DUMITRU 'Dima' CHIRIACOV
CONTACT
Tel. (954) 881 6952dimak1999@yahoo.com
http://dimak1999.blogspot.com/
EDUCATION
Savannah College of Art and Design; Savannah, GA
Masters in Architecture (Expected Spring 2010)
with thesis project "Analysis Data as Design Generator"
"Outstanding Achievement Award"
GPA 4.0
Savannah College of Art and Design; Savannah, GA
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architecture (Spring 2009) Summa Cum Laude
College of Santa Fe; Santa Fe, NM
Liberal Arts Program (Spring 2005)
College of Construction; Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova
Civil Engineering (Fall 2004)
Moldova State Polytechnic Institute; Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova
Architecture (Fall 2003)
Odessa State Academy of Engineering&Architecture; Odessa, Ukraine
Architecture (2000-2002)
LANGUAGES
Fluent in speaking, writing and reading in English, RussianIntermediate Spanish, French, Romanian
WORK+INTERNSHIPS
NBWW and Associates; Miami, FLDesign Architect/BIM Implementation Lead (February 2011 - Present)
-Architectural Design
-Development of custom design and project management tool (Revit API and Grasshopper, in C# / VB.NET)
-Revit Implementation
-Development of Parametric Content (Revit Families)
-Advising on /Implementation of Parametric Project Development Strategies
-Environmental Analysis / Energy Modeling (Green Building Studio, Ecotect, etc)
-Technology Research
Perkins+Will; Atlanta, GA
Intern (Summer 2008)
Participated in schematic design phase of King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz University for Health and
Sciences in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The tasks on the project were: creating programmatic
diagrams for the client presentation; working on the master plan development with design
principle and other team members (responsible for CAD master plan development); in a team
of two developed the schematic design of the Clinical Skills Development building.
Monterey Square Properties; Savannah, GA
Freelance (May 2006- 2009)
CAD documentation, Residential Exterior/ Interior Design, Restoration.
Sergei Ciuprin, Architect SRL; Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova
Intern (2003)
Exterior/Interior Design, Commercial/Public/Residential buildings.
Savannah College of Art and Design; ESL Department
English Tutor (2009-2010)
Helped international students with their English skills (and yes, despite of my accent I do speak pretty decent English)
TECHNICAL SKILLS / SOFTWARE
APPLICATIONS AND METHODS OF PRIMARY INTEREST
Parametric Modeling/Scripting/BIM:Revit Platform
RevitAPI Development (tools/project utilities (C#), workflow customization)
Autodesk Navisworks (PM, Clash Detection, 4D Sequencing)
Autodesk QTO (Quantity Take-off, Pricing Reports)
Rhino4 (Grasshopper for Rhino4 including VB.NET/C# component writing)
RhinoScript (VBScript), custom DotNET plug-in programming for Rhino4
DigitalProject/CATIA v5
ParaCloud Modeler
DotNET programming for Windows
CAD/3d
3DS Max (Vray/MentalRay)
AutoCad (had to put this one here)
Microstation
PROGRAMMING
C# / VB.NET
Java
some C++ experience
XML (XML Schema)
HTML/CSS
ASP.NET
JavaScript, JQuery, VBScript
MS SQL, T-SQL, IIS
Processing (Java based)
Arduino (C based)
PHP/MySQL (basic)
ANALYSIS APPLICATIONS
Environmental:
Ecotect (analysis with data extraction/application in design)
Green Building Studio
Fluid Dynamics:
PHOENICS (analysis with data extraction/application)
Finite Element Method:
ALGOR, Abaqus/Simulia (FEM analysis – data extraction/application)
GIS Systems:
ArcGIS platform/ a couple of other open source GIS apps
Miscellaneous:
Adobe CS4 (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver)
MsExcel (VB scripting within Excel) and OpenOffice
PROTOTYPING METHODS / TOOLS
Lasercuting, 3dPrinting (DirectDeposition), CNC routing
micro-controllers, various sensor systems
Arduino prototyping platform
I program custom tools in Grasshopper for manufacturing/prototyping
Some of them you can see and download here
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Thesis Work (masters in Architecture): "ANALYSIS DATA AS DESIGN GENERATOR"
SCAD, Savannah, GA ( Spring 2010)
- mastered a vast amount of analysis applications (environmental, finite element method, fluid dynamics, etc)
- constantly worked with various analysis data and its patterns
- programmed custom tools (using VB.NET and OpenNurbs kernel) for applying the analysis data in architectural design process
- created several project management tools (.NET plug-ins for Rhino4)
- designed and developed “Building Program Solver”: a class library (VB.NET) based on evolutionary algorithms (using Rhino4 SDK and OpenNurbs library) that solves arrangement of building program components based on environmental data
- designed, developed and manufactured a ‘smart’ responsive curtain wall component that responds to solar radiation levels and reduces interior glare penetration
- using Java/Processing and Arduino platform programmed software for user interaction with the ‘responsive’ curtain wall system, its interaction with sensors and microcontrollers, and system’s diagnostics
PS You can also download a PDF version of my portfolio
(It's 9MB - please, allow a few seconds to open depending on connection)
You might as well BROWSE the html version
