Karla Vich

Experience

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  Self-Employed

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2019

  Private Tutor

  Personal French language tutor for high school students.o Prepared written and conversational activities for weekly lessons.

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  Vich Construction

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Architectural Intern

  General contracting firm providing architectural and construction services throughout Southern California.o Engaged with building departments in multiple cities for plan submittals.o Aided in drafting construction drawings for residential projects.

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  College of Environmental Design - Cal Poly Pomona

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Special Archives Aide

  ENV Archives-Special Collections focusing on Modernism in southern California architecture.o Responsible for sorting and keeping inventory of donations.o Organized special archives material— architectural drawings, models, artifacts, etc.o Maintained records of the archival collections.

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  JRMA Architects | Engineers

  Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

  Architectural Intern

  Design firm providing architectural, engineering and planning services across the United States.o Participated in preparing design proposal drawings for several projects.o Aided on corrections for construction drawings for many projects.

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  HMC Architects

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Student Intern

  Award-winning design firm providing architectural services across the United States.o Participated in the conceptualization stage of a civic design project.o Created 3-D digital models for multiple design projects.o Aided on corrections for construction drawings for several projects.o Participated in client meetings during the design process.o Communicated with material suppliers during the design development process.

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  Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

  Oct 2022 - Jan 2025

  o Contributing to creating high quality guest experiences for corporate, private and internal events.o Providing excellent customer service during the events, including brainstorming on-the-spot solutions.o Contribute to the set-up and clean-up of events. o Aid in creating and modifying cocktail recipes and menus.o Operating the bar during guest events.

  • Bartender

    Oct 2023 - Jan 2025

  • Bartender

    Jun 2023 - Sept 2023

  • Banquet Server/Bartender

    Oct 2022 - Jun 2023
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  Vich Construction

  Feb 2023 - now

  Architectural Designer

  General contracting firm that provides architectural designs and construction services throughout Southern California.o Developing design proposals from their strategic definition to construction (RIBA stages 0-4) in civic, residential, and commercial projects. o Creating visualisations, including hand sketches, physical and digital models, renderings, and collages to present design proposals to clients, contractors, and city planning departments.o Responsible for drafting the scheme, technical and working drawings for clients, the contractor, and city planning departments.o Coordinating between other consultants to resolve design, code and structural issueso Responsible for researching building codes, writing reports, preparing drawing packages, and plancheck corrections. Show less

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  Verdi Systems Ltd

  May 2024 - Feb 2025

  Architectural Designer

  General contracting firm that provides construction services throughout the Greater London Area.o Preparing construction drawing sets for architectural projects to proceed to RIBA Stage 5. o Responsible for creating digital models for conceptual and structural representation.o Creating visualisations, including hand sketches, physical and digital models, renderings, and collages to present to consultants.o Coordinating between other consultants to resolve design, code and structural issues.o Responsible for researching building codes, writing reports, preparing drawing packages, and plancheck corrections. Show less