Reuben Rios I alekhine101@comcast.

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206.992.7714 470 157
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EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCES:
April 2007 ~ Present
Technical Designer, Associate, Rice Fergus Miller Inc., Bremerton
Senior Living:
Experience includes planning, production, technical detailing, permitting and construction administration of senior living
facilities of various types and sizes. Projects include Independent Living, Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing, Wellness,
Multi-Purpose Auditoriums, Dining Venues and Common Spaces for new and existing Continuing Care Retirement
Communities.
Trillium Woods CCRC, Plymouth, MN (Life Care Services)
Timber Ridge Phase II, CCRC Issaquah, WA (Life Care Services)
Exeter House, Seattle WA (Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest)
Emerald Heights Retirement Community, CCRC, Redmond, WA (Emerald Communities)
Multi-Family Residential: Experience with Type VA over IA construction.
Emerald Heights Trailside Apartment Building, Redmond WA 3 over 1
Spyglass Hill Apartments and Townhomes, Bremerton WA 5 over 1
Experience with Washington State and King County Health Departments. Direct working relationship with owners from
start to finish. Coordinate with consultants throughout design and production. Working relationship with jurisdictional
authorities and design review boards during design development and permitting. Working closely with contractors from
design through construction in a GC/CM format.
August 2006 ~ April 2007 Freelance Design-Build
Worked with experienced, small scale, general contractor on several small design-build projects. I was responsible for
the planning and design, then during construction worked hands on with selective demolition, framing, drywall, flooring,
plumbing, siding, window and door installation, electrical / lighting, casework and finishes in residential and commercial
spaces. A true concept-through-completion experience on several small TI projects as part of a 2 person design-build
team.
April 2004 ~ August 2006 Staff Architect, Rice Fergus Miller Architecture & Planning, Bremerton
Code research, space planning, 3D modeling and rendering, Project management of mixed-use building through CDs.
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& Pacific Building, Bremerton WA (Tim Ryan)
Exterior renovation of 1920s building in downtown Bremerton.
Soriano Prefessional Building, Bremerton WA (Soriano Brothers)
April 2000 ~ April 2004 Job Captain / Interim Project Manager, Starbucks Coffee Company, Seattle
Responsible for designing and implementing Starbucks retail stores. 20-25 stores per year.
Teamed with the in-house Concepts Group for the implementation of a new Ristretto concept pilot store in Florida market.
Teamed with in-house construction department to mock-up one of the first double bar drive thru concepts for ergonomic and
speed testing.
Teamed with company Architect to provide 3D sneezguard graphics for use in difficult health jurisdictions.
June 1998 ~ April 2000 Job Captain, HKS Inc. Dallas
Helped with hand sketch-to-3D process for conceptual mortgage packages. Job Captain role through design
development and production on large scale corporate office buildings and mixed-use projects.
American Express Financial Advisors - Customer Service Center, Minneapolis MN
Gallery Place, Washington DC.
June 1997 ~ Aug 1997 Intern Architect, HKS Inc. Dallas Summer before 5th year of BA Arch
3 months spent assembling site survey plans for prospective sites. Produced test-to-fit massing option sketches for
medical office campuses and associated parking. Built physical mass models of proposed medical office building
options on hotwire in the model shop. Production drafting in AutoCAD.
EDUCATION:
Graduated 1998 Bachelor of Architecture
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Technical Skills:
Drafting/Production: AutoCAD R12 2014, Microstation, Revit 2012-2015
3D: Sketchup Pro AutoCAD R12 2014, Microstation, Revit 2012-2015
Graphics: Photoshop, Bluebeam
Art: 3D hand sketching
Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote
REFERENCES:
Jeremy Southerland, Principle, Rice Fergus Miller Inc
jsoutherland@rfmarch.com 206-257-8785