SEJAL PATEL, LEED AP

12633 Pioneer Blvd, Apt 17

Norwalk, CA, 90650
(Cell) 716- 880 -9154
E-mail: sp840e1a@westpost.net

EDUCATION
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. (Accredited school of
architecture)
Master of Architecture in Sustainable Urban & Natural Environment, September 200
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Indubhai Parekh School of Architecture, Gujarat, India
Bachelor of Architecture, July 2006
HONORS AND CERTIFICATIONS
LEED AP (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional)
Conducted by United States Green Building Council (USGBC), June 2009
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Intern Designer / Architect: KV and Company, Inc, Los Angeles, USA, January 2010
- to date
* Project design and managing of Kitchen Remodeling in Los Angeles.
* Actively participated Designing and managing of coffee shop.
* Produced presentation drawings, preparation of construction documents and 3D r
enderings.
* Actively participated in plan check and pulling the permits.
* Successfully communicated with design team, consultants, vendors and client.
Assistant Architect: Architect Mr. Rahul Shah, Ahmedabad, India, November 2006-
June 2007
* Monitored the progress from the conceptual design to its execution of small re
sidential projects.
* Obtained extensive knowledge in designing township, commercial, and institutio
nal projects.
* Renovated small residential buildings.
* Presented drawings and weekly reports at client meetings.
* Acquired experience in the production and organization of technical drawings.
* Inspected and managed site work.
* Produced several renderings that have been used publicly for presentations and
exhibitions.
Internship: Architect Mr. Sujit Josh, Bangalore, India, June 2004 - Sep 2004
* Designed and planned small residential projects.
* Prepared interior designs of small office and residential buildings.
* Estimated the cost of wood and electrical appliances.
* Generated 3D renderings, presentation drawings and fabricated physical models.

ACADEMIC
Special Project: Greening Michigan Avenue Buffalo, NY - Urban planning, March 20
09- May 2009
* Explored various sustainable strategies to revitalize Michigan Avenue and surr
ounding neighborhood.
* Focused on Community connection and economic improvement by applying Urban far
ming concept.
* Implemented integrated mixed use, in-fill concepts.

Thesis: "Traditional Street" as place for social interaction, Surat India, March
2006 - June 2006
* Documented and studied traditional streets of Surat.
* Analyzed the configuration of social activity on those streets.
* Studied the physical features and structure of Traditional Street that influen
ce social activity on streets.
* Studied the dependency of street hierarchy, street structure and territorial f
actors to generate social interaction.
SKILLS
Computer Skills
Softwares - Auto CAD 2008, Adobe (Photoshop CS3, Illustrator, In design) Sketch
up 7, Vray for sketch up and basic Revit building.
ENERGY 10, ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.
Micosoft Office 2007 (MS word, MS excel, MS Power Point, MS Outlook)
Other skills
* Prepared presentation using freehand sketching and manual drafting.
* Prepared drawings using different media like water color, ink and charcoal.
* Have been actively involved in organizing and presenting student activity of G
ISA (Graduate Indian Student Associate) State University of New York at Buffalo.

REFERENCES
Available upon request.