SEAN DORSY
WORK EXPERIENCE
Associate AIA ⁄⁄ LEED AP ID+C
a ⁄⁄ 4416 14th Street NW, WDC, 20011
e ⁄⁄ [email protected]
t ⁄⁄ 202.246.4633
Swatchroom, LLC ⁄⁄ October 2013 — September 2014 ⁄⁄ Washington, DC
Job Description:
Project Designer, Manager, & Fabricator for a hands-on design, fabrication, & finishing firm ⁄⁄ Swatchroom's goal is to
create unique objects and spaces that inspire. Involved in: Interior Design ⁄⁄ Furniture Design ⁄⁄ Space Planning ⁄⁄ Project
Management ⁄⁄ Graphic Design ⁄⁄ Installation & Fabrication ⁄⁄ Digital Fabrication & CNC Coordination
Significant Projects: Aspen Ski Lodge ⁄⁄ Private residence with custom art & fabrication ⁄⁄ Aspen, CO
Twitter DC ⁄⁄ Feature wall design & fabrication ⁄⁄ Washington, DC
Twitter SM ⁄⁄ Feature wall design & fabrication ⁄⁄ Santa Monica, CA
The Shelby Apartments ⁄⁄ Apartment complex with custom art & fabrication ⁄⁄ Alexandria, VA
Vintage ⁄⁄ Restaurant Design ⁄⁄ New Market, MD
Luxe Condominium ⁄⁄ Private residence renovation at City Center ⁄⁄ Washington, DC
OPX, PLLC ⁄⁄ October 2012 — July 2013 ⁄⁄ Washington, DC
Job Description:
Project Designer & Job Captain for an architecture and interior design firm ⁄⁄ Involved in: Space planning, design
development, & construction documentation for corporate interior & law firm projects ⁄⁄ Project Detailing ⁄⁄ LEED
documentation ⁄⁄ Project Management ⁄⁄ Sustainability Team member ⁄⁄ BIM Management Team member
Significant Projects:
Sullivan & Cromwell DC ⁄⁄ Law firm interior architecture ⁄⁄ LEED-CI Gold [Seeking] ⁄⁄ Washington, DC
Confidential Design Competition ⁄⁄ Non-profit think-tank interior architecture conceptual package ⁄⁄ Washington, DC
Envision Design, PLLC ⁄⁄ June 2008 — August 2012 ⁄⁄ Washington, DC
Job Description:
Project Designer for an architecture and interior design firm with a strong focus in sustainability ⁄⁄ Involved in: Predesign, design development, construction documentation, & construction administration ⁄⁄ Space Planning ⁄⁄ Project
Detailing ⁄⁄ LEED documentation & consulting ⁄⁄ Project Managing ⁄⁄ Marketing & graphics coordination ⁄⁄ Graphics
standards & ArchiCAD template coordination [including GDL object scripting]
Significant Projects:
U.S. Green Building Council Headquarters ⁄⁄ Non-profit interior architecture ⁄⁄ LEED-CI Platinum ⁄⁄ Washington, DC
CoStar Group Headquarters ⁄⁄ Commercial interior architecture ⁄⁄ LEED-CI Platinum ⁄⁄ Washington, DC
Calvert Investments & Acacia Life Insurance Company Headquarters ⁄⁄ Commercial interior architecture ⁄⁄ Bethesda, MD
ARPA-E [Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy ⁄⁄ Department of Energy] ⁄⁄ Government interior architecture ⁄⁄ Washington, DC
Design Build Institute of America Headquarters ⁄⁄ Commercial interior architecture ⁄⁄ Washington, DC
CapitalSource Financial Headquarters ⁄⁄ Commercial interior architecture ⁄⁄ Chevy Chase, MD
Knoll Seattle Showroom ⁄⁄ LEED Consultation ⁄⁄ LEED-CI Gold ⁄⁄ Seattle, WA
Zero to Three ⁄⁄ Non-profit interior architecture ⁄⁄ Washington, DC
OEC Engineering Corporation & studioSPHERE Design Collaborative ⁄⁄ January 2007
— December 2007 ⁄⁄ Chantilly, VA
Job Description:
Project Manager & Project Designer for digital fabrication facility ⁄⁄ Architectural & mechanical design of objects for fabrication ⁄⁄
CAD & 3D Modeling ⁄⁄ Architectural Fabricator ⁄⁄ Installer ⁄⁄ CNC Programmer ⁄⁄ Machinist ⁄⁄ Site Surveyor
Significant Projects:
Pentagon Memorial ⁄⁄ Fabrication coordination for memorial ⁄⁄ Arlington, VA
Digital Media School Competition ⁄⁄ Conceptual design for a college ⁄⁄ Halifax, Nova Scotia
EDUCATION
The Catholic University of America ⁄⁄ Washington, DC ⁄⁄ 2005 – 2006
QUALIFICATIONS
Additional work experience available upon request.
