john sanchez-chew resume (04-19-10)

8/9/2019 John Sanchez-Chew Resume (04-19-10)

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John M. Sanchez-Chew

689 Verdemont Cir. / Simi Valley, CA. 93065

Via/ Email / [email protected] / cell : (805) 428-1048

My career goal is: to be a team member at any level of employment as a: Draftsman, Job Captain, ProjectManger, to be creative in design while developing relationship and to help others in this field; in addition, to

learn more about my field with Education (DSA), Health Care OSHPD, Commercial, Residential projects and

to complete the NCARB & ARE: exams when employed. I.D. number is I.D # 19269

Architecture :My career started many years ago as a manual Draftsman on Velum and / or Mylar medium, Auto-Cad

draftsman, Job Captain, Designer, Design Development, Production , Detailer and project coordination andcurrently, a Project Manager in Architecture. During my career, I have been trained by great people-

Architects: they had taught and guided me to be the best I can be in this field. Their influence had helped me

and my career; their influence had helped my career to receive city merit awards for my work during 2001-2007.

Areas of expereince:Ten plus years: Residential project Single Family Residence (S.F.R.) Custom Homes and Additons and home

Remodels, Planned Unit Develpments (P.U.D.), Commercial Buildings and Tenant Improvments.Specialization:Four years in each area of Health Care Architecture / Tenant Improvements and working with O.S.H.P.D. andEducational Institution DSA projects.

Project Entitlement Process:

Prepare Do-Diligence for projects, Code research for standard commercial buildings: Municipalities andtheir departments, UBC & CBC and American Disability Act (ADA) requirements for the path of Travel:

for the site and the interior of the building. After the codes research has been completed, I continue todetermine the feasibility of the project: Ratios between parking and building s.f. and other requirements as

per the clients needs. After my diligence is finished: I request an approval from the client. During this, I

prpare a CSI format Divisions Division (1) (General) through Division (16) (Electrical), to determine theCost Effectiveness Cost Proposal called ,Proforma that includes: Municipality fees, A&E fees, (softand hard cost) that would determine the Preliminary budget for the project; as a result, of this format I have

determine the feasibilities for the following types of projects: Residential, Commercial, DSA and OSHPD

projects. In the same manner using the CSI format I have determine Specification and the Project Schedulecalled Critical Line Path to determine Milestones for project and its dead lines, for all team members.

My Public Speaking has been preparing and presenting projects in front of Local Municipalities,CityCommissioners (Community Development Department) in the San Luis Obispo County and the surroundingCities and not limited to: Landmark Historical, Coastal Commission, Architectural Review Board and

Landmark Historical Department.

Experienced in Project Coordination: As a Project Manager, I have been able to schedule and coordinateall types all consultants and for all types of projects (as mentioned above) during: Design Phase,

Construction Document Phase; in addition, during this time I have been able to submit the deliverables in a

timely manner as a result of a tight schedule. As soon as the Municipalities has determined plan checkcorrections needed, I have been able to complete and coordinate the project with consultants in a timely

manner so the permit can be issued.


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Construction Administration Phase:

During the Construction Administration Phase: I have been able to save money for the owner by: reviewing and checking the drawings for its completeness & implement the citys information, the clients needs and

wants.

Pre- Construction Phase: during this phase, I implement my knowledge from PSMJ course: The CriticalLine Path

to track projects and coordinate contactor and sub-contractors. Construction Administration Phase: During the Construction Administration process, I have been able to proof

read, prepare and executed: Shop Drawings submittal against Specification. Instruction Bulletins (I.B.) to all

consultants and team player; Responded to Request for Information (R.F.I.) / Reconciled and negotiated Change

Orders (C.O.).

Working knowledge of Codes: the California Building Code and its Sections for OSHPD and DSA projects,Uniform Building Code, Plumbing Mechanical Code, Electrical Code, Uniform Fire Code, American Disability Codefor accessibility for the Path of Travel ( Site and Interior) ,CFR44 for Disasters, and the Aliquist Act of 1971 to the

latest edition to determine Earthquake upgrades for Health care Facilities Seismic safety, Health Department Heath

Codes for restaurants.

Accomplishments and Samples of Work:

Below are are sample of my work: that received local City Beautification Awards.

Exterior Elevation Interior Wine Bar area Interior seating area

Project: Two Blocks off the Beach /Approved / built / 2006

Blocks off the Beach Restaurant,locatedn the City of Pismo Beach, California. Municipality: City ofPismo Beach, and the Coastal Commission approval. The project is located on the corner of Dolliver Street

and Main Street; this existing MixBuilding building was built in the 1950s. The project challenge was toconvert the lower level space to a Restaurant; advise the owner to provide a new occupancy separation because

the existing occupancy was removed during construction and corrordination of contractor and sub-contractors.


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Hand Sketches During construction

Project: Santos Residence /Approved & built 2005

The Santos Residence, located in the Historical Zone in the City of Arroyo Grande. Municipality: City ofArroyo Grande, Architectural and Historical Review. This residence was built in 1899 in the City of Arroyo

Grande. These sketches above were submitted to the Arroyo Grande Historical Society for HistoricalRenovation approval. The project challenges were: to maintain the Historical integrity, save money for

engineering. During construction, I had advised the owner to raise the house and provide a new foundation

because the existing foundation was made from the lock rocks.

Existing Lot Front Elevation Side ElevationProject: Nunez Building / Approved & built-2003

Nunez Mix-Use Buildinglocated in Pismo Beach, CA. The project challenges were: to design and a Mix-Use

building on a 25x55 existing lot and to receive an approval from the Coastal Commission and the ArcheologyCommission because of delicate nature of the Historical Native American zone. The lower level of the building

has a commercial space and the upper level has an apartment.

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