Francesca Ritson
5530 Taylor Ave. N.E.
Bainbridge Is., Wa
98110 -3191
Education:
B. Architecture from California Polytechnic State University at
San Luis Obispo. Senior thesis involved research, documentation
and design of a residential community for five hundred people.
1985-1990. GPA-3.12
B.A. in Environmental Studies from the University Of California
at Santa Cruz. 1980.
AutoCAD -beginning and advanced classes at Portland Community
College. 1992.
Architectural License, State of Washington
Job Experience:
Senior Architect, EMRA Inc., Architects and Planners, Aug. 2000
- Sept. 2001
Responsible for overall site coordination and drawings of the
Maintenance of Way Building for the central maintenance base for
Sound Transit's Seattle Light Rail System. Produced drawings and
coordinated various disciplines. Also produced and researched
conceptual drawings for multi-family residential development.
Project Manager, Designer for Portland Public Schools, Sept.,
1995 - Sept. 2000.
Designed and managed construction projects for Portland Public
School District. Perform a variety of duties including project
management; design; program definition; contract and specification
writing and editing; inspections; budget and planning; dealing
with code officials; writing appeals and securing permits; Updated
drawings; drew as-builts; did research and prepared estimates.
Composed and obtained approval by City of Portland a set of children's
standards for ADA for use with the upgrade bond work..Reviewed
construction documents submitted by outside AE's.Project Manager
for various remodel projects in central administration building.
Project Manager for conversion of retirement home to special education
facility.
Drafts person/Intern for Ward Gibbons, Inc., June 1995 -Sept.,
1995.
Produced as-builts, did area take--offs and drafting for an interiors
firm. Documents included electrical plans, energy code take-offs,
reversed ceiling plans, floor plans and code compliance. Was the
co- computer systems person.
Drafts person/Intern for Robert Leib and Assoc., Planners. October
1994 -Feb. 1995
Produced design development and construction drawings for firm
specializing in apartment building construction.
Design Quality Control, Portland, Or. September, 1994. Inventory
of Lloyd Tower - Kaiser Permanente facility, for code upgrade.
Portland Public Schools - Temporary - ADA Consultant. June -August,
1994
Designed and coordinated work for initial code upgrade to 100
school facilities.
Design Quality Control, Portland, Or. 1993. Intern. Prioritized
and helped revise estimates for ADA work to be done at Kaiser
Permanente Facilities located in Oregon and Vancouver, Wa.
Design Quality Control, Portland, Or. 1992. Intern. Surveyed Kaiser
Permanente facilities to determine compliance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act. Identified and compiled written reports
on the design deficiencies that needed to be corrected in order
to comply with ADA requirements.
Free Lance Design work, 1991
Other Skills:
Knowledge of IBM, and MAC computer systems; Ability to use Computer
Aided Drafting programs such as AutoCAD 14 and 2000i; Microsoft
Word and other word processing programs; Excel; Telecommunication
systems, internet and document exchange; Spreadsheet programs;
Databases; Ability to do landscape design, in-depth site and climatic
analysis.
References:
Upon Request.