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for my paper: “Outdated Modes of Think ing - The Maasai : A Casualty of Western Ignorance”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