Education

• ControlMAD. Madrid, Spain. September 2015 – December 2015

  • Master in Parametric Design & Digital Fabrication.

• Tecnológico Monterrey. Guadalajara & Monterrey, México. August 2009 – December 2014

  • Bachelor of Architecture.

• Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), University of Melbourne & Tecnológico de Monterrey. Quito & Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. June 2014 – July 2014

  • Summer Workshop: City Development in Protected Natural Areas.

• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). Melbourne, Australia. February 2013 – June 2013

  • Exchange Program: Landscape Architecture.

• Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) & Tecnológico de Monterrey. Zacatecas, México; Ciudad de México, México; Guadalajara, México & Chicago, United States. June 2012 – July 2012

  • Summer Workshop: Public Space & Furniture.

• Centre International de Valbonne (CIV). Nice, France. August 2008 – December 2008

  • Certificate in French language.

 

Work Experience

• MB Desarrollos y Promoción Inmobiliaria. Puerto Vallarta, México. April 2014 – Present

  • Lead the design of a +4,500 m2 commercial project to be built in 2016 in Puerto Vallarta, from concept phase to construction documents. This includes coordinating the interaction between client, design architects, furniture designers and commercial broker to achieve balance throughout design phases.

  • Delivered drawing packages of the different housing prototypes on La Primavera Residencial, a 232-unit residential development.

  • Delivered renderings in plan view for the sales team of La Primavera Residencial, in order to present housing prototypes to clients.

• PARQ – Progressive Architecture. Guadalajara, México. September 2013 – December 2013

  • Delivered construction drawings for a three-story office building, a ten-story residential building & a new Japanese restaurant on a hotel’s renovation.

  • 3D modelling for several projects, scale ranging from furniture pieces to a medium-size public space.

  • Designed a proposal for Parque Revolución’s renewal project.

• IMPULSA Inmuebles. Puerto Vallarta, México. January 2010 – May 2011

  • Supervised the construction progress of Las Moras Residencial, a 440-housing unit residential development.

 

Software Skills

• Rhino 3d (Advanced)

• Grasshopper (Advanced) + Weaverbird, Kangaroo, Karamba, Galapagos, Octopus, Ladybug, etc.

• Adobe Creative Suite (Intermediate to Advanced)

• Autodesk AutoCAD (Advanced)

• Autodesk 3ds Max (Intermediate)

• Autodesk Revit (Intermediate)

• SketchUp Pro (Intermediate)

• VRay (Intermediate)

 

Digital Fabrication

• Laser cutters

• 3D printers

• CNC routing machines

 

Languages

• Spanish – Native language.

• English – Full professional proficiency. (TOEFL 610 – 21/05/2009)

• French – Limited working proficiency. Five months in Nice, France.

• Chinese – Elementary proficiency. One-year of study during high school.

 

 

1. For additional information, please visit my LinkedIn profile: https://mx.linkedin.com/in/fernandomaytorena