton County Junior College, and transferred to ACC in order to major in Architecture.
Austin Community College, Austin, Texas
August 2021 - May 2022
Studied Architecture, with plans to transfer to a 4-year University to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture. Member of Phi Theta Kappa, and Hispanic Student Senator of the Student Government Association
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
August 2022 - May 2026
Currently enrolled, majoring in Bachelor’s of Environmental Design, hoping to pursue a M. Arch after graduation. AIAS member.
Drawings
Summer 2022
Digital Drawings
I made these drawings during summer 2022 using a huion kamvas trying to learn more about design, acquaintances wanted some portraits of themselves and family members, which I did. I used mostly crosshatching
Drawings
Summer 2022
Digital Drawings
I made these drawings as favors to family and acquaintances, using the huion kamvas, more so to learn to work under pressure and with more specific orders
Drawings
Summer 2022
Personal Drawings
I made these drawings during summer 2022 using a huion kamvas trying to improve my creativity, and to get used to my graphic display
Bird Hand Drawing
Based on the style of manga of Hirohiko Araki
Warming Hut
This project is based on an assignment which instructed us to simulate a design competition which was on the great lakes, of ice fishing, the concept is to try and design a warming hut, which had to have minimal weight, but yet reduce the harsh conditions of winter in an open space, to provide relief and brief pauses to the competitor in this ice fishing competition. No electricity allowed.
My design is based on two concepts, Igloos, and sunlighting. The way I inspired myself with igloos is that I encapsulated the inner space by making a small opening, easily accessible which would block out incoming wind, and the wind would be facing against the stairs, not going into the space, then this same space would be heated up by exposure to the sun via a slit which would provide maximum lightning without compromising infiltration of cold air, the holes on top are to ensure ventilation so air does not stagnate. All of this assisted with insulated walls.
House April 2022
Project
The main idea behind this project was based of off a wall we had designed and an attempt to showcase that wall. This was an assignment on my Design Studio on spring 2022 in Austin Community College, taught by Morgan Slusarek. The requirements of the house were based on a limited space, plus an outdoor space of 1/3 the area of the house, totaling to around 800 square feet.
