Joseph C. Ho.

4109 Balfour Ave., Oakland, CA 94610

510.717.9666 (cell)

 

Licensure:     

C 30294 - Licensed Architect in the State of California (2005)

 

Education:     

Bachelor of Architecture (1998)

            California State University

            San Luis Obispo, California

 

Work Experience:

1. Shah Kawasaki Architects - Oakland, CA

June 2004 - June 2005

Job Title: Architect/Designer

Duties:  Work within a team in preparing construction documents based on design

                     Development drawings by Maki Fumihiko Associates (Japan)

Project:

·        Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

$45-million state of the art new complex, including three galleries, one museum, and art classrooms, etc.

 

2. Deems, Lewis, McKinley Architects - San Francisco, CA

August 2000 - June 2004

Job Title: Junior Architect/Technical II

Duties: Preparing Design and Construction Documents

            Coordinating design & construction issues with various consultants

            Preparing drawings, project data, and code research for Division of the State

                    Architect's review and approval

Projects:

·        Eleanor Murray Fallon Middle School in Dublin, Dublin Unified School District, CA

$32-million new construction project with 9 classrooms, a library/administration building, a gymnasium building, a multi-purpose building and a performing arts building (120,400 sq. ft. building area)

·        Homestead High School Modernization Project, Fremont Union High School District, CA

                           Modernization of 12 school buildings and underground utility

·        Monta Vista High School Modernization and Addition, Fremont Union High School District, CA

Modernization and new library addition

·        Marin Elementary School, Oceanview Elementary School Modernization, Albany Unified School District, CA

Modernization and handicap accessibility upgrade

 

3. Joseph Chow & Associates, Inc. - San Francisco, CA

September 1998 - August 2000

Job Title: Junior Designer/Draftsperson

Duties: AutoCAD drafting, code research, freehand sketch & rendering for client presentation    

Projects:

·        Police Station at San Francisco International Airport

·        Various United States Postal Offices interior renovation projects

           

4. ED2 International - San Francisco, CA

June 1997 - August 1997 (Summer Internship)

Project:

·      $30-million Library and Information Center at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

 

5. Arcanum Architecture - San Francisco, CA

January 1997 - March 1997 (San Francisco Internship Program 1997)

Participated in the award-winning internship program directed by Professor Sandra Miller

of Cal Poly State University; worked as a student intern in a three-person architecture firm.

 

6. Chinatown Youth Center - San Francisco, CA

June 1996 - September 1996

Worked as a team leader/counselor, responsible for forty teenage workers in the SYETP

Program of 1996 (Summer Youth Employment and Training Program)

Duties: monitoring the student workers, provide consultations, self-empowerment

workshops, and job-related training.

 

 

Computer Proficiency:

AutoCAD 2000 & 2002, Vector Works 8(MiniCAD), Form.Z, Photoshop 6, Illustrator 9,

PageMaker 6, MicroSoft Office

 

Other Activities:

Board of Director

            March 2001 - March 2003

            Community Educational Services

80 Fresno Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

 

References:

Alan Kawasaki, AIA

Shah Kawasaki Architects

312 Clay Street, #150

Oakland, CA 94607 

T: (510) 663.6090

F: (510) 663.6093

 

Erwin F. Lee, AIA

Deems Lewis McKinley Architects

12 Gough Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

T: (415) 255.1811

F: (415) 255.0248

 

Darin Ow-Wing

Executive Director

Community Educational Services

80 Fresno Street

San Francisco, CA 94133

T: (415) 928.0615