Jess

3/14/2014
Boulder, CO

Position Desired

Architectural Engineering
Anywhere in the U.S.
Yes

Resume

In her brief, but passionate work, she has performed as the Executive (Board) Secretary of Engineers Without Borders - Seattle (Professional Chapter) and won The Mortenson Center - Engineering for Developing Communities Prize for Social Entrepreneurship. In addition, Ms. Scanlon is one of six engineering student representatives named to the Engineering Excellence Fund Committee at CU Boulder, which is responsible for the allocation of over $400,000 in engineering projects and programs at the university. She has a special interest in structural design, compressed earth block construction, and international development. She is a contributor to Architecture For Humanity’s, Design Like You Give a Damn 2, and is currently leading a team with Engineers Without Borders to design, fund and implement multiple rainwater catchment systems in Northern Rwanda. She is conversant in Revit, CAD, Engineering Equations Solver (EES), VISUAL and InDesign.
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EDUCATION

2012-present UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | BOULDER, CO
B.S. Studies in Architectural Engineering GPA: 3.4

2009-2010 CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC | SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
GPA: 3.1
Studies in Bachelors of Architecture

2005-2009 GIG HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL|GIG HARBOR, WA GPA: 3.7

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
Private Girl’s School: Ranked #3 in Early Education


COURSEWORK
Social Entrepreneurship, Global Engineering, Steel Design, Masonry Design, Structural Analysis, Mechanical Systems of Buildings, Illumination I & II [Lighting Design], Architecture Design Studio


RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

2012-present ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS – USA, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | BOULDER, CO
Rwanda Program Project Lead, Chapter Vice President
Project management and active participant in design and public relations. Organizes project timeline and guides team through project design and implementation. Designed roofing system of free standing rainwater catchment systems. Produced Revit models of each catchment system. Presentations to Rotary and other donors and professionals. Organized and hosted professional networking events.

march 2013 THE 200 -URBAN EARTH WORKSHOP | SAN ANTONIO, TX
Compressed Earth Block Workshop
Completed 200 square foot model SCEB home. Gained knowledge of SCEB material composition. Helped con¬struct rubble trench, concrete trench foundation, SCEB wall assembly, concrete bond beam, SCEB vault roof.

summer 2013 ISET ( INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSITION ) | BOULDER, CO
Intern
Poster design for Architectural Design Competition: Resilient housing to climate change under the context of urbanization. Updated ISET’s web presence on weADAPT and CAKE [Climate Adapt Knowledge Exchange]

2012 SEED CERTIFIED ( SOCIAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN )

2012 ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS – PUGET SOUND PROFESSIONALS | SEATTLE, WA
Executive Secretary
Organized and attended monthly chapter meetings. Valued assisting organizer of annual fundraising dinner and silent auction.

summer 2010 ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY, HEADQUARTERS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Contributor to Design Like You Give A Damn 2 (2012)
Valued volunteer of the research and project management team for the b...

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