Experience

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  Panama green building council

  Mar 2016 - Jul 2016

  •Monitored energy consumption, solar panel power generation, and indoor airquality to ensure ideal working conditions and productivity in the office.•Analyzed and quantified the information mentioned previously.•Interpreted statistical data of attendance to events, memberships, LEED projects inPanama and the reach of their social networks.•Coordinated with the team and controlled that all data from a study about energyuse was properly compiled in the report.•Designed invitations to events, posters, tickets, reports, among others. Show less

  • Foro Internacional y Expo 2016 Ciudades Sostenibles en Panamá

    Apr 2016 - Jul 2016

  • Intern

    Mar 2016 - May 2016
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  Profesional independiente

  Jun 2016 - now

  Interior, furniture, product designer / architect

  • Design interiors, products, furniture, and art installations for several clients/brands.• Clients/brands include Armen Gharabegian, Kelty, posh Creations, SnapDeck, Snap Patio, Juana Valdes and others.• Implement the design process when developing projects.• Develop technical drawings for fabrication.• Build 3D digital models and render as needed.• Communicate with the client, vendors and manufacturers during projects.• Solve problems that arise during stages of ideation, design or fabrication.• Collaborate with other designers and artists. Show less

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  Oficina del casco antiguo y dirección nacional de patrimonio histórico

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Intern

  •Designed a proposal for the market square including the restoration of the historicdefense wall.•Reorganized files containing crucial information of historic buildings.•Compiled and mapped characteristics of historic buildings.•Photographed iconic buildings for future use in a navigation app.•Authored descriptions of each photographed building.•Aided during inspections of various buildings.•Composed various technical reports of historic buildings.

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  Asociación de antropología e historia de panamá

  Sept 2016 - Sept 2016

  Comité organizador

  Miembro del Comité Organizador durante el Congreso de Antropología e Historia de Panamá 2016. 7,8,9 de septiembre de 2016.

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  Freelance

  Apr 2017 - Jun 2017

  Digital artist & architect

  •Partnered with Architect developing public school Antonio Jose de Sucre in David,Chiriquí, Panamá funded by the MEDUCA (Department of Education).•Defined the deliverables needed to best promote the project: several renders and avideo animation.•Advised the Architect in the implementation of sitting around open spaces.•Built 3D Digital Model of the school.•Completed the agreed number of renders and video animation.

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  Laser studio 3d

  Nov 2017 - Dec 2017

  Model maker

  •Designed furniture for scaled architectural models.•Manufactured small scaled furniture for architectural models in various materials:Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF), acrylic, paint, card stock, laminate, and others.•Created a set of personalized leather coasters and MDF with laminate gift boxes.•Developed a functional Vacuum Forming Machine for use in the studio.

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  Savannah college of art and design

  Jan 2018 - Nov 2018

  •Coach SCAD students in the use of design softwares like Solidworks, AdobeCreative Suite, among others.•Aid students in the making of prototypes.•Revise projects that students are developing and advise them on strengths andweaknesses their designs might exhibit.•Compose and present educational lectures, by special request of professors, aboutvarious topics like time management. •Mentored a student each Quarter.•Devised a plan to tackle mentee’s goals for the Quarter.•Established a schedule with mentee to ensure tasks would be completed on atimely manner.•Monitored mentee’s progress week by week.•Counseled and stimulated mentee in various aspects of life; studies and well-being.•Succeeded in improving mentee’s grades at the end of the Quarter by ensuringprojects were completed, revised and turned in on time.

  • Peer Tutor

    Jun 2018 - Nov 2018

  • Graduate Mentor

    Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
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  Google

  Sept 2018 - Nov 2018

  Student

  SCADpro + Google Collaboration•Collaborated with Google to reimagine the Google Maps Android app experiencefor a young global audience.•Seamlessly incorporated into a working environment of unfamiliar disciplines.•Implemented critical thinking during the research and conceptualization of aninnovative service.•Integration of ideation into well-rounded concepts.

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  Luis pons design lab

  Oct 2019 - now

  Furniture designer / manufacturing engineer

  • Design furniture and products for the hospitality and residential sectors.• Implement the design process when developing projects.• Build 3D digital models of ongoing projects; render as needed.• Develop technical drawings of furniture and products for fabrication.• Communicate with the client, vendors and manufacturers during projects.• Solve problems that arise during stages of ideation, design or fabrication.• Collaborate with other designers in the lab with projects in interior, furniture,product design or art installations. Show less

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  Havenly

  Jul 2020 - Oct 2020

  Home stylist

  • Work online through the Havenly platform to create beautiful designs for Havenly clients. • Consistently achieve and/or exceed performance goals relating to both client happiness and sales targets. • Source furnishings and decor from a wide variety of retail, trade and wholesale vendors• Stay active on social media as well as in local and online communities to bring awareness to brand and service• Actively follow the latest news and trends in interior design. • Go above and beyond to ensure the needs of the clients are met, their experience is delightful, and the clients return again and again. Show less

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  Jmvaldes arts llc

  Feb 2022 - now

  Designer / architect

  • Develop public art projects for the city of Miami alongside the artist.• Completed project: The Deepest Blue at Port Miami Carnival Cruise Line• Ongoing project: As Above So Below at Port Miami MSC Cruise Line • Build 3D digital models of ongoing projects; render as needed.• Develop technical drawings for fabrication.• Consult for technical development of digital content creation.• Communicate with manufacturers during fabrication and solve as needed.