TECH.DRAFT.AID. - PRINCIPAL DESIGNER
Lehi, UT / October 2025 - Present
- Design residential and commercial projects, including new builds, additions, remodels, and TIs.
NICHOLS NAYLOR ARCHITECTS - ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTER
South Jordan, UT / February 2023 - October 2025
- Create architectural plans from concept design to construction drawings for residential and commercial projects using BIM. The projects included office buildings, sports facilities, auto shops and dealerships, coffee shops, sports bars, entertainment centers, and bowling centers.
- Coordinate meetings and plans with investors, engineers, and project managers to obtain approvals, address plan changes, and provide information updates.
- Assist with the bidding process and awarding contracts to contractors.
- Submit construction drawings and documents to building officials, and attend Planning Commission and City Council meetings to follow up on the permitting and approval process.
JEWKES DESIGN - PROJECT MANAGER
Provo, UT / January 2021 - January 2023
Design with clients their new house, addition, or remodel based on their ideas, needs, and requirements, and in accordance with the project’s program, budget, schedule, and conditions.
Review building code and municipal ordinances, including community guidelines and parcel information, to understand the project’s design parameters.
Manage a team of drafters to fulfill the company’s goals and objectives. Delegate tasks, review, and evaluate the team’s performance. Train the team in architectural design, 3D modeling, technical drafting, rendering, and VR presentation.
Prepare site plans, floor plans, building sections, elevations, construction details, building schedules, and 3D renders.
Coordinate with clients, contractors, engineers, designers, and building officials.
Assist clients with the bidding process.
Report to the senior project manager about the team's results and performance.
ECKMAN CONSTRUCTION - ESTIMATOR INTERNSHIP
Salt Lake City, UT / January 2020 - April 2020
Update the master job list, including subcontractor and vendor lists.
Help prepare bidder instructions and update the RFI log and responses throughout the bid process and in the bid schedule.
Assist in entering and evaluating bid proposals.
Prepare quantities, take-offs, and pricing for commercial projects.
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY - LAB ASSISTANT
Orem, UT / January 2019 - January 2020
Assist professors and students in class activities and lab activities. Organize tools and equipment at the Construction Technologies Laboratory.
TECH.DRAFT.AID. - PRINCIPAL DESIGNER
Quito, Ecuador / March 2014 - March 2018
Interior design restaurants for Hueka Guarandeña.
Develop a construction manual for EBURMA's SIP (Structural Insulated Panels) building system.
Design a 6-story multifamily building in El Pinar.
Assist in the design of Hotel IBIS in Guayaquil and the design of affordable housing units, MIDUVI, for MACCONSTRUCIONES.
Redesign of nine gas stations for PETROECUADOR for ACURIO Y ASOCIADOS.
DEL HIERRO ARQUITECTURA Y URBANISMO - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER
Quito, Ecuador / March 2013 - March 2014
Help design the bio-laboratories and exhibition center for the amphibian research and conservation organization, WIKIRI JAMBATU.
Supervise the construction site of two apartment buildings in Cumbayá, Calistemo Towers.
OC CONSTRUCTORA - INTERNSHIP
Quito, Ecuador / June 2012 - November 2012
Help design a car concessionaire for KIA Ecuador and the company’s exhibition stand for the International Construction Fair Quito 2012.