Dara Lin

Experience

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  Kumon North America, Inc.

  Jul 2013 - Jul 2017

  Assistant

  - Catered to diverse learning styles of students ranging from age 5-16 when fostering math and reading skills- Communicated with parents and new clients about Kumon program- Tracked and analyzed student progress using Excel-based program- Monitored inventory for monthly shipments of worksheets

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  Emerald Necklace Conservancy

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

  Green Team
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  Gensler

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  Intern

  - Observed architectural design process by participating in design development, meetings, and site visits- Worked on a bid to redevelop Boston City Hall Plaza

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  NADAAA Inc.

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Intern

  Compiled and formatted submissions for architectural competitionsCreated diagrams and layouts for RFPsCurated digital and print materialsAssisted accountant in tracking project expenses

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  NADAAA Inc.

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Intern

  Created graphics for and assembled layouts for design presentationsCompiled and formatted submissions for architectural competitionsCreated diagrams and layouts for RFPs

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  Cal Poly College of Architecture & Environmental Design

  Sept 2019 - Jun 2021

  Assisted instructor for ARCH 462: Special Topics in Architecture -- The Forensics of Social Currency in the Built EnvironmentParticipated extensively in development of course content, reading list, syllabus, and scheduleModerated group discussions for groups of 2-5 students""Students dissect a specified site at multiple scales--beginning within a broad national sphere of influence of public policy and then moving methodically towards an interpersonal or introspective scale influence—with the goal of interpreting and analyzing empathy within the built environment. Following this examination, and using the lens of intersectionality, race, class, culture and climate as components within a vast range of public discourse, the student citizen will then articulate a more responsive public transect of architectural interventions." Show less

  • Instructional Student Assistant

    Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

  • Instructional Student Assistant

    Sept 2019 - Jun 2021
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  Largo Concrete, Inc.

  Jun 2020 - Sept 2020

  Project Engineering Intern

  Detailed shop drawings in Revit for high-rise project in downtown Los Angeles using information from civil, structural, and architectural plans, as well as other trades’ shop drawingsModeled civil and subgrade elements for museum in downtown Los AngelesIdentified changes using overlays in Bluebeam and wrote RFIsAttended BIM coordination meetings

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  HENSEL PHELPS

  Jun 2021 - Sept 2021

  Design/VDC/Field/Office Engineer Intern

  1.25 million sf design-build office complex in SacramentoCompleted quantity take-offs, updated daily logs, and created shop drawingsWent on daily site walks, completed pre-pour inspection, oversaw a concrete pour Assisted in laser scanning the parking garage slab for post-tensioned cablesAssisted design manager and design team in document management, criteria compliance, and writing RFIsRan clash detection in Navisworks, closed issues on BIMtrack, and conducted coordination meetings with subcontractorsLearned about how to create MEPF and reflected ceiling plan overlays Show less

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  Design Draw Build Inc.

  Aug 2022 - now

  Developed and revised architectural documentation from schematic design through construction documentationResolved design and engineering in collaboration with client, design team, consultants, and field teamAssisted in creating and monitoring project estimate throughout design phasesBid out projects to vendors and subcontractors to assemble project control budgetCreated and updated project construction schedule

  • Job Captain

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Designer / Junior Project Engineer

    Aug 2022 - Jul 2023