KYLIE KAISER
615.542.0028 : kylie.kaiser @ gmail.com 143 nassau avenue # 2 : brooklyn, new york 11222
registered architect
EXPERIENCE GENERAL ASSEMBLY : project architect collaborating within a design team to prepare conceptual schematic designs and client presentations for residential projects serving as project manager from schematic design through end of construction communicating directly with clients to manage project budgets, schedules, and specifications serving as professional of record to conduct required code research and prepare DOB and LPC submissions and obtain required agency approvals coordinating all communications with various consultants, including expediters, engineers, inspectors, etc. leading project teams in development of detailed pricing and construction drawing sets preparing construction details to provide aesthetic clarity, consistency and functionality throughout spaces managing full bid process, including communication with bidders and preparation of bid comparisons and translations for clients independently managing construction phase including site visits, direct communication with contractors, consultants and trades
mar 2017 - may 2018 brooklyn, new york
ensuring preservation of design intent through project completion SPECTER DeSOUZA ARCHITECTS : project architect coordinating commercial & residential projects of various sizes from conceptual design phases through completion leading schematic design / design development, including production of client design presentations creating 3D models, design renderings, graphic layouts, and marketing materials working independently to develop construction document sets oversight of projects under construction, including coordination of consultant work research / selection of furniture, finishes, lighting products, etc. conducting code, ADA, LPC, DOB research contributed significantly to the re-branding of the firm in 2013, including design of website, stationary, business cards, and document graphics
mar 2012 - mar 2017 new york, new york
SKANSKA KOCH : certified detailer coordinated design, detailing, fabrication, and field erection processes / drawings for civil projects completed AISC certification in steel detailing
nov 2009 - mar 2012 new york, new york
GENSLER : job captain : retail + branding studio contributed to schematic design, design development, programming, and construction document phases of design process for various retail projects lead schematic design and coordination of construction documents on several projects collaborated with consultants in design phase and coordinated consultant construction documents and specifications collaborated with graphics studio to integrate signage / graphics packages with architectural design schemes created test fits, feasibility studies and tenant leasing documents for clients
EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
jun 2006 - nov 2008 new york, new york
september 2016 new york, new york
licensed in the state of New York THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN bachelor of architecure
aug 2001 - may 2006 knoxville, tennessee
ARCHITECTURE IN THE NETHERLANDS intensive study of historical and contemporary Dutch architectural works, cities, and urban contextual theory
summer 2004 amsterdam + rotterdam
PROFICIENCY AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit, Rhino
Adobe : Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Microsoft Office : Word, Excel, PowerPoint portfolio, work samples, project list, and references available upon request.