PORTFOLIO FOR Raymond L. Avis Architect/Designer Revit/AutoCAD Specialist
To whom it may concern, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and give a brief description of my background and abilities. I am currently licensed as an architect in state of Washington. My career has evolved from working as a draftsman on the board, to being the staff architect for a general contracting firm that specialized in design build of government projects. I was responsible for establishing the documentation standards, overall design and supervision of the drafting team. Projects included school renovations, military housing, and administration buildings. I have operated my own architectural practice in Hawaii where I was responsible for marketing, negotiating contracts, developing the design, working with consultants, creating the construction documents, and processing those documents through the building department. My experience and knowledge in designing with Autodesk products, including AutoCAD, Revit, and 3d Studio will provide a valuable asset to your firm. I began using AutoCAD in 1987 with Release 9, while attending the University of Hawaii. Through the years I continually kept current with the software and upgrades. In 2006, while living in Hawaii, I began utilizing Revit as my primary design tool in my architectural practice. Over the past few years I have been doing contract work for various architects and designers, keeping my skill level in both Revit and AutoCAD sharp. I am able and willing to travel when needed. I am available for interview and employment immediately. Thank you for your interest, Raymond L. Avis
RESUME FOR: Raymond L. Avis Phone: (541) 921-7004 E-mail: ray@avisdesign.us SUMMARY The software that I am currently using is Autodesk Revit Architecture 2014, AutoCAD 2014 and Autodesk 3ds Max. My background in the architectural field began as a draftsman and I progressively moved up to project management. I began to utilize AutoCAD as a drafting/design tool. Through the years, I have developed a high level of proficiency using the computer in my design work. My recent projects have included Elite Care (Residential Care Facility), Ko Olina Resort, Oahu, Hawaii (Luxury Condominiums), Waialua Wai Villages, Oahu, Hawaii (Condominium Development), and others listed on the Project List. WORK HISTORY 2014-Present CADD North West, Tukwila, WA Contract Employee doing design and drafting work. Placed at: Craft Architects doing tenant improvement for a new office to a manufacturing facility. Freeman Company as be part of a three person team to set up new drafting standards in an architectural model utilizing AutoCAD to develop schematic diagrams for trade shows and conferences. 2012-Present Avis Design Studio, Inc., Seattle, WA Set up office and standards for small architectural firm. Practice has consisted of residential, small commercial projects, and consulting for other architectural firms. 2011-2012 RATA Construction Design new homes and alterations for existing homes. Draw construction drawings for submittal to the building department. 2004-2010 Avis Associates, Architecture, Haleiwa, Hawaii Set up office and standards for small architectural firm. Practice has consisted of both residential and commercial projects. My firm subcontracted with large architectural firms in Honolulu to provide the design, construction drawings and construction administration for restaurants and resort hotels.
2001-2004 Primatech Construction, Honolulu, HI Established a design team, developing standards and formats. Provided work plans for design build projects to rehabilitate public schools grades K-12 funded by the Army Corps of Engineers. Made regular site visits to monitor the progress and quality of construction. Edited UFGS specifications with Specsintact software and generated submittal registers for the individual tasks. Wrote narratives and developed schematic drawings for Requests For Proposals. Wrote the site specific Best Management Practices plan for the state of Hawaii, DOT, Centralized District Office and Baseyard Complex on the island of Kauai. 2000 Wilson Associates: Vancouver, WA Meet with clients to develop solutions that satisfy their needs through schematic drawings, design development drawings and construction drawings. Meet with building officials to push the projects through the permit process. Write project narratives to help all parties understand the concepts and methods. Made regular site visits to monitor the progress and quality of construction. 1997-2000 Avis Design Studio Created 3D models and construction drawings for Architects, Engineers and Builders in need of temporary overflow assistance. The work encompassed residential projects, office buildings, churches, storage facilities, and community centers. 1996 MPR Architects: Long Beach, CA Job captain, lead production-drafting team in preparing construction documents for retail centers. Duties included taking the conceptual efforts of the design team, creating backgrounds of the structures for the consultants, coordinating everyone s efforts to assure project goals were accomplished and meeting with local building officials during the permit process. Made regular site visits to monitor the progress and quality of construction. 1995 KSLW Architects: Long Beach, CA Lead person in preparing construction documents for resort hotels. Duties included incorporation of design modifications from Project Architect on site and coordinating the efforts of consultants. Made regular site visits to monitor the progress and quality of construction. ARCHITECURAL LICENSURE Colorado ARC-305852 Hawaii AR-9902 Washington 8350
Project List Project Location Firm Capacity Kahala Mandarin Oriental Honolulu, HI KSLW Project Coordinator Health and Fitness Center Dolphin Pool Lagoon Building Stevenson Ranch Plaza Valencia, CA Perkowitz + Ruth Job Captain Linens n Things Shops Building Office Depot Garden Grove, CA Perkowitz + Ruth Job Captain Sports Authority Citrus Park, FL Perkowitz + Ruth Job Captain Kirkwood Office Plaza Hazeldell, WA Wilson Associates Design/Drafting Wahiawa Elementary School Wahiawa, HI Raymond Avis, AIA Architect Special Needs Building Primatech Office/Warehouse Puhi, Kauai, HI Raymond Avis, AIA Architect Pohakuloa Training Area Pohakuloa, HI Raymond Avis, AIA Architect Consolidated Command and Range Control Facility Molokai District Office Hoolehua, HI Raymond Avis, AIA Architect Garage Facility Schofield Barracks Wahiawa, HI Raymond Avis, AIA Architect Housing Renovation North Shore Gateway Haleiwa, HI Avis Associates Architect Office/Retail North Shore Villas Waialua, HI Avis Associates Architect Makaha Market Place Makaha, HI Avis Associates Architect Big Island Substance Abuse Council Keaulana s Surf Shop Steve and Barry s Waikele, HI Avis Associates Architect
The Shops at Mauna Lani Mauna Lani, HI Architects Hawaii Design/Drafting Black Pearl Gallery Marble Slab Ice Cream Paradise Lingerie Ala Wai Gateway Honolulu, HI Architects Hawaii Design/Drafting Waikiki Theater Honolulu, HI Architects Hawaii Design/Drafting Nadaman Restaurant Honolulu, HI Architects Hawaii Design/Drafting Paper Moon Honolulu, HI Architects Hawaii Design/Drafting Royal Hawaiian Honolulu, HI Architects Hawaii Design/Drafting Shopping Center
Country House These drawings were used as a proposal for a new residence just outside of the city limits of Corvallis Oregon. The budget was $500,000 for an approximate size at $200 per square foot of 2,500 square foot. The drawings and renderings were done in Revit.
Office Depot, Garden Grove, California This project was approximately 33,000 square feet with a CMU exterior shell, metal truss roof, with semi rigid insulation sloped to one quarter inch per foot for drainage. Musil, Perkowitz and Ruth were the architects of record. Prototype AutoCAD files were furnished by Office Depot. There was a thirty day time frame to complete the project and submit it to the building department. When this project was given to the project team that I was on, I was in the capacity of job captain. The team had just completed a shopping center project, so the drafters were reassigned to other groups. The project manager had just left the company to do missionary work. I was the only person left in the group to work on the project. With briefings from the principals, I coordinated with the consultants and completed the project in less than the thirty day deadline.
Elite Care Facility, Oatfield Estates, Milwaukie, Oregon Elite Care is an assisted living facility that uses sensors throughout the units to monitor the residents. Family can monitor the status of their loved over the internet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This building is modular construction, built with wood stud framing in a factory in Aumsville, Oregon. All mechanical, electrical and plumbing was installed at the factory and interconnected on site. The individual modules were trucked from the factory to the construction site and set on the foundation with a crane. The modules were stacked to three stories. The architect of record was Ross Farland of Dezine Works. The drawings were created in Revit.
Watermark Sales Office, Honolulu, Hawaii Avis Associates subcontracted this project through Architects Hawaii. This is intended to be a temporary building, to be removed from the site when all units are sold. To keep costs down, the center portion of the structure is wood frame, and the two sides are a converted construction trailer. The drawings were created in AutoCAD.
International Pavilion at Conference These images are samples of a project that I have recently finished. This portion of the project is the international pavilions of a conference for a major software developer to be held in July. The client is an internationally renowned firm that produces conventions and exhibits. This conference is being used by the client to set up the documentation standards to be used in future events.
Shops at Stevenson Ranch Plaza in California. Drawings done for MPR Architects. Kirkwood Office Plaza in Vancouver WA. Drawings done for Wilson Associates Architects.
Home remodel and addition, Haleiwa, Hawaii New residence, Haleiwa, Hawaii
Professional References for: Raymond L. Avis Ross P. Farland, AIA DeZine Works!, Inc. 3531 Drift Creek Road S.E. Sublimity, Oregon 97385 (503) 291 7160 (Voice/Cell/Text) Stephen Blackstone Freeman Company 568 1st Ave S Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98104 Freeman email: stephen.blackstone@freemanco.com Private email: stephen_blackstone@yahoo.com Cell Phone: 206 419 5614 Charles Pritchard 226 32nd Ave. Seattle, WA 91822 (949) 637 8486 Jack Ho Primatech Construction 1688 S King Street Honolulu, HI 96826 4622 Phone: (808) 952 6888 Larry Wilson Wilson Associates Architecture 404 E 15th St Ste 7 Vancouver, WA 98663 (360) 696 4722