Elena C. Draughon
Architectural Intern, Affordable housing
Baltimore, MD · (410) 555 0121 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/elenacdraughon
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Two years of pre licensure practice in multifamily and adaptive reuse
INDUSTRIES
Affordable housing, mixed use development, nonprofit clients
SPECIALTIES
Construction documents, unit plan studies, code research, submittal logs
SYSTEMS
Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Enscape
CREDENTIALS
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards record, Associate member of the American Institute of Architects
EDUCATION
Master of Architecture, Morgan State University
Executive Summary
Architectural intern with a professional degree, recording hours through the Architectural Experience Program and three divisions into the Architect Registration Examination. Two years producing construction documents for multifamily and adaptive reuse projects. Not yet licensed, and clear about which drawings still need a stamp.
Signature Achievements
- Produced roughly two hundred sheets of construction documents across three multifamily projects under a licensed architect.
- Completed one thousand four hundred Architectural Experience Program hours and passed three examination divisions in eighteen months.
- Caught a corridor width conflict in code review that would have cost a floor of rentable area.
- Built the office Revit unit plan library, cutting early layout studies on the next project by about two weeks.
Professional Experience
Architectural Intern
Patapsco Design Works, Baltimore, MD 2024 to present
Twenty two person practice working on affordable and market rate housing across Maryland.
- Draft plans, sections and details in Revit for review and stamping by the project architect.
- Research zoning and the International Building Code and write the code summary sheet.
- Log submittals and requests for information and draft responses for the architect to sign.
Architectural Design Intern
Chesapeake Housing Alliance, Baltimore, MD 2023
Nonprofit developer producing about sixty units of supportive housing a year.
- Measured and modeled two existing buildings under consideration for rehabilitation.
- Prepared feasibility diagrams showing unit counts under three layout options.
- Assembled accessibility checklists against the Americans with Disabilities Act standards.
Licensure and Certification
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards record established 2023
Associate member, American Institute of Architects Baltimore
Education
Master of Architecture, Morgan State University, 2023
Bachelor of Science in architecture, University of Maryland, 2021
Core Skills
Revit documentation · Unit plan studies · Code research · Zoning analysis · Submittal logs · Requests for information · Existing building surveys · Accessibility checklists