CAROL A.
VANDIEPEN
EXPERIENCE
Project Designer/Apprentice Architect August 2014 – present
Nalls Architecture – Narberth, PA
•Develop project formation and initiation as a programmer/planner.
•Field survey and existing condition documentation.
•Assisting in schematic through construction document project development with hands-on use of CAD/BIM, hand drawing, and model building.
•Assisting with writing and assembling reports.
•Shop drawing review and assistance with construction administration.
•Assisting with various projects as a CAD/BIM operator, typically picking up “red marks” in the late stages of documentation.
Intern Architect June 2014 – August 2014
Constance Lezenby Architects - Lansdale, PA
•Suvery sites and take photographs.
•Input existing conditions in CAD program.
Sr. Space Planner February 2012– May 2013
Johnson Controls (contracted to work at GlaxoSmithKline R&D King of Prussia, PA)
•Lead Space Planning Contact for 1.5 million sq. ft. site.
•Assign Projects and tasks to Space Planners.
•Meet with Clients to review their spatial needs.
•Assist the Site Master Planner with recommendations for site planning.
•Support Capital Project and Site Minor work Project Managers.
•Obtained quotes for cost analysis and created purchase orders.
Space Planner June 2008-February 2012
Johnson Controls (contracted to work at GlaxoSmithKline R&D King of Prussia, PA)
•Assisting Capital Projects and Engineering department.
•Meet with Clients to review their spatial needs.
•Survey and design corporate work spaces.
•Coordinated schedule with contractors (IT, Electricians, Furniture installers, painters).
•Obtained quotes for cost analysis and created purchase orders.
•Create and update AutoCAD drawings and hatch plans.
•Assisting with relocation management and re-stacking.
SOFTWARE
•REVIT •AutoCAD •Sketch up •Adobe Photoshop •Adobe Illustrator •Adobe Acrobat •Microsoft Office
ACTIVITIES
•Drexel Smart House Project-student-led project to construct an urban home to serve as a "living laboratory" for exploring cutting edge design and technology. •Delaware Valley Green Building Council member •AIAS (American Institute of Architecture Students) member •Architecture for Humanity •National Trust for Historic Preservation •Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Architecture June 2015 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Arts in History 1998 Clarion University Clarion, PA