Education

FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY, Saint Louis, MO: Jan 2010-Present

·         Master in Art /  Sculpture

INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, Washington DC,(USA):Oct 2008-Dec 2009

·         ESL­­ / TOEFL Program

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, Saint Louis, MO: Jan 2008-May  2008

·         ESL Program

UNIVERSITA' IUAV DI VENEZIA, Venice (Italy): 1993-2003

·         Undergraduate  and Graduate Degrees Programmes in Architecture. GPA  106/110

·         Final Thesis: “Restoration and Rescue of Nineteenth Century Neo-Gothic Greenhouse at Villa Albrizzi Franchetti in Treviso”.

·         UNESCO, (KRK Island), Croatia: 2001

                   Member of the International Omisalj Pilot Project for the  sustainable development of the Island

ISTITUTO STATALE D’ARTE DI VENEZIA, (Venice), Italy:  1989-1994

·         Diploma in Applied Arts. GPA 60/60

Licensure

Licensed to practice in Italy  

(Order of Architects, Planners, Landscape Designers and Curators of Treviso)

·         Successfully passed all sections of the Architects Registrations Examinations on the first attempt at the Palermo University of Architecture in 2004.

Work Experience

STUDIO ARCHITETTO TONI FOLLINA, Treviso (Italy): Jan 2005 – Jan 2008

An internationally recognized studio specialized in private and commercial  architecture, interiors and landscape design. Winner of the 2007 International Architecture Award for Best New Global Design.

Design Architect

·         Leader of design team, responsible for conceptual design, design development  and production of graphic presentation materials.

·         Develop initial design and conceptual estimates.  Assure the generation of an adequate variety of conceptual design alternatives to satisfy the client needs and the requirements of the project specifications.

·         Leading individual contributor and coordinator of design problem solving.  Prepare and write construction documents, specification for routine and complex construction projects.

·         Responsible for building CAD drawings based on information provided by customer and engineers.

·         Prepared plans and coordinated engineering

·         Development of construction details

STUDIO ARCHITETTO DAVIDE PRETE, Treviso (Italy):  2004 – Jan 2008

Own architecture studio dedicated to small residential interior design and architectural projects

Senior Project Architect

·         Complete responsibility for client contact, design development and construction documentation.

·         Prepared plans and coordinated engineering

·         Development of construction details

PRETE ALESSANDRO SNC, Treviso (Italy) : 1994 – Jan 2008

Privately held firm specialized in artist blacksmithing, custom design for estate work and retail.

Designer and Artist Blacksmith

·         Designed and hand crafted particular iron (and other metals) furniture, interior decoration elements and sculpture.

·         Responsible for conceptual design, design development  and production of graphic presentation materials.

·         Prepare and write construction documents.

·         Responsible for building CAD drawings based on information provided by customer and engineers.

·         Development of construction details.

Technical  Skills

·         Autodesk AutoCAD to 2008 2d/3d /  Revit to 9.1(Autodesk Certificate) / VIZ and Max 2008, 3d modelling and rendering (Autodesk Certificate)

·         Microsoft Office to 2008 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

·         Adobe Suite to CS2 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Indesign)

·         Google SketchUp Pro

·         Bentley  MicroStation  V8 XM      

·         O.S. Windows to Vista

Professional Development Courses

UNIVERSITA' DI GENOVA - AIM, Genoa (Italy): 2005

·         Attended metallography classes for maintenance of historical buildings  

STS , Padua (Italy):  2006-2007

·         Course for coordinating projects and execution of work.  European guideline 97/52 CEE

·         Course of metric calculations, accounting management  and construction work management.

·         Course of wood works for architecture

Publications, prices,

articles

·         University Project published in the book: “Il ferro Battuto” 2002

·         Art Work published in the magazine “Ephaistos” 2002

·         University Project “La biblioteca di Babele”  published in: “Primi esercizi di composizione, L’architettura degli elementi: l’edificio isolato”  F. Franco, Ed. Cartotecnica Veneziana, Venezia, 1996

·         Project published in the “The Game & Park Industries” Feb. 2008

·         Won  in 2002-2003 Award for best design object or element for home decoration in Padua.

·         Won in 2001 first price at International Exposition of Stia.

·         Won in 1995 first price  sculpture competition "La Roggia"

·         Won in 1996 first price  forging competition Veroli.

·         Participations in several Italian exposition (Stia, Veroli, Vittorio Veneto, Treviso) and international exposition (Helfstin in Rep. Ceca, Iron Bridge in U.K., Gotha in Germany )

·         La Tribuna di Treviso Oct. 24, 2006 (about the sculpture “Luce e Ombra”)

·         La Tribuna di Treviso Oct. 31, 2006 (about the sculpture “Luce e Ombra”)

Language

·         Italian: Native Speaker

·         English: Advance (TOEFL score 96)