Architecture Programs
Masters of Architecture with Honors ⁄⁄ Digital Fabrication Concentration
The Catholic University of America ⁄⁄ Washington, DC ⁄⁄ 2001 – 2005
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Gulliver Preparatory School ⁄⁄ Miami, FL ⁄⁄ 1997 – 2001
ArchiCAD & GDL Object Scripting ⁄⁄ Revit ⁄⁄ AutoCAD ⁄⁄
Rhinoceros 3D
Design Programs
Fabrication Programs
MasterCAM ⁄⁄ SmartCAM ⁄⁄ RhinoCAM
Fabrication Machines
Adobe Photoshop ⁄⁄ Adobe Illustrator ⁄⁄ Adobe InDesign ⁄⁄
Adobe Dreamweaver ⁄⁄ Adobe Flash ⁄⁄ Adobe Bridge
CNC 3-Axis Router & Milling Machines ⁄⁄ CNC 3-Axis
Waterjet ⁄⁄ PostScript Laser Cutter ⁄⁄ Wood Shop
Equipment ⁄⁄ Fabrication
Office Programs
Photography
Microsoft Word ⁄⁄ Microsoft Excel ⁄⁄ Microsoft Powerpoint
⁄⁄ Microsoft Outlook ⁄⁄ FileMaker Pro
Digital SLR Photography & Photo Editing Software
AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
USGBC NCR Chapter ⁄⁄ 2013 ⁄⁄ Project of the Year ⁄⁄ Commercial
Interiors ⁄⁄ Perkins + Will (Envision) ⁄⁄ CoStar HQ
American Institute of Architects ⁄⁄ 2011–2013 ⁄⁄ National AIA
Interior Architecture Knowledge Community ⁄⁄ Advisory Group
Board Member & Webmaster
Virginia Society of the AIA ⁄⁄ Inform Magazine ⁄⁄ 2012 ⁄⁄ Interior
Architecture ⁄⁄ Award of Honor ⁄⁄ Envision ⁄⁄ USGBC HQ
District of Columbia AIA ⁄⁄ 2011 ⁄⁄ Interiors ⁄⁄ Presidential
Citation for Sustainable ⁄⁄ Envision Design ⁄⁄ USGBC HQ
Mid-Atlantic Chapter IIDA ⁄⁄ 2011 ⁄⁄ Commercial ⁄⁄ Silver Award
⁄⁄ Envision ⁄⁄ USGBC HQ
U.S. Patent ⁄⁄ Issued Jan. 2011 ⁄⁄ Expandable panel structures
and methods of manufacturing the same
U.S. Patent ⁄⁄ Issued Sep. 2010 ⁄⁄ Expandable panel structures
and methods of manufacturing the same
Virginia Society of the AIA ⁄⁄ Inform Magazine ⁄⁄ 2008 ⁄⁄ Interior
Design ⁄⁄ Excellence Award ⁄⁄ Envision [CUAdc] ⁄⁄ Society for
Neuroscience
Best Thesis Exhibit ⁄⁄ 2007 ⁄⁄ CUA ⁄⁄ Expandable Panel System
EPA Lifecycle Building Challenge ⁄⁄ 2007 ⁄⁄ Honorable Mention
⁄⁄ Personal ⁄⁄ Expandable Panel System
ACADIA Competition ⁄⁄ 2007 ⁄⁄ Association for Computer-Aided
Design in Architecture ⁄⁄ Second Place ⁄⁄ studioSPHERE ⁄⁄
Digital Media School
The Paul A. Goettelman Best of Thesis ⁄⁄ 2007 ⁄⁄ Best Graduate
