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Radu Vlad
Ghelase
337 Alix St
New Orleans, LA 70114
USA
tel/fax(h):504-367-8139
vlad@ghelase.com
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Areas of Expertise:
Architectural Design: design development, construction documents,
project management, construction administration.
IT: network consulting; security
and network architecture, CAD service provider, multimedia &
graphic design experience.
Practical experience in furniture
design, prototyping and production, as well as various expertise
in general metal and woodworking.
Current Employments
WESTROM dESIGN srl - Bucharest
/ New Orleans (westrom.ro)(founding
partner and project manager) - current activity includes participation,
counselling and supervision of all current WESTROM projects.
Mouton + Long Architects (www.moutonlong.com)
City:
New Orleans
State:
LA
Country:
USA
Dates of Employment: January 2002
- present
Job Title:
architect / project manager
Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
- Architectural design, Project Management, Construction
Administration
- Various residential projects
in the New
Orleans
area.
- Various restoration jobs in
the New Orleans historic district facade adaptations,
consulting for small business projects.
- IT planning and Development
strategies
- Officewide CAD and network administration
Previous Employments:
Company:
SIZELER Architects (www.sizeler.com)
City:
New Orleans
State:
LA
Country:
USA
Dates of Employment: June 1999
January 2002
Job Title:
intern architect
Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
- Architectural design, Project
Management, Construction Administration, Code Research and Local/State
Administration linking.
- Member of the 3-person CAD Committee,
in charge of CAD practice advising and standardizing, as well
as development strategies.
Honors/Awards:
- Gambit Weekly Publics Choice Award for UNO Wellness
Centre
- bestofneworleans.com best building 2002 - for UNO Wellness
Centre
Company:
TULANE UNIVERSITY Office for Campus Planning http://www.tulane.edu
City:
New Orleans
State:
LA
Country:
USA
Dates of Employment:1998 - 1999
Job Title:
assistant for the Campus Architect
Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
- Tulane campus master planning,
design development, architectural design, urban planning, CAD
and presentation
Company:
WESTFOURTH Architecture SA
City:
New
York
/ Bucharest
State:
NY / RO
Country:
USA /Romania
Dates of Employment: 1996 - 1997
Job Title:
architect
Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
- architectural design, urban
planning, interior design, CAD and presentation
Company:
WESTROM dESIGN http://westrom.ro
City:
Bucharest
State:
RO
Country:
Romania
Dates of Employment:1995 - 1998
Job Title:
architect
Function:
manager
Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
- project management, design development,
site management,
multimedia services, consulting,
Company:
COMPROIECT
City:
Bucharest
State:
RO
Country:
Romania
Dates of Employment:1992 -1994
Job Title:
designer
Industry:
Architecture
Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
- architectural drafting, graphic
design, model production, photography
OTHER EMPLOYMENTS
collaboration with architecture
offices, for general architecture projects, restoration and interior
design:
1997 - "3T birou de arhitectura" - company headquarters
(see http:// www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/9018/portfolio.html)
1997 - "Atrium Design" Bucharest - restoration projects
1995-1996 - A.D. Design srl Bucharest & "Ghika" Foundation
hotel remodeling in Bucharest and restoration projects
(see http:// www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/9018/ad.htm)
1995 - A.R.U.A. (Architectes Urbanistes Associes) Bucharest - Bank headquarters in Bucharest and Brasov (see
http:// www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/9018/portfolio.html)
1994 - "ARTE ammenagements" srl - Bucharest - interior design projects (offices,
shops)
1992 - "ATRIA-Architectes Associés" - Paris
- private quarters, villas, urban studies
1990-1992 - "FAMADO-Architecture" - Bucharest - Hotel and tourist projects
1991 - courses of restoration at the History of
Architecture Department of the "Ion Mincu" Institute of Architecture - Bucharest - collaboration
1987-1988 "DIVERTIS" S.A. (I.A.P.I.T.) Bucharest - advertising, graphic design
SKILLS/CERTIFICATIONS/LANGUAGES
Technical Skills:
CAD: Autocad 12-2004 (including LISP programming), 3D
Studio 4-Max5, Lightscape, CAD format multi-platform conversion
expertise.
multimedia: Animator Pro, 3D Studio4
- Max5, DVD authoring
presentation graphics: Photoshop, Corel Draw, Pagemaker,
web-design: Adobe Pagemill, various
Macromedia software, HTML, CSS (basic), website administration,
Apache web server configuration and administration.
IT & Networking: Novell Netware,
Windows Server, security and access management, firewall/router
+ wireless and remote access configuration and administration/
Experience in office CAD standards
planning, development and enforcement, as well as implementation
of the National and AIA CAD standards.
Non-Technical Skills/Professional
Strengths:
healthcare architecture, restoration,
adaptive reuse, interior design, graphic design, preservation
studies.
photography, graphic skills, model
making.
Developing
a growingly deeper understanding of the applicable building and
life safety codes as well as comparative analysis and application
of international codes
Certifications/Licenses:
Bachelor in Architecture - "Ion
Mincu" School of Architecture, Bucharest 1995
Master in Architecture (March2)-
TULANE University, New Orleans LA 1999, second proffessional degree.
RNA - Romanian National Register
of Architects, professional license (no. 00787, since 1997)
UAR - Romanian Union of Architects
- professional membership, since 1995
OAR - Romanian Architect's Order
- professional registration - since 2000
UNRMI - National Union of Historic Monuments Restorators - professional
membership , since 1997
Languages Spoken:
Romanian - native
English - very good
French - very good
Italian - good
Russian - basic understanding
Familiarity with Cyrillic and
Greek alphabets
EDUCATION
College: Tulane University - School of Architecture
City, State:
New
Orleans,LA
Country:
USA
Years Attended:
1998 - 1999
Graduation date:
May 14, 1999
Degree Obtained:
Master in Architecture - March II
Major:
architecture
College:
Ion Mincu School of Architecture (UAIM)
City, State:
Bucharest
Country:
Romania
Years Attended:
1988 - 1995
Year Graduated:
1995
Degree Obtained:
Bachelor in Architecture + license
Major:
architecture
College:
Ecole d'Architecture Paris-la-Vilette - UP6
City, State:
Paris
Country:
France
Years Attended:
1993 - 1994
Year Graduated:
1994
Degree Obtained:
1 year exchange program
Major:
architecture
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