H ea t h er Kimbrell
Experience May 2019 - Present Design G&A Intern KATERRA | Seattle, WA • Worked on Design Development phase for a 12-story CLT tower on a concrete podium base for a high-rise housing project in Bellevue, WA.
• Produced diagrams and drawings to communicate design evolution to the client and city with respect to city requests and code compliance.
• Produced 3 renders with quick turnaround to support a “greener streetscape” design to the City of Bellevue. • Analyzed and documented 6 strategies for CLT Industrial Product to be optimized in plan and bay spacing to allow warehouses to become mass-produced CLT products.
• Practiced vertical integration through supply chain and QTO data analytics to improve RFI process.
Education Clemson University Clemson, SC B.A. Architecture & Minor in Music May 2019 3.75 / 4.00, Cum Laude Dean’s List 2015-2018, Tau Sigma Delta
Barcelona Architecture Center Barcelona, Spain January 2018 - April 2018 4.00 / 4.00 Teaching Assistant
July 2018 - May 2019 Data Analyst Clemson Makerspace | Clemson, SC • Led 9 tours and delivered 6 presentations to increase visibility of the Space across all fields and majors. • Instructed over 250 users, managed cleaning, inventory control, equipment management, and project support. • Increased user visits from 5 colleges to 6 by participating in outreach events across campus. • Initiated contact between the School of Architecture and the Makerspace to increase interdisciplinary work. September 2018 - January 2019 Design Project Manager CUhack.it | Clemson, SC • Managed a team of 3 designers. • Coordinated semi-weekly video conferences and recorded minutes for records. • Communicated action items by assigning Trello cards to include 5 key points: task description, requirements, assigned person(s), deadline, and file naming format.
May 2017 - July 2017 Architecture Intern Carlos Zapata Studios | New York City, NY • Documented existing ~4000SF NYC office building in plan and elevation AutoCAD drawings. • Iteratively redesigned the NYC office space through 12 physical models and supported AutoCAD drawings. • Conducted site research for an empty lot on Long Island by building and manipulating a 24” x 36” site topography model according to zoning and building codes.
• Iterated drawings and models of a Long Island residence to place into context of a site model and re-evaluate design improvements.
Recognition
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Merit: • Phi Kappa Phi Certificate of Merit Finalist. January 2019 • FBI Alumni Association Scholarship recipient. February 2017 • Palmetto Fellows State Scholarship recipient. August 2015 - May 2019
After Work: • KATERRA’S Adult Soccer League • Book Club • Alki Beach Volleyball 4x4 Adult League May 2019-Present
• AutoCAD 2D, 3D • Rhino 3D • Sketchup • Bluebeam • Enscape • Autodesk Infraworks • HTML • Adobe Creative Cloud • GSuite • MySQL • Formal, informal, & extemporaneous presenting • Spanish - Professional
Publications: • 2 projects published in ‘Études for Architects’ by Joseph Choma, Routledge. June 2018 • “Reverse-Engineering Wall House II” published in ‘Poché’ by Clemson University Architecture. January 2017 Beyond: • Presenter at the AIAS Crit Live Symposia on “Columns of Double Curvature” (“CoDC”) at Georgia Institute of Technology, GA. October 2017 • Exhibitor with the Composites Pavilion and “CoDC” at AIA’17 in Orlando, FL. April 2017 • Finalist in the ACMA 2nd annual Composites in Architecture Design Challenge for research on “CoDC.” April 2017 • Project “Piccolo as an Object,” an exercise on orthogonal projection, solid-void, and experience of a piccolo, displayed at Clemson’s SOA. January 2017-May 2017
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School of Architecture: Guest Critic • 2Y Studio Final Review, “Atlanta MoArch” • 1Y Studio Final Review, “Lee Hall Light Installation” • 1Y Studio Review, “Objects” • 1Y Studio Final Review, “Dissecting Clemson” • 3Y Architectural Portfolio Midterm Review • 1Y Studio Final Review, “Dissecting Clemson” • 1Y Studio Midterm Review, “Famous Houses” May 2017 - May 2019 School of Construction: • Served as PA for Clemson University’s Construction Science and Management Design-Build Team (ASC Region II.) August 2017 - October 2018 Performing Arts: • TakeNote (Clemson’s female a Capella ensemble) • Women’s Choir • CU Carilloneurs (Carillon Bell players) • Tiger Band (Marching Band) • Symphony Orchestra • Symphonic Band August 2015 - May 2019
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Joys Music: • Singing, playing flute, piccolo, piano, guitar, mandolin, bass, sousaphone, carillon, composing Making: • Jewelry - glass, metal, and wooden • Composite sculptures • Designing and sewing fashion pieces Food: • Fried Georgia shrimp • Donuts • Black coffee
HeatherL.Kimbrell@gmail.com | 843.619.1243