Michelle Beck - Palomar College

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� Worked directly with the owners of private and public real estate development firms including Lennar Corporation.
� Developed and designed horizontal and vertical mixed-use developments including offices, shopping centers, highrise
condominiums, low-rise low-income apartments, townhouses, entertainments, institutions, and hospitalities.
� Managed multiple projects with construction development budgets ranging from $20 to $140 million dollars.
� Managed and coordinated development processes between clients, consultants, and financial institutions.
� Managed and coordinated with federal, state, and local agencies, and obtained agency approvals including
entitlements, conditional-use permits, environmental impact reports, and building permits.
� Managed constructions including construction documents, schedules, budgets, memos, request for information,
correspondences, submittals, biddings, shop drawings, site inspections, change of orders, and request for payments.
� Obtained full community supports for projects by developing viable strategies for sensitive community issues.
� Accomplished contractual responsibilities and order of priorities for demanding project schedules.
� Implemented expedite solutions for unforeseen requirements to meet clients’ financial goals.
� Advocated social benefits of a diverse demographic model by proposing additions of low-income housing, and
developed a project model supporting clients’ financial requirements.
ARQUITECTONICA Los Angeles, CA
Senior Project Manager 2004 – 2005
� Senior project manager for an architecture firm providing full architecture services for real estate developers.
� Worked directly with real estate development clients, and developed and designed vertical mixed-use developments
including offices, high-rise condominiums, retails, and townhouses.
� Managed multiple projects with construction development budgets ranging from $10 to $80 million dollars.
� Produced development documents to obtain local agency approvals and permits.
ROBERT A.M. STERN ARCHITECTS New York, NY
Project Architect 2000 – 2004
� Project architect for an architecture firm providing full architecture services for private and public clients.
� Worked directly with clients and developed achievable project schedules and budgets.
� Performed the entire architectural process from conceptual design to construction documents for land planning,
high-rise condominiums, apartments, townhouses, and high-end single-family houses.
� Obtained local agency approvals and permits and managed project consultant teams.
MARKS THOMAS & ASSOCIATES Baltimore, MD
Project Designer 1997– 1998
� Designed and produced architectural documents for senior assisted livings, apartments, townhouses, and offices.
� Performed the entire architectural process from conceptual design to construction documents.
ROTO ARCHITECTURE Los Angeles, CA
Project Designer 1995– 1997
� Designed and produced architectural documents for schools, institutions, and high-end single-family houses.
� Managed and coordinated constructions including construction documents, shop drawings, and site measurements.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Evanston, Illinois
Master of Business Administration Expected June 2011
YALE UNIVERSITY – SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE New Haven, Connecticut
Master of Architecture May 2000
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY University Park, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Architecture & Bachelor of Science May 1995
NEW YORK STATE REGISTERED ARCHITECT AIA 2004
LEED ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL 2009
Language/Korean
ADDITIONAL
• Member: AIA New York & Los Angeles, Urban Land Institute, Kellogg Real Estate Club, Yale Alumni Club
• Community Service: Public Counsel Community Planner, Habitat for Humanity
• Proficient in MS Office, AutoCAD, InDesign, Photoshop, Argus
• US citizen