SKILLS

CONTACT

BIO

LEARNING

L E E D A P , B D + C

A R C H I T E C T U R A L D E S I G N E R

Marie Katherine Ruisard

Illustrator

Photoshop

Indesign

Microso�

Autocad

Revit

Rhino

Grasshopper

Sketchup

Fall 2017, Sweden & Finland (upcoming)

Winter 2017, Norway

Fall 2016, Cuba

Summer 2016, Iceland

Spring 2015, United Kingdom

Summer 2014, Germany & the Netherlands

Summer 2011, Kenya

TRAVEL

A�er earning my LEED AP with BD+C specia l ty , I wasgiven the responsib i l i�es of LEED Coordinator , inwhich capaci ty I manage documenta�on andsubmiss ion for a l l ongoing LEED projects .

Voith & Mactavish Architects | 2016-Present

LEED COORDINATOR

Beginning with s imple dra�ing tasks and gradual lyga in ing exper ience, I have comprehensive abi l i�esin construc�on documenta�on, deta i l ing, andconstruc�on administra�on.

Voith & Mactavish Architects | 2014-Present

JUNIOR DESIGNER

For a summer spent work ing at a firm in New Jersey,I had my first exper iences conduc�ng surveys ,assembl ing drawing sets , and dra�ing bas ic proposal p lans .

Princeton Design Guild | 2013-2014

INTERN ARCHITECT

Sustainability: History & Theory

Sustainable Built Environments I, II

Collaborative Research in Sustainability

Studies in Vernacular Architecture

Ethics & Design Professions

Biodesign

Philadelphia Architectural History

September 2015-June 2017, Grading Assistant for Materials & Structural Behavior courses

Spring 2014, 120 Hours Design Competition

DREXEL UNIVERSITY COURSES

SUPPLEMENTAL STUDY

EXPERIENCE

An�cipated Gradua�on – June 2018, with Distinction .Cumula�ve GPA: 3 .83

Drexel University, Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design – Philadelphia, PA

B.ARCH, MINOR IN SUSTAINABILITY

EDUCATION

COURSEWORK

for my paper: “Outdated Modes of Think ing - The Maasai : A Casualty of Western Ignorance”

CREW Network Foundation Scholarship; Recipient, July 2017

Izenour Prize Competition; Finalist, January 2017

The Joseph M. Wilson Award for Architectural Research; First Prize, July 2016

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

An�cipated Comple�on – May 2018.Drexel 2+4 Program Senior Design Thesis; planning underway.

An�cipated Publ ica�on – October 2018.Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World, 2nd Edition; Contributor.

ONGOING PROJECTS

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