Thesis Project of the Year ⁄⁄ CUA ⁄⁄ Personal ⁄⁄ Expandable Panel
System
Graduate Thesis Culminating Discussions ⁄⁄ 2007 ⁄⁄ “Super
Jury” Presenter ⁄⁄ CUA ⁄⁄ Personal ⁄⁄ Expandable Panel System
The CUA Friends of Architecture Award ⁄⁄ 2007 ⁄⁄ Excellence in
Design, Building Systems, & Materials ⁄⁄ CUA ⁄⁄ Personal ⁄⁄
U.S. Patent ⁄⁄ Issued Sep. 2010 ⁄⁄ Multi-tiered Expandable panel Expandable Panel System
structures and methods of manufacturing the same
Technology in Design and Presentation Award ⁄⁄ 2007 ⁄⁄
Northern Virginia AIA ⁄⁄ 2010 ⁄⁄ Interior Architecture ⁄⁄ Award of Excellence ⁄⁄ CUA ⁄⁄ Personal ⁄⁄ Expandable Panel System
Excellence ⁄⁄ Envision [CUAdc] ⁄⁄ Society for Neuroscience
Northern Virginia AIA ⁄⁄ 2010 ⁄⁄ Interior Architecture ⁄⁄ Award of
Excellence ⁄⁄ Envision ⁄⁄ USGBC HQ
USGBC NCR Chapter ⁄⁄ 2010 ⁄⁄ Judges Innovation Award ⁄⁄
Award of Excellence ⁄⁄ Envision⁄⁄ USGBC HQ
Benjamin Moore HUE Award ⁄⁄ 2010 ⁄⁄ Contract Interiors ⁄⁄
District of Columbia AIA ⁄⁄ 2007 ⁄⁄ Sustainable Design ⁄⁄
Presidential Citation ⁄⁄ Envision [CUAdc] ⁄⁄ Society for
Neuroscience
Digital Fabrication Exhibit ⁄⁄ 2006 ⁄⁄ CUA
Inform Award ⁄⁄ 2006 ⁄⁄ Virginia Society of the AIA ⁄⁄ Award of
Envision [firm award]
Merit for Excellence in Design ⁄⁄ CUA Group Studio ⁄⁄ Digital
Craft [Student Lounge]
USGBC NCR Chapter ⁄⁄ 2009 ⁄⁄ Member Firm of the Year Award
The American Institute of Architects ⁄⁄ 2006 ⁄⁄ Education
for a Design Firm ⁄⁄ Envision [firm award]
Mid-Atlantic Construction Journal ⁄⁄ 2009 ⁄⁄ Interior Design ⁄⁄
Project of the Year ⁄⁄ Envision Design ⁄⁄ USGBC HQ
IIDA ⁄⁄ CoreNet Global ⁄⁄ AIA ⁄⁄ 2009 ⁄⁄ Sustainable Design ⁄⁄
Mid-Atlantic Chapter IIDA ⁄⁄ 2008 ⁄⁄ Interior Design ⁄⁄ Gold
CUA ⁄⁄ Personal ⁄⁄ Möbius House
Mid-Atlantic Chapter IIDA ⁄⁄ 2008 ⁄⁄ Sustainable Design ⁄⁄
Preparatory School
PUBLICATIONS
Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society ⁄⁄ 2006 ⁄⁄ CUA
Foreign Studies Program ⁄⁄ 2005 ⁄⁄ Barcelona, Spain
Patrick Cardinal O’Boyal Competition ⁄⁄ 2005 ⁄⁄ Third Place ⁄⁄
EcoStructure ⁄⁄ Sept.–Oct. 2012 ⁄⁄ Journal
The Shape of Green ⁄⁄ 2012 ⁄⁄ Book ⁄⁄ Lance Hosey
PBS ⁄⁄ NewsHour ⁄⁄ March 2012 ⁄⁄ Television
