David Concannon 2310 30th Avenue Astoria, NY 11102 daveconcannon90@gmail.com +1 646-659-2408

OBJECTIVE

I pride myself in being self-motivated, hardworking and a conscientious person. I have a high

degree of self-discipline and motivation which allows full commitment to achieve design

excellence. Through my experiences in education and the workplace I have shown high

levels of initiative and dedication in carrying out my work and thrive in high pressure work

environments. I am 24 years of age with an J1-IWT visa and currently seeking work in New

York to expand my experience into new areas of architecture and design.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Architecture 2008-2012

University College Cork, Western Road Cork Ireland

First Class honours (2nd

in class)

Design Studio, Applied Technology, Environmental Design, History and Theory of

Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Conservation Studies, Construction, Materials and

Structures

Written Thesis; ‘’The Capitalist City: An Economic study of the history of Manchester’’. A

study of how the forces of capitalism have shaped the form and nature of Manchester the

world’s first industrial city from its beginnings to the present day.

Design Thesis: ‘’The [Re] Breaking Yard’’ exploring the re-introduction of industry to the

disused docklands of the city. The design places a ship-breaking yard into the context of the

city, the yard Engages with the city by creating a space that allows access to process of

shipbreaking.

The project was selected for entry to the prestigious RIBA Presidents Medal

LEAVING CERTIFICATE

Christian Brothers College Cork

Achieved result of 500/600 in Leaving Certificate Examination

4 As and 2 B

WORK EXPERIENCE

JACOB ENGINEERING LTD 2012-13

Merrion house, Merrion Road

Dublin, Ireland

GRADUATE ARCHITECT

Assistant Architect to the Director of Architecture for the Northern Region (USA and

Europe)

During my time at Jacobs I gained experience in design development and

interacting with clients on large scale industrial projects throughout Europe, aiding

the preparation of development drawings and creating 3d models for

pharmaceutical projects for clients such as Unilever, Amgen and Intel.

Assisted in the detailed design and preparation of tender packages for smaller

projects

Principal 3D designer in office.

Developed Skills in Autocad, Sketchup, Navisworks, Revit, Photoshop and

Document control.

VENICE BIENNALE, VENICE, ITALY 2012

INVIGILATOR

Provided information for Irish Pavilion designed by Heneghan Peng Architects entitled

“Shifting Ground”

Invigilator for the pavilions also managed the Pavilions of Chile and Peru during my time in

Venice. I maintained the cleanliness and safety of the exhibition.

SKILLS

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Rhino AutoCad, Vector Works, Google

Sketchup, Photography, Hand Drawings, Model Making

INTERESTS

Running, I am an underage Cross Country Champion and actively participate in long distance

races.

Stencil Art, I worked with art collectives in Dublin on projects improving the cityscape.

Graphic Design, I enjoy creating EP covers concert posters etc

REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST