As a set designer, I can conceptualize, design and detail themed environments for entertainment, theme parks and restaurants using CAD, hand sketching and 3D visualization. With design-oriented skills and relative experience in high-end commercial and residential developments, I bring a detailed vision to the design process, from concept to construction documentation.
Specialties:
Exterior theming/Elevations, Interior Architecture/Design, AutoCad, Hand-drafting, SketchUp, Revit, Adobe CS4 (Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design, Dreamweaver, Flash)
Key Accomplishments:
Theme Park Design
- Collaborated with project managers and art directors on Luminous Beijing Park and the Monkey King Park, theme parks in China as well as a theme park for Paramount in Spain
- Designed facilities to meet the program requirements of the client, the scripts and narratives of rides (including queue design and calculation), and space requirements of restaurants
- Designed several buildings/rides (with art director's guidance) using a mix of CAD and hand drafting/sketching, including the theming of exterior and interiors
- Supervised junior staff in the production of contract documents using CAD (with the inclusion of hand drawings)
Professional Experience:
Set Designer, Thinkwell (June 2012 – Present)
Design and documentation of the Luminous Beijing, and the Monkey King Park in China
Project Designer, Themespace (November 2011 – May 2012)
Work with principals on a theme park for Paramount Pictures. Design using CAD and hand drafting
Senior Job Captain, La Canada Design Group (November 2009 – Present)
Collaborated with the principal and project architects in the design and construction documentation of office interiors and a zero-net energy project for SC Edison
Architectural Designer, Pickett Design Associates (December 2008 – May 2009)
Collaborated with interior designers on health care interiors
Architect III, Epstein (March 2008 – November 2008)
Supervised construction documentation of MGA Entertainment, assisted with 42-storey office/condominium and managed the drawings for the Freddie Mac office in Los Angeles
Job Captain, A4E (January 2007 – February 2008)
Project management, code review, consultant coordination, specifications, construction administration of educational projects
Senior Designer, Witmer & Associates (August 2003 – September 2006)
High-end residential design and construction documentation, site documentation and measurement, renovations
Designer, CS Architecture (June 2001 – August 2003)
High-end residential design, construction documentation, construction administration, freehand rendering, presentation drawings
Education:
Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, UK
Master of Arts in Housing and Urbanism, 2001
University of the Philippines College of Architecture, Philippines
Bachelor of Science in Architecture, cum laude
Eduardo Coseteng Scholar
University of California Los Angeles
Certificate in Web and Interaction Design
Affiliations:
US Green Building Council – volunteer
Habitat for Humanity San Gabriel Valley Chapter - volunteer