Sabina Beg

Experience

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  Project for Pride in Living (PPL)

  Apr 2003 - Aug 2006

  Junior Project Manager

  ▪ Managed HUD Section 106 Historical Review process for redevelopment of Bunge Grain Elevator site.▪ Coordinated Planned Unit Development process with the City of Minneapolis for 194 unit development. Included rezoning industrial site to residential, obtaining TDM plan, working with various city departments obtaining conditional use permits, and variances.▪ Completed grant applications for $7,980,897 in Low Income housing Tax Credits, $650,000 of Minnesota Housing RFP financing, and $700,000 of City of Minneapolis Affordable Housing Trust Fund for a 50 unit multi-family building.▪ Completed a $97,500 Funding Affordable Production ESIC grant for operation and management subsidy for the Development department.▪ Worked on projects of various scales and in different stages of development concurrently.▪ Assisted in the design of five single family homes, and completed the construction documents and specs for them.▪ Oversaw project management for 4 single family homes.▪ Developed design standards for multi-family development. Show less

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  Bumgardner Architects

  Jul 2007 - Mar 2008

  Architectural Intern

  •Prepared and assisted in the completion of DRB packets for several multifamily, mixed-use projects in Seattle and Portland.•Worked with both Revit and Auto-CAD in the schematic phases of projects.

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  Perkins+Will

  Jun 2008 - Dec 2014

  Arch III

  • Experience in a range of market sectors that spans from higher-education, science & tech, sports & rec, healthcare, corporate offices, and transit.• Experience in programming, schematic design, design development, construction documentation and construction administration. • Worked collaboratively on projects and design competitions that involved several Perkins+Will offices.• Able to conceptualize, plan and produce construction documents that describe the scope and intent of the design concept and ideas for a large variety of project types.• Able to engage with clients and colleagues, and be flexible and responsive in a fast-paced office environment.• Project coordination with other disciplines, consultants and client on projects of varying scales, from small tenant improvement projects to a biotech company's research headquarters. Show less

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  ZGF Architects

  Dec 2014 - now

  • Provide strategic guidance and advisory services for project teams, encompassing technology implementation, and workflow optimization from project inception all the way through post-occupancy and benchmarking.• Conduct comprehensive training sessions on diverse design technology platforms, such as Revit, Bluebeam, Miro, Affinity, Adobe, and Autodesk cloud services, fostering proficiency and better documentation. •Initiated and orchestrated a weekly firm-wide "Tech Talks" initiative since May 2020, featuring over 100 presentations by subject matter experts, enhancing knowledge dissemination and staff education.•Leveraged MadCap Flare to transform ZGF's design practice manual into easily accessible web-based documentation, enhancing usability and information accessibility. Authored more than 50 help articles as well and collaborating on firm standards documentation, ensuring consistency and quality across projects. • Developed adoption of ScribeHow with the IT and People and Culture groups to streamline creation of how-to-guides.•Developed framework and curatorial procedures for a digital drawing set library, collaborating closely with developers to guide application development roadmap. Authored supporting documentation and developed strategy for firm adoption and future phases.•Actively engaged in cross-departmental firmwide initiatives focused on data strategy, project closeout, and knowledge management, contributing expertise and insights.•Utilize PowerBI to analyze project data, software usage, and other metrics, enabling informed decision-making and performance tracking. Co-created a Revit project health tool and dashboard for milestone QA/QC for project teams to visualize and enhance understanding of Revit model health, facilitate targeted improvements.•Identified inefficiencies in current workflows and spearheaded the development and implementation of a Revit to Illustrator workflow & automation, significantly reducing marketing post-production time. Show less

  • Design Technology Manager

    Jun 2019 - now

  • Project Architect

    Dec 2014 - Jun 2019