Meredith J Evans

Chicago, IL

Architect, State of Illinois

NCARB Certificate

American Institute of Architects

School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL | 2015

Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA | 2010

edX | 2022

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | 2020

PSMJ Resources | 2022

Udemy | Present

Managing the client contracts, sub-consultants proposals, invoicing and labor forecasting for two franchisee fitness clients
Working with client, MEP and Structural Engineers to coordinate tenant improvement and remodels for fitness clients.
Performing site visits to gather existing conditions of vacant properties and remodeling projects along with 3d laser scanning
Managing a team of two project managers and two architectural interns to work through Schematic Design and Construction Documents.
Performing quality control on drawings, generating responses to code reviewers and performing code research.

Managing the business plans, client contracts, sub-consultants proposals, invoicing and labor forecasting for 50 coffee shop projects.
Working with client, landlord and architectural designer to coordinate tenant improvement quick service restaurant projects.
Performing site visits to gather measurements, equipment plans, roof plans, MEP data and assess current conditions of existing restaurants.
Overseeing in-house architectural designers as they create Design Development and Construction Documents from the client’s Schematic Design through health and building permitting.
Maintaining scheduling for the projects in region including sending schedules to sub-consultants, scheduling designers, and coordinating dates with landlords while meeting client goals.
Creating integrated Smartsheet environment to create views into current scheduling and saturation for leadership as well as daily schedule for project managers and production team members.

Create and document BIM and Product standards for internal and external teams.
Coordinate with external software teams to create BIM-to-manufacturing workflow utilizing various Revit plugins for wall panelization, and plumbing and mechanical system manufacturing.
Research materials and building components for suitability in pre-fab products, for their inclusion in an LOD 400 BIM model.
Implement data export schedules from Revit to ERP and MRP systems, providing Bill of Materials and Stocklists for pre-fab construction.
Manage cross-diciplinary feedback loop for inclusion in ERP/MRP system, to craft item numbering rubric, naming rubric, inventory strategy and fixed asset IT/equipment strategy in NetSuite.
Create and maintain document management strategies utilizing Autodesk BIM360 Docs, Microsoft Sharepoint, and Autodesk Vault.

Managing architecture and engineering teams externally and internally through projects with schedule and resource management.
Leading multidisciplinary team of eight to create and document office standards and procedures for AutoCAD and Revit projects.
Coordinating receipt of all disciplines’ specifications and validating the sections in SpecsIntact.
Integrating presentation documents and construction documents from all project disciplines for submission and meetings.
Creation, documentation and implementation of SharePoint, Teams and BIM360 Document Management project structure with permission and role tiers.
Provided weekly trainings and meetings for staff on SharePoint, Teams, BIM360 and Revit.
Training BIM Coordinator to provide BIM support on project teams.
Partnering with the Information Technology department to provide assistance to end users with software, data management and troubleshooting.

Leading a Intranet initiative creating project scheduling, milestones, user experience design and content integration for a firm wide knowledge base containing software platform standards and documentation content.
Managing internal architecture teams and external engineering teams on retail and restaurant projects.
Engaging clients on design documentation and virtual walkthroughs.
Building Information Manager supporting individuals and teams with the use of Autodesk Revit and BIM360.
Creation of a BIM Kickoff Plan to eliminate consistent coordination errors between Revit models, users and disciplines.

Worked with editors and contributors to edit and layout Volume 3 of poems, prose, and art on the game of baseball.
Re-creating base layout seen in Volumes 1 and 2 in InDesign, setting up master pages, creating layouts for images, and setting up character and paragraph styles.
Managed drafts, proofs and markups to create the final kindle and print editions.