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EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

INNOVATIVE DESIGNER WITH A PROFICIENT UNDERSTADING OF COMPLEX HYBRIDIZED SYSTEMS IN ARCHITECTURE. COMBINED ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF ARCHITECTURE

AND GRAPHIC DESIGN. VIGOROUS ABILITY TO LEAD TEAMS AND SUPPORT EFFICIENT PROJECT INVOLVEMENT. RESILIENT TO VARIATIONS IN DESIGN TECHNOLOGY AND

MODELING. EXCELLENT IN STUDYING THE PROCESS OF THESIS ORIENTED SOLUTIONS FOR INVOLVED DESIGN PROBLEMS.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON | GERALD D. HINES COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTUREBACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCYCERTIFIED TEXAS EDUCATOR

2013-PRESENT | FOUNDER | DESIGN PRINCIPAL NOVELTY OFFICE OF DESIGN & ENVIRONMENTS | HOUSTON |

WWW.NO-DE.COM

FOUNDED NODE IN RESPONSE TO CREATING A UNIQUE DESIGN PRACTICE MODEL FOR HOUSTON, ONE THAT WOULD SHAPE AND INSPIRE A DESIGN NETWORK.

NODE IS A TRANSDISCIPLINARY DESIGN PRACTICE COEXISTING IN ALL THE CREATIVE FIELDS, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE, URBANISM, COMPUTATIONAL-

DESIGN, AND GRAPHIC DESIGN. OUR VAST EXPERIENCE INVOLVES AN INTERNATIONAL MATERIAL PATENT, SEVERAL BUILT RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS,

COMPUTATIONAL-DESIGNED INTERIOR BUILD OUTS, URBAN DEVELOPMENTS, AND ECO-PARK PAVILLIONS.

LUIS@NO-DE.COM | 281.818.5005

LUIS F. CHACON

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2010-2013 | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER HOK | HOUSTON | WWW.HOK.COM

DESIGNING, PLANNING, AND COLLABORATING IN ARCHITECTURAL RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS WHICH INVOLVE HIGH-RISE, MID-RISE, AND HYBRID PROGRAMS.

DEVELOPED IDEAS TO TECHNICAL DETAIL CONNECTIONS FOR CONSTUCTION PROBLEMS FOLLOWING ESTABLISHED STANDARDS. ALSO ASSISTED IN RESEARCH BASED SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDINGS AND CITIES.

2009-2010 | PROJECT DESIGNER | MANAGER MEEKS + PARTNERS | HOUSTON | WWW.MEEKSPARTNERS.COM

DESIGNING, PLANNING, AND COLLABORATING IN ARCHITECTURAL RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS WHICH INVOLVE HIGH-RISE, MID-RISE, AND HYBRID PROGRAMS.

DEVELOPED IDEAS TO TECHNICAL DETAIL CONNECTIONS FOR CONSTUCTION PROBLEMS FOLLOWING ESTABLISHED STANDARDS. ALSO ASSISTED IN RESEARCH BASED SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDINGS AND CITIES.

2006-2009 | PROJECT DESIGNER URBAN ART PROJECTS | HOUSTON | WWW.UAP.COM.AU

COLLABORATED WITH PROJECT TEAMS IN MASTER-PLANNING, ART STRATEGY, ARTIST APPOINTMENT, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT. ENSURED THE CREATIVE INTENT OF AN INSTALLATION IS PRESERVED AND DELIVERED ON TIME AND TO BUDGET.

MANAGED UNIQUE TURN-KEY APPROACHES TO COMMISSIONINGS OF LARGE-SCALE ARTWORK AND CREATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, PROVIDING LOW-RISK SOLUTIONS FOR CLIENTS

PROVIDED GRAPHIC DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR VARIED PROBLEMS, INCLUDING LAYOUT DESIGN FOR DRAWINGS AND MODEL INSTALLATIONS.

2013-PRESENT | FOUNDER | DESIGN PRINCIPAL NOVELTY OFFICE OF DESIGN & ENVIRONMENTS | HOUSTON |

WWW.NO-DE.COM

FOUNDED NODE IN RESPONSE TO CREATING A UNIQUE DESIGN PRACTICE MODEL FOR HOUSTON, ONE THAT WOULD SHAPE AND INSPIRE A DESIGN NETWORK.

NODE IS A TRANSDISCIPLINARY DESIGN PRACTICE COEXISTING IN ALL THE CREATIVE FIELDS, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE, URBANISM, COMPUTATIONAL-

DESIGN, AND GRAPHIC DESIGN. OUR VAST EXPERIENCE INVOLVES AN INTERNATIONAL MATERIAL PATENT, SEVERAL BUILT RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS,

COMPUTATIONAL-DESIGNED INTERIOR BUILD OUTS, URBAN DEVELOPMENTS, AND ECO-PARK PAVILLIONS.

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

2013-2016 | INSTRUCTOR | HCC-ADJUNCT PROFESSOR JONES FUTURES ACADEMY | HISD | HOUSTONISD.ORG

TAUGHT AND DEVELOPED THE CURRICULUM FOR THE ARCHITECTURE PATHWAY AS WELL AS CREATING A DUAL-CREDIT PROGRAM THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH HCC.

