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derek wendt he/him
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AIA | NCARB | LEED Green Associate
education
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, Michigan | Master of Architecture | 2006 - 2011
• Five-year accelerated Master's of Architecture program
• Published a thesis, “SOUND : a phenomenology of aural architecture”, and curated two coherence exhibitions on sensorial design and research
• Awarded Student of the Year for character development and integrity
• Awarded the Ford Motors Company Award for Innovation Challenge
• Studied abroad in Volterra of Tuscany region
• Design charrette with Oxford-Brookes University students for the Heidelberg Project in Detroit
• Graduate student teaching assistant for the School of Architecture’s Structural Physics | 2010-2011
• Treasurer for the School of Architecture’s AIAS Chapter | 2010-2011
professional experience
VIA Architecture | Seattle, Washington | Project Architect | Mar 2020 - Present
• Firm served transit infrastructure and facilities, multi-family residential, mixed-use development, social/affordable housing, commmunity design, and urban planning
• Held roles of project architect on transit design and mixed-use development projects
• Scope included monorail station, underground transit station, and high-rise condominiums
• Served as founding member of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Task Force, working with firm leadership to formalize the office’s commitment to embedding EDI into VIA’s work with clients and communities, and to assess structural and resource gaps to implementing EDI internally
Clark | Barnes | Seattle, Washington | Architect | Oct 2019 - Feb 2020
• Firm served commerical, hospitality, interior design, CLT design, and mixed-use developments
• Held roles of project designer on hospitality projects
Alliiance | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Architectural Designer | Jan 2016 - Sept 2019
• Firm served aviation, office, academic, science, interior design, and lifestyle
• Held roles of team designer for the MSP Operational Improvements and Revit Responder
• Scope included baggage claim, ticketing lobby, south exit and security checkpoint, information desks, wayfinding signage, and construction administration
• Served as founding member and co-chair of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee, working with firm leadership to formalize the office’s commitment to embedding EDI internally
• Awarded Remick Professional Development Award, an office scholarship, to visit and research on sensorial design in Western Europe including Elbphilharmonie and Pierre Boulez Saal
DJR Architecture | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Architectural Designer | Oct 2014 - Dec 2015
• Firm served commerical, hospitality, retail, interiors, and sustainable design
• Contributed support from schematic design to construction documents, and built physical models
Walt Disney World Resort | Orlando, Florida | Architectural Intern | May - Aug 2010
• Provided strategic and project support for the Architectural and Facility Engineering on feasbilitiy studies and rehabilitation projects throughout the Walt Disney World Resort
• Provided studies on accessibility and architectural issues of existing conditions at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, Magic Kingdom, Polynesian Resort, and Parkwide’s watercraft docks and restroom facilities
expertise
Revit
SketchUp
Revu Bluebeam
AutoCAD
Enscape
Lumion
V-Ray
3DS Max
Rhino
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Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
Web Design
UX/UI
Premiere Pro
Industrial Design
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Fluency Scale
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Architect License :
State of Washington | 2020 - Present
awards
2017 Remick Professional Development Award
Travel Grant Scholarship given by Alliiance to gain professional development
2011 Architecture Alumni Achievement Award
"Student of the Year" - merited for character and integrity | 2011
University of Detroit Mercy, School of Architecture
2010 Design Charrette Participant
Collaborated with Oxford-Brookes University Students on the Heidelberg Project in Detroit
2009 Ford Motors Company Award for Innovation Challenge
Won as the only architecture group that participated at the School of Engineering, presented idea at Ford Motors Company's Headquarters, and earned a day externship at IDEO in Chicago
other relevant information
AIA Seattle
Member of the Diversity Roundtable | 2019 - Present
AIA Minnesota
Committee Member on Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion | 2017 - 2019
City of Detroit - Detroit Works Project
Produced a short informative animation video for the Detroit Works Project with utilizing Adobe software and curated an audio consultant for the voice-overs | 2012
Stantec (formerly SHW Group)
Contract Work to build a physical model and create visualizations | 2011
University of Detroit Mercy's AIAS Chapter
Chapter Treasurer | 2009 - 2010
University of Detroit Mercy
Graduate Student Teaching Assistant - School of Architecture's Structural Physics | 2009 - 2010
School of Architecture's Study Abroad Program
Volterra, Tuscany, Italy | 2009
Katherine Frank Creative
Industrial Design Intern - provided 3D and 2D plans for trade show exhibits and redesigned and developed firm's website | 2009
Collaborative Studio Participant with Will Alsop
Presented studio work at the Ontario College of Art and Design | 2008
Information as of February 2021
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