Vinh Van Vo
http://vvvo.blogspot.com/
vvvo@syr.edu
Qualifications Summary
Adaptable in all environments while still able to maintain efficiency and quality
of work. Organized, technical, and has leadership skills. Attention to detail, as well as determined,
trustworthy, and able to multitask.
- Problem Solving - Telephone Reception
- Planning and Orientation - Word Processing
- Computer Operations - Filing & Archiving
Highlighted Skillsets
Computer Programs
- Word, Powerpoint
- Photoshop, Illustrator: Daily usage with plenty of experience directed towards projects
- Autocad, Rhinoceros, Sketchup: Daily usage and creating models, plans, sections
Employment/Internships & Volunteer
(2011) Baron Design Inc, barondesigninc@gmail.com Supervisor: Joshua Modina, jsh77384@gmail.com
(2011) Wang Residence, shades.of.summerx@gmail.com
(2010) Metropolitan Museum of Art, Florence.Umezaki@metmuseum.org
(2009) Museum of the City of NY, jlangholtz@mcny.org
(2008) Assistant, Independent Piano Teacher
(06-08) Part of the Weekend Woodlands Group at Prospect Park
Work Experience
Archiving & Orientation
Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Archived the stacks in the Metropolitan Museum of Arts main library
- Retrieved calls for books for take-out, reserve, scanning
- Organized book and movie catalogs
- learned how art pieces/sculptures were assembled and displayed for public interest
- Visited MoMA and Yale Center for British Art for insight on production/space arrangement
Piano Teacher’s Assistant
- Rearranged and cleaned office
- Organized checks and payment history
- Created piano music books
Painter, Wang Residence
- Redesigned four rooms: kitchen, living room, bathroom, bedroom
- Organized budget and time table and material choices (fabric, paint choice)
- Assembled and moved furniture,shelves
Design/Construction Experience
Baron Designs Inc.
- Appointed designer’s assistant
- Visited site locations to record dimensions and existing conditions
- Created and checked proposals/invoices for material and job requests
- Researched price discounts for tiles and window blinds
- Trained by architect on how to draw and arrange plans, elevations, and schedules
- Answered phone calls and created a call list
Museum of the City of NY
- Helped design a small park located in East Harlem
- Researched needs and conditions for design (interviewed students for their input)
- Hands on in the construction process (carried materials, dug, planted, and measured)
- Helped present the design and introduce it’s opening
Education and Training
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (2010 - 2011)
B.A. Program for Architecture
Stuyvesant H.S, New York, NY (2006 - 2010)
Cooper Union, New York, NY (2010)
Art classes and Portfolio Preparation
