Richa Bansal is an experienced architect seeking a new position. She has over 30 years of experience in residential and commercial design, project management, and architectural review. She is LEED-AP certified and passed the NC exam. Bansal has worked on projects ranging from single family homes to hospitals and schools with budgets up to $25 million. She is proficient in CAD and other design software.
Carisoul Architecture Co. Ltd is an architectural practice that specialises in sustainable design. We work closely with our clients to ensure that their projects are climatically responsive and reflect best practice in terms of sustainable design, planning, and safety.
This course will discuss how the church, through KOINONA, is the demonstration of the character of the Kingdom of God & how it can begin Building a Small Piece of that Kingdom. This will include understanding & deciding which issues are essential & which are non-essential as we seek to fulfill our mission. It will also begin defining a cell group.
Carisoul Architecture Co. Ltd is an architectural practice that specialises in sustainable design. We work closely with our clients to ensure that their projects are climatically responsive and reflect best practice in terms of sustainable design, planning, and safety.
This course will discuss how the church, through KOINONA, is the demonstration of the character of the Kingdom of God & how it can begin Building a Small Piece of that Kingdom. This will include understanding & deciding which issues are essential & which are non-essential as we seek to fulfill our mission. It will also begin defining a cell group.
1. Richa Bansal, Assoc. AIA Met IDP requiremtnents
US Citizen. SS# ___-__-2677 LEED-AP, NC exam in 6/2009
e-mail: ri778@hotmail.com; cell: 1.410.428.9229 B.ARCH from New York Inst. of Technology
VIRGINIA 22551 (open to relocation) Pre-Engineering @ Hunter College
EXPERIENCE
Consultant, VA; NJ; MD; NC (Jan. 2009 to present)
• Architectural review board for new construction at Fawn Lake (an Arnold Palmer golf course 1400 home
community & private country club in historic Fredericksburg) + collaborating w/ other fundamental
transitional committee.
• Providing Designs & Construction Documents for Single Family Homes for National & Local Builders
• Habitat for Humanity Planning Committee member: updating all designs to meet Univeral Housing;
Earthcraft + Habitat requirements / construction portfolio/ CAD drawn documents
BeeryRio Architects, Planners & Interiors, Springfield, VA (Jan. 2008 to Dec. 2008)
Design architect/ design manager
• Feasibility/ front end work: creating designs, material & color boards, managing all consultants (ie:
ENGINEERS) + tracking & preparing submission packages to meet deadlines. Working with Production &
Construction Administration teams.
• Designer of Hospitality/Healthcare/Institutional/Special needs (sunrise senior living) projects throughout the
nation. ($20min. million construction cost of each)
ie : numerous 15 unit special needs + up to 200 unit independent/ assisted living projects.
• Attending ARB meetings with the developer, to get my designs and projects approved.
• Directing staff to implement my designs on AutoCAD and putting together zoning packages. Red-marking and
reviewing all work.
• Design of private school (Pre K to 12th grade, w/$25 million construction cost)
• Designed the site plan concept & planned out the building. Created elevation studies & perspectives to support
my concept and to fulfill client’s vision.
• Coordinated with consultants + directed staff to get the school design drawn in AutoCAD/ sketch-up, as I
prepared design sketches and refined the design.
• Worked w/ engineers to review HVAC/ Structural system for commercial projects
• Summarized GEO-TECH & Site Inspection Reports for the entire team
Pinnacle Design & Consulting, Fairfax, VA (Jan. 2007 to Jan. 2008)
Senior Designer
• Involved in designing a Traditional Neighborhood Development (Residential + Commercial -- retail/ big box
area concept plans & designed block elevation studies)
• Created design guidelines for residential & commercial buildings for the TND project
• Provided award winning designs in several styles including urban look --
SF homes, townhouses, duplexes, villas.
• Checked & directed 12 person production & art team; managed/ guided team w/ questions.
• Corresponded with the clients and Project Management during design phase.
Lessard Group, Vienna, VA (Aug. 2005 - Aug. 2006)
Project Manager/ Sr. Designer
• Responsible for managing SF & Townhouse team – designed SF homes, townhouses, 2 over 2's, duplexes,
military housing, site plans; led projects/staff through training and supervision
• Negotiated/wrote proposals, budgeting, scheduling & billing, achieved 3.5+ multiplier
• Interacted with clients/ consultants/ builders/ homeowners/ engineers and code officials.
• Recruited and assembled team members.
• Coordinated, reviewed and gave direction to consultants i.e: all engineers
2. Residential Design Group Inc, Ellicott City, MD (Sept. 1995 - Dec. 2006)
Owner
• Provided award-winning designs: new single family home & additions with CAD drawn CDs for such clients as
Patriot (Lennar corp.), Haverford, Grayson, custom homes & additions
• Member of Home Builders Association, Maryland (1995 to 1997)
• Member of Maryland Building Officials Ass. (1995 to 2001)
• Sized structural beams & laid out/reviewed structural /HVAC & electrical systems + worked closely with all
engineers
Department of General Services, Baltimore, MD (August 1999 - August 2001)
Architect II (PART-TIME position)
• Checked/coordinated/reviewed CD’s & specifications on capital projects done by outsourced A/E firms -- i.e.:
old and new public schools and other commercial buildings – courthouses/museums/offices
DW Taylor & Associates, Columbia, MD (October 1989 – 1995)
Chief Designer / Manager
• Managed 9 architects /draftsmen, negotiated & wrote proposals, edited, managed & designed multiple
residential & light commercial projects, simultaneously and through all phases for well known local and
national builders/developers
• Corresponded w/ government officials, engineers, landscape architects, site superintendents.
• Applied design and management skills, promoting growth of this firm and tripled design fees
• Awarded SMC & Finest for Family Living for designs with most major home builders
• Sized structural beams; reviewed & laid out structural / HVAC/electrical systems + worked closely w/ all
engineers
Design Collective, (Columbia Design Collective) Balto, MD (1984 – 1989)
Project Architect / Designer
• Managed, prepared CD’s, created designs w/extensive client contact for Single Family, Mid-rise residential
projects and small commercial offices.
Gaudreau Architects, Baltimore, MD (1983-1984)
Project Architect
• Office building/commercial projects : Military Equipment testing/storage facilities.
Department of General Services, New York, NY (1981-1983)
Architect Intern
• Managed, tracked and coordinated work done by outside architects, including renovation, restoration and
display spaces for the prestigious ‘Brooklyn Bridges 100th birthday’ project
EDUCATION
Bach. of Architecture, June 1981@ New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY
Pre Engineering, August 1976 to June 1978 @ Hunter College, NY
SKILLS
Getting 'RESULTS'; Organized, thorough, self starter/ self motivated, focused, task oriented, problem solver, hand
sketches/presentation skills/ brochures; color/ material selections; respected & dependable, excellent oral + writing
skills, hardworking, leadership initiative & team player.
Working to get LEED-NC accredited & architectural registration (passed Site & Design) +
attended LEED-NC 26 IU credit class given by AIA.
Computer skills:
Proficient with Softplan CAD (similar to Revit), Working knowledge of AutoCAD; Photoshop; Revit; Sketchup and
Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel. Eager to learn and improve skills as needed.
Volunteer work:
Architectural Review Board member for Fawn Lake, VA (golf course community), Planning Committee at Habitat;
sat on 4 HBAM committees, member of architectural committee for TH community, math tutor for 1st & 8th grade
public school students. Accomplished, acclaimed and savvy in design