NIMA SHARIAT ZAMANPOUR nimashariat@gsd.harvard.edu (949) 510 1289 Education _____________________________________________________________________________________ Harvard University, Graduate School of Design Fall 2018 - Spring 202 2 + Master of Architecture I − Harvard Graduate Council Voting Representative (2021) , Chair of Information (2022) − GSD Radio Producer – (im)material University of California, Santa Cruz Fall 2013 - Spring 2018 + Economics (B.A.) + Computer Science (B.A.) + Art (B.A.) Work Experience _____________________________________________________________________________________ Intern | William Rawn Architects - Boston 6.202 1 - (current, part time) • Worked directly with the project architect on schematic design and material studies. • Led a team of on model construction for both internal studies and presentations to the client. • R esearch ed sustainability metrics and techniques and analyzed their attainability with a project. • Conducted sustainability analysis on multiple schemes of a project, looking specifically at daylighting, ventilation, and solar energy efficacy with different roof designs. • Organized and developed presentation materials for an on - site charrette with the cl ient. Research Assistant | JaJa Co. 10.2020 - 6.2021 • Worked on exhibition design, layout, and content for the Urban Imaginaries project. • Developed presentations for teams on the methods and operations of AI algorithms for image synthesis and semantic labelling. • Trained neural network algorithms for text - to - image generation. Summer Intern | NBBJ – Boston 6.2020 - 8.2020 + Developed award documentation of plans, sections, and diagrams for a recently finished project while working and coordinating from home. + Designed Grasshopper scripts and methods for parsing and managing large (over 1GB) urban mesh files for the Digital Cit ies Initiative. + Built iterative 3D printed and foam study models for use by the team for a competition as well as a final model for the presentation to the client + Built a digital and physical site model for the competition. Fleet Sustainability Intern | UCSC Fleet Services 9.2017 - 6.2018 + Developed the Fleet Sustainability Plan that outlines the plans for the Fleet’s shift to alternative fuel vehicles and more sustainable infrastructure + Re structured and refactored Fleet database to decrease complexity and better accommodate alternative fuel vehicle data. + Ran SQL queries on the database for environmental and financial reports. + Sourced alternative fuel vehicle vendors and relayed relevant inf ormation on their products. Transit Planning Intern | Santa Cruz Metro Transit District 2.2016 - 9.2017 + Coordinated data collection from ride - alongs, to be used in future transit route planning. + Created, ed ited, and packaged GIS data using ArcGIS. + Organized and hosted public meetings throughout Santa Cruz county and UCSC that inform and educate the public on service changes, and collect public comments and concerns. Marketing Director | Engineers for a Sus tainable World 6.2015 - 9.2016 + Developed quarterly marketing plan that involved market research, development, budgetary analysis and allocation for the marketing team and its various projects. + Organized and directed meetings with the 15 marketing team members on a regular basis whereby the strategy and projects of the marketing team are reviewed. President & Co - Founder | ArSci 4.2014 - 5.2015 Arsci is an organization that offers a space for students to exhibit works that exemplify the blend of art with science, technology, engineering and math through art shows and exhibits. + Guided direction of ArSci through feedback from fellow officers and general members. + Conducted budget analysis to ensure funds are being allocated and utilized optimally. Teaching Experience _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Teaching Assistant | Architecture Studio 1: Transformations | GSD HAA Spring 2022 Teaching Assistant | Digital Media: Not Magic | GSD Spring & Fall 2021 Instructor | Hyper - Normalized | GSD J - Term 2021 Instructor | DMW: Processing, Model Photography | GSD 2020 - 22 Teaching Assistant | Structural Design II | GSD Fall 2020 Teaching Assistant | Structural Design I | GSD Spring 2020 Grants and Awards _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ One Harvard Catalyst | Harvard University 2021 Summer Research Grant | GSD 2020 Irwin Scholarship | UCSC 2018 Irwin Grant | UCSC 2017 & 2016 Exhibitions _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ‘Violent Architecture’ | Kirkland G allery 2022 ‘Contradictions’ | Green New Deal Superstudio 2021 Irwin Scholar Exhibition | Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery 2018 Arsci ‘Symbiosis’ | Porter Hall, UCSC 2017 Skills _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rhino, Grasshopper, Blender VRay , Enscape Photoshop , Indesign , Illustrator , AfterEffects Javascript , Python , Processing, SQL, Excel Woodworking, Casting, Ceramics, 3D Printing, Lasercutting, CNC