Experience  

       March 2011 – Current                     Qingdao Technological University  Qingdao

       Lecturer in Architecture & Urban planning / Tutor in architectural design

§       Preparing and presenting lectures on sustainable design, current architectural theories and urban planning in English

§       Writing and marking examinations

§       Critiquing design

§       Preparing design projects and writing briefs

§       Analysing and marking final projects

March 2011 – Current                KidCastle & Web International       Qingdao

ESL Teacher

§       Preparing classes according to the textbook

§       Teaching children English

§       Teaching business English to adults

April 2011 – Current                   Qingdao Expat                         Qingdao

Creative Director of the expat magazine

§       Co-ordinating contributors and their articles

§       Design of the magazine

§       Collaborating all events for the next month into an issue

§       Preparing the entire magazine for distribution amongst the expat community

May 2011 – Current                   Solid Blue                          Qingdao

Freelance Graphic Designer

§       Product design

§       Logo and banner design

*NB: The following suburbs/towns listed are in the state of Victoria, Australia

February 2009 – August 2010           RBA Architects                         St. Kilda

Graduate Architect / Student Architect

§       Client meetings and preparing briefs

§       Sketch design work

§       Design development

§       Cost estimating

§       Site measuring and documentation

§       Heritage research and analysis

§       Compiling reports on historical buildings/building elements

November 2009 – August 2010 SGAS (Psychologists)               Wonthaggi

Practice Manager

§       Coordinating the office

§       Setting up and maintaining computer system files

§       Typing, sorting and filing psychological information

§       Operating the telephone and making appointments

November 2009 – August 2010 IDEA (Economist)                     Glen Alvie

Economic Analyst Assistant

§       Data input and interpretation

§       Compiling presentations for conferences and meetings

§       Designing logo’s, powerpoint templates, business cards etc.

§       Preparing and coordinating tax information for various companies

November 2008 – February 2009      HLCD Conservation                  Carlton

Architectural Intern

§       Researching

§       Compiling citation descriptions

§       Assessing and denoting urgent works

§       Drafting existing conditions

§       Contributing analysis to conservation management plans

August 2008 – November 2008 Deakin University                     Geelong

Research Assistant (for Dr. Mirjana Lovanovska)

§       Researching for journals and articles

§       Helping to update a university subject

§       Organising and collating information

December 2007 – December 2009   Docomomo Victoria         

Volunteer

§       Completing the register of significant modernist buildings in Victoria

§       Designer and editor of the Docomomo newsletter

November 2007 – June 2008            National Trust     of Victoria           East Melbourne

Volunteer

§       Reading and interpreting plans and additions to heritage listed buildings

§       Assessing council heritage amendments

§       Responding to general public enquiries

July 2006 – August 2008            De Atelier Architects                Barwon Heads

       Architectural Assistant

§       Office administration

§       AutoCAD documentation and design

§       Filing and cataloguing

§       Telephone communications

Nov 2000 – July 2006                 Limor’s Restaurant                   North Caulfield

       Waitress / Bartender

Education   

§         TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate – i-to-I (2010)

§         Master of Architecture – Deakin University (2008 - 2009)

§         Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) – Deakin University (2005 – 2007)

§         Short Course in Architectural Drawing – RMIT University (2004)

§         Short Course in Graphic Design – Swinburne University (2004)

§         Two years of a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) – University of Melbourne (2002 – 2003)

§         Basic Car Maintenance Certificate – Swinburne University of Technology (2001)

§         BAK (Basic Aeronautical Knowledge) – Basic Pilot’s License – Essendon Airport (1999)

§         Drama and Communication Certificate (Fifth Grade) (1999)

§         First Aid Certificate (1997)