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Susan Scarlet-Macaw

Susan Scarlet-Macaw

Alexandria, VA, US

 

About 

I am a licensed architect in the DC and North Carolina. I have worked in San Francisco and Santa Rosa, California, Elko, Nevada, Alexandria, Virginia in multiple projects.

I have developed Urban Planning studies and recommendations for the San Francisco City Planning, I have assisted in the design of high end residential work and just recently have worked in the production of construction working drawings for public buildings; school, courthouses and a detention center for adolescents.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Lombard Conrad Architects, Elko, NV, US, Architect

 Executing construction, design and alteration projects directly and coordinating work of consultants
 Determining work space requirements and support space services.
 Programming and development of requirements according to client’s needs.
 Drafting using software, AutoCAD and Revit, to produce construction documents.
 Production of Schematic Design, Design Development and preparation of Construction Documents
 Space planning for Justice Courtroom and staff offices for Humboldt County, Nevada Remodel of courtrooms and staff offices in Historical Courthouse in Elko, Nevada
 Coordination of drawings with engineers and mechanical/electrical engineering.
 Submitting working plans for permit review, bidding and construction
 Enrolled with NCARB and currently pursuing to be a registered architect

Feb 2015 - Aug 2016
 

Volagi Cycles, Co-owner, operations and sales

 Produced and designed website Volagi.com, Myexerciseandwellness.com and others
 Created floor plan for tenant improvement and managed construction of tenant improvements in the new office, including designation of electrical, heating system, specified finishes; paint, carpet, doors, windows and procurement of furniture.
 Initiated move of office and personnel from Cotati, Ca to Ogden Utah.
 Located new leasing offices and supervised office move and logistics from Morgan Hill, CA to Cotati Ca. with little disruption of work flow.
 Prepared cost estimates regarding move of office, equipment, inventory and personnel.
 Review and approval of samples and product selection to be in compliance with construction documents.
 Delivered project on budget and negotiated lease for term of the contract of 5 years with option to renew.
 Edited and contributed to business plan creation.
 Created Employee Handbook following labor laws in California and Utah.
 Reconciliation of bank accounts and monthly sales reports
 Budget formulation and execution for parts, bike supplies, equipment and services.
 Tracking of yearly inventory using QuickBooks inventory software and excel.
 Negotiated purchasing contracts and policies with respective suppliers.
 Headed the distribution of Volagi Cycles worldwide, opening Thailand, Japan, Australia and Canada
 Administration of budgets for the sales, marketing and operational departments.
 Selected, managed and organized advertising online and print media.
 Spearheaded Kickstart program and raised funds to start a new bike line, raised over $100K in 4 months Sales

Feb 2003 - Sep 2015
 

Archumana and HarrisonWoodfield, Junior Architect

 Knowledge of AutoCAD, schematic design, construction plans, documents and services for office buildings and residential homes.
 Programming of spaces and analyzing improvements in building quality to reduce operational costs and increase user satisfaction.
 Residential housing floor plan layout and construction documents production.
 Floor plan design assistance for Fast Track construction for Microsoft office buildings.
 Assisted CEO with the design and production of residential building plans.
 Created and maintained spreadsheets, organizational charts and graphs.
 Prepared budgets for schematic design to prepare for DD and CD budget.
 Worked with engineers and other architects to coordinate projects.
 Created architectural presentations using Photoshop, Illustrator and PowerPoint.
 Participated in clients meeting during design schematics and participated in meetings with construction contractors, plumbing, and electrical.
 Walked through job site to observe progress of work and facilitated clarifications to design team.
 Maintained computer network system, including software upgrades.
 Maintained project files backed up, including archival of details to be used for different projects

Jul 1998 - Jan 2003
 

Education 

Jan 1993 - May 1998
 

Awards 

Scholarship to attend SLO, 1st Place

1994
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills