Senior Architectural Designer & Building Regulations Designer at Border Oak (2014-07 – Present)
- Lead a team of designers across multiple projects, improving the design quality and team performance through structured mentorship
- Lead experience design strategy for residential and commercial sectors
- Collaborate with architects, PMs, QS, site teams and construction leads to align with customer experience and construction feasibility
- Develop road maps and strategies to enhance user satisfaction
- Facilitate co-creation and design review workshops for clients and stakeholders
- Manage design documentation and deliverable across RIBA stages, ensuring compliance, innovation and quality assurance
- Partnered with engineers, consultants and clients to reshape the design and performance
- Design and detail bespoke oak frame structures
- Produce Building Regulation drawings for Building Control
- Produce SIPS designs, 3D models and visuals to illustrate the intend design
- Created Softwood drawings for manufacture and liaised with various members of the manufacture, sales and procurement teams
- Managed projects up to £20m
Project Manager & Quantity Surveyor at Glosford (2011-07 – 2014-06)
- Provided accurate estimates for small extensions to large schools, hospitals and multi-story flats and multi-unit projects
- Produced connection detail drawings, panel optimisation and ordering of products
- Presented and demonstrated construction methods in open house projects
- Presented bids and tenders from simple to complex jobs including a multi-company project for Stonehenge Visitor Centre
- Managed the design team, engineers, orders, site operatives and contractors as well as leading client meetings
Interior Designer at Taskworthy Ltd (2011-01 – 2011-06)
- Designed and detailed bespoke high profile office fit-outs and retail environments from briefs
- Implemented design thinking methos to understand user needs within spacial contexts, leading to increased client retention
- Managed external consultants and internals teams to meet tight budget and programs requirements
- Produced detailed designs, cutting lists and material requisition for quantities and costings
Work Experience at Hereford Council (2007-01 – 2007-01)
6 Weeks work experience
- Experienced Building Regulations with proposed projects
- The Forward Planning Dept., Building Control Dept. and Planning Dept.
- Coordinated with Building Control Officers over sustainability issues
- Attended meetings with Planning Authority and Building Control
Work Experience at Hook Mason Architects (2007-01 – 2007-01)
- Worked alongside Architects and Architectural Technologists
- Attended meetings with Architects, Clients and English Heritage
- Attended CPD meeting and delivered findings to other Architects within the company
Barista at Left Bank Village (2004-09 – 2007-09)
Employed part-time in an upmarket coffee/patisserie shop
- Proficient in assisting with customers from wide-ranging backgrounds
- Dealing with more than one order at the same time
- Delegated jobs to other members of staff as part of a team