MANAGED AND COORDINATED REAL-WORLD INSTRUCTION AND PROJECTS IN COLLABOTION WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS SUCH AS PINNACLE ENGINEERS, GENSLER, ARUP

ENGINEERING, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DIGITAL FABRICATION SCHOOL

2016-2018 | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | BUSINESS LIAISON

DIRECTED THE ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM THROUGH CREATING DESIGN-BUILD PROJECTS, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT,

INSTRUCTOR TRAINING, AND BUSINESS GROWTH FOR THE SCHOOL.

INSTITUTED THE FIRST PARTNERSHIP AS A HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS AND WAS NAMED BOARD MEMBER IN 2016

AS PART OF THE IBC EVENT IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. PURSUED AND WAS ISSUED A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION IN COLLABORATION WITH TULANE

UNIVERSITY FOR THE DESIGN OF A RAPID-BUILD HOME THAT THE STUDENTS FROM JFA BUILT AND PROTOTYPED AS A MODEL FOR DISASTER RELIEF.

2010-2013 | ECOLOPANEL | COLLABORATIONLOAD-BEARING PANELING SYSTEM | MEXICO | COLIMA, COLIMA

RESEARCHED, DESIGNED, AND PATENTED AN ALTERNATIVE WALL SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING LOW-INCOME HOMES IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF MEXICO.

THE ALTERNATIVE WALL SYSTEM INVOLVES THE UTILIZATION OF A RECYCLED MATERIAL AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE TYPICAL CMU. IN THIS CASE WE HAVE EXPLORED AND STUDIED THE EGGCRATE AS THE MATERIAL OF CHOICE FOR ITS ACOUSTICAL AND INSULATING PROPERTIES.

THE WALL SYSTEM IS LOAD-BEARING, CAN BE MADE AS A PANEL OR AS A MONO-LITHIC CONTRUCTION OF BEAMS AND SLABS. THE USE OF THIS SYSTEM LOWERED THE CONSTRUCTION COST OF A TYPICAL HOME BY 30 PERCENT ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS OF CONSTRUCTION IN MEXICO.

2011 | ECO-PAVILLION | INSTALLATIONMUSEO EXPERIMENTAL ECO | MEXICO | MEXICO CITY

COLLABORATED IN DESIGNING THE “ECO-PAVILLION” AT EL MUSEO EXPERIMENTAL DE MEXICO. THE INSTALLATION WAS EXPOSED AND PUBLISHED IN THE TOMO MAGAZINE OF DESIGN.

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

AWARDS | RECOGNITIONS

NAHB IBS 2016 DESIGN INNOVATION COMPETITION JUROR | BOARD MEMBER OF THE YEAR

MFP DESIGN COMPETITION [MEXICO]2014 | 1ST PLACE

BARKITECTUREHOUSTON 2010 | HONORABLE MENTION

HSH FINLAND COMPETITION [EUROPE]2013 |1ST PLACE

NSF INTEGRATE GRANT [TULANE UNIVERSITY]2016 DISASTER RELIEF | GRANT AWARDED | HISD

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PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCYEDUCATOR CERTIFICATION | TECHNOLOGY DESIGN EDUCATION 6-12

CTE NCCER | HISDCAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSE | CURRICULUM DEVELOPER

FCARMARCITECTURAL LICENSE | MEXICOCONARC CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER | MEXICO

LEED APGREEN BUILDING COUNCIL | USALEADERSHIP IN ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN ASSOCIATE

2010-2013 | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER HOK | HOUSTON | WWW.HOK.COM

DESIGNING, PLANNING, AND COLLABORATING IN ARCHITECTURAL RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS WHICH INVOLVE HIGH-RISE, MID-RISE, AND HYBRID PROGRAMS.

DEVELOPED IDEAS TO TECHNICAL DETAIL CONNECTIONS FOR CONSTUCTION PROBLEMS FOLLOWING ESTABLISHED STANDARDS. ALSO ASSISTED IN RESEARCH BASED SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDINGS AND CITIES.

2009-2010 | PROJECT DESIGNER | MANAGER MEEKS + PARTNERS | HOUSTON | WWW.MEEKSPARTNERS.COM

DESIGNING, PLANNING, AND COLLABORATING IN ARCHITECTURAL RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS WHICH INVOLVE HIGH-RISE, MID-RISE, AND HYBRID PROGRAMS.

DEVELOPED IDEAS TO TECHNICAL DETAIL CONNECTIONS FOR CONSTUCTION PROBLEMS FOLLOWING ESTABLISHED STANDARDS. ALSO ASSISTED IN RESEARCH BASED SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDINGS AND CITIES.

2006-2009 | PROJECT DESIGNER URBAN ART PROJECTS | HOUSTON | WWW.UAP.COM.AU

COLLABORATED WITH PROJECT TEAMS IN MASTER-PLANNING, ART STRATEGY, ARTIST APPOINTMENT, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT. ENSURED THE CREATIVE INTENT OF AN INSTALLATION IS PRESERVED AND DELIVERED ON TIME AND TO BUDGET.

MANAGED UNIQUE TURN-KEY APPROACHES TO COMMISSIONINGS OF LARGE-SCALE ARTWORK AND CREATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, PROVIDING LOW-RISK SOLUTIONS FOR CLIENTS

PROVIDED GRAPHIC DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR VARIED PROBLEMS, INCLUDING LAYOUT DESIGN FOR DRAWINGS AND MODEL INSTALLATIONS.