Seth Branham Trotter
LEED AP BD+C
seth@thedailytrotter.com
(503) 710-5444
306 Fox Hollow Circle
Prescott, Arizona 86303
http://www.thedailytrotter.com
http://www.tdtcreative.com
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Official entity and business information --------------------------------------------
Owner of theDailyTrotter ® blog and personal site with a commerce provision, trademark is abbreviated TDT, trademark is legally tdtCREATIVE and s’ featuring copyrighted research
http://www.thedailytrotter.com
Owner of tdtCREATIVE ® a Prescott, Arizona based business design, graphic design, art and LEED http://www.tdtcreative.com --------------------------------------------
Education --------------------------------------------
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Pomona, California
Abbreviated “Cal Poly Pomona”
Bachelor of Architecture
First Professional Degree
Architecture Major
Degree issued June 2008
Degree conferred
Commensurate Summer Internships:
Architecture for Education Inc.
Bassenian / Lagoni Architects
Commensurate Study Abroad:
Denmark International Studies
Architecture major
Fall 2006 and Spring 2007
Study was commensurate with undergraduate study
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Professional Certification and Membership
LEED AP BD+C
U.S. Green Building Council
Accredited Professional --------------------------------------------
Skill and Software --------------------------------------------
Design:
Trained and hired as Designer
Various Principal grades proven
Professional Document maker
Camera:
Olympus Pen-F
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital, ED 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO
Lens, and 25mm f/1.8 Lens
Software and Skill:
Autodesk AutoCAD
Autodesk Revit
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Creative Suite
Bluebeam Revu and Studio
Entourage and Rendering
Font and Typeface Embedding
Rhino and Grasshopper
Sketchup (not preferred for Professional)
Intermediate Proficiencies: ArchiCAD
Autodesk Navisworks
DataCAD (only with boiler plate)
Intuit Quickbooks Online
Microsoft Office Professional
Microsoft Teams
Neon
Technical Hand Drafting
HTML (Basic)
Azure (Beginner)
Generative Components (Beginner)
Chaos V-Ray (Beginner)
Writing, Design and Publication
A Look at Order: Establishment and Progression
Written and Illustrated by Seth Branham Trotter
Copyrights 2018 - 2021
Acknowledgment by Architect and Author
Live Learn Eat: Architecture by Anthony Poon
Written by Anthony Poon and Poon Design Inc.
China: ORO Books, 2020
Writing, Design and Publication
Formation of Meaning in Form and Space in a Contemporary Context
Written and Illustrated by Seth Branham Trotter
Copyright 2018
Trademarks: theDailyTrotter, tdtCREATIVE, s’ United States Patent and Trademark Office
Awarded first in 2018
Business founding of tdtCREATIVE
Portland, Oregon in 2017, relocated to Arizona
Prescott, Arizona in 2018
Acknowledgment by Architect and Author Sticks & Stones/Steel & Glass: One Architect's Journey
Written by Anthony Poon Lakewood, Colorado: Unbridled Books, 2017
Acknowledgment
Front page cover photo of team with article Newspaper article on the Beverly Hills Visitor Center
Beverly Hills Courier, 2012
Awarded residential development project Team member of Poon Design Inc. for approvals
Alta Verde Monte Sereno by Alta Verde Group
NAHB The Best of 2014 Housing Awards Gold Award for Modern Villa
Detached Second Home Communities
Published product design project
Spheroid by William Emmerson
Consultant, prototype and design feature update
Los Angeles Times Magazine, 2009
Career History
theDailyTrotter, http://www.thedailytrotter.com, Sole proprietor, Commercial.
Blog and personal site with a commerce provision, featuring copyrighted research.
November 3, 2009 - current
tdtCREATIVE, http://www.tdtcreative.com, Sole proprietor, Residential.
a Prescott, Arizona based business founded in Portland Oregon.
April 18, 2017 - current
UNLISTED ARCHITECT, Job Captain, Commercial, Commercial Medical Office, and Education facility. Design and development of commercial and educational projects in Arizona.
April 16, 2018 - May 9, 2018
UNLISTED ARCHITECT, Design Professional, Commercial, Penthouse Residential, and Multifamily Residential. Schematic Design, Design Development and Construction Documents for various projects in Oregon.
July 17, 2017 - January 10, 2018
UNLISTED ARCHITECT, Design Professional, Mixed Use Multifamily. Presentation documents with Construction Documents revisions for project in Portland.
February 1, 2017 - March 27, 2017
UNLISTED ARCHITECT, Design Staff, Single Family Residential, and Commercial. Office work for Design Build Architect. Role featured drafting in all phases with limited approvals. Role included Design.
July 13, 2016 - November 16, 2016
UNLISTED ARCHITECT, Unlicensed Architecture II / Job Captain, Mixed-Use Multifamily Residential, and Senior Housing. Design Development, Construction Documents, and Construction Administration for various projects.
October 7, 2015 - January 15, 2016
Career History, continued
UNLISTED ARCHITECT, Job Captain, Mixed-Use Residential, and Commercial Government.
Competition documents at Schematic Design level for University of California, Irvine, Design Development and Construction Documents for San Diego State University’s mixed use student housing and various presentation documents for government projects.
March 3, 2014 - November 6, 2014
UNLISTED ARCHITECT, Project Lead, Commercial Restaurant, Commercial Telecom, Commercial Residential Telecom, Multifamily Historical, and Higher Education. Construction Documents and city approvals for telecom projects, design and construction documents for commercial projects, design of multifamily project on a partially historic site, design of college projects and advanced code understanding with city agencies to define contemporary uses.
December 4, 2012 - June 4, 2013
Poon Design Inc., http://www.poondesign.com, Project Lead, Commercial, Commercial Restaurant, and Residential.
Roles included Design, Development, and Construction Administration. Professional photography on occasion.
August 4, 2011 - September 7, 2012
Wood Burghard Swain Architects, http://www.wbsarch.com, Independent Contract Consultant, Commercial Medical Office, Commercial Hospital.
Documentation of client needs, visualization, project development and equipment modeling for Healthcare projects.
June 27, 2010 - July 31, 2011
United States Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov, Non-Architectural Government Seasonal Position.
Enumerator/Assistant
Census enumeration in Irvine and Orange County.
March 2010 - June 2010
Career History, continued --------------------------------------------
UNLISTED ARCHITECT, Draftsman / Designer, Commercial K-12, Commercial Government, Commercial K-12 Administration. Hired as a designer but primarily drafted on large education projects. Construction administration for High School, Construction Documents for High School, Construction Documents for Middle School and Government projects. Design work included mechanical shelters and middle school projects.
November 1, 2008 - July 3, 2009
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, http://www.cpp.edu, Front Desk Assistant, Non-Architectural Academic Position. Commensurate with undergraduate education. Front Desk Assistant at Montecito Residence Hall, mail sorting and game room check out.
January 2006 - June 2006
UNLISTED ARCHITECT, Intern, Single Family Residential, and Multifamily Residential.
Single family residential design, international competition for high rise in the middle east and multifamily residential projects.
June 2006 - August 2006
June 2007 - September 2007
July 2013 - September 2013
UNLISTED ARCHITECT, Intern, Commercial K-12. Model building, schematic design presentation boards and masterplan assistance for k-12 projects.
June 2004 - September 2004
August 2005 - September 2005
December 2005 - January 2006
Hollywood Video, http://www.hollywoodvideo.com, Guest Service Representative, Non-Architectural Retail Position. Cashier and store restock.
July 2003 - September 2003
Issued April 17th, 2023