My most recent and up to date resume

1. Emily Anthea Estes
estese@rpi.edu ▪ estes.emilya@gmail.com ▪ http://emilyantheaestes.com
Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York - Master of Architecture, Class of 2016
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California - B.A. Class of 2013
Major: Theatre Arts, design emphasis; Minor: Italian
Syracuse University, Semester Abroad, Florence, Italy Fall 2011
Architecture Analysis & Design - Studio course. Study of Palazzo Gondi and urban analysis, Florence.
Final design project: inserting a modern community music center into the historic urban context including plan,
section, process, and site analysis drawings, constructing class site model and fnal model.
Architecture Concepts & Representation - Field study course. Freehand sketches, axonometric drawings, plan
and section analyses of signifcant buildings in major Italian cities.
Southern Oregon University Summer 2008
Scenic design, construction, directing, and acting Summer Seminar with faculty from the Oregon Shakespeare
Festival
Experience
CLOSED WORLDS Exhibit, Storefront for Art and Architecture
Research Assistant to Lydia Kallipoliti December 2015 – Present
Working with Professor Lydia Kallipoliti (of EcoRedux) and the teams from the Storefront and from Pentagram
on research for exhibit content, editing content, creating the website (http://www.closedworlds.net), archiving,
and installation of the exhibition at the Storefront in New York City. Reformatting and editing the exhibition to
exist in a book format and for the website. Preparing the exhibition to move from the Storefront in April to the
Venice Biennial in May. Researching for two other upcoming projects for Lydia in 2016.
Mosaic Associates Architects
Architectural Intern July 2015 – Present
Developing rendering and graphic standards for presentation boards and publication materials for clients,
writing use and standards guidelines for new visualization technology, modeling designs in 3D for renderings
and presentation boards, drawing details using AutoCAD, completing forms for code and regulatory entities,
attending on-site meetings with clients and engineering consultants, contributing to pro-bono feasibility study
and renovation planning work.
RPI Center for Architectural Science and Ecology
Research Assistant August 2014 to December 2014
Assisted PhD students at RPI’s Case program in New York City with prototyping, testing, analysing, and
communicating about the materials and systems they are developing. Working closely with Maeling Lokko and
Josh Draper, prototyping coconut coir panels
Artik Art and Architecture
Architectural Intern May 2014 to August 2014
Construction administration documentation, archiving, updating addenda to construction documents, attending
construction administration meetings and photographing construction on site, communicating with clients,
drafting details in AutoCAD, Designing at the conceptual level for residential and ofce remodel projects,
redesigning and updating map for the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, documenting for marketing department
Solar Decathlon
Architecture Team Member Spring 2012 Spring 2013
Team Santa Clara 2013. collaborating with PreProfessional Architecture students from the University of San
Francisco on the architectural and interior design, layout, and style of the house in coordination with the
Electrical, Thermal, Construction, and Controls subcommittees

2. Santa Clara University
Theatre and Dance Department Fall 2009 Spring 2013
Set Designer - You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown
Scenic design, drafting, supervision of construction, properties acquisition and scenic painting. Collaboration
with director, and designers of costumes, lighting and sound.
Assistant Set Designer - Uncle Vanya
Drafting set pieces and creating painter’s elevations for the shop, supervising scene painting and prop
construction and acquisition. Designed, constructed, painted, and fnished a replica piano
Costume Designer - Images Dance Concert
Engaged in collaborative artistic process with guest choreographer and lighting designer. Designed,
constructed and altered costumes
Santa Clara University
Modern Languages and Literatures Department Winter 2011 to Spring 2012
Teaching Assistant for Beginning and Intermediate Italian courses
Skills and Core Competencies
Rhinoceros 5, Autodesk Maya, Grasshopper, DIVA for Rhino, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe
Indesign, Autodesk Revit 2015, Ecotect, Climate Consultant, VectorWorks, Microsoft Ofce Suite, Apple iWork
Suite, Google Applications, fabrication using 3D printing, laser cutting, and CNC router milling, Hand drafting,
model building, freehand drawing and sketching, watercolor painting, sculpting
Set, prop, and costume design and construction Hand and power tools including drill press, band saw, table
saw, and circular saw
Community Activities
MidCentury Modernist Historic Home Preservation 2008 to Present
Photography, research, and description of notable MidCentury modernist neighborhoods for presentation at the
Historic and Landmarks Commission, City of Santa Clara Development of mailing list for CA Modern Magazine
Camp Counseling
Mount Madonna Center Summer 2008 to 2013
Construction crew volunteer and sculptor for landscape water feature at nonproft conference and yoga retreat
center in Watsonville, CA
Volunteer Counselor, Stanford Fencing Camp
Junior Counselor, Kennolyn Camps
Awards and Achievements
Autodesk Scholarship Recipient, Spring 2015, Digital Stone Project in Grammolazzo, Italy
Alpha Psi Omega, Thespian Honor Society member
IEEE Excellent Communication Award (only one awarded), Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology
Fair, “Correlation of Ambient Radiation on Earth and Coronal Mass Ejections from the Sun”
First Place in Category: Physics, Synopsis Silicon Valley Science and Technology Fair
Nationally ranked competitive fencer, Junior Olympics, Cadet Women’s Foil
Girl Scouts 13 years, Bronze Award: service and leadership
Interests
Stage combat, fght choreography, and fencing
Shakespeare performance and scholarship
Ashtanga Yoga and Vedic philosophy, Greek Mythology
Cycling and hiking
Travel in Italy, Switzerland, and Greece
Fluent in Italian