JON FORD
915 East Hopkins Avenue #4, Aspen, CO 81611
970 306 8090 fordje125@gmail.com
Strong designer who approaches design renderings with accuracy and superior technical skill. Quick learner and expert in Maxwell Render and Rhino. I am recovering from a traumatic brain injury suffered not long after completion of graduate school. I have been spending the time since in therapy to recover lost speech and balance and working on my computer skills. Cognitively I’m the same. There is an indication on my website which work was done since my TBI. I feel that I'm ready to go back to work skill-wise and that my speech has improved enough to communicate effectively with coworkers. Communicating through text will not be an issue. Strengths are design, rendering, and 3D work. Proficient in AutoCAD and Adobe programs.
I have been a visual artist for long as I can remember and have been recently attending courses at Anderson Ranch Arts Center where I’m concentrating in digital fabrication.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
08/2018 to 02/2019 Renderer, drafting and site research
Designation INC, Redstone Colorado
Help with design and drafting for local residential projects
06/2010 to 01/2011 Summer Intern
Atelier Hitoshi Abe, Los Angeles
Designed and built a physical model for a built project in Vienna. Helped with exterior
materials of the project.
01/2006 to 06/2008 Designer, Renderer
Sienna Architecture, Portland Oregon
Schematic designer and renderer while attending undergrad. Mostly did schematic design work for international projects in China and Dubai. Rendering and model making for all domestic projects.
01/2003 to 11/2005 Renderer, model maker, schematic design 3D work
Studio Parati, Portland Oregon
01/2002 to 06/2003 Architectural model maker
Studio One, Denver Colorado
EDUCATION:
2010 Master of Arts: Architecture, UCLA - Los Angeles, California
2009 Guest, 3M FutureLAB program, Munich Germany
2008,2009 twice recipient, James Pettit fellowship UCLA
2007 Bachelor of Arts: Architecture, Portland State University - Portland, Oregon
2002 Associate of Arts: Industrial Design, Metropolitan State College – Denver Colorado