Richard Allen
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About
My responsibilities typically include design, construction documents, model building, rendering, permitting, estimation, and construction management. I typically work independently and am comfortable overseeing junior level designers.
I have been working full time in Architectural Design since 1998. As a life long fine artist with a concentration in sculpture and painting, I was recruited from the art department of FAU in '98 by the wildly talented Leslie Huddleston, who trained me for eight years in the ancient art of traditional hand drawn rendering on a drafting table- creating 3D views and floor plans to be used in advertising. This type of work can be seen in the "Hand Drawn Renderings" section.
Following that, I spent five years with a small architectural firm in Baltimore, acting as the head draftsman. The majority of projects there involved creating construction documents and design proposals for new custom homes, countless row home gut rehabs, master suite/ garage additions, and some light commercial work. For the three years following that I was the designer and estimator for a general contracting company in Severna Park doing similar types of work.
Since 2014, I have been employed as an Intern Architect, and am currently a full time graduate student at Morgan State University, studying Architecture. -
Education
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Master of Architecture; ArchitectureMorgan State University2015 - Currently EnrolledBaltimore, MD • Expected graduation in 2018, Master of Architecture • current: 21 graduate level credits earned out of 67 required total (46 remaining)
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Associate of Arts; Architecture, Construction ManagementAnne Arundel Community College2004 - 2016Arnold, MD • currently processing graduation for Associate Degree of Architecture • institution total: 118 undergrad credits (204 undergrad credits total)
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Bachelor of Arts: Fine Art, PsychologyFlorida Atlantic University1997 - 2011Boca Raton, FL • institution total: 86 undergrad credits
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Associate of Arts: Fine art and psychologyAnne Arundel Community College1993 - 1996Arnold, MD
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Experience
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Designer and RendererRoy Higgs InternationalAnnapolis, MDJun 2017 - Present (7 years 5 months)I work with RHI on an as-needed basis to create renderings and to assist with design development. The nature of their need demands that I am able to quickly orient myself to a new project then meet tight deadlines for completion.
Work typically includes high-end international projects such as malls, airports, and large complexes which include many buildings and shopping areas. -
Intern ArchitectSpeight Studio ArchitectsSeverna Park, MDMar 2014 - Present (10 years 8 months)• Construction documents, rendering, site analysis, permitting
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Freelance Architectural Draftsman and RendererSeverna Park, MDMar 2001 - Present (23 years 8 months)• Construction documents, design development, computer & hand drawn renderings
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Estimator, Construction Manager, DesignerSheffield ConstructionSeverna Park, MDAug 2011 - Apr 2014 (2 years 8 months)• Estimator/ CM duties:
- Maintain contact with prospective clients, create leads and work provided leads
- Create preliminary proposals, then create material take off and official proposal
- Create contract documents from material take off and proposal
- Manage job site
- Process material ordering and coordination
- Follow expenditures against my proposed budget
- Handle client and subcontractor disputes
• Architectural Designer duties:
- Site visits, creation of existing condition drawings and documents
- Create preliminary design, present to client
- Revisions, finalization of design
- Creation of construction drawings
- Creation and assembly of other documents to create complete construction documents
- Submittal of construction documents to City
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Head CAD OperatorB.C. Architectural DesignsArnold, MDSep 2006 - Aug 2011 (4 years 11 months)• Lead CAD draftsman for a small firm
- Created construction documents and proposals
- Managed a majority of projects, delegation and overseeing other draftsman
- Worked independently with minimal input from the head architect
• Projects included: gut-rehab row homes, additions, high end new homes and light commercial
- Performed site visits to measure the existing structure, and to confirm the size and position on the city site map
- Created existing structures precisely in a 3-D CAD environment
- Created presentations for the head architect and client, consisting of floor plans, 3D views of each floor, special features, and several overhead or outside views
- Handled design processes and created layouts with all the details and views
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RealtorArvida RealtyDelray Beach, FL1994 - 2011 (17 years)• Currently licensed in Florida, passive involvement with family business
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Welder, Shop DrawingsChesapeake Archt. Fabrication / Milestone TarantWashington, D.C., DC2004 - 2006 (2 years)• Fabricated high end yacht & sailboat components (Annapolis)
- peak experience included designing, creating, then installing glass and polished steel handrail system for the Swedish Embassy
• Created shop drawings, became involved the whole cycle of production
• Fabricated heavy industrial stairs, beams, etc. (DC) -
Architectural Renderer, Graphic DesignerHuddleston Art StudiosBoca Raton, FLJan 1997 - Jul 2004 (7 years 6 months)• Draftsman and Renderer
• Created renderings, floor plans, community plans, site plans, and advertisements- all using hand drafting & Photoshop
• Published in real estate sales periodicals, newspapers, and magazines
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@richardkeithryanallen, member since 2011
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