2151 Professor Str. UP                                                                                     

Cleveland, Ohio 44113

Phone: (216) 687 98 24 

Cell:(216) 832 12 50

E-mail:mikushm@netzero.net

EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, DAAP, School of Planning – Cincinnati, 1998-2000 Graduate studies in Community planning, specialization in Urban Design

Achievements:    Graduate assistantship – 1998 / 1999

                        Graduate scholarship – 1999 / 2000

Awards: In team with class of 2000 – 2000 AICP National Student Project Award

for the project ”Seminary square Eco-village” , implementing principles for sustainable development.

 

UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE, CIVIL ENGINEERING AND GEODESY- Sofia,1989- 1997 Diploma in Architecture, specialization in Urban Design

Thesis project theme- Multifunctional Business Center in Sofia

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 

ARCHITECTURAL & URBAN DESIGNER – GSI Architects, Cleveland, Ohio from April 2003. Assistant to the Principal of the Urban Design Group at GSI Architects. Involved in the development of a new line of business ( Urban Design and Planning) in a fast growing Architectural/Engineering firm. Engaged in most of the aspects of the Urban Design/Planning process, while working on few community master plans. Site analisys (incl. GIS) and mapping, construction documents. presentation and marketing materials. design development support.

INTERN ARCHITECT – Bialosky+Partners Architects LLC, Cleveland, from January 2002. Building design and drafting, CAD, assessment of school buildings, preparation of construction documents.

INTERN ARCHITECT - Herman Gibans Fodor Architects Inc., Cleveland, June

2000 to November 2001, Building design and modeling, structural evaluation and documentation of historic buildings, preparation of construction documents.

INTERN ARCHITECT - ARTETRA DESIGN Inc., Cincinnati, June 1999 to

February 2000, working on Ronald McDonald House- design assistance, 

PROJECT ASSISTANT with Prof. John Hancock – CERHAS, Cincinnati, September 

1998 to June 1999, GIS mapping of archeological sites, GPS data collection,

CAD and 3D modeling. 

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR - High School of Applied Arts – Sofia, October 1997 to June 1998, Teaching courses of perspective rendering and combinatory geometry 

ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES – VRP-M. MIKUSH, Sofia, 1995 – 1998

Management of own enterprise. Construction drawings, design, code research

 ARCHITECTURAL INTERNSHIP -Sofia, January 1996 to November 1997 in two of the 

leading local architectural offices: design assistance and research, modeling

ARCHEOLOGICAL RESEARCH Archeological Expedition - Durankulak, Bulgaria, August 

1992. On-site mapping and documentation.

MEMBERSHIP:

            REGISTERED ARCHITECT- with Bulgarian Association of Architects from 1997

COMPUTER SKILLS: 

OS – Windows2000, Mac OS 

WORD, EXCEL, POWER POINT , GIS ( ARC VIEW) AutoCAD2004, Architectural Desktop (certified training), ArchiCAD, 3D Studio, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe GoLive

LANGUAGES:                           English, German, Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian 

OTHER ACTIVITIES:                 Photography. Drawing, Mountain Climbing, Sailing.