Francis D'Andrea - Resume

FRANCIS D’ANDREA, AIA | NCARB

RESUME 405 12th Street SE, Washington, DC 20003 +1.301.938.7578 francisdandrea9@gmail.com

EDUCATION

University of Cincinnati - M.A. Architecture - 2013 Clemson University - B.A. Architecture - 2010

Magna Cum Laude | Departmental Honors | Calhoun Honors College

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | Washington, D.C. | September 2019 - July 2021 Senior Architectural Professional

Worked on large scale hospitality and government projects totaling over 1,276,000 sf in the design, construction document and construction administration phases. Successfully lead a small team through the production of two bulletins and some limited construction administration. Was the point of contact for consultants, general contractor and owner for my assigned scope of work.

Conducted site visits and existing condition surveys. Led client presentations and ran project meetings.

FOX Architects | Washington, D.C. | June 2015 - September 2019

Staff Architect - June 2015-November 2017 | Project Architect - November 2017-September 2019 Gained experience in construction documents and construction administration. Responsible for construction administration on 270,000 sf of commercial office space, including RFI’s, submittals, field reports, coordination and production of documents such as bulletins and ASI’s. Gained experience with the District of Columbia permitting and public approvals process, including Zoning Board, Planned Unit Development (PUD) and Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) approval.

Lehman-Smith McLeish | Washington, D.C. | June 2013 - June 2015

Architect I - June 2013-November 2014 | Architect II - November 2014-June 2015

Member of the studio valued for excellence in both design and technical aspects of project delivery including strategic planning, test-fits, schematic design, construction documents, and construction administration.

Fee Munson Ebert | San Francisco, CA | March-August 2012 Architectural Intern

Lehman-Smith McLeish | Washington, D.C. | January-March/June-August 2011 Architectural Intern

OTJ Architects | Washington, D.C. | May-September 2010 Architectural Intern

Mancini Duffy | Washington, D.C. | Summers 2006-2008 Architectural Intern

REGISTRATION | CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Architect - District of Columbia - ARC102979 NCARB Certificate Holder - 88067

TECHNICAL SKILLS Autodesk Revit Autodesk ADT AutoCAD Microstation Sketchup Photoshop Illustrator

SOFT SKILLS

InDesign Rhinoceros Maya 3DS Max ESRI ArcMap Microsoft Office Suite

Writing Public Speaking Client Communication Critical Thinking Problem Solving

FRANCIS D’ANDREA, AIA | NCARB

RESUME 405 12th Street SE, Washington, DC 20003 +1.301.938.7578 francisdandrea9@gmail.com

AWARDS | HONORS | PUBLICATIONS

35th Cooper Source Awards - Winner Student Category | July 2012

Entry Full Disclosure was selected as the student category winner in a nationwide competition.

Schmelling Scholarship | November 2011

Awarded by University of Cincinnati to an outstanding graduate student of architecture.

D3 Natural Systems Competition - Third Place | September 2010 Entry Reciprocity was awarded third place.

South Carolina Chapter AIA Award | April 2010

Awarded to one fourth year undergraduate student for academic achievement, highest quality of design ability, professional promise and service.

3rd Advanced Architecture Competition, Self Sufficient City: Envisioning the Habitat of the Future | May 2010 Entry Reciprocity was published in a compendium of works submitted to the contest.

3rd Advanced Architecture Competition - Honorable Mention | January 2010 Placed in the top six of 702 professional and student entries from 120 countries.

CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AIA DC - Emerging Architects Committee | July 2015 - Present

Active member since 2015. Served on the executive committee as the graphics chair for two years. Was responsible as graphics chair for enforcing graphic standards of the EAC brand as well as producing graphics for major events/initiatives and participated in executive meetings of the committee.

Christopher Kelly Leadership Development Program | September 2018 - May 2019

One of 16 emerging professionals selected for the 2018-2019 class of the Christopher Kelly Leadership Development Program.

The program, run by AIA DC and the Emerging Architect’s Committee, seeks to nurture the next generation of leaders.

Make-A-Wish - Eli’s Escape | September 2014

An integral member of the Project Team at LSM that partnered with HITT contracting and Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic to make a child’s dream of a tree house in his backyard come true. The project included the design of the tree house and a one day build at Eli’s house.

Georgetown BID 2028 | January 2014

Assisted with the production of graphics for the Public Space Working Group Appendix document for the Georgetown 2028 BID Plan.