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Experience

Architectural Designer
+ 3D Designer

James McCalligan Architect

2017-2024

  • Supported residential architecture projects through 3D modeling, architectural visualization, CAD drafting, design development, and drawing revisions alongside the Principal Architect.

  • Served as primary SketchUp modeler and renderer, developing projects from early massing and blocking studies through detailed 3D models and presentation renderings.

  • Explored building massing, spatial layouts, and design alternatives, translating architectural sketches and concepts into developed 3D models.

  • Assisted with AutoCAD drafting and revisions for floor plans, elevations, sections, wall sections, site plans, and basic electrical drawings.

  • Prepared drawings using layers, line weights, dimensions, annotations, blocks, references, paper-space layouts, viewports, and architectural scales.

  • Incorporated redlines, revision clouds, drawing standards, code notes, and standard details, and prepared drawings for review and printing.

  • Translated 2D architectural documentation into coordinated 3D models for design development, client presentations, and documentation support.

  • Supported client and community-review revisions by updating architectural drawings, models, and renderings.

  • Contributed to projects like the Mayacama–Healdsburg / Ruse Healdsburg and the Verano Hotel Sonoma project from early design development through 3D visualization, including floor/site-plan blocking and drafting support.

Education

University of California, Davis
 

2026-Present

Master's - Counseling Psychology: Marriage and Family Counseling

University of California, Davis
 

2019-2022

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology: Organizational Studies

Minor - Sustainability in the Built Environment

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