ArchitectureDC ⁄⁄ Winter 2011 ⁄⁄ Journal
Yapi ⁄⁄ 2010 ⁄⁄ Turkish Design Journal
segdDESIGN ⁄⁄ 2010 ⁄⁄ No. 27 ⁄⁄ Journal
Green Business Quarterly ⁄⁄ May-June 2010 ⁄⁄ Journal
Home&Design ⁄⁄ Late Spring 2010 ⁄⁄ Journal
Urban Green File ⁄⁄ April 2010 ⁄⁄ South Africa
Green Business Quarterly ⁄⁄ November 2009 ⁄⁄ Journal
Environmental Design + Construction ⁄⁄ Nov. 2009 ⁄⁄ Journal
GreenSource ⁄⁄ Nov.–Dec. 2009 ⁄⁄ Journal
ProAV ⁄⁄ Nov.–Dec. 2009 ⁄⁄ Journal
Metropolis ⁄⁄ June 2009 ⁄⁄ Journal
ArchitectureDC ⁄⁄ Fall 2009 ⁄⁄ Journal
Office Insight ⁄⁄ August 2009 ⁄⁄ Journal
Haworth Case Study ⁄⁄ 2009 ⁄⁄ Brochure
Expanding Bodies ⁄⁄ October 2007 ⁄⁄ Conference Book
Architect Magazine ⁄⁄ July 2007 ⁄⁄ Journal
CUA Summer Institute for Architecture Journal ⁄⁄ 2007
Ecomorph ⁄⁄ 2006 ⁄⁄ AIA White Paper ⁄⁄ Lance Hosey
CUA Summer Institute for Architecture Journal ⁄⁄ 2006
Inform Architecture + Design ⁄⁄ 2006 ⁄⁄ Vol.17 ⁄⁄ Journal
CUA Summer Institute for Architecture Journal ⁄⁄ 2005
REFERENCES
Highly Commended Entry ⁄⁄ Envision [CUAdc] ⁄⁄ Society for
Neuroscience
Honor Award ⁄⁄ CUA Group Studios ⁄⁄ The Digital Design
Initiative
PRINCIPAL & SUPERVISOR AT ENVISION DESIGN
SUPERVISOR AT OPX
Award ⁄⁄ Envision [CUAdc] ⁄⁄ Society for Neuroscience
Excellence in Architecture & Engineering ⁄⁄ 2001 ⁄⁄ Gulliver
Special Merit ⁄⁄ Envision [CUAdc] ⁄⁄ Society for Neuroscience
Kendall P. Wilson, FAIA, FIIDA, LEED Fellow
Envision Design ⁄⁄ Founding Principal
Perkins+Will ⁄⁄ Design Principal
⁄⁄ 1999–2012
1250 24th Street, NW ⁄⁄ Suite 800
Washington, DC 20037
t ⁄⁄ 202.737.1020
e ⁄⁄ [email protected]
SUPERVISOR AT ENVISION DESIGN
Michele LeTourneur, IIDA, LEED AP ID+C
asym interiors ⁄⁄ Principal
9109 Coronado Terrace
Fairfax, VA 22031
t ⁄⁄ 703.272.8099
e ⁄⁄ [email protected]
Additional references available upon request.
Jason deChambeau, IIDA, LEED AP
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP
2001 K Street ⁄⁄ Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
t ⁄⁄ 202.367.2542
e ⁄⁄ [email protected]
PRINCIPAL & SUPERVISOR AT OEC ENGINEERING
J-P Müller
OEC Engineering Corporation ⁄⁄ CEO
4280-K Henninger Court
Chantilly, VA 20151
t ⁄⁄ 703.802.8988
e ⁄⁄ [email